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Inside this issue

• The US Dollar Index future had its busiest day yet this month after a volume surge late last year

• For central banks the only viable alternative to holding funds in dollars has been the euro - -

Content

Win big by playing your cards right

Making money may be harder this year but the outlook remains bright, writes Jennifer Hughes

The euro: Greek fiscal crisis casts long shadow

Peter Garnham explains why the single currency is in a tight corner

Dollar index: New records set as interest grows

Izabella Kaminska on a contract that has found its feet after 25 years

Reserve currencies: Dilemma for central bank chiefs

Alternatives to the dollar bring their own problems, says Peter Garnham

Japan: Day traders have yen for living on margin

Lindsay Whipp on the wide variety of people betting on the forex markets

Competition: New entrants seek a piece of the action

Izabella Kaminska on why the market is becoming crowded

Regulation: Worries over threat of ‘heavy touch’

Central clearing proposals are under fire, writes Jennifer Hughes

Interview: Bull in a China shop sees life as an investment

Jennifer Hughes shares a cab ride with Jim Rogers and finds out why he is long the euro – as well as Asia

Trading volumes: Activity recovers as new animal emerges

Steve Johnson says the market is a different place from what it was before the collapse of Lehman Brothers