Author Topic: investor challenge  (Read 322182 times)

Orca

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2280
  • Karma: +54/-3
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #345 on: December 06, 2013, 08:08:22 pm »
Reminds me of when I was trading FX. Could only do so after work when I was having some cold ones that gave me courage to place orders. The next afternoon I would see stuff that I forgot to close and never remembered opening them. Had to leave them to run for months to get back into profit.
Needless to say, I lost R130K after a margin call.  :LHST:
I started here with nothing and still have most of it left.

gcr

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1008
  • Karma: +28/-1
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #346 on: December 06, 2013, 08:25:42 pm »
Patrick - I see that your final prices for shares seems to be taken as per the start of the afternoon auction. Maybe you should reconsider using closing prices as end of day after the auction has been concluded. Would make my position just look a bit better :LHST:
Not everything that counts, can be counted, and, not everything that can be counted counts - Albert Einstein

Aragorn

  • Global Moderator
  • Full Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 162
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #347 on: December 17, 2013, 12:42:10 pm »
CVN - CONVERGENET HOLDINGS LIMITED
10:1 Share consolidation on 13th December
Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall.

Patrick

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2551
  • Karma: +47/-2
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #348 on: December 18, 2013, 09:15:18 am »
CVN - CONVERGENET HOLDINGS LIMITED
10:1 Share consolidation on 13th December

Thanks, I'll process it soon.

tgg78703

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 189
  • Karma: +6/-1
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #349 on: December 23, 2013, 06:09:53 pm »
I note that TCS was suspended today, whats happens if they in ones portfolio, NIL value, a total loss or do they stay there at last traded price.

I would think a total loss and nil value as the shares can,t trade

Bundu

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 181
  • Karma: +3/-0
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #350 on: December 23, 2013, 06:40:59 pm »
I note that TCS was suspended today, whats happens if they in ones portfolio, NIL value, a total loss or do they stay there at last traded price.

I would think a total loss and nil value as the shares can,t trade


Isn't the competition over in any case?
« Last Edit: Tomorrow at 06:13:55 PM by Bundu »

Patrick

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2551
  • Karma: +47/-2
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #351 on: December 23, 2013, 09:52:55 pm »
Yep, contest is done with the winning blog post on the way. All prices are locked on Fridays values so the leaderboard is finalised. Congrats Griffin  :TU:

tgg78703

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 189
  • Karma: +6/-1
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #352 on: December 27, 2013, 07:40:35 pm »
well done Griffin :TU:

tgg78703

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 189
  • Karma: +6/-1
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #353 on: January 02, 2014, 09:10:45 pm »
As the game past is now history, it may be fun to save the first games bought on record and update the prices to see where they end next year, ie challenge 1.

and bit of glance in the past, no need to just kill it


Nios

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 124
  • Karma: +3/-1
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #354 on: January 02, 2014, 10:21:15 pm »
As the game past is now history, it may be fun to save the first games bought on record and update the prices to see where they end next year, ie challenge 1.

and bit of glance in the past, no need to just kill it
Agreed, that will be interesting to see if you could do it patrick.

Moneypenny

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1891
  • Karma: +37/-0
    • View Profile
    • Bu Valiere
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #355 on: January 04, 2014, 09:09:05 pm »
We'll done Griff!  :TU: 

Now, do it again.  >:D

Bundu

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 181
  • Karma: +3/-0
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #356 on: January 04, 2014, 09:22:32 pm »
I thought we would start again on 2Jan14......  :-[

edit: sorry, just saw we're going on Monday  :TU:
« Last Edit: January 04, 2014, 09:24:55 pm by Bundu »
« Last Edit: Tomorrow at 06:13:55 PM by Bundu »

aae

  • I've just arrived
  • *
  • Posts: 34
  • Karma: +1/-0
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #357 on: January 08, 2014, 02:56:16 pm »
these competitions have always had a issue in the past where someone buys shares that are not very liquid, e,g . If I had bought selco with all my money I would be 131% up today.

but that not be a true reflection as they hardly trade and there would be no hope of me selling or realising my profit.

Should you not have a cap on purchases related to the shares average volume

And it did not take to long to happen this year, games a farce

Bundu

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 181
  • Karma: +3/-0
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #358 on: January 08, 2014, 03:14:06 pm »
these competitions have always had a issue in the past where someone buys shares that are not very liquid, e,g . If I had bought selco with all my money I would be 131% up today.

but that not be a true reflection as they hardly trade and there would be no hope of me selling or realising my profit.

Should you not have a cap on purchases related to the shares average volume

And it did not take to long to happen this year, games a farce

I have to unfortunately agree - I see new No 1 on the leader-board, bought a share, that would have taken him more than a week to get the quantity he owns - he could no sell the lot at a massive profit, even if the real market would only accept 1% of his holdings
« Last Edit: Tomorrow at 06:13:55 PM by Bundu »

Patrick

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2551
  • Karma: +47/-2
    • View Profile
Re: investor challenge
« Reply #359 on: January 08, 2014, 03:17:07 pm »
these competitions have always had a issue in the past where someone buys shares that are not very liquid, e,g . If I had bought selco with all my money I would be 131% up today.

but that not be a true reflection as they hardly trade and there would be no hope of me selling or realising my profit.

Should you not have a cap on purchases related to the shares average volume

And it did not take to long to happen this year, games a farce

I have to unfortunately agree - I see new No 1 on the leader-board, bought a share, that would have taken him more than a week to get the quantity he owns - he could no sell the lot at a massive profit, even if the real market would only accept 1% of his holdings

Also agree, see my other thread now, how do we find the infrequently traded shares to remove them?