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General Category => The Investor Challenge => Topic started by: Tajiri on December 17, 2015, 11:54:03 am

Title: How is this possible?
Post by: Tajiri on December 17, 2015, 11:54:03 am

http://www.shareforum.co.za/competition/com_holdings_public.php?user_id=2351&year=current

So you can actually sell what you do not own?

Title: Re: How is this possible?
Post by: Patrick on December 17, 2015, 11:59:23 am

Weird, clearly there's a bug somewhere that allowed three transactions to go off instead of one for ACL. I'll look into it, and hopefully sort the bug out before next years challenge.

Title: Re: How is this possible?
Post by: gcr on December 17, 2015, 02:10:29 pm

Quote from: Patrick on December 17, 2015, 11:59:23 am

Weird, clearly there's a bug somewhere that allowed three transactions to go off instead of one for ACL. I'll look into it, and hopefully sort the bug out before next years challenge.

Sure its called shorting :LHST:

Title: Re: How is this possible?
Post by: Orca on December 17, 2015, 03:29:37 pm

He will have to close his shorts before the end with money he don't have. :LHST:

Title: Re: How is this possible?
Post by: Patrick on December 17, 2015, 03:52:24 pm

What are the costs for shorting?

Title: Re: How is this possible?
Post by: Mr_Dividend on December 17, 2015, 04:46:06 pm

With GT247 - 0.1% on total amount when you buy AND sell. If you keep it over night the there is a small fee when you long weirdly I think it's the inverse when you short. Think I will test that tonight on my demo account.

Then around R80 p/m for live prices.

Title: Re: How is this possible?
Post by: Tajiri on December 24, 2015, 05:44:09 pm

Quote from: Patrick on December 17, 2015, 11:59:23 am

Weird, clearly there's a bug somewhere that allowed three transactions to go off instead of one for ACL. I'll look into it, and hopefully sort the bug out before next years challenge.

Also check: http://www.shareforum.co.za/competition/com_holdings_public.php?user_id=1958&year=current

Title: Re: How is this possible?
Post by: Orca on December 24, 2015, 08:58:44 pm

He shows no holdings so perhaps he has them hidden for a few days.