tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post6428630507765959414..comments2024-02-03T22:10:00.197+00:00Comments on where eagles fear to perch: Preferences and Prejudices - a personal trading strategy....where eagles fear to perchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05764927121970691170noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-90442074817375216002014-05-29T20:14:47.533+01:002014-05-29T20:14:47.533+01:00Hi. Thanks again. Regarding the '...confirma...Hi. Thanks again. Regarding the '...confirmation that there are no rules...', I'm not a financial adviser..... you have to figure it out for yourself !!!where eagles fear to perchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764927121970691170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-65198384697978080312014-05-22T23:16:05.352+01:002014-05-22T23:16:05.352+01:00Thanks for the reply. Aha, I've heard of the o...Thanks for the reply. Aha, I've heard of the old company before but never knew what they did - good job on making the £6k!<br /><br />I just re-read your post and had a chuckle at the comment "oft-repeated recommendation seems to be that you need to be invested all the time, and at any cost." I've recently had some cash sitting in my share ISA and I was getting a bit twitchy that I couldn't buy anything with it. I guess as I don't follow the markets closely nor will I try to time it, I'll just buy something when there's enough cash to buy. Thanks for confirming that there are no rules! :-)weeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602950445306813601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-72934955356144401722014-05-22T19:42:41.184+01:002014-05-22T19:42:41.184+01:00Hi. Thanks for stopping by again. No problem in n...Hi. Thanks for stopping by again. No problem in naming this stock, now it doesn't really exist any more - it was Xstrata (XTA), now subsumed by Glencore into 'Glenstrata' or Glencore Xstrata as its formally known. A big dilution in value for Xstrata IMHO, who lost a lot of key people from the productive XTA side, including friends of mine who've jumped ship into other producers. <br /><br />Glencore was basically a metals trader, as opposed to Xstrata which was a metals producer.<br /><br />However, FWIW, I still have a small holding in the new combined company...where eagles fear to perchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764927121970691170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-80072039555336304342014-05-21T23:41:30.839+01:002014-05-21T23:41:30.839+01:00Some great info there, thanks! Trading isn't s...Some great info there, thanks! Trading isn't something I'd consider doing right now, although it does interest me and I like to read about what other people are doing. I'd be interested to know which FTSE100 company enabled you to make £6k through trading. Of course, I understand if you don't wish to name them, in case people think you are providing advice to buy/sell!weeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602950445306813601noreply@blogger.com