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Blue_Lagoon3000

I was seeing a big slide down so backed -£50 point 10 point guaranteed stop

Lost £500, tried winning it back on the way up lost another £500

^ Sh!t happens, i can sit here and ponder what if i just seen it and thought oh whys that come back in to my account? Phoned and had it re-transferred but can't turn back the clocks... But that was the quickest £1000 ive EVER spent!

Bloody hell blue your a numpty but all that matters is you learn something and you enjoy(maybe your a secret sadist). Got your PM will sort tomorrow when in work.

Yeah bit of a nightmare today! And no im not a sadist just hit with bad luck, if you look at the FTSE today you'll see from 9:30 - 2:30 there was a massive slide, then it stopped... I got involved after 2:30 

As said a lesson learned, i would of been better pulling it out and whacking it straight on to Apple on a long term trade!

Thats cos wallstreet opened lol

Thoughts on the current BP situation from a (long term holder) shareholder, or potential shareholders perspective?

The spill itself isn't the biggest problem for them, I think that will be cleared with far less damage than the news implies.  The risk is a US govt going after them for political reasons.  The dems facing an election in Nov which currently will wipe them out.  A nice big oil company bad guy will be very tempting as a scapegoat and distraction.
 
It will also delay or possibly kill the energy bill that was going to open up drilling areas.

Had a chappy on the phone wanting to buy £500k worth of BP for a long term punt. As wheels said if the govt goes after them will cause a problem with the energy bill etc.

This reminds me, I'm going to go buy a share in Apple - since my first mention here 2 weeks ago, shares are already up about 5%....

Was looking at BP as a long term hold, as on face value it looks cheap (?), bu the long term damage to the company is what concerns me. Will it still be damaging to them after 5 years has passed, or do you think it is more short term?

Cheshire cat pm me your email and il send you a note on the BP thing tomorrow..

Can you send same to me bud? I'll PM you now

Been looking at BP recently also as a long term investment.

Also looking at increasing my holdings of Aviva, again with a long term view.

Anyone here play the forex?

Rasputin


Cheshire cat pm me your email and il send you a note on the BP thing tomorrow..

PM sent - cheers mate

Glad i've got shares in rockhopper exploration after a nice 152% rise yesterday

^^^ i know a few people that have done well out of that.

if my money wasnt tied up i would have paid more attention to what i was being told last week!

Blip or an eventual commencement of realisation that the taping cracks in a dam wall will not cut it?

Yesterdays S&P

^ Did anyone see the MASSIVE crashes on Wall St & FTSE?

Yeah Big D i've held them for a while and they are rocketing again now after an update at 15:00 there,be keeping these for a while i think,can see them going much higher!!
Also got shares in Desire Petroleum but at a loss with them at the mo but comfident they will do well also as they have another 7 wells to drill i think so i'm quitely confident!!