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A $90 Billion trade deficit is no small matter.   If India has 3rd largest current account deficit worldwide, who is 2nd and 1st?

Never knew 52% of gold worldwide is utilised for making jewellery, only 18% kept in central banks and 18% ETFs', and 12% for industrial.

I know gold jewellery has huge cultural significance in India, don't understand why though. Shouldn't third world countries at least try to promote infrastructure and and industry rather than adornments?  Not judging (much), just wondering why.

Nothing wrong with gloating now and then, enjoy it!

So who is the bleeding heart today?

Could not be Syria
F&G is @ 47 Neutral
US jobless claims less than expected
SA record closing yesterday
SA strikes, but that is normal this time of the year 

Oh, I know, it is that 't'-word, t for twits, tools, twats, and trolls.


Most probably this afternoon US data 14:30 might push us up back again.

Thank you smiley.

Thank you,.

And you have to buy in pockets of 100 shares for 1 contract? So basically what you've stated above x 100 = 1 contract.

Got it.

I've worked very hard all day, still busy but I have already lined up a few companies over the next three months (longs & shorts), this is going to be interesting.

Phew, thank you Aragon.

First mistake you saved me from, SSF’s and not CFD’s expires, always had the notion that share CFD’s expire and not index CFD’s.  But it is good news indeed as I was waiting for the 19th to start; now I can start sooner.   It also explains why time frames are longer and it seems, for now at least, that price fluctuations are not as lethal as on index CFD’s.

So dividends, same principle as indices although trading stops at 16:50 were as I usually trade until 22:00 (daylight savings time dependant) and can start 2am, whereas 9:00am seems opening time, or can I trade 8:50 in auction?  Don’t worry, I’ll find out soon enough.

With regards to tricks, I've learned on Alsi & T40 CFD’s to disable stop losses just before 8:30 (sometimes also 8:00) and also just before/after major economic news. It’s amazing and I guess also borderline criminal how enormous fluctuations are then, both up and down in a split second, to take out SL’s both ways I assume and then continuing right back in the direction it was going before those times.

Also, I never initiate a new contract out of normal business hours because spreads seem to magically inflate after hours, thus best time to start is just after 8:30am.  I suppose it is not really tricks, I just try to hunt the hunter.

Thank you for sharing current positions, I’ll try to follow what is happening here.

Now, I'm looking forward to look into a few potential shares, I will post when I enter so that everyone can share my pain and learn from my mistakes.

...or it could be the cautionary announcement. 

But I will try.

Maybe,

Once.