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COVER STORY 18. Currency Corner l s Christopher Vecchio and David Rodríguez provide analysis of the currency market: British pound stands to lose further on threat of contagion.

FEATURES 40. 7 Steps to a Spread Betting Strategy s Harry Booth shares a plan for spread betting success.

44. Knowledge is power n l Anthony Cheung looks at why the news is more important than ever when trading the financial markets.

52. The Great Pyramid s David Burton explores the trading methodology of WD Gann: pyramid codes.

REVIEWS 68. Book Reviews n l s YTE provides a roundup of the latest book titles to hit the shelves.

70. Software Review n l s Three traders at different levels of experience test Evolve.

INTERVIEWS 32. John Bollinger n l s YTE’s Ben Power speaks to the developer of one of the most widely used technical indicators – John Bollinger – about Bollinger Bands and his incredible trading career.

46. From full-time work to full-time trading l s YTE’s Ben Power meets Robbie Burns, aka ‘The Naked Trader’, and asks how traders can make the move.

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22. Spread Betting Corner l Angus Campbell explores the opportunities for traders.

26. Commodities Corner l Market expert Ben Mountifield explores commodities markets: the coming age of thorium.

30. Trading Tax q&a l s Resident tax expert Lee Hadnum answers readers’ most pressing trading tax questions.

56. In need of good news! s Dawn Bolton-Smith on a volatile market.

74. The Rub n l s Clem Chambers: A perfect market, not a perfect world.

REGULARS 08. Market News n The latest news, announcements, services and trading tools to hit the market.

58. Current & New Charts n l s

60. Chart Watch n l s

66. Trading Life n l s Meet UK trader and technical analyst Sandy Jadeja.

72. Marketplace/Seminars n l s

62. Trader’s Story n l s YTE UK speaks with forex, Dow futures, and S&P 500 futures trader Simon Clarke.

COLUMNS 10. Market Snapshot n l s Sandy Jadeja explores upcoming trading opportunities.

12. It’s time for a pep talk... n l s Louise Bedford on how to develop the lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of.

14. Options Corner l Our resident options experts, James Cordier and Michael Gross, answer readers’ questions.

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n NEWCOMERS l INTERMEDIATE s EXPERIENCED

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