Watching BBC 1 Wednesday night I saw a service advertised, E-Trade which allows you to trade CFDs and Forex. Now I haven't a clue what either of them are but the best way to find out is to get stuck in. I signed up for a 20 day trial and downloaded their software which comes with pretty graphs and a dummy £100,000 to invest. I made some investments here and there and over the course of the day made a massive £13 profit. With that success under my belt I applied for a live account this morning. If accepted I'll use this service to compare against the Halifax sharebuilder and keep you updated on which is best for what and why. Stay tuned.

Cheers
Ryan Partington