Plus500 Forum

RE: Stupid question : A stock trades ex-dividend on or after the ex dividend date(20th August 2014). At this point , the person who owns the security or stock on the ex dividend date will be awarded the payment, regardless of who currently holds the stock. After the ex div date has been declared the stock will usually drop in price by the amount of expected dividend. For example the sellers of Plus500 shares today or after will be entitled to the dividend but buyers of Plus500 shares today will not be entitled to the dividend

Profit takers and Shorters are doing their best but it is all temporary until common sense kicks in

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But it looks like investors chose instead to focus on the differences between Q1 and Q2 at Plus500, sending Plus500 shares down 6% Wednesday. The main delta between Q1 and Q2? ◾Of its $106 million in first half revenue, more than $60 million was earned in Q1 — Q2 saw a near 25% drop to $46 million. ◾Q1 saw Plus500 sign up more than 20,000 new customers. In Q2? 12,549. And most troubling? The increased cost of attracting those new clients. Clients acquisition costs (or AUAC, in Plus500-speak) rose from $546 in Q1 to nearly $1,000 ($993, to be exact) in Q2. Surely, part of the increase was due to Plus500′s relatively fixed ad budget simply attracting less new customers in Q2, as volatility in the markets stayed low. But still, investors were somewhat spooked about the potential long term implications of higher acquisition costs.

Plus500 shares get upgrade but drop 6% after Q2 results announcement By Gerald Segal on Thursday, 08.14.14 download (1) Stock market investors can certainly be a fickle bunch. After seeing its shares trade up more than 50% in the past month, retail forex broker Plus500 didn’t disappoint with its First Half 2014 results announcement: ◾Net profit increased 249% to $54 million, with half that paid out to shareholders in dividends. ◾Revenues topped $100 million, versus less than $45 million in last year’s first half. Broker N+1 Singer raised its price target on Plus500 to £8.24, more than 60% above the current share price. Plus500 even stated that its outlook was bright, writing: The Board looks ahead with continued confidence…. Whilst customer acquisition slowed in the second quarter, EBITDA margins have remained strong…. Current Q3 trading has continued to be strong and the Group is therefore confident of meeting market expectations for the year ending 31 December 2014. But it looks like investors chose instead to focus on the differences between Q1 and Q2 at Plus500, sending Plus500 shares down 6% Wednesday. The main delta between Q1 and Q2? ◾Of its $106 million in first half revenue, more than $60 million was earned in Q1 — Q2 saw a near 25% drop to $46 million. ◾Q1 saw Plus500 sign up more than 20,000 new customers. In Q2? 12,549. And most troubling? The increased cost of attracting those new clients. Clients acquisition costs (or AUAC, in Plus500-speak) rose from $546 in Q1 to nearly $1,000 ($993, to be exact) in Q2. Surely, part of the increase was due to Plus500′s relatively fixed ad budget simply attracting less new customers in Q2, as volatility in the markets stayed low. But still, investors were somewhat spooked about the potential long term implications of higher acquisition costs.

still think £8 is reasonable in the next 12 months

I bought at £6.40

You are right Earsfield, this is the period for the Robots while the bosses are away on summer Nice one

JD and Buybao I have got to admit that you guys have a great sense of humour

Passionate about plus and cannot get enough of it!!