Recent content by alan5616

A popular strategy is to sell put options on a stock that you don't mind owning, should the option be exercised. That's as good as anything.

As I wrote previously, I don't advocate betting over trading.

Another key difference is that when betting on horse racing, football etc. your profit/loss is clearly defined. When trading, you can set a stop loss but, in a fast moving market, there is no guarantee that your stop loss will be triggered. I'm not advocating betting over trading but, I've seen...

That's a "Yes" from me.

I can't make Sat 24th. Quite happy to meet on either 22nd or 23rd.

Whenever you try to land an accumulator, the odds are against you. Your ROI increases but, so do your chances of losing. Why not stick to single bets?

I got my wish, eventually. Donald Trump to face a criminal trial. Perhaps, there really is a God after all.

My take on this is uncomplicated. Has the UK benefited from leaving the EU? As far as I'm concerned, it's a resounding "No". Too many small UK companies are now finding it almost impossible to export to the EU.

Where are, and what have been, the benefits of leaving?

I think that £100 billion a year in lost trade, £40 billion in lost taxes (and duties) plus a hit of 4% to our GDP is plenty to moan about. Brexit has been a disaster and will carry on being so.

Hopefully. Under Bolsonaro, the rain forest was being destroyed.

Great news from Brazil. The fascist Bolsonaro has been defeated and new President Lula will now take over. That will ensure that the Amazon rain forest is safe for a few more years.

Just when we thought that we couldn't sink any lower.