Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

GuasieI have friends everywhere.I have never once said they have told me anything.it is not legal!you are making accusations that are simply not true I have friends at mdx as wellthats a good case against memy largest holding.had it off there big time I know nothingas you regularly tell me

Yeah, right, Tell it to the judge

Ok Gausiehes a good mate of mine.27 degrees here in KentIm sweating my bandana off.

Re friends at work/inside trading. Taken from an investment glossary.
Apologise to those who are already aware.


Insider Trading is gaining knowledge/info that is not in the public domain IE Information which, if made public, is likely to have a significant effect on the price of a company's securities. Such information must, in connection with a listed company, be reported to RNS, so that it can be released to the market in a fashion which is fair to all investors.

Any person who uses price sensitive information to make a profit either for themselves or a third party in the shares of a company are in breach of insider trading laws or the Market Abuse Regime.

My take on it therefor is as follows.

If you have a friend in a business or know any of their employees, you can pump them for general info such as Business booming/reducing, staff being taken on/laid off. Enlargement to premises etc. I have always understood it that if the LSE would not deem any info to be worthy/requirement of an RNS or other regulatory notice this info could be traded on and not be insider trading.

I have shares in a Telecoms Company that has a very large junction connection box near to my house. About 6 months ago this company changed their broadband package. A few days later on passing the time of day with an engineer working at this box, I found out that the company were recruiting engineers at a high rate, due to this cheaper faster package. Within 2/3 weeks the shares were moving nicely up.
Speaking to other engineers 3 weeks ago at the same box, they told me that the company was laying off staff as customers were cutting back (obviously the credit crunch effect).
It's surprising how such digging can pay dividends.
I read a book years ago (yes honestly), in it, I think it was Warren Buffet who was quoted as saying that if you are looking at buying shares in a high street chain. Just visit a few of their stores and make general conversation, such as how busy, are they. Are they recruiting and so on. It's surprising what you can learn.

Note... Exclusive.

Visited Woolworths today. No customers, just staff all crying, each taking turns to stand outside selling 'The Big Issue'. I think Woolworths are in trouble. Please keep this to yourselves as I don't want a run on the companies shares, before I unload.

Greekmanthank you very muchof course I was told that Tango tasted very niceand so put 2 and 2 together and worked out Britvic must be a buy.that was a bit of luck Gausieever tasted Tango?

Tabasco,

It is said (if your old enough to remember) it takes 2 to tango.
Now tabasco and britvic, bloody hell. Could be a new drink.
Just watch someone try it.
I await with baited breath, and it no doubt would be if you tried it.

Or this one?

Choco one look at that Brazilian and its T-an-GoM&S is gorgeous as well .GreekmanIm hot and bubblycould work?

Tabasco,

No comment. It's a family show.

Chocolat,

As a clean living Yorkshireman, I don't appreciate the link. Now if it had been a nice cuddly sheep that would be a different story.

Fred1new, something about Somali pirates ?.

I received a letter from the FSA today. It started "Unauthorised overseas......" I thought "oh sh*t, now what?" Then I realised I was not being accused of anything, just warned of "Unauthorised overseas brokers targeting UK consumers". The FSA went on to say that my name has been found on a list used by fraudsters who cold call people trying to persuade them to buy often worthless shares.

I receive at least 4 calls a month from 'boiler room' shites and I have to confess that I take a perverse pleasure in baiting them, convincing them that they've found another sucker, before I tell them to piss off!

I don't need any boiler room to sell me worthless shares, I can do that on my own!

It is good to see the FSA doing something useful though isn't it?!

Yes you can have some fun winding these cold callers up. Same with the cold callers at your door. I tell them straight away I am not interested (I never buy anything at the door). If as they never take the first no for an answer, they carry on trying to sell, I allow them to think I am sort of interested. After several minutes I tell them I am still not interested. They of course carry on the spiel. I then tell them I have no money. Then of course the old, 'We can help with a finance package' comes out. After a few more minutes of flannel, I tell them I am really interested but as I am an undeclared bankrupt and that I have not yet filed yet, with also several County Court Judgements against me I doubt if they could set me up with a loan. (I hasten to add, none of the Bankrupt/CCJ's is true).
Never yet had any further sales pitch.

My wife has also been told that I will always speak to Jehovah Witness and Labour Party activists. I talk them all to a stand still. I think I have converted a few Jehovah's, and the party activists wish they had passed by.

Can't believe that people do buy shares from these cold callers. There are obvious excuses for the none young, mentally challenged (PC brigade won't get me).

Usually, when I get the God Squad at the door, I explain that the wife and I were just discussing religion and the pros and cons of the various versions, but that I am on my way out. The missus, however, is in the lounge and they should go straight through and talk to her.
Meanwhile, I grab my coat and disappear in the general direction of pub.

Alan, you should do a rewrite of 'The Great Escape'!

Alan,
Great idea. Must try that one when I don't have time for the chat.
Trouble is though my missus would become a convert to both the Jehovah's and the Labour Party.
Imagine that, a Jehovah Witness who is a Labour party activist. One bleeds you dry, the other doesn't believe in blood transfusions.
I left her alone once and a salesman sold her some conservatory blinds, and we don't even have a conservatory.
Only kidding, but she does have a soft spot and a salesman would only have to spin a poverty line, such as, will be fired if did not meet sales target, kids have no food on the table, house being repossessed etc and she would buy any line.
Having been married to me for nearly 29 years proves the point.

Alanif you tell them you are a registered blood donor they seem to go with very little persuasion.if that dont work the dog normally takes a small chunk out of the leg and then they need one which of course they cant have.so they bleed to death.dont get a lot of callers these days?

Letting your dog loose on a Jehovah's Witness is cruel.
My last dog, a chihuahua, choked to death on one.

Wifes has just come home with ABBA the movie.7 asda.seen the West End Stage Show 8 times.we are sad!.if you ever feel down in this sometimes depressing World of bad news...give it a go

:-)

Haven't seen it myself. Sounds very much like I might be missing out.

So Gordon Ramsay the highest-earning chef in the worldmarried for 12 years and has four children under tenVoted Celebrity Father Of The Year in 2006 and in 2007 the Ramsays were named Celebrity Family of the YearIn short he has got the lot!
Not enough for that foul mouthed fu*kerhe wants it all and a bit on the sideTanashame on him if he fools you onceshame on you if he fools you twicetake him for the lot
I also remember Paula Yates being the perfect Motherwrote two books on how to achieve thishaving to have psychiatric treatmentand being a heroin addictsays a lot about our so called celebritiesyes Jonathan Ross you twat.I suggest everyone on here turns their channel over when Ramsey or Ross appearI will be!