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July 6th, 2011

Gold and Silver Ownership and Prices Not be Affected by Dodd-Frank Legislation on July 15
Gold is higher again today as the Greek debt crisis and continuing strong demand from Asia continues to support prices. The euro is surprisingly firm with the U.S. dollar, Japanese yen and Swiss franc under pressure.
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Winning Markets Make Sense To Charlie Sheen
Whatever crack the stock market is on we do know the answer to all questions is WINNING. 6 of the past 7 weeks have been in the red but – WINNING – somehow is the attitude as we dress the windows into the end of the quarter so that GS et al can pass around the pipe and lure in a whole new round of suckers to play the game in the second half.
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SportsInsights.com Forges Partnership with Online Sportsbook Skybook.com to Provide Real-Time Wagering Statistics as ‘March Madness’ Gets Underway

July 5th, 2011

SportsInsights.com Forges Partnership with Online Sportsbook Skybook.com to Provide Real-Time Wagering Statistics as ‘March Madness’ Gets Underway











Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 14, 2008

Just in time for “March Madness,” SportsInsights.com , a pioneering source for real-time betting statistics, announces the addition of Skybook.com, to its list of contributing sportsbooks. The agreement means Skybook.com (Costa Rica) will provide real-time wagering statistics to SportsInsights.com in its unique sports betting marketplace analysis. SportsInsights.com is the only place on the web to track real-time betting statistics from online sportsbooks. Best of all, people have free access to this betting data. The betting statistics, defined as the number of bets and percentage of bets placed on a sporting event, come directly from Skybooks.com’s line board.

According to Daniel Fabrizio, founder and CEO of SportsInsights.com, “We are absolutely thrilled to have come to an agreement with Skybook, which will allows us to add their experience and expertise to our portfolio of contributing sportsbooks. Skybook is a well-known name in the industry and we hope to further solidify our site as the premiere destination for sports betting information. Adding Skybook betting stats to our marketplace brings the total to six contributing sportsbooks, and further solidifies SportsInsights.com as the leader in live sports betting information.”

Today’s announcement comes on the eve of “March Madness,” the NCAA basketball tournament. SportsInsights.com is the only outlet offering betting statistics on every NCAA tournament game. SportsInsights.com takes these unique statistics and puts them into charts that give viewers an easy-to-view snapshot of the real-time data and analysis. View live betting charts on NCAA Tournament games at http://www.sportsinsights.com/march-madness-betting-trends.aspx

“Just as financial sites like CBS Marketplace and the Wall Street Journal monitor trading activity on Wall Street, SportsInsights.com monitors sports betting activity at major online sportsbooks,” says Daniel Fabrizio. “For example, everyone knows the spread was -2 Duke in last week’s Duke vs North Carolina NCAA basketball game, but SportsInsights.com takes it a huge step further. We show people the forces behind the betting line – the number of bets and the percentage of bets placed on every game.”

To help explain SportsInsights.com unique analysis, consider this scenario:

Duke is favored by -2 points, but SportsInsights.com uses real-time wagering statistics from Skybook and five other top sportsbooks to provide even more in-depth statistics that include:

     65% of the bets are on North Carolina
     # bets polled = 15,201
     59% of the wagers on the Total points scored 169 are on the Over

SportsInsights.com believes bettors can exploit inefficiencies within the marketplace by applying the rigorous statistical analysis of the financial world to the sports betting industry. For example, sportsbooks know the public overwhelmingly bets on “favorites” and “over” and shades betting lines to take advantage of this. By taking a big picture look at real-time bets, SportsInsights.com turns betting into a level playing field.

About Sports Insights

Founded in 1999, SportsInsights.com is a statistical content site that tracks betting activity at major sportsbooks. SportsInsights.com’s unique content and live betting statistics have propelled it to the forefront of the competitive world of sports information. SportsInsights.com uses pioneering betting charts to track the percentage of bets placed on every major sporting event. All information comes directly from the databases of multiple online sportsbooks and represents actual bets placed at the contributing sportsbooks. For more information, visit http://www.sportsinsights.com.

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Chinese meat firm Yurun plunges on Muddy Waters rumours

July 4th, 2011

Chinese meat firm Yurun plunges on Muddy Waters rumours
Yurun shares post record plunge amid speculation. 27 Jun 2011 1:45 PM
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Dalindyebo misses payment deadline
ABATHEMBU King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo missed yesterday’s deadline to pay security to the Mthatha High Court for his application for a permanent stay of prosecution in a criminal case he is facing.
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Zuma, Vavi agree ANC is in crisis
THE ANC alliance was in crisis amid ill-discipline, premature policy debates and the use of money to promote self-interest, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday.
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Uganda: Uganda Shilling Meltdown Calls for Lessons From Mexican Peso Crisis

July 2nd, 2011

Uganda: Uganda Shilling Meltdown Calls for Lessons From Mexican Peso Crisis
The recent political protests in Uganda are to some extent reminiscent of the broader revolutionary process in the Middle East and North Africa. Whether “walk to work” or “free Uganda now” protests are spillover effects from the Middle East and North African revolutions, it is still quite inconclusive what our final destination will look like. As an economist, I find it interesting that the …
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Soros predicts weaker nations will leave euro
George Soros, the man who made more than $ 1bn by betting against sterling on Black Wednesday in 1992, predicted yesterday that weaker nations would have to leave the euro.
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Euro Sustained in Widest Rate Gap Since ‘09 as Greeks Vote
Euro bears driving the region’s shared currency to its first two-month loss in a year are facing rising interest rates, bullish bets in futures markets and Angela Merkel’s determination to keep the 17-nation bloc intact.
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Investors relieved as Greek PM wins confidence vote– IG Index Daily Market Update 22.06.11

July 1st, 2011

default Investors relieved as Greek PM wins confidence vote IG Index Daily Market Update 22.06.11

Latest financial market news: • Financial markets breathe sigh of relief as Greek government receives confidence vote • Expect new Greek austerity plans to be put forward • Investors hoping that a resolution to Greek debt crisis will come sooner rather than later • Investors and traders are looking toward Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke press conference tonight for further direction

default Investors relieved as Greek PM wins confidence vote IG Index Daily Market Update 22.06.11

www.worldspreads.com Spread betting gold and other commodities is very popular. Interest in spread betting gold remains high, given the current uncertain global outlook. Alistair McCaig, market analyst from WorldSpreads talks more about the strength of gold & ongoing bull market. What factors will keep gold going?
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Is a new investor like myself better to get some experience stock investing first before applying leverage?

June 30th, 2011

Question by William M: Is a new investor like myself better to get some experience stock investing first before applying leverage?
I am 18 years of age and I will officially have a brand new, live share dealing account with my bank opened up this week. I have read books and have practiced for months on stock investing, spread betting and CFD trading. I don’t, however, think I should immediately jump into leveraged products like spread betting or CFD’s straightaway as I am a beginner to the financial markets regardless of the countless books I’ve bought snd read on investing and trading.

What I would like to know is, from an experienced investor perhaps, is if this is a wise decision, i.e. get some experience in actual share investing for maybe 2-3 years until I turn 20-21 years of age and then apply leverage such as spread betting or CFD’s to make my portfolio grow? Is that a better idea rather than jumping right into leverage straightaway with spread betting and CFD’s? Please I really need your help/advice. Thanks.

Best answer:

Answer by raysor
You don’t have to use the gearing do you? If you have a SB/CFD account you just make sure your exposure is the same as if you had an ordinary brokerage account. For example you either buy 500 shares at £1 or £5/point or 500 shares on a CFD.
The problem arises if the share you want to buy has a heavy price. If you only want to buy 100 shares at £10 each you may not be able to bet £1/point due to the minimum. Just make sure your exposure is exactly what you want and no more. CFDs are ideal for short term, where the lack of stamp duty outweighs the funding cost.

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Q&A: How Do Hedge Fund Managers Trade?

June 28th, 2011

Question by H.basin: How Do Hedge Fund Managers Trade?
Hey, I know Hedge Fund managers invest in almost everything such as bonds, Debts, commodities, stocks etc, but what is the favourite amongst the managers do they trade on a more traditional stock basis such as buy low and sell high or do they more commonly spread bet on the direction of stocks and other financial investments?
Many thanks

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Answer by agent4927
Hedge funds are well known for using complex formulas for high frequency trading, where they be in and out of trades in milliseconds. Apart from that they will hold longer term positions like everyone else. Probably not spread betting but almost certainly trading futures.

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Latest Financial Spread Betting News

June 26th, 2011

Court hears horror confession
THE Bhisho High Court heard a horrific confession from the men who hijacked a delivery van before locking its occupants in the back and setting it alight in October 2009.
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Zille in PE to say thank you
JUST a month after an election, the ANC in Nelson Mandela (Bay) was so divided it could not even agree on a budget, DA leader Helen Zille claimed in a visit to Port Elizabeth.
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What are the chances of becoming a millionaire by trading/investing, and if so, how is it possible?

June 25th, 2011
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Question by William M: What are the chances of becoming a millionaire by trading/investing, and if so, how is it possible?
I am 18 and I have been looking for a viable method to become a multimillionaire before age 25 for ages. There are various options I have looked into such as options trading, CFD trading, financial spread betting. I have tried CFDs and spread betting in practice account recently, but they have not gone too well for me. I have tried options trading in a way, but it also didn’t go too well for me and I don’t really enjoy options trading anyway. What I would like to know is what are the actual chances of me becoming a multimillionaire trading, and if there is a way, how could I do it? Please help me to earn best best answer. All help would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

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Answer by Paul
CFDs are only good when you’re using other people’s money. Try robbing a CIT van, its less risky.

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IG Index Clients to Benefit from Automated Technical Analysis

June 24th, 2011

IG Index Clients to Benefit from Automated Technical Analysis












(PRWEB) January 6, 2010

IG Index, the UK’s leading financial spread betting firm, is now offering clients access to technical analysis with online automated pattern recognition technology from Autochartist. IG Index is the first spread betting firm to offer the Autochartist suite of analysis tools and the first spread betting company to offer the service on multiple asset classes, having previously only been available on foreign exchange.

The automated pattern recognition software will assist those already using technical analysis by making it easier to identify the patterns as they emerge, while the growing number of spread bettors wanting to learn more about this trading strategy also stand to benefit from this innovation.

David Jones, Chief Market Strategist at IG Index, commented:

“Technical analysis is frequently seen as one of the most popular methods used when deciding when to place a trade. Although terminology like head-and-shoulders formations, double tops and triangles may sound somewhat complex, solutions like Autochartist undoubtedly simplifies the process of recognising these patterns. Clients obviously still need to understand how to interpret these technical signals, but IG Index also provides a comprehensive education programme to help with this.”

Autochartist Business Development Director Enis Mehmet added:

“For Autochartist, this alliance signals our entry into the spread betting market. We are delighted to provide our ground breaking automated chart and Fibonacci pattern service to a firm of the stature of IG Index, a global leader and the largest spread betting firm in the world. We are looking forward to offering IG customers the latest in innovative technical analysis tools.”

Autochartist is available free of charge to all IG Index live clients and can be accessed directly from the PureDeal trading platform. Both emerging and complete patterns can be identified, while clients also have the ability to filter their pattern searches, stipulating factors such as the quality or duration of the pattern before it is validated.

Having pioneered financial spread betting in the 1970s, IG Index has always been at the forefront of industry innovation. In a recent study by Investment Trends, the company was judged to be the UK’s number-one financial spread betting provider.

About IG Index

IG Index is the world’s leading financial spread betting provider, offering clients the ability to spread bet on over 7000 shares listed on markets worldwide, along with indices, forex, commodities and treasuries. Established in 1974, IG Index is part of IG Group (IGG.L), which employs in excess of 800 people and has offices in 10 countries worldwide. For further information please or call +44 (0) 20 7896 0011.

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