There are a number of retail providers that now provide clients
with access to free research, information about key economic
releases, company announcements and monetary policy decisions. This
information is incredibly valuable to the retail trading community
and should form a key part of your decision making when placing a
trade. Much of this research is the same as is being offered to the
professional and institutional market and can be used to plan your
trading day and week ahead and can highlight news about other
markets or stocks that may result in profitable trades.
Research reports include daily, weekly and monthly documents
that are automatically delivered directly to your inbox and contain
easy to understand, well written information about individual
stocks, sectors, stock markets, currencies and commodities. Whilst
the research reports do not give advice as to which trade to place
they do provide factual information that often offers insight into
some of the stories and market moves not always covered by the
financial press.
The economic calendars that are provided by the Spread
betting, CFD, Futures and Forex providers
are also a valuable trading tool as they provide details of not
only important economic data releases but of company
announcements and expected results. Most of these calendars can be
freely accessed once a trading account has been opened.