Ravinell
30 Nov 2016
Caveat emptor This isn't half the story, but there would appear to have been an increase in the declared shorts of this stock. 23.44% last night. In trade this thin it is definitely at the behest of the MM. Expect some volatility, but can you call it correctly?
paul1945
24 Nov 2016
Re: Share Centre Thanks for that
Hardboy
23 Nov 2016
Share Centre The Share Centre, have a done a review of the effect of Trump's victory, and what it has meant for shares. Here are a couple of extracts: -"What sectors might benefit?From a sector perspective, the winners of Trump moving into the White House could be healthcare, mining, defence and construction. During her presidential campaign, Hilary Clinton promised to fight the increase in drug prices, which led to a fall in the share value of pharmaceutical stocks. In contrast, the republican candidate promised to ‘repeal and replace’ so-called Obamacare (Affordable Care Act). After the release of the results, shares of big pharmaceutical companies, such as AstraZeneca, Hikma Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline, rose, although all have since fallen back.""Our investment recommendationsHikma Pharmaceuticals - Medium Risk/GrowthHikma is an international pharmaceutical company conducting operations through three businesses: generic pharmaceuticals, branded pharmaceuticals and injectable pharmaceuticals. The company sells 113 branded and non-branded generic pharmaceutical products in 34 countries worldwide. The majority of Hikma’s operations are in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa Region and Europe."Their 5 recommendations are Hikma, GSK, Randgold, Ashtead, & BAE
Hardboy
22 Nov 2016
Re: RNS collaboration agreement Yes seen it
Fred Prior
22 Nov 2016
RNS collaboration agreement if anyones interested like......
Hardboy
20 Nov 2016
Re: F.A.O hardboy I think you misunderstood, Fred, the limit order I cancelled was to buy IGG
Fred Prior
19 Nov 2016
Re: F.A.O hardboy I had a limit order to buy more until your story of spread betting, which put me off. Shame as that investment would be showing a reasonable gain in a few days.========== ========hardboy, sorry yet again if my posting put you off buying but I have never told anyone not to buy, quite the opposite, have stated my buy ins and also stated if it should drip lower I am a buyer.This will reverse soon enough and if I think what is going on happens, then we all will be laughing.Cant say much more than that,Good luck
Hardboy
19 Nov 2016
Re: F.A.O hardboy Thanks Fred, I've never used IG - in fact I've never used leveraged products (too at risk from emotional reactions to things for my liking) - but I have made some nice returns investing in them. Superficially they are a very good business - nice record of growth in sales, profits & dividends, plenty of scope for further expansion, and very importantly a huge pile of cash. (I don't now if it's still the case but at one stage they had the biggest level of net cash in the FTSE350.) I had a limit order to buy more until your story of spread betting, which put me off. Shame as that investment would be showing a reasonable gain in a few days.
Fred Prior
19 Nov 2016
F.A.O hardboy this extract below is from another iii poster, who is as sensible as they get, who's also states they have a contact at a spread betting firm who has pretty much summed up what I have said from my contacts info.............They say "As for IG, they provide a great service but they do specify in the small print that they trade on their own account (i.e. they are not a normal pass through broker ).In out of hours trading they set the price for the FT100 for example (when the US is closed) and so implies that they could, if they wanted, move the price around a bit to benefit their own book .....but this does not mean they actually do it.It is alleged by a contact of mine that they have screens up showing where all the majority of stops and limits are for their customers which gives them a big advantage for their own book trading. Also they apparently have screens which follow their most successful traders which also gives them an edge. This is all legal and above board and their small print does specify they trade on their own account - possibly trading against their customers".So hard boy, it seems its not just all in my mind after all.
Fred Prior
19 Nov 2016
Re: Here we go again The media don't usually let the truth ruin a good story, so, given the evidence you claim to have obtained, I am disappointed that the story has not broken.========== ========== Hardboy, sorry to hear of your disappointment but unfortunately the ensuing exposure of the perpetrators needs to be done in a way that NO stone is left unturned, if its not presented correctly it will not be taken seriously, as I said, it will be done in such a way that it will have to be taken seriously.people will have no choice but to believe because there will be facts backed up with evidence, such evidence takes time and to collate.All in good time.I wouldn't worry too much about the current SP, it won't be here for ever.....did you know that when an entity gathers a stake in a company of over 25% its used as a blocking mechanism? Strange why the directors (after having had their holding diluted recently) would rush to regain a blocking stake isn't it, especially when they could have purchased and gathered that stake at much lower prices.Have a nice weekend hardboy and don't lose sleep over the current SP, listen to Fred........
Hardboy
18 Nov 2016
Re: Here we go again Thanks Fred,And no, I don't short anything. I guess I'm frustrated because your story of someone having a very large long spread bet placed; and the company he had the bet with, shorting the stock to try to get him to close his position, although sounding a little fanciful, did explain the irrational movement of the share price over recent months, As spread bets tend to be usually fairly short term in duration, I tended to think the price weakness would not continue much longer; but it is going on and on. I was also hoping your efforts to bring the story out in the open would happen fairly quickly. (Irrespective of my potential gains from a Hikma rebound) I hate people in positions of trust acting against the interests of their clients, so would love to see them exposed; and equally people within the financial services industry who think they are bigger than the law and public opinion should get their come uppance. The media don't usually let the truth ruin a good story, so, given the evidence you claim to have obtained, I am disappointed that the story has not broken.
Fred Prior
18 Nov 2016
Re: Here we go again hard boy, it matters not if you don't think there will be a "buyout" of sorts or not, as you are invested in Hikma, if anything you should welcome one?The only people that need worry are those holding short positions in Hikma and that does not include you does it?All good things come to those that wait.
Hardboy
17 Nov 2016
Re: Here we go again Thanks, Sapito,I always think Direct Debit, for DD, but then I have a preference for sleeker models.
sapito
17 Nov 2016
Re: Here we go again DD = due diligence, or a bra size. I also think that a buyout is most unlikely.
Hardboy
17 Nov 2016
Re: Here we go again Fred:"DD being done on they s company"Sorry, it may be typing errors, and abbreviations don't know, but I did not understand your comment. I've also commented already about the buy out theory which I don't think is a runner.
