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Simon Mugo

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  1. Hi Elvis,

    The biggest benefit associated with social trading is that it allows you to benefit from the expertise of other traders in the markets and book profits without having to be an expert trader yourself, which could take years of learning.

    Your biggest responsibility when it comes to social trading is to find a trader whose risk profile mirrors yours, you should generally avoid traders with extraordinary results and major drawdowns, simply because there's a high chance their losses could wipe out your account.

    What you should be looking for is a trader with great returns and minimum drawdowns, such traders usually also have a steadily rising equity curve, which increases the likelihood that copying their trades will grow your trading business.

    Be thorough when choosing the expert to copy as this will determine the success of your trading business. apart from chart, check your account regularly to see how its doing and whether you need to make some changes.

  2. Hi Elvis,

    The first consideration when choosing a social trading broker is their regulation status, are they regulated by a reputable authority such as the UK's FCA, Australia's ASIC, or the CySEC. As a rule, you should never trade with an unregulated broker.

    Secondly, you should consider the platforms offered by the social trading broker as some brokers do not offer popular platforms such as the MetaTrader 4 & 5 platforms, but have their own custom platforms, which are quite good.

    Some social trading platforms allow you to choose your preferred broker as is the case with Myfxbook and several others, which allow you to choose a broker from their list of supported brokers.

    We have reviewed some of the bets social trading brokers and eToro stands out within the industry given its market leadership position. eToro has the most advanced social trading platform with numerous options to fit almost every type of trader.

    The broker's community is one of the most advanced given that they even pay dividends on some types of trades, which very few brokers do.

     

  3. On 10/26/2020 at 4:02 PM, Donna Cornish said:

    in my opinion nothing will ever change with them

    Hi Donna, you make a very valid point. The problems with Facebook stem from the company's founder who seems to have no idea about respecting people's personal data and privacy.

    However, Facebook is not the only major company with this problem, Google has similar practices when its comes to tracking it users. Unfortunately, these companies are such an integral part of our everyday lives that its almost impossible to completely avoid them.

    One of the best options with Facebook is to just delete one's account (however, this is not practical for most people). Trying to avoid Google is a whole other nightmare. You can try on an individual level, while we wait for regulators to do address the issue effectively.

    Facebook paid a $5 billion fine, which is not huge for the company and it seemed to pacify the regulators.

  4. The independent board that oversees Woodford Patient Capital Trust (LON:WPCT) is negotiating with other money managers who could be potential replacements for Neil Woodford following the recent scandals at the firm. The board confirmed on Monday that it had received offers from other fund managers who were keen to take over the running of the WPCT investment trust, which has an independent board that can hire or fire the investment manager if they so decide. WPCT shares have lost 30% of their value since June 2019 when the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) had to halt investor redemptions after a bank run that followed months of losses at the fund. The board said that it has been monitoring the situation at the above open-ended fund given that the WPCT is a closed-ended trust that was also run by Neil Woodford and has positions in the same illiquid companies that the WEIF held. The board confirmed that its main priority is to protect shareholders interests and that it will engage with other third-party managers in order to find the best way to manage the WPCTs funds, which may include the firing of Mr Woodford.
  5. Custodian REIT Plc (LON:CREI), a UK firm that invests in commercial real estate reported lower earnings in the second quarter compared to Q1 due to a tough retail environment. However, the firm reassured investors that it has a diversified portfolio of properties, which should help it navigate the current commercial real estate market. The firm reported that the value of its real estate portfolio currently stands at £568m, which is a slight decline to the £572.2m recorded in the first quarter ended March, with the difference being caused by company voluntary arrangement (CVA) where existing tenants renegotiated for lower rents. Richard Shepherd-Cross, a managing director at the firm, said that he expects more tenants to enter into CVAs given the tough economic environment, but he anticipates that resistance from landlords may lead to the scrapping of CVA provisions in the near future. He cautioned that the impact of CVAs could extend into the future as tenants may want to keep paying lower rents once their CVAs have expired, which could lower the net asset value of its properties over the medium-term.
  6. The CEO of Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Iain Conn has announced that he will be stepping down from his position by early next year and will also give up his board seat after the multinational energy company booked a massive pre-tax loss of £446m in the half-year ended June 2019. The British multinational attributed the massive losses to the government cap on energy prices, which affected its consumer division including British Gas, whose profits fell 44% to £240m. Its business division reported an 89% slump in profits to £11m, which was caused by warm weather and nuclear plant outages. Mr Conn told the BBC’s Today programme that the firm was finalising its transformation into a consumer-facing company that provides energy services and solutions, which makes his planned exit a “natural moment” for his successor to take over. The energy company also announced a partnership with Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) to provide a dedicated installation service for home charging units for the carmaker’s electric models over the next five years.
  7. Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) announced on Monday that a hacker had gained access to data belonging to 100 million US customers and 6 million Canadian customers in a breach that occurred on 19th July. The lender was quick to reassure customers that the hacker did not get access to credit card numbers, but that they had accessed the names, phone number and addresses of the affected customers. The hacker also got access to the credit scores, dates of birth, bank balances, credit limits, and payment histories of the affected customers. The bank reassured its clients that it was quite unlikely that the stolen information could be used to perpetrate fraudulent activities against the affected individuals. Luckily, the hacker responsible for the breach, Paige Thompson, was arrested on Tuesday morning after claiming responsibility for the hacking event after investigators had tracked her from an online forum. The lender has promised to notify all the affected persons and to provide credit monitoring and identity theft protection to those affected for free. Ms Thompson was charged with computer fraud in a Seattle court and a hearing is set for 1st August.
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