Would you short the market now?

[Porridge GTI]

Assuming funds and balls.

[AndySheff]

Naah, don't think l'd bother.

[bompey]

Safer to stay in it long term. Wouldn’t necessarily throw loads in in one go though either.

[spookly]

Surely it depends on which market you are talking about. Have a nice school holiday!

[kambites]

spookly said:

Surely it depends on which market you are talking about. Have a nice school holiday!

Presumably the car market, since this is in GG.

[SimonTheSailor]

What sell all you cars now ?

[M1C]

I dont even know what this means?

Should i hand in my PH card or does it mean i need to 'dominate the market' ?

[Porridge GTI]

bompey said:

Safer to stay in it long term. Wouldn’t necessarily throw loads in in one go though either.

A response so qualified it could easily pass for being meaningless.

[86DA]

You should have been shorting it before the correction.

The problem with stock markets is nobody knows what is going to happen, plus there is a lot of inside manipulation.

90% of retail investors loss all there money in 90 days spread betting.

[Porridge GTI]

86DA said:

You should have been shorting it before the correction.

That’s gold!

[anonymous-user]

86DA said:

90% of retail investors loss all there money in 90 days spread betting.

Hard to take you seriously with spelling/grammar like that.

[Andy 308GTB]

Badda said:

86DA said:

90% of retail investors loss all there money in 90 days spread betting.

Hard to take you seriously with spelling/grammar like that.

But for FIRST TIME 'investors' in Spread Betting, I could believe that figure.

[86DA]

Badda said:

Hard to take you seriously with spelling/grammar like that.

Not good at spelling and grammar, obvious you are.

[sidicks]

86DA said:

You should have been shorting it before the correction.

86DA said:

The problem with stock markets is nobody knows what is going to happen, plus there is a lot of inside manipulation.

And your evidence for this is...???!!

86DA said:

90% of retail investors loss all there money in 90 days spread betting.

95% of statistics on the PH finance forum are made up...

[86DA]

UKOG 3p , 10p, 3p is that not manipulation, pump & dump.

The spread betting quote is from Clem Chambers.

[anonymous-user]

Andy 308GTB said:

Badda said:

86DA said:

90% of retail investors loss all there money in 90 days spread betting.

Hard to take you seriously with spelling/grammar like that.

But for FIRST TIME 'investors' in Spread Betting, I could believe that figure.

I don't know what it means.

Lost all their money?

Hard to imagine that's right. Maybe they lost their investment perhaps? Or lost the bet they took? Who knows.

[sidicks]

86DA said:

UKOG 3p , 10p, 3p is that not manipulation, pump & dump.

The spread betting quote is from Clem Chambers.

You seem to be confusing ‘market manipulation’ and ‘volatile pricing of illiquid stocks’.

[86DA]

Badda said:

I don't know what it means.

Lost all their money?

Hard to imagine that's right. Maybe they lost their investment perhaps? Or lost the bet they took? Who knows.

Spread bet Beginner Scenario

Opens account with £2000, has early win on FTSE index, say £750.

Now has £2750, reads article in paper about Virgin Money, thinks it will go to 350p.

Bets 100 points at 300p, Virgin Money goes down to 270p.

He is now £3000 down & will receive a margin call ( has to put more money in to cover the margin)

[sidicks]

86DA said:

Spread bet Beginner Scenario

Opens account with £2000, has early win on FTSE index, say £750.

Now has £2750, reads article in paper about Virgin Money, thinks it will go to 350p.

Bets 100 points at 300p, Virgin Money goes down to 270p.

He is now £3000 down & will receive a margin call ( has to put more money in to cover the margin)

Inexperienced investors placing leveraged bets on single stocks (based on third party analysis) is nothing to do with ‘investing’ and everything to do with simple ‘gambling’.
Might as well head to the Casino...

[number 46]

I'm not sure that many would call spread betting investing?? It's a very high risk activity which can make and loose you huge amounts of money very easily, in a very short time. I know as I spread bet!!!!! The nack is too make more than you loose!!!!