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Fancy trading on a Sunday?

Fancy trading on a Sunday?

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Not enough trading days in the week? From today you can trade on a Sunday courtesy of online trading firm UFX.com. The firm has become one of the first online trading companies in the world to offer trading opportunities on Middle East stocks. The 15 stocks, 10 from Saudi Arabia and five in Egypt, cover…

Investor margin debt returns to pre crisis levels

Investor margin debt returns to pre crisis levels

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NYSE Margin Debt is a good indicator for the amount of leverage taken by retail (i.e. ‘unsophisticated’) investors. Accordingly, it tends to be a good predictor of market downturns (and upturns), as its peaks and troughs are usually seen as inversion points for the equity market – that is, troughs are a sign of an…

Binary bet of the week: The Scottish Referendum Trade

Binary bet of the week: The Scottish Referendum Trade

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By Dave Evans of binary.com The Scottish Referendum Trade With less than a week to go until the Scottish Referendum, the result looks to be on a knife edge. Or is it? While recent polls have picked up on a surge of interest from the Yes camp, the betting odds have consistently put the No…

Zak Mir Video Blog On Bulletin Board Heroes: Aminex, UK Oil & Gas and Doriemus

Zak Mir Video Blog On Bulletin Board Heroes: Aminex, UK Oil & Gas and Doriemus

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CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW TODAY’S VIDEO Spreadbet Magazine editor Zak Mir takes a look at the technical position of some of the bulletin board stocks of the moment amongst private investors. Here are the key points from today’s video: Aminex (AEX) Aminex shares have delivered a vertical spike and subsequent bull flag consolidation above 1.18p.…

The Morning News Update with Fresnillo, JD Wetherspoon and boohoo.com

The Morning News Update with Fresnillo, JD Wetherspoon and boohoo.com

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FTSE 100 Fresnillo (FRES) – signs a binding agreement for the acquisition of Newmont’s 44% stake in the Penmont Joint Venture, comprising the Herradura, Noche Buena and Soledad Dipolos mines, the Mega Centauro and Centauro Deep advanced exploration projects and a number of key exploration prospects, for a total cash consideration of $450 million. FTSE…

The REAL smart money continues to head for the exits…

The REAL smart money continues to head for the exits…

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Billionaire Sam Zell Although individually, shares can sometimes be difficult to value, collectively the market is so overvalued even my grandmother could point it out! As the billionaire investor Sam Zell rather prosaicly but nevertheless pertinently puts it, “the stock market is at an all-time high, but economic activity is not at an all-time high”.…