Rathbones Share Discussion Threads

[obarmoth] 20/3/2003 11:07

Hmmm... on the turn, perhaps?

Mark

[alexx] 06/3/2003 09:05

underlying pretax falls 11% to 18.4m

[m.t.glass] 30/1/2003 00:05

And since Matthew mentioned that comment of theirs, the stockmarket fell 15% and - until this morning - their share price didn't..

Way to go.

Results 5 or 6 weeks away

[matthewa] 31/10/2002 10:59

CBG - AGM P/W

'However conditions remain tough for our stock market related businesses. In particular, many of our asset management businesses have relatively high operational gearing and are feeling the effects of the continuing stock market weakness since our year end, as is our corporate finance business.'

Cant see how RAT can survive this.....

[zenbudd] 21/9/2002 11:13

Thanks for that BYRDSONG.
When I am competent enough to use cfd, I think I will be giving
IG a wide birth.
Another lesson learned.

[byrdsong] 21/9/2002 10:54

zenbudd

Not silly.

IG won't offer these shares on spreadbets or cfds.

I was short through city index cfds, who don't have these silly rules that harm the interests of clients. They do this by covering me in the market so are really neutral. If they can do it I'm sure IG could as well. It seems to me that IG are behaving like a bookmaker with a vested interest whereas city act much more like a broker. It means the bulk of my business goes to City.

BTW I covered rat yesterday flat.

[zenbudd] 21/9/2002 10:02

Question from a novice.
If your having problems with spread bets, would cfd not be better?

[byrdsong] 20/9/2002 00:01

I reckon ig have looked at these types of shares and despite the wide spread are still losing money. Gives the lie about being indifferent to whether their punters lose or win. They refused the other day to go into the mkt to get the mkt price on a trade i wanted to do 'cos it would cost too much.' When the mkt settles they'll probably get back into these shares - it just is a matter of them being sure that the odds r back in their favour. Think I'll give them a ring and moan.

[r.dryden] 19/9/2002 11:20

big vern, Cantor will let you bet on the RAT.

edit: ooops mtg beat me to it.

[m.t.glass] 19/9/2002 11:19

Cantorindex.com will take RAT bets - but sometimes has to be in £10 bites thanks to timid nms.

[acb] 19/9/2002 10:42

IG just turned me down (closings only) said that if NMS*share price less than £10k it is too illiquid for them. Managed to get short in INT away because IG's brokers will deal in 5k (NMS 3k) which brings us above the £10k limit. All very confusing but IG are obviously having ahard time with mid cap shorts!

Sorry about original post, I think I used a "less than sign" which has another meaning for posting charts.

[alexx] 19/9/2002 09:54

oh dear matthewa, who should I thank now, you for timing, MTGlass for starting thread or Byrdsong for contributions

big vern - City Index were taking shorts at least up until yesterday

[byrdsong] 19/9/2002 09:49

lol!

big vern

What? - rat's a 250 company isn't it - certainly not a tiddler. Tell them that IG, City etc etc r making a mkt in them and work on their sense of professional pride (if they have any)!

[m.t.glass] 19/9/2002 09:37

And I'm in too

[matthewa] 19/9/2002 09:29

alexx - This was Byrdsongs call

[byrdsong] 19/9/2002 09:09

short from 580 yesterday

[alexx] 19/9/2002 08:46

matthewa - loooking like a good call

[big vern] 18/9/2002 18:29

gonna give 'em both barrels tomorrow.

[matthewa] 18/9/2002 16:07

RAT - Rathbone Brothers Time to reshort these boys Who have held up against the rest of its peers BUT for how long? JPM p/w cant help these lot.

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[dodddy] 06/9/2002 00:50

>bert lmao u old cynic u :)

[byrdsong] 05/9/2002 08:09

up 25

they managed it.....