I don't know anything about these guys but the general standard of reporting on cfds is farcical and is almost exclusively based on the idea that anyone who uses cfds uses them to go long. Given that it is as easy to go long as short with cfds, it is reasonable to assume that some investors out there would have been bearish about the ISEQ over the past few months, particularly given the phenomenal run it had between June 06 and June 07 - these folks don't get a mention though even though there are likely to be some out there who have been coining it of late with trades to the short side. Good old biased, negative, fear inducing financial journalism - contributes to the volatility in the market imo and that's great news for the investor/ trader who can think for himself - long may it last.