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There is a new feature on investing out today, looking for a safe bet with respectable yields? There is one option:

“Yesterday I was asked what people should be investing in at the moment. I had to say in all honesty that how can anyone possibly make a long term investment choice on any stock in the current environment? For very long term players with huge income streams I suppose as long as…” read full article >> Where to Invest.

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DB

There’s a new metals trading report out:

Gold may be at its lowest point for 2008 and other metals may be on the way down too but what were the five key influences on their meteoric price rise?

Over the past five years the price of precious metals has more than doubled. The surge has been attributed to a combination of the following…read full article >> Precious Metals Spread Trading Trends.

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DB

It is good to see the various spread betting companies improving their services. Invariably that means:

• Tighter spreads, and/or
• More markets, and/or
• Longer trading hours, and/or

And this week Financial Spreads are no exception. They have updated their service as follows:

• Extended opening hours on US and UK Crude Oil (now 7am to 9pm London time)
• The spread on the DAX Rolling Daily is now 1 point (previously 2 points)
• New index market: MDAX 50 Index
• New equities markets: MDAX Rolling Shares

Note that the MDAX 50 is the selection index of Deutsche Borse for mid-sized companies (mid caps). It starts directly below the DAX 30. As the name suggests it has 50 constituents.

See FinancialSpreads.com for full details.

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DB