Reply to: Who is buying all the shares?

[Bob Dalek]

You case is thrown out at half time as it's unproven.

That's a dirty trick and I protest!

[Moscow Mule]

I rest my case.

You case is thrown out at half time as it's unproven.

[Bob Dalek]

Your analogy fails as we all know horse-racing is fixed

My point(s) is(are),

You make your gambles low risk by doing your research.
You make lots of gambles at a low value so up to 30-40% of them failing won't cause you to lose overall.

It's not a system, it's common sense. And there are people who make a living from both horses and the stock market.

I rest my case.

[Moscow Mule]

Silly jibe? Well, sort of. But, my POV is that it IS gambling and the idea that "lots of gambles to mitigate that risk" sounds just like a horse racing punter who thinks that there's a System nobody else knows about, or that gambling is, in essence, always going to earn for you in the end. It ain't so.

Your analogy fails as we all know horse-racing is fixed

My point(s) is(are),

You make your gambles low risk by doing your research.
You make lots of gambles at a low value so up to 30-40% of them failing won't cause you to lose overall.

It's not a system, it's common sense. And there are people who make a living from both horses and the stock market.

[Bob Dalek]

Not very "compulsive" behaviour is it? Silly jibe.

Silly jibe? Well, sort of. But, my POV is that it IS gambling and the idea that "lots of gambles to mitigate that risk" sounds just like a horse racing punter who thinks that there's a System nobody else knows about, or that gambling is, in essence, always going to earn for you in the end. It ain't so.

[Moscow Mule]

Because you said, "but that's why you have lots of gambles to mitigate that risk."

Not very "compulsive" behaviour is it? Silly jibe.

[Bob Dalek]

Why?

Because you said, "but that's why you have lots of gambles to mitigate that risk."

[Moscow Mule]

Can I nominate this for next week's "Out of Thin Air (TM) Village Idiot of the Week competition"?


Anyway, what happens to shares if I sell and nobody immediately wants to buy them? Or do they sit around unsold until someone does?

That is exactly what happens. In practice, you'll almost always find a buyer, it just might take some time...

[d000hg]

You shouldn't be buying shares if you don't understand the function of a Market maker.

Can I nominate this for next week's "Out of Thin Air (TM) Village Idiot of the Week competition"?


Anyway, what happens to shares if I sell and nobody immediately wants to buy them? Or do they sit around unsold until someone does?

[Moscow Mule]

Have you considered Gamblers Anonymous?

Why?

[Bob Dalek]

Why are you so agressive? Sexual frustration?

He asked "who buys all the shares?" Not is the stock market a gamble.

Now go and have a pot noodle and come back when you can be civil.

Touched a nerve, did I? Sorry old chap. Never mind.

[rootsnall]

I've bought some today

I sold up at FTSE 6300ish and vowed to buy back in at sub 4000.

Time will tell if I'm a fool or a genius

[Cyberman]

NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! It's ALWAYS a gamble. It is NOT a science or anything like that. Have recent events & past events (Polly Peck et al) not taught you anything?

Yes, it's always a gamble. Banks have kept a lot of stuff hidden of Balance Sheet and thus the current mess, as has GB with with PFI. Some people never learn...... SMUG

[Bob Dalek]

Well, there's good and bad gambles aren't there?

There's always the chance of a good gamble turning bad, but that's why you have lots of gambles to mitigate that risk.

Have you considered Gamblers Anonymous?

[Bagpuss]

Utter toss! It's gambling - that's all! You place your bet, like a gambler does, only instead of Top Tips gleaned over a pint down the local, you instead believe any old toot you read on internet forums. And, instead of the Racing Post, you read the FT. Then you lose the lot owing to "unforeseeable factors".

Why are you so agressive? Sexual frustration?

He asked "who buys all the shares?" Not is the stock market a gamble.

Now go and have a pot noodle and come back when you can be civil.