Product Description

Bridget Jones meets Wall Street - "Bets and the City" is the hilarious diary of a novice spread better. It's the first spread betting book that manages to be educational and funny. Join Sally Nicoll on a journey that results in her being hired by top city firm, Finspreads - who commission her to write an online trading blog. She and her accomplice (Dow Jones, the Jack Russell!) take you for a romp through the City and introduce you to their home - star-studded Primrose Hill. The book also includes a GBP50 reader offer from Finspreads - helping you to kick-start your own spread betting adventure.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4077 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 219 pages

About the Author
Sally Nicoll has a ready-made fanbase, and the word is about to spread a whole lot wider. Before squandering her for tune on financial trading and novel writing, she spent 20 year s as an advertising copywriter, persuading people how - and where - to spend their money. She will be actively involved in the marketing of Bets and the City with radio appearances already booked.

Customer Reviews

A classic spread trading story of self enlightenment
Excellent book which points out all the rookie mistakes I make. The book doesn't attempt to teach you how to spread trade, but it does help you identify your weaknesses i.e. irrational gambling, lack of a strategy, and most importantly not knowing your markets. Great read and very helpful!

A Great Bet
This is the most readable, witty and seriously wise piece of financial advice I've ever read - and I've read a lot! At the same time it's a great piece of entertainment. However, spread betting is not for the mug punter, so if you are a mug don't buy this book. If, on the other hand, you can take good advice and apply it sensibly then you are on to a winner. The way that financial markets operate can sometimes be a little difficult to fathom, but Sally Nicoll explains things in such a clear and entertaining way that you find yourself becoming expert without ever noticing how it happened. And even if you never get around to taking up the spread betting challenge you will have read a great story brilliantly told. Buy it. Enjoy it. It's great.

Gripping very funny read
I was unable to stop reading this hilarious account of Sally's life in Primrose Hill with retired Reggie and much married Michael. She has been betting since she was 8 she says.
Sally's account of making love to her computer from the luxury of her desk reveals how in thrall she was to forex forays where she constantly was on the verge of losing her all.
Well recommended for a Christmas present.