European stock trading

European stock trading is good alternative to US stock trading. Most popular European stock exchanges are exchanges in Frankfurt and London. Stock trading on these exchanges could be very similar to trading on NYSE or Nasdaq.

So if you think about trading European stocks I recommend to prefer trading on London stock exchange or to buy/sell stock shares in Germany. I personally going to use my simple trading system for stock trading on these exchanges, too.

Here are some facts I collected about trading on European stock exchanges.

London stock exchange trading hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm GMT

Frankfurt stock exchange trading hours are Monday - Friday, 9.00am till 5.30 p.m. CET for XETRA (electronic platform) and 9.00 a.m. to .8.00 p.m. CET for trading floor

What broker offers Frankfurt and London stock trading ?

There are European stock brokers. There is also possible to trade European stocks as CFDs (Contracts for Difference). I can recommend Interactive brokers or Saxobank for European stock trading.

How to find London stock quotes and/or German stock prices ?

The simplest way is to watch these prices on Yahoo finance portal, where you can find all stocks from these two most important European stock markets.

There are also real time data vendors which provides real time data from European exchanges.

All these data are easily downloadable into AmiBroker, technical analysis software I use.

I personally prepared my own Amibroker stock database for London stock exchange. I have there members of all sectors of FTSE-350 and FTSE ALL shares indexes.

What are most important European stock trading indexes ?

FTSE-100 index for London stock exchange (LSE) and DAX for Frankfurt stock exchange (Deutsche Boerse)

Can I use same simple trading systems I use already for US stock trading ?

I think yes. If your system is based on technical analysis then it is possible to use it also for trading European stocks .

Why are London and Frankfurt stock exchanges best choice in Europe ?

They offer enough stock symbols to trade. And also trading volume for these European stocks is good enough to use it for short term trading.

Do you have more questions regarding trading on european exchanges ? Let me know ....

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