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	Ask A Broker Q: Everyone tells me that 90 percent of options end up worthless upon expiration. If that's the case, how does anyone ever profit? A: Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Bill Dixon answers.

	Friedman's Futures Forecast Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Jeff Friedman shares his market insights and outlook for August and beyond in his monthly report.

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	Book of the Month Bull in China: Investing in the World’s Greatest Market by Jim Rogers - If the twentieth century was the American century, then the twenty-first century belongs to China.

	Did You Know? Diamonds may be forever, but in a recession, consumers are concerned about the here and now. De Beers, the world’s largest diamond company, has seen its biggest sales drop this year since 1974. Platinum for your ring band has edged higher in 2009, but is still down 36% from last summer.

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by Andrew Segal and Stuart Kaufman
The head-and-shoulders pattern is probably the best-known and most often misidentified of all the reversal patterns. There are a number of nuances involved in properly identifying this pattern, so it warrants some discussion. We’ll look at a head-and-shoulders bottom in the Japanese yen.

Is the Recession Worse Than We Thought?
by Paul Nowak
U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) has now fallen four straight quarters, and the job market outlook remains grim. Despite that, stock indexes keep rallying, encouraged by the latest quarterly earnings reports and anticipating better days ahead. But could it be worse than we thought?

Monthly Market Memo
by MF Global Research
MF Global Research analysts say equities should look attractive in August as macroeconomic indicators show stability and there is cash on the sidelines to invest. Gold and oil could face difficulties maintaining strength. Read the full report.