I have been holding HMV shares since floation and yet to make any money. In the meantime, I shorted @ 197.25 hoping to buy at 193 for a quick small gain. Strange no body else seems to be following this stock. All comments welcome.

Suspension of trading in the ordinary shares

Sad day for all connections.

it is a sad day - i am glad i am not the person who spent £49.74k last night @ 16:23:23 on what must have been a pure gamble to wake up this morning and find it is now worth jack? 14-Jan-13 / 16:23:23 / 1.16p Buy Volume 4,287,703
best wishes to the employees in these difficult trading times

was probably covering his short

Preston on R4 earlier gave a good account - the consensus was/is that these will survive in some shape or form.

HMV 'confident of finding solution'

15 January 2013 Last updated at 13:33

The boss of HMV has said he is confident of finding a solution to the embattled retailer's troubles.

Trevor Moore said management had begun working with administrators Deloitte.

"We remain convinced we can find a successful business outcome," he told journalists. "The intention is to continue to trade the stores."

Grandad steals from HMV after voucher row

Eric Nolan, from Tyrellstown, Dublin, told the Irish Independent that he took three computer games from the Dublin store in fury, after staff refused to take his grandson's €40 gift voucher. He was stopped by security staff, but ignored them, and after they followed him down the street they eventually gave up.

HMV will accept gift vouchers

The administrators of HMV have said that the music and DVD retailer will start accepting gift vouchers in stores from Tuesday.

Deloitte had previously said that gift cards could not be redeemed in stores, leading to anger among many customers.

Deloitte said it was able to honour the vouchers after assessing HMV's financial position.

Meanwhile restructuring specialist Hilco has emerged as the frontrunner to save HMV, reports say.

HMV: Restructuring specialist Hilco takes control of retailer

Restructuring specialist Hilco has taken effective control of music and DVD retailer HMV.

Hilco, which already owns HMV Canada, has bought the debt of HMV from the group's lenders, Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland.

The debt deal gives Hilco effective control of HMV, which fell into administration last week.

HMV is sold to Hilco in rescue deal

Restructuring specialist Hilco has clinched a deal to rescue music and DVD retailer HMV.

Hilco, which already owns HMV Canada, said it had acquired 132 HMV shops and all nine branches of the Fopp chain in a deal that could save 2,500 jobs.