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George Osborne

Inside this issue

• The opportunity offered by wild movements in markets

• Ways to protect against the risk of sudden swings in indices

• Why the arcane business of refereeing has set pulses racing - -

Content

New kid on the block brings in business

Matthew Vincent explains why the election and its outcome produced a rush of custom to spread betting

Volatility: Traders try to profit on the gauge of fear

Alice Ross looks at the opportunity offered by wild swings in markets

Stop-losses: Insurance for those scared of losing

Alice Ross looks at ways to protect against risk in volatile markets

Housing: A firm foundation or will the roof fall in?

Ellen Kelleher examines the price of homes

Sterling: Hard pounding is the order of the day

Lucy Warwick-Ching looks at currency betting

Football: Punters focus on World Cup dreams

Huw Richards explores the options on offer during the next few weeks

UK betting pattern: People off the pitch think it’s all over ...

Huw Richards finds traders nervous of the outcome

Online: Social networking has us all of a-Twitter

Sean Smith looks at the way information is spread rapidly

Binary logic: A wider view of betting

Tanya Powley looks at one product, as firms try to widen their appeal

Contracts for difference: Easy gains, hard losses

Richard Hemming looks at the risks

Behind the headlines: Fifa’s rule tinkering has punters thinking

Timing: Finding the right moment is everything

Gold: All that glisters can be sold