Resources
Download this reportTrading Insight
Inside this issue
• Slow start off the blocks at the Olympics
• Attractions and pitfalls of food price spikes
• Tensions have led investors into oil and gold, weakening the dollar - -
Content
Turmoil drives trades in thin, nervy markets
Matthew Vincent reports on a sector that is desperate for movement and volatility
Foreign exchange: Currency punts not for the fainthearted
Lucy Warwick-Ching reports on an asset class in which it is difficult to be profitable
Europe: Odds taken on death of the euro
Speculators have been piling in to bet against the single currency, says Lucy Warwick-Ching
Olympics: Let the Games markets begin
Betting groups have been slow off the mark, writes Sean Smith
On the move: Some good reasons to keep taking the tablets
Spread betting providers are developing applications to increase further the appeal of trading on the move, writes Tanya Powley
Commodities: Unforgiving market for the ill-prepared
Lucy Warwick-Ching reports on the risks of betting on the weather and the middle classes
Education: Some top tips for the novice punter
Tanya Powley reports on a trend toward seminars designed to bring in new business
Snooker: The value of volatility on the green baize
It is similar in many ways to cricket – only it does not take so long, says Huw Richards
Football: A good bet on the bottom of the league
Huw Richards finds returns may be greater if you back the underdog
Retailers: Want anything from the shops?
Tanya Powley considers investor attention on the high street
