Forex: Fractional pips - August 2010
Starting 9 August forex spreads will be quoted in fractional pips i.e. one decimal smaller than a pip. If, for example, the price goes up the spread would now evolve from 1,3201 – 1,3202 to 1,3202 – 1,3203. With fractional pips the price could now evolve as follows for example, 1,32011 – 1,32021, 1,32012 – 1,32022, 1,32013 – 1,32023 etc. This brings our quoting to the highest industrial standard in the institutional forex market. It is also a first step towards spreads < 1 pip.
New independent broker review: WH SelfInvest no. 1 - August 2010
In a review including well-known national and international brokers carried out by the renowned German financial information provider “Kapital & Steuer vertraulich” the final recommendation clearly was for WH SelfInvest. Aspects which were especially valued were the safety of the clients’ deposits, quality of service, the commission model and free access to (permanent) demo accounts.
CFD: Amazing new spread - July 2010
The CFD related to the Italian MIB index (.IT40) now quotes with a spread of only … 10 points.
WHS new office in Luxemburg - July 2010
In order to support its growth in Europe WHS Luxemburg has moved into a new, bigger office. This new infrastructure allows us to continue to guarantee what we are famous for … low commissions, the best trading platforms and our legendary service. The new address is: 291 route d’Arlon, L 1150 Luxemburg. Welcome.
CFD: 1-point spreads quoted longer - June 2010
1-Point spreads on the CFD on the CAC 40, the FTSE 100 and the DAX will now be available until 22h00 C.E.T.
Futures: French language version - March 2010
Our popular WHS FutureStation trading platform is now available in a French language version.
Futures: TwinCharts - March 2010
The new « TwinCharts » functionality allows traders to link charts which are in different time frames. The linked charts then become one trading tool. Traders use charts in higher time frames to identify the market trend or to place orders on important support or resistance levels. With TwinCharts, for example, you can draw a trend channel in a day chart and it will also appear automatically in your trading chart. Or you can place an order based on support or resistance in the Day chart and the order will appear in your main trading chart.
Futures: Analyze your trading day - March 2010
The new « Daytrading Statistics » tool in WHS FutureStation generates an analytic report of your trading day. The sort function allows you to group your trades according to one or more criteria. All data in the report can be exported into Excel with a single click. A thorough analysis of your trading day can contribute to increased profits.
Broker comparison: WH SelfInvest once again No. 1 - March 2010 |
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Forex : Micro lots - February 2010
The smallest spot forex ordersize is now 1.000. This is called a micro lot. The other order sizes remain 10.000 (mini lot) and 100.000 (standard lot).
Forex: WHS TechScan expanded to Forex - December 2009 |
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WHS opens office in Germany - November 2009 
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With the approval of the Bafin WH SelfInvest has opened its new office in Frankfurt, Germany. Our German sales and support teams are at your disposal. The office has a large presentation room and we will frequently organize free presentations, seminars and training session.
CFD: Chinese stocks - November 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 45 CFDs on Chinese stocks. These stocks trade on the Hong Kong market. This expansion of our offer is an exciting opportunity for our clients to participate in the growth of this economic giant. Well-known names are PetroChina (oil & gas), CNOOC (oil & gas), Bank of China (financial services), ICBC (financial services), Ping An (insurance) and China Mobile (telecom).
CFD: 3 New commodities - October 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 3 CFDs on commodities: Heating Oil, Carbon Emissions and, Natural Gas.
CFD: Singapore stocks - October 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 34 CFDs on stocks which trade on the Singapore market. Well-known names are Singapore Airlines (transport), Jardine Matheson (holding) and, Singapore Telecom (telecommunications).
CFD: Polish stocks - October 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 20 CFDs on Polish stocks. Well-known names are PKN Orlen (Oil & gas operations),
PKO Bank Polski (Banking) and KGHM Polska Miedz (copper & silver).
Forex: Romanian Leu (RON) - October 2009
2 New pairs based on the Romanian Leu have been added to the forex offer: USD/RON and EUR/RON. In total WH SelfInvest now offers 126 forex pairs.
CFD: US markets - October 2009
Starting October 5th the commission will no longer be a function of the order size. In the US markets brokers tend to work more and more with commissions based on the number of shares. The commission applied will be $4,50 + $0,023/share. As usual WH SelfInvest does not charge its clients a minimum commission.
Futures: More historical data - October 2009
Our historical data offer has been expanded significantly. Clients with access to historical data will see their choice expanded with 27 futures at no additional cost: Schatz (FGBS), MDAX (EMDX), CMX Silver (XAG), CMX Copper (XCH), JPY (CJY), Palladium (NPT), Crude PHY (NCO), mini Natural Gas (NQG), Natural Gas PHY (NNG), Brent (LCO), WTI (WBS), mini Gold (NLYG), E Gold (NLZG), T-Note 2 yr (TN2), T-Note 5 yr (TN5), Rice (CRR), Soyabean (CSB), Soyameal (CSM), Soyaoil (CSO), Wheat (CWH), Corn (CCN), Cocao (NCA), Coffee (NCF), Cotton (NCT), FC Orange Juice (NOJ), Sugarr 11 (NSU).
CFD: Even narrower spreads - September 2009
The CFDs based on the Nikkei (symbols JP225 and JP225xx) are now offered at an even lower spread. The cash market CFD has a new spread of 5 – 8 (previous 5 – 10). The future CFD has a new spread of 8 – 15 (previous 10 – 15).
Forex: Turkish Lira - September 2009
4 New pairs based on the Turkish Lira have been added to the forex offer: CHF/TRY, EUR/TRY, GBP/TRY, TRY/JPY.
In total WH SelfInvest now offers 124 forex pairs.
CFD: WTI crude oil 24h/24 - September 2009
The CFDs (spot- and futures-based) on WTI Crude oil can now be traded 24h24. Only between 23h15 and 24h00 CET is there a halt. This innovation gives traders more opportunities and increased safety (continuous stops and limited opening gaps) on this popular commodity.
CFD: Mini gold - June 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include a mini gold CFD. Should, for example, gold go up from $ 980 to $ 981 the investor will earn $ 1. Simplicity itself.
CFD: Japanese government bonds - May 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include a CFD on the Japan Government Bond.
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CFD: Volatility Index (VIX) - March 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include a CFD on the popular volatility index VIX. Investors use the VIX to gauge market volatility. The higher the VIX, the more volatile the markets. More volatility means bigger price movements and less market direction. When the market calms down, the VIX will go down.
CFD: Agricultural products – Corn, Wheat & Soybeans - March 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 5 CFDs on agricultural products. These are US corn, US wheat, US soybeans, US soybean meal and US soybean oil.
CFD: Hungary - February 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 4 CFDs on stocks quoted directly on the Hungarian market. This offer will be expanded in the future. WH SelfInvest is also one of the very few brokers who offer a real-time CFD on the Hungarian BUX index.
CFD: South-Africa - February 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 40 CFDs on stocks quoted directly on the South-African market. This market includes many large mining companies. These companies mine commodities such as gold, copper, iron ore, diamonds, etc. Well-known names are Anglo Platinum, Gold Fields, Harmony, Kumba Iron Ore, Lonmin and Sasol.
CFD: China, Japan, India and South-Africa - January 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 52 CFDs on Chinese, Japanese, Indian and South-African ADRs. ADRs (American Depository Receipts) are big, foreign companies which are listed on the NYSE. Included are well-known companies such as Petrochina and Wacoal from China. Konami and Mitsui from Japan. Tata and ICICI Bank from India. And, Gold Fields from South Africa.
CFD: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - January 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include no less than 30 ETFs. ETFs are funds which are listed on the exchange. They trade like individual stocks. Their prices are established in real-time. The selection is very varied and includes known names such as the iShares Brazil Index ETF, the Diamonds Trust ETF and, the Vanguard SmallCap ETF.
CFD: Spot oil - January 2009
The CFD offer has been expanded to include a spot oil contract (WTI crude and Brent). The WH SelfInvest spot oil contracts doesn’t have expiration date (position rolling is thus not necessary) and is not subject to a financing charge!
New format for CFD/FX and Futures newsletters - November 2008 |
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CFD: the U.S. Dollar Index® - October 2008
The CFD offer has been expanded with a CFD on the famous and popular U.S. Dollar Index. This index, which was created in 1971 (end of the Bretton Woods agreement), plots the dollar against the weighted average value of 6 other important currencies (EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CHF and SEK). Investors use this index to open a broad dollar position as it avoids them having to choose a specific counter currency like USD-JPY or USD-CHF.
CFD: European sector indices - October 2008
The CFD offer has been expanded to include 18 European industrial sector indices. Examples include the bank sector index, the automobile sector index and the oil and gas sector index. These new CFDs once again confirm WH SelfInvest’s leadership position in CFDs on market indices.
WHS office in France converted into registered representative office - October 2008
With the approval of both the AMF and the Banque de France the French office evolved into a registered representative office, allowing the opening of accounts governed by French law.
CFD: Dutch AEX index - August 2008
The CFD spread on the Dutch market index has been reduced to a mere 0,2 point. And the CFD spread on the index future has been reduced to 0,4 point.
CFD: New German government paper - August 2008
The CFD offer has been expanded to include the long term German government bonds Bobl and Schatz. The popular Bund was already part of our offer.
CFD: Amazing new spread - July 2008
The CFD related to the Dow Index (.US30) now quotes with a spread of only … 2 points!
Forex: Middle East currencies - July 2008
The below currency pairs have been added to our trading offer. Proof of our innovative spirit.
USD/KWD (Kuwaiti dinar), USD/AED (United Arab Emirates dirham), USD/SAR (Saudi Arabia Riyal)
CFD: Amazing new spreads – June 2008
The CFDs related to the DAX, CAC40 and FTSE100 indices now quote with a spread of only … 1 point!
CFD: New countries – June 2008
The CFD offer has been expanded to include the following markets: Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Portugal.
Futures: New WHS ProRealTime trading platform - May 2008
The new WHS ProRealTime trading platform is now available. This trading platform is based on the well-known ProRealTime technical analysis software. It is a WH SelfInvest exclusive.
CFD & Forex: Performance of indices and shares - May 2008
WHS TechScan (the free stock and index selection tool in the WHS ProStation trading platform) has been expanded with a performance comparison module. The module allows comparisons between share and index performance. Share performance versus same sector shares from different countries can also be analysed.
Forex: Amazing spreads - May 2008
Our success in the forex market allows us to lower the spreads. The news spreads are:
1 Pip: EUR/USD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, USD/JPY
2 Pips: USD/CAD, USD/CHF, EUR/JPY, CHF/JPY, GBP/USD, AUD/USD
On nine other forex pairs the spreads have also been reduced.
CFD, Forex, Futures: Depository bank change - May 2008
WH SelfInvest Luxemburg has appointed Dexia Bank as its new depository bank for “client assets” accounts. The company will phase out its cooperation with Banque de Luxemburg.
CFD, Forex, Futures: Nr. 1 in German market analysis - Apr 2008
A thorough market analysis by the well known German financial journalist, Pierre Daeubner, indicated WH SelfInvest as the best broker for active investors! The market analysis can be found on Mr. Daeubner’s blog www.daytrading.de
CFD & Forex: Website regarding trading strategy programming - Apr 2008
This new website http://www.whstrading.com/Chartstudio shows the unlimited possibilities offered by the Chart Studio module. You can find programming codes for numerous indicators (in addition to the 100 indicators which are already integrated in the platform), trading strategies and stops. The website also illustrates how codes from other platforms such as Tradestation can be ‘translated’ easily into Chart Studio code. Chart Studio is free and integrated in the WHS ProStation trading platform.
CFD & Forex: New web platform - Mar 2008
A web-based version of the CFD en Forex trading platform is now available. The web-based platform can be used from anywhere without prior downloading or installation. The platform is not hampered by fiewalls, proxies, and the like.
CFD: 4 New Indices added - Mar 2008
No less than 4 new indices are now available. Our CFD offer has been expanded with Sweden 30, Denmark 20, Finland 25 and Norway 25.
CFD: 61 New currency pairs added - Nov 2007
No less than 61 currency pairs were added to the offer, bringing the total pairs to 121 tradable pairs. The offer includes new currencies such as the Israeli Shekel (ILS) and the Turkish Lira (TRY).
CFD: Dutch AEX index tradable 24h/24 - Nov 2007
The Dutch market index has been added to our range of indices which can be traded 24h/24. Position yourself whenever you want. Eliminate your risk by avoiding a gap opening the next morning.
CFD: Significantly lower commissions - Nov 2007
Starting 1st November orders on stock CFDs will be charged the extremely low commission of € 4,50 + 0,054% with NO minimum. On an order of, for example, € 1.000 this amounts to only € 5,04. It has always been our policy to share any cost savings with our clients. We continue this tradition.
CFD: Trading opportunities ... new WHS TechScan - Oct 2007
A 100% new version of WHS TechScan is available in the CFD / Forex trading plaform. This popular tool allows you to identify stocks and indices for swing trading based on over 80 criteria. WHS TechScan is free for clients.
CFD: 9 New indices added: China, India, ... - Sept 2007
9 New indices have been added to our CFD offer: China, Korea, Mexico, South-Africa, Canada, Sweden, Singapore, Austria and India.
US stocks & options: Uptick rule no longer exists - August 2007
Starting today, 20 August, the uptick rule no longer applies to Nyse, Amex and Nasdaq stocks. Short sell orders entered by retail investors will be executed immediately. An preceding uptick is no longer required. It is advised to use the ATD router when placing such orders.
Futures: stop orders on server (SYOMS) - July 2007
Contrary to other exchanges like, for example, Eurex, Euronext does not allow stop orders to reside on its server. Going forward your stop orders on the AEX future, the CAC40 future, … are held on the server of the depository bank.
CFD & Forex: Automated orders & programme trading - July 2007
WHS ProStation has been expanded with automated orders. Program your indicators, combine them into strategies and instruct the platform to automatically execute your buy and sell signals.
Futures: multiple stops and targets! - July 2007
On WHS FutureStation it is now possible to trade in and out of positions using multiple stops and targets.
Vista (Microsoft) - June 2007
WHS ProStation (CFD & FX) and WHS FutureStation (futures) are now fully Vista compatible.
Futures: launch Newsletter - June 2007 |
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Significant reduction in transfer costs - March 2007
Starting March 1st the transfer cost are reduced significantly.
CFD & Forex: launch Newsletter - Jan 2007 |
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