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Xmas & New Year market open hours courtesy of cantor index

Xmas & New Year market open hours courtesy of cantor index

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Monday 24th December Indices  UK 100 open until 12:30, out of hours pricing until 18:15 France 40 open until 13:00 Germany 30 and EU stocks 50 closed all day, out of hours until 18:15 All US indices and Japan 225 open until 18:15 Commodities Gold, Silver, Copper and US Light Crude close at 18:45 Brent…

the net continues to close around Steve Cohen…

the net continues to close around Steve Cohen…

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  Steven Cohen has been one of the most successful fund managers of the last few decades. His company SAC Capital has produced an average 30% return per year (no mean feat I can tell you) from its managed funds and currently oversees $14 billion in assets. It’s a tough game to beat the market…

Quick pre apres-ski take on the Bumi twists & turns of the day…

Quick pre apres-ski take on the Bumi twists & turns of the day…

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So, in a series of RNS announcements today, the acrimony surrounding the Bumi venture just seems to worsen… In a move which actually plays into the hands of Rothschild and Bumi Plcs minorities, the ruling that now restricts the voting power of coal miner Bumi’s Indonesian shareholders to 29.9% and per the excerpt from the…

Market news round up, upgrades & downgrades courtesy of Cantor Index

Market news round up, upgrades & downgrades courtesy of Cantor Index

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19 Dec 2012 Cantor Opening Call The FTSE is seen opening up around 10 points higher today       UK Corporate Announcements Bunzl states that trading has been in line with the expectations and sees its operating margin in line with last year Sportingbet states that trading in December has continued in line with…

Zak Mir on Barclays: The Ultimate “Diamond” Geezer!

Zak Mir on Barclays: The Ultimate “Diamond” Geezer!

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The Set Up… I have to admit that with regards to me and my memory, it is somewhat like a sieve – and that’s being flattering! Nevertheless, what sticks out in my mind about by book 101 Charts For Trading Success, now nearly two years old, is the way that the coverage of Barclays Bank was…

SBM Call on the land of the rising Nikkei pays handsome dividends

SBM Call on the land of the rising Nikkei pays handsome dividends

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See our blogs on the Nikkei here – http://www.spreadbetmagazine.com/blog/is-the-25-year-bear-market-in-japan-over.html and here –  http://www.spreadbetmagazine.com/blog/japanese-equities-dont-miss-the-train.html and also our Buy in levels on the About Us page (8600 & 8850). Very handsome profits have been returned in recent weeks from our Trading Buy Calls on Japan and we don’t expect the train to reverse any time soon, as evidenced by…

LIGHT DAY BLOGGING – SKI SLOPES BECKON FOR SBM!!

LIGHT DAY BLOGGING – SKI SLOPES BECKON FOR SBM!!

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Sometimes it pays to “take time out” and so as we wind down to Xmas, after a cracking 1st year for SBM, we are spending some of our hard earned profits (see the About Us page to verify our 90% + success record) and enjoying the ski slopes in Lech!   2013 promises to be an…

Market news round up, upgrades & downgrades courtesy of Cantor Index

Market news round up, upgrades & downgrades courtesy of Cantor Index

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18 Dec 2012 Cantor Opening Call The FTSE is seen up around 25 points higher this morning       UK Corporate Announcements Morgan Sindall states that it is trading in line with the board’s expectations Skyepharma also announces that it is trading in line with the forecasts Unite Group details that it remains well…