rather than pick out individual stocks to trade, it can often be worthwhile to trade the indices themselves, especially in times of high volatility.

for those so inclined, i attach below charts for FTSE and FTSE 250, though one might equally be tempted to trade Dow or S&P, which is significantly broader in its coverage, or even NASDAQ

for ease of reading, i have attached 1 year and 3 month charts in each instance

Totally off topic, but have you ever been to UAE (Abu Dhabi) Mr C (or anyone else)?
Am heading there in Nov but need to know if I can US$ as currency or do I need to take Dirhams? It's only for three days so not keen to buy Dirhams if I don't have to.

yes - AD, like the rest of UAE, is very expensive, so if you are paying your own way, then do your research on where to eat ..... Tripadvisor is a good starting point, but you'll need to be able to read between the lines as many reviews are written by transatlantic friends whose criteria are somewhat different, certainly from my own.

you can use plastic universally, but you'll certainly need AED for taxis and the like .... whatever you do, do NOT change money at any airport ..... strangely, your hotel may well give you a decent rate, though when i last needed to change money in Dubai, by far the best ROE was in the local Spinneys (owned by Waitrose) where there was a small bureau de change

if you want to know any more, ask again

btw, i assume you are flying Etihad, which is very good ..... also AD airport is small, so very quick to get in/out

Thanks. No, I am flying GulfAir, via very short stop in Bahrain.
I use and contribute to Tripadvisor which is an excellent website for information. One of the hotels appeared to very good, but a chap onTripadvisor warned of the ladies who patrolled outside in the late evening. His wife wasn't very keen, though I think he was intrigued!
So you are saying that US$ are no good in UAE? Shame as I have a few and that would have saved me changing more currency.

good luck gulf air ..... has a poor reputation locally, akin to "our" klm!
very surprised to hear that AD allows streetwalkers - sounds most unlikely in the extreme to me! ..... you'll often find a good selection of very attractive "professionals" in the hotels, but for sure they will all be "spoken for" :-)

change your $ for AED when you arrive in AD, as otherwise you'll effectively pay for a double exchange

Thanks for that. All I need now then is a few suitable basic phrases in arabic and I shouldn't get ripped off any more than any other traveller! ;o)

F*** off is universal harry ;)

F*** off is universal harry ;)

LOL! Just a bit louder when talking to foreigners!

just do your homework, perhaps starting with one of the travel guides ..... avoid the "camel tour" like the plague - sounds great, but trust me, it's crap!

It'll give you the hump.

It also has 'other' connotations!

no skinny thats camel toe.,.

No idea what you mean..

It's F1 w/e, which is why I am going, so don't need too much in the way of local amusements, but it is a w/e where pretty much everything from hotel rooms to hooker rates have doubled in anticipation of the super rich arriving. Unless some of my stocks increase considerably in value over the next few months, the locals are going to be pretty p*ssed off with my spending power!

such innocence.,.

:-))

What camp site you using then?

You could always take your own van.

Sounds expensive from what Cynic says Harry, what makes the middle east such a draw for this F1 as a venue?

It's just a convenient time for two of us to go. We have been to most of the European circuits and the Far East & South America are just too expensive for a short trip. It's the third from last race, so hopefully the championship won't be decided by then and also my mate is an avid Ferrari fan, so he's keen to see the glitzy Ferrari World building.
I suppose it all comes down to what we think it's worth spending our money on! Some do golf, some prefer trawling the bars of Bangkok and some like snorting petrol fumes!