New York, NY, USA
April 25, 2008

The UK Retail Trading and Securities Market: Winning the Hearts and Minds of Frequent Traders

Table of Contents

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Executive Summary 03
Introduction 05
  Methodology 05
The UK Retail Investor Market 07
  Retail Investor Segments 07
  Getting into the Heads of Active Traders 11
Products and Markets 18
  UK Personal Wealth and Financial Asset Selection 18
  Changes in the Mix of Household Assets 19
  CFDs Carving a Niche 23
  Overview 23
  Trading Volume 23
UK Brokerage Market 28
  Overview 28
  Market Leaders 29
  Consolidation Wave 31
  Trading Fees and Commissions 31
  Retail Investor Outreach 32
  Outlook 33
CFD Provider Market 35
  Overview 35
  Players, Strategies, and Distribution Channels 36
  Outlook 38
Conclusions and Outlook 40
 

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