The computer rules

It was nice for IG Index to phone me yesterday to point out that, consequent upon my forex positions, I would have to cough up a further £60,000 cash by way of margin call for the weekend’s French election uncertainties. This is the first time that IG have ever phoned me in the last year. It is otherwise completely impossible for me ever to talk to anybody at IG. The computer rules.

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I sold LibDem seats at 32. They are now 23 to buy back. Seemingly, there is no sign of a LibDem breakthrough. Rather as should have been expected.


As for Nutter Corbyn, he has definitely had it. One can still sell Labour seats at around 150. I can’t see much risk in that.

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JC Juncker is now to speak in French rather than English. If he were really communautaire, he’d speak in Esperanto. Actually, it would probably be best if he were not to speak at all.

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And Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) looks to have finally topped/popped. It’s taken a very long time.

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Purplebricks (LON:PURP) stands at new all time high. But comment is sensibly concentrating on all these instructions which do not give rise to sales. No wonder a director sale of c. £3m occurred a few days ago.

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Finally, Al Wukair might win the 2000 Guineas. Fabre does not send them over here for a joke.