asadmunir007 - you know James, lives life dangerously, however always pulls it off in the end. Yesterday was my first time for spread betting for over a year, like you i too got my fingers badly burned, i was getting to 'cocky', started raising the states too high. Last night my balance was up £300 from nil stake however blew £200 on Wall Street when i had to close an open bet before i went to the cinema. I was tempted to leave and let the bet run, but glad i didn't, as market dropped further and i would has lost another £250. Got a £100 to dabble with today though.