Market Shorting

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Short selling has received significant media coverage during the recent financial crisis, yet it continues to remain a mystery to many people.

One of the main benefits of trading CFDs is the ability to go short on shares and other financial instruments. Learning how to short the market is an important skill for any CFD trader to use; it opens you up to a world of trading opportunities by allowing you to profit from falling markets.

This 1-hour trading seminar will look at downside trend formation, how to place short positions, some of the benefits of going short and strategies to get you into short trades.

Key features

  • What is a short position?
  • Trend formation
  • Placing short trades on PureDeal
  • Short trading strategies

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Live seminars

In addition to our pre-recorded trading seminars that can be watched whenever convenient, we run regular live seminars in our Raffles Place office, and online seminars which you can attend from your PC as they happen. After these live seminars, your questions are addressed in detail by our presenter.

Live seminars

With transparent trading costs, share CFDs available at the guaranteed market price, one of the lowest financing rates around, and segregated client funds, IG Markets is Singapore's number one CFD provider for customer satisfaction. IG Markets offers forex trading and CFDs on all the leading Asian and international shares in local denominations, as well as a range of stock indices, including the Singapore Blue Chip. Exclusive to IG Markets is our selection of SGD-Denominated CFDs, which eliminate currency exposure when trading foreign stock indices. We also offer a range of research and analysis resources to keep you up-to-date with the latest market news.

Remember that CFDs are a leveraged product and can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit. Trading CFDs may not be suitable for everyone, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.

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