From: sam1967@hetnet.nl
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Help with Spread Betting - Halifax report House price falls in August of 0.6 %
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 17:59:51 +0100

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:01:11 +0000 (UTC), M Holmes
 wrote:

>sam1967@hetnet.nl wrote:
>
>> OK Folks it is time to put my money where my (big) mouth is . The
>> Halifax today reported house price falls of 0.6 % in August,
>
>> Which Spread betting firm is based on the Halifax figures and I will
>> gamble some money and you can monitor my fortunes.
>
>Remember that you have to bet against others. They may already be
>betting on falls, and you have to decide then whether to bet on larger
>or smaller falls than they are. The bet isn't necessarily whether the
>price goes up and down from here.
>
So much for free - effing - trade . LOL.