Three stop losses to protect profit September 5, 2010 THE markets are going through a volatile period, offering opportunity to spread betters, but also dangers. Traders should not be deterred by the risks but this is a good moment to revisit the tools that can help. Stop losses are an essential insurance policy, guarding against runaway losses if the market suddenly swings against you. [...]
THE TIPSTER September 5, 2010 WITH gold trading at $1,246, it feels like it has already had most of its upside factored in. Silver looks much more attractive at $19.72, which is well off its highs of $21.35. WorldSpreads offers a $19.71-19.74 spread. It has been a difficult time for food delivery firm Ocado since its flotation, with shares falling [...]
SPREAD BET GURU September 5, 2010 MARKET STRATEGIST josh@cityindex.com Q. Dear Josh, is September usually a poor month for stock markets? A. According to research by MarketWatch, since the formation of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the stock index has lost an average of 1.13 per cent in the month of September. By comparison, the index has gained an average of [...]
Canada’s coolest city is both French and friendly September 5, 2010 THERE’s a good reason why Montreal is known as Canada’s party town. Quebec’s capital – the capital of French Canada – bills itself as the festival capital of the world. Every year there are dozens of festivals celebrating anything and everything. But it’s not just the likes of the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Anarchist Book [...]
TRAVEL NOTES September 5, 2010 Austria’s hottest new lake hotel Already the stomping ground of Europe’s holidaying elite, Lake Wörthersee will become substantially cooler with the opening of the super swanky (and insanely named) Lake’s – my lake hotel. Set at the foot of the Southern Alps in Pörtschach, it overlooks the lake with a sheer-glass façade and has a [...]
Rooney storm hangs over England September 5, 2010 Allegations about striker’s private life overshadow bid to maintain strong start to Euro 2012 qualifiers IF ENGLAND manager Fabio Capello was approaching tomorrow’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland with a spring back in his step following a resounding win over Bulgaria it would have quickly vanished yesterday. Lurid Sunday newspaper allegations regarding Wayne Rooney’s private [...]
Murray out after epic Wawrinka clash September 5, 2010 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray crashed out of the US Open last night after a dramatic third-round defeat to Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka. Limping Murray twice needed medical attention at courtside before succumbing 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-3 in an epic match that lasted three hours and 56 minutes. The Scot recovered from a shaky start to [...]
Embattled Pakistan beaten in T20 September 5, 2010 ENGLAND captain Paul Collingwood praised his players for putting off-field distractions to one side after a five-wicket Twenty20 triumph against Pakistan in Cardiff. Matters on the pitch have been hugely overshadowed in the last week by allegations that three Pakistan players fixed aspects of last month’s Test match at Lord’s. But England managed to ignore [...]
Hameed denies making fix claims September 5, 2010 PAKISTAN opener Yasir Hameed last night denied giving an interview to a Sunday newspaper in which he reportedly claimed his team-mates had fixed “almost every match”. Hameed said he did not know he was being filmed and insisted he was only repeating corruption allegations he had read in the media. “I have never spoken to [...]
Tonga’uiha brace takes down Tigers September 5, 2010 NORTHAMPTON captain Dylan Hartley toasted a dream start to the season after Saints downed defending champions Leicester 27-19 in their Aviva Premiership opener. Prop Soane Tonga’uiha set them on their way with two tries inside the first five minutes as the home side raced into a 17-point lead. Leicester hit back before the break when [...]
