IntelliAM AI Share Discussion Threads

[james t kirk] 20/3/2008 08:55

Very interesting and unfortunately CFD's and spreadbetting have made small stocks a bit of a lottery - also the ease of taking out T10's and T20's on borrowed money doesnt help and has removed the old habit of buying shares and keeping the certificate. You couldnt jump in and out of shares and "pump and dump".

[soldi] 20/3/2008 08:55

Spread betting companies would go out of business, because if a customer is being asked to fork out a substantial stake to go long in any company, they might as well go and buy the shares!

[ged5] 20/3/2008 08:49

Lurking on the LNG thread I saw this link which is perhaps pertinent to the discussion here.

[soldi] 20/3/2008 08:43

Ged5 - I agree with everything you say. And the fact that some companies have folded because of the activity is simple reason enough for banning it, imv. I simply can't understand the rationale for allowing it as a trading device. It's too dangerous for all concerned.

[ged5] 20/3/2008 08:36

I also agree with the comments here about shorting. Although we can spreadbet (although I've never done so) we can't compete on a level playing field. Why one set of investors is allowed to borrow shares to sell and not the private investors is beyond belief. I can't see that it helps companies either. Haven't some companies folded because of persistent shorting?

That said this company doesn't help itself. The management make it difficult to speak to them, they don't answer e-mails and they don't see a reason for updating the very people who are providing them with money.

I just hope they treat their customers a lot better than they do us.

[soldi] 20/3/2008 08:33

Why on earth do the financial authorities allow it??????? It beggars belief.

Look what happened yesterday when shorters panicked the banking sector, causing Brown to have a meeting today with their representatives. Despite the alarm caused, I bet nothing much will happen to the culprits. It really is astonishing that the practice is tolerated, imo.

[rokkie] 20/3/2008 08:26

soldi i agree with comments on shorting, where else can you bet on something to lose? It far easier to throw a race than it is to win it.

[james t kirk] 19/3/2008 20:08

Last full year results posted profits just short of a million £530k after financing and today we're valued at under £5m - crazy times when you consider we've just opened door to NHS.

[cyberpost] 19/3/2008 19:03

genie

yes.. thanks for that..



03 April 2008 - Announcement of Interims to February 2008

[genie] 19/3/2008 18:41

According to the IMD website the interims are going to be released on the 3rd April 2008

[cyberpost] 19/3/2008 16:39

with such stocks.. they can drop very slowly virtually every day.... very hard to pick the bottom..... you have to buy when you think its right ...... so as long as you are confident the company is sound - you ignore the girations..... what happens is when the company does produce the figures that show nothing bad happening .... all the losses on the share price can be recouped in one day. And recovery takes place.

I believe that is what will happen with INT. In the mean time its just gritting ones teeth and riding out the storm.

[rokkie] 19/3/2008 16:32

soldi, lol, not a happy bunny then. INT have a great portfolio of products and it will be interesting to see the uptake of the Surety needle. AIM stocks are volatile but i think thats why people are interested in them, there is a greater risk/reward ratio..

[soldi] 19/3/2008 16:17

It's the usual cr@p with AIM stocks. With hind sight, it's far better to avoid them - or even better - to short them!

[cyberpost] 19/3/2008 16:11

they could've issued a trading update just to reassure the market even saying trading was in line with company's expectations. what's annoying is that the directors seem oblivious to share price sitting at all time lows.

[ged5] 19/3/2008 15:49

Can buy at 1.55p now!

[ged5] 19/3/2008 15:45

Many thanks for your reply, cyberpost.

Must mean they haven't anything significantly good or bad to say.
Pity I was hoping for significantly exceeding market expectations with lots of unexpected big orders just in, followed by a rapid rise in the share price

Oh well I'll dream another time!

[ged5] 19/3/2008 15:28

Well done cyberpost! I gave up trying to speak to them in the end. I did e-mail them but never received a reply. Were they fairly upbeat and are they keeping to 3rd April as published on their website?

[rokkie] 19/3/2008 13:46

Cyber, lets hope they dont release good news on a bad market day as it seems to get wasted. I've just averaged down alittle from my first purchase @ 2.5 ish so lets hope it doesnt go any lower.

[cyberpost] 19/3/2008 13:33

been told by the company results out next month. no reason for not issuing a trading statement this time round - they felth there wasnt a need. So looks like the share price weakeness is nothing company related but just general market sentiment.

[rokkie] 19/3/2008 13:17

interim results were out on the 27th last year. Lets hope for some decent news to stop this dropping any further.

[james t kirk] 19/3/2008 13:00

Hope they get the results out soon, this is a nightmare and the company appears to be on the brink of changing for the better.