Recent content by Atlantic Drifter

If I remember correctly, during the set-aside era under the common agricultural policy, that is exactly what happened. The farmers who took their land out of agricultural service got paid to do so, and a remarkable number of new golf facilities got set up. I seem to remember in the mid '80s...

Well, I didn't really want to delve into why it is a scam particularly, I just wanted to highlight the likelihood of it not being a particularly a sensible investment (largely based on the track record of those apparently involved), and to say 'do your own research', as they always do. However...

If we make an assumption that the economy is constantly growing, at least on a time a averaged basis, then surely the total pot of mony is growing. I suppose one piece of evidence for this would have to be that distributions such as dividends outweigh calls such as rights issues etc. It must...

Land Investment - Henlowland - warning. This is just a quick note to anyone interested in alternative investments - in this case land, and specifically a company trading as Henlowland, found at http://www.henlowland.com/index.htm A 'whois' look-up shows this site/URL to be owned by Goldline...

Are the stocks she is picking small, med or large cap? And did her friend give her criteria to decide what a 'growth stock' is? It sounds a bit like a variation on the 'Dow Dogs' theory if you ask me. It is pretty much a scatter gun approach, which would probably out-perform most portfolio...

I realised reading my 2 recent posts that I didn't make clear (& therefore may have created a confusion), that I use both IG and Betfair. AD

There was a point yesterday where betfair went down as well. Any conspiracy theorists out there? In common with a few others here, I have also experienced what I could consider as potentially sharp practice from IG, particularly on losing out limited risk bets; but I don't see how they could...

jklondon, I'd be interested in knowing what you consider to be 'strange behaviour'. I am doing Dow binary using betfair & perhaps have had similar experiences. AD

Just a comment... Hedging may be about offsetting risk, but without risk it is impossible to profit. It just gives me the oportunity to quote one of my favourite quotes - that the only place you will find a perfect hedge, is in a Japanese garden. :-} Graeme

Yes. Forgot to divide the premium thru the first 1000 shares too. Silly mistake. For simplified, read 'a bit off the cuff'. Better in most cases to trade out of the position before expiration though, unless the objective is position building.

It was suggested that it may take some time - not the inquest into his death, as such (County Coroner), but the inquest into the circumstances surrounding it (Lord?) Justice Hutton. Months to years. AD

Don't look too closely at how your pension is invested then...

Basically disagree The Judicial review will have to decide whether Kelly did, or did not break his oath of confidentiality; or whether the BBC did, or did not 'sex up' some perhaps unwise, but otherwise unremarkable comments. I suspect the BBC will lose here - they have fallen into the trap of...

If you were a member of the 'dollar cost averaging' world, then you could also write covered straddles (preferably some way into the future). The calls on exercise would have provided you with a guaranteed return (albeit possibly with an associated opportunity loss). The puts would provide you...

If you were a member of the 'dollar cost averaging' world, then you could also write covered straddles (preferably some way into the future). The calls on exercise would have provided you with a guaranteed return (albeit possibly with an associated opportunity loss). The puts would provide you...