Any punters living in Birmingham Area interested in a Pie, Pint and jaw, one evening in a pub in Birmingham area.
Personally interested in small time investing(gambling), developing an appetite for CFDs. Also developing an interest in Charting or TA.

I use Sharescope, Moneyam, Barclays, Comdirect and IC

Let me try to get you boys back to work.

This maybe one for 55, but DYOH.

Worth a look MPI.

I made a mistake and did not sell at a 5% drop. It has cost me more than I should have allowed.

I thought the fundamentals justified a higher price than the market was paying for it at the time, although anybody with any sense looking at the TA would have sold.

It has a PE of about 15, projected 9, and peg of. .25 projected .34. a yield of 2.4% up to 3%.

Projection of turnover and profits support the figures.

The antipathy is whether or not the economy is going to contract and MPI function will be less needed and profitable.

I think that SP is likely to be on the upturn, but probably better to watch for a bit longer.

There has been director buying today and no recent institutional selling.

(What has interested me over the last six months (including last two mths,) that there seems to be a balance of more buying to selling by directors over the whole market. I am judging this by reported directors trading in own companies.) I hope this is not false optimism.



Michael Page says CEO Ingham, FD Puckett lift stakes in coAFX
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Michael Page International PLC said chief executive Steve Ingham, finance director Stephen Puckett and managing director for Europe and American operations Charles-Henri Dumon each bought 170,000 shares in the company at 280 pence a share.Following these transactions, Ingham holds 1.17 mln shares or 0.36 pct, Puckett holds 373,526 shares or 0.12 pct, and Dumon about 1.20 mln shares or 0.37 pct in the company. TFN.newsdesk@thomson.comjjo/bsu/ajbCOPYRIGHT

Work is just a but pint away....

Hope everyone got home OK, managed to get a train that should have gone 3 minutes before for the second time on the trot.

Good presentation I thought, no bull and too the point...pity that the tuck/drink was a bit basic but worth the time I thought.

Chris, more good piece of news re EXPN this afternoon I see.

Glad you hear you got your train. I suppose it's one of the advantages of applying 'Just In Time' principles to train stock. With much reduced turnaround times for trains, then if it finishes its previous route/journey late then it will commence its next new journey/route late as well.

Yes, good presentation.... no spin .... but unfortunately I don't like the technique of using the 'Special Offer valid for tonight only'. I presume they bought the very basic package as regards room hire. Had dinner after I got home - but the 10 chocolate cakes kept me going thru the seminar. So unfortunately we couldn't give Fred a proper toast during the seminar.

Looks like the B'ham Pie & Pint attendence at a seminar always runs in to some 'trouble'. We've had the WS one where both the main speakers didn't turn up, then the CW one which was cancelled, then last nights with second half of it based around 'live trading' of DOW - on a day the DOW was closed (Thanksgiving Day - always fourth Thursday in November). Wonder what fate will befall the next B'ham seminar.....venue will burn down?

Yes, another good contract for EXPN announced.

and going back to what we were discussing last night then its one of the MAM lead stories today:

"Northern Rock has considerable holes in its asset base that may harm its ability to repay loans.

This includess the 23bn of taxpayers' money it has been lent by the Bank of England, according to The Guardian. "

I think the the NR business just gets worst on all accounts. Wonder if the "on the night CMC offer" could be attained anyway, as all these betting shops/brokers must be loosing volume hand over fist in the current climate and gagging for any new business.

stan ... you might get some follow-up contact from them offering something ..... I don't suppose I will as they didn't have my details despite sending me two auto-acknowledgements originally...

Yes possible I suppose, see from their website they have a 10000 dummy trial on. Could be interesting.

Would you believe it Chris, the boy Fabiola has just bought another 22,000 shares at EXPN.

Somethings got to be happening behind the scenes I know.

Yes, nearly 95k worth he bought ..... as you say must be for a reason and not on a whim....

come on then - what was the "special offer valid for tonight only"

It's a secret not saying, Were were you last night then? -):

Keeping a low profile from CMC - you know they don't like winning traders ;-)

They were offering a Education CD-ROM - valued at 99 + one years free subsciption to MarketStars - valued at 150 + 100 put into an account. All if you sign up on the night.

I think I have seen one of the CDs and would not consider purchasing it. The other parts I leave to you.

I think I have seen one of the CDs and would not consider purchasing it. The other parts I leave to you.

Chris, can you remember the name of that Thai resturant that you pointed out to us last night in Bennetts Hill as we might go there Sat. Night please?

It's a secret not saying

Well, OK then, heres the info:

It's the THAI ORCHID.

They're part of a (Thai) owned group. Good Thai Food (not the wishy-washy pseudo-Thai stuff).

Website is:

http://www.thaigroup.co.uk/restaurants/orchid.html#Birmingham

"The Thai Orchid Group of Restaurants is celebrating after winning Thailands most prestigious "Best Service Provider" award from the Prime Minister of Thailand, His Excellency, Thaksin Shinawatra - at a glittering ceremony in Bangkok. Only two other restaurants were selected from around the entire globe!"

Thanks, any rough idea on prices for straight forward meal.

Think It will be a toss up between the Ochid and the Barton Arms, depends on time and how we feel on the night. Am I correct in saying that it was the No.33 or 3 bus from the centre out to the BA?

Fred, I think that on the night the feeling was the same regarding the value of that CD -):