Today they have fallen 22% to a new low of 223p ..are they another Marconi..?



The chart looks like one long suicide note.

Food is the only safe haven now.

I'm buyin a burger van then !

lol. nice one

FWIW If the attack on LLOY continues, the shorters can't be allowed to bring them down along with HBOS. I can see government intervention before long.

Could we even have a Russian situation where the SM is suspended?

I don't hold so have no vested interest.

all the gains are wiped in the afternoon trades,whats next?

Lloyds is clearly under attack by the big shorters. Why in hell dont the government do something. Maybe Gorden has a relative in the hedge fund business. One thing for sure it is curtains for him now.

Tense nervious headache...?

Any one fancy BB down today over 17% could they be next to go.

Christ, never noticed that!

Too busy looking at the others

This is better than roulette.

News headlines again tonight ... that should stir it up again for tomorrow.

saying what? ..... or merely that the merger has taken place? ....... anyway, serves me right for trying to get too big a profit and then going out ..... never mind; should come good

We have heard very little about just how much of a run HBOS had from depositors/savers removing money from their accounts. The photos of Northern Rock customers queuing caused their failure. A man with a camera and some mates outside a B & B branch could cause the same problem!

But would the naked shorters and hedge funds stoop that low. Silly question really- (OF COURSE THEY WOULD.)

FSA to ban short-selling of financial stocks

By Peter Thal Larsen, Banking Editor

Published: September 18 2008 17:44 | Last updated: September 18 2008 18:09

Short-selling of financial stocks is to be banned in the United Kingdom from midnight on Thursday night under rules drawn up by the Financial Services Authority.


The ban, which has been approved by the watchdogs board of directors, will prevent investors from creating or adding to short positions in all publicly quoted financial companies. The ban will remain in force until January 19, 2009, when the FSA plans to publish a comprehensive review of short-selling rules.

so is buying a warrant or option 'put' on a financial a short position?

its up to shareholders to approve it......theres a good chance this will be refuted as hbos shows a profit from last results plus it got 4 billion from rights issue and aussie bank is worth up to 3 billion.....plus all the property, corporate etc

lol at dil......what has wales EVER done.....erm , nothing

scot* .... i would be very surprised indeed if the BoE and the gov't, and even the suits in Brussels, have not already laid it on the line to all the various parties that they accept the deal and like it

Don't know whether to sell my HBOS now while up or to wait to see what Lloyds deal is. Any ideas.