European stock trading

So, if you’re thinking about trading European stocks, I recommend trading on the London stock exchange or buy/sell stock shares in Germany. I use my simple trading system for stock trading on these exchanges too.

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

What are opening and closing times for these major 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. It’s 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 the Yahoo finance portal, where you can find all stocks from these two most important European stock markets.

There are also real-time data vendors that provide real-time data from European exchanges.

All this data is easily downloadable into AmiBroker, the technical analysis software I use.

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

What are most important European stock trading indexes ?

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

Can I use the same simple trading systems I use already for U.S. stock trading?

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

Why are London and Frankfurt stock exchanges the best choices in Europe?

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

If you have more questions regarding trading on European exchanges, let me know ....

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