London Stock Exchange Share Discussion Threads

[sirshagalot] 02/7/2008 09:24

i hope this gets taken over by a bunch of pirates just like aim markets for pi,s

[v01101999] 30/6/2008 13:15

i think it is time to give quataris a call ! before all long start panicking and throwing in the towel

[safari7] 27/6/2008 11:11

Qatar and others have been monitoring LSE for a takeover approach
for ages. LSE will be 1000p to 1200p again within 2 weeks imo.dyor

If I was currently caught out at up to 50% higher in LSE then I would
try and double now at this level to bring your break even down to 1000p.
As when the markets pick up again near term, LSE will quickly bounce
back up to over 1000p. Stakebuilding and an approach is only a question
of time now imo at these all time lows..

[v01101999] 27/6/2008 09:57

the options market is very illiquid for this and there is a large open interest at 800 level .. watch that and you will get the direction .. 800 will be the support for sometime IMHO

[safari7] 27/6/2008 09:02

Is the LSE going bust..? All time lows. LSE may be the only one
likely to weather the storms with takeover more likely each day.

1000p to 1200p very soon imo.dyor.

[110543407] 26/6/2008 08:46

the fizzling out started earlier than I expected! 5.4% down this morning. This is undoubtedly a bear market.

[coronia] 25/6/2008 16:13

ah thanks...interesting stuff!

[110543407] 25/6/2008 15:26

as the intention to invest into Doha has now fallen through, this makes the LSE more vulnerable to being taken over. The dramatic rise is therefore down to pure speculation which will probably soon fizzle out!

[coronia] 25/6/2008 15:15

anyone any idea why the dramatic rise today?

[ivancampo] 24/6/2008 21:34

not many more kick's in the boll*x for this one, pound lower at most, upside over next 6 months far more potentially.....

[sirshagalot] 10/6/2008 10:01

catch a falling knife comes to mind

[zipper] 10/6/2008 09:38

chart does looks dire -
but isn't it when the price is so weak that the astute one attacks!

[sirshagalot] 10/6/2008 09:32

now they buying own shares tut tut it will work but for a short time.

[sirshagalot] 09/6/2008 11:55

charts a mess share price crash as punters bail out

[zipper] 02/6/2008 15:27

have also been temped to sell out, but more chance of lse getting taken out than not, cannot see it remaining independant for long

if a bid should surface there will be others to follow imho

[artnouveau] 02/6/2008 11:50

Trouble is with shorting it is there could be a bid anytime, also it's cheap to other bourses who are making LESS money.

Nevertheless, sentiment as it is, I sold out earlier for a loss today to let things settle down. Just have a small holding in my ISA now.

ArtN

[donny brassedoff] 02/6/2008 08:51

looks like this is in a serious downtrend, that £5 target someone mentioned suddenly doesn't seem so silly, drips down day after day.

[jono2000] 27/5/2008 18:03

OK, I've got my money back now, so should i hang on for a rise or sell out and sit this one out.

i'm leaning towards holding and seeing where we go - it has been oversold, Turquoise is over-hyped and this established player is doing ok.

plus nasdaq interest again. i'd say £11 is pitiful, try about £16....

[artnouveau] 25/5/2008 14:09

dontyo,

TradeTurquoise couldn't even find a CEO until recently. Plus markets withdrew a merger offer in November last year with Turquoise. Its original conception was to provide competition and reduce costs of trading back in 2005. Turquoise has been continually delayed and is now scheduled to start by the end of this year The costs that markets such as NASDAQ and LSE charge have come down markedly since then.

So, when/if Turquoise starts trading (Nov '05 then Nov '06 and '07 were the original start dates!) it has already lost its main competitive threat, cost. You'd be better off investing in PlusMarkets (formally OFEX) if you want to find a long-term threat to LSE though it currently only handles a small percentage of the market, the CEO has a terrific track record on AIM. To be honest by the time NASDAQ/NYSE take out LSE or vice versa most the competition will be quashed anyhow.

Good luck with your short, hope you didn't position it just before the Bank Holiday though.

ArtN

[dontyo] 25/5/2008 10:36

Yes but that was before i had an interesting conversation with a broker re turquoise. I'm out and looking at what appears to be an easy short.