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what am i missing?[its bound to be obvious but i cant for the life of me see what]. If/when COIL get taken over the new comapany, XTR,will give you a new share on the given ratio. fair enough i am with it so far. the RNS states that the 9 for 10 offer at the SP listed in the RNS on 16 mar gives a 30% premium. therefore if i was ,theoretically to lump in, then it would suggest a 30% instant profit[providing XTR dont dive on 1st day of trading.]
using current bid SPs and an arbitary figure to keep maths easy
90 COIL shares @3.75p=3.15
81 XTR shares @4.75p=3.85
this still leaves you in profit by approx 19%
is it as easy as this?if so why isn't everyone jumping on the bandwagon[this is why i think i am missing something]
any takers
Alex

Rob, my quick calculation using the offers and bids indicated by my online broker indicates an upside of the order of about 6%. COIL shares are currently available to buy at 4p

90 x 4 = 360

81 x 4.75 = 384.75

not quite so impressive and you'd have to deal quite a lot in order to make much profit over and above dealing costs, not to mention being lucky as far as SP movement goes . . . .

XTR is on my watchlist regarding the oil shale, but until that part of the business really starts to take off, I'm not sure the company is anything more than high-risk.

I''ve just bought into WHG wren homes as the sp is rising nicely since tranferring from ofex. It is profitable and paying a maiden div, has a large land bank and a steadily growing market as the only quoted builder of retirement homes and apartments for the comfortably off elderly. It looks a safe bet to me-any opinions?

try buying Southern Cross (SCHE)

Alan ..... in the long(er) term you are almost certainly right re UK house prices, though location is everything ..... in the short(er) term, i don't think there is much doubt that current house inflation will slow significantly and, if we run into any kind of recession or credit squeeze, there will be an awful lot of people being forced to liquidate their buy-for-let portfolios.

As for buying abroad, let alone locations like Bulgaria, then caveat emptor ..... Spain, with a supposedly quite sophisticated property market, continues to con many investors; France has some pretty frightening tax laws; Portugal has recently (i think) introduced tougher property taxes ..... so if you think buying property abroad is like money for old rope, be very aware that you could end up with a lot of old rope.

Just on the subject of housing has anyone ever heard of Eatonfield (EFD)? I read a positive article recently and it seems they are a front runner in developing and building eco-friendly houses. Recently bought a 24 acre industrial site for 5 mil and then had it valued on the same day at 7 mil. Gordon Brown is also raising the stamp duty threshold on eco-housing to 500k, which only makes EFD's service/product more attractive and profitable, mrkt cap os fairly low at 33million. Could be a good long term investment IMO.

I've never heard of them, but eco-friendly is a good position in the market, currently.
However housebuilders have been forced by the government to ensure all their new builds are carbon neutral over the next few years and the introduction of efficiency ratings in the Hips packs means that they will all be eco friendly before long, so the niche dissappears. IMO
Not doubting EFD quality or suitability as an investment as I don't know them, but be aware of the coming changes.
Alan

you are right about location Alan--I recently looked at a house in Polzeath Cornwall from the outside only-I hasten to add!! My dream location on the cliff and in need of renovation--offers over 1250000 and it was last on a bid os 1750000 with 3 bidders fighting between them!! now where are my seo and yoo shares when I need them?? ah well off to try to make another pound.....

anyone in TOM--it's doing well and has the smell of a multi bagger for those with patience IMO.

Hi MP. TOM could be risky. They are already producing, which is good, but their share of turnover at the Flusche well is worth only about 125,000 per year.

The oil shale looks promising, but having watched Xtract Energy (XTR) for some time (which claims to be sitting on shale-bound oil reserves of 1.6 billion barrels, yet still finds itself to be the victim of a steadily-sinking SP), it seems to me that there is some way to go before the technology for producing oil from shale becomes commercially viable.

TOM's chart looks exciting though, but the downside could be swift and steep if they don't find much oil in the next round of drilling.

Still, WDIK - agree it's tempting to have a flutter on charts basis but I'm not all that liquid at the mo. Good luck, anyway!

Just read the 1st page of this thread Driver and I hope you were patient, or at least heeded your own advice, and bought some CCT shares.

thats a good point hewitt and I'll watch out for that but I reckon they may have built some invaluable expertise in the area already and have two more years to get even more. Early builders may look to EFD for advice or EFD may begin winning large eco-build contracts in the short term thus propelling them into becoming a big player in the long term! All IMO of course.

Potts
I am now out of CCT a bit early bought at 49 and sold at 135 but I still think they have a bit more to go.

May as well take the profit whilst its there

My son is a 27 yr old officer in the Army leaving in Nov--07 and wants to go into the City. He needs to find out more about specific areas such as broking or trading so he can target his job hunting efforts. Can anyone help a bright and ambitious young man with a shadow day or advice?

CFE and TOM are rising strongly today and I'm pleased to be back into NU. maybe sell in May won't apply this year??

mp
Did you get some VML

not in yet driver--I kept waiting for a sharp pull back which hasn't happened!! I'll get some when I have some funds.

couldn't miss the party--I'm in for a few! I sacrificed my dcd to do it. vml look much more exciting.

would anyone think me mad to trade SER for VML at this stage of the game?

Have held SER for ages and now in profit - just. have no spare cash and would like to get a 2nd stock in uranium before missing the boat- assuming it isnt too late.[already hold THR-not their primary tgt but will be soon i am guessing]
Alex