Trading Platforms

Different ways to trade

Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced trader, we have a range of trading platforms to suit your needs.

Spread Betting and CFDs are high risk leveraged products. Losses can exceed your initial deposit. They are not suitable for everyone, so ensure you understand the risks.



Marketmaker® Desktop Platform

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It gives you access to different
analysis and research tools.



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Marketmaker® Mobile

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Trade wherever you are at the time that suits you.



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Trade via the telephone

trade by telephoneWith a helpful dealer which is great if you want to ask any questions.

Dealing Desk’s numbers:
Spread Betting - 0207 152 0411
(Typetalk 18001 0207 152 0411)
CFD trading - 0207 152 0414
(Typetalk 18001 0207 152 0414)

Years of investment in technological innovation

Enjoy access to one of the most advanced, flexible and comprehensive trading platforms in the market.

Real-time position updates help you track your portfolio, so you instantly see account equity open, pending or closed orders. You can also check available margin.

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  1. One-click dealing is a powerful feature for traders, especially in fast moving or volatile markets. Set up a series of defaults and your trades are managed in just one click. This means less time to place a trade and faster access to the spreads you want.
  2. Integrated professional analytic suite provides fundamental company information. Pro-charting contains 42 different indicators and real-time news feeds.
  3. Customisable trading platform lets you create an unlimited number of pages to suit your trading needs. A unique, pop-out window permits specific windows to be permanently viewed while you use alternative software applications or the internet.

Professional real-time charting

Desktop Marketmaker®'s integrated charting is included free and should have all the tools a professional trader would need.

Packaged indicators

An extensive suite of 42 technical indicators, including Bollinger Bands, RSI, CCI, Pivot Points and many more. With the advanced charting package there is no limit to the number of studies and chart templates you can use. You can also create and save as many layouts as you wish, so you can view different markets and time-frames quickly.

Indicator creation

Create and save as many indicators as you wish. By saving a default chart layout, a custom indicator can be recalled automatically to a chart every time you log in.

Drawing tools

You can draw and save up to 20 trend-lines including Trend Channels, Fibonacci Retracements and Gann lines.

User friendly

The intuitive interface makes the charting package easy to use: right click function, drop-down menus and contextual help. You can also zoom and isolate specific areas of the chart, then click and drag the price information around the screen for easier viewing.

Speed & customisation

Load times are less than one second for all data series (two-day tick, three-month intraday and 10-year daily). Charts are totally customisable - easily adjust colours, scale, indicators, parameters, windows sizes, etc.

Save your work

The platform can save charts and images on file as well as print individual charts. In addition, you can write text directly on charts if you want to highlight certain areas before sharing with others. Define and save customised chart templates, layouts, indicators and trend lines.

Real-time prices

Get 24-hour access to real-time tradeable prices on thousands of global products including UK, US, European and Pacific Rim; Shares, Indices, Commodities and Treasuries.

Fast execution

Marketmaker® provides fast and reliable access to even the most volatile markets. Our dealing tickets include a one-click dealing function, which lets you execute trades with one click. Please note that defaults must be changed on our software.

Real-time position keeping

Real-time position updates help you track your portfolio, which means you instantly see account equity and view open, pending or closed orders. It also allows you to check your available margin.

Customisable platform

Marketmaker® is fully customisable. This means you can create an unlimited number of screens, displaying all of the information you need to make crucial trading decisions. Not only can you view the prices of selected instruments, you can also display real-time news, charts and position keeping – all on one screen. The unique pop out window lets you see crucial trading information while you browse the internet or use other applications.

Expert market analysis from Reuters

Reuters is the premier source of quality financial and business intelligence – and it’s available free with Marketmaker®.

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Real-time Dow Jones News

Founded in 1882, Dow Jones Newswire has access to over 3,650 reporters and editors in more than 230 news bureaus around the world. Dow Jones is now the leader in financial markets news services and is the world's largest news-gathering network. You can access it free through Marketmaker®.

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You can also access Marketmaker® via your mobile phone. This means you can take control of your trading - whether at work, on the move or even on holiday.

With mobile Marketmaker® you can:

  • place new trades and close existing ones
  • view your trading history
  • check out the latest prices and market movements
  • build and monitor your own portfolio
  • access real time charting

If you need any more information on
Marketmaker® mobile, view the Marketmaker® Mobile Guide (PDF, 429KB)
or contact us by phone on 0207 152 0410 or email the Helpdesk.

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