Spread trading can be fun, fast paced and a great way to boost your profits. But it can also be dangerous for the unwary trader. For novices, the jargon can seem baffling at first. But don’t let that put you off! Here’s how to get yourself spread trading...

It's what the experts do.Rand cost averaging is used by large unit trust funds and institutions that have hefty portfolios already, or individuals - like my friend above - who save and invest with small, consistent amounts. In short, everyone can use this timeless strategy.If you ran a unit trust fund or large institutional asset pool, you invariably would have to buy stocks in bigger quantities.

We’re a week into our new website and already our faithful IT department is planning tweaks! Sometimes it feels like the world’s just moving too fast. Do you know, in only two days, tomorrow will be yesterday! With the huge amount we’ve seen wiped off asset prices in the last year, cash was most certainly king. Nevertheless, time moves on. We’ve seen governments around the world respond to the financial crisis with, in the words of Cortex Securities analyst, Viv Govender, “the largest bout of expansionary fiscal policy in history”.