Excerpt - page 35: "... that they always like to keep one eye on the exchange rate. In the UK, spread-betting shops have long offered "punters" the chance to bet on ..."
Excerpt - page 21: "... and some clear dangers in risking one's financial capital, essentially betting against a government. Currency Pegs, Bands, Intervention, and Floating Exchange Rates In the past, ..."
Excerpt - page 17: "... speculators proved many times that the market in foreign exchange was far more potent a ... buying dollars and Deutschemarks by `betting' against the ability of the central banks to withstand market ..."
Excerpt - page 130: "... No such exchange is available at the track, but in a situation like this you can make one by betting against yourself. Financial investors do it all the time under ..."
Excerpt - page 43: "... futures style 2. daily 3. rolling daily 4. binary 5. bettingexchange Note: these last two instruments are not strictly spread bets, ..."