[Makaveli_The_Don]

ill take part ta

[Axion]

(Original post by Makaveli_The_Don)
ill take part ta

nice, will add you now

[chickenonsteroids]

(Original post by Axion)
last chance for anyone else. now or never

or forever hold your money

[Axion]

INFORMATION FILE ATTACHED

Hope this helps you all

(P.S Had to remove lots of pictures as the file was too large :|)

[chelseafan]

Wheres the link to the file? The link on the PM just led me to this thread.

[Axion]

(Original post by chelseafan)
Wheres the link to the file? The link on the PM just led me to this thread.

there now

[Axion]

I'll catch up with you all in the morning!

[UKiwi]

Just read through the word document. Very clear and helpful - much appreciated. Is there a date/time we need to have registered by?

I also have a couple of questions, which may be best to ask at another time, regarding the pros & cons of investing in shares in large/'expensive' FTSE 100 companies compared to stock in the FTSE 350 or AIM, where I imagine the price per share would be considerably lower than, say, Barclays PLC? Are the larger FTSE 100 companies with more expensive shares generally safer/more stable? Or is there no real major positive/negative to either and what's more important is how much the share price rises/falls?

[Axion]

(Original post by UKiwi)
Just read through the word document. Very clear and helpful - much appreciated. Is there a date/time we need to have registered by?

I also have a couple of questions, which may be best to ask at another time, regarding the pros & cons of investing in shares in large/'expensive' FTSE 100 companies compared to stock in the FTSE 350 or AIM, where I imagine the price per share would be considerably lower than, say, Barclays PLC? Are the larger FTSE 100 companies with more expensive shares generally safer/more stable? Or is there no real major positive/negative to either and what's more important is how much the share price rises/falls?

Hey Ukiwi!

No date/time requirement but the sooner the better. It shouldn't take too long and 4 people have already done it.

Put simply the shares can be as risky as each other. However, sector is important. e.g. miners are more risky than insurance companies.

However, in general larger companies are less risky because there are more investors in them and they are more widely traded. So people are more willing to buy on dips in the share price which encourage stability. However, when the stock market is falling fast everything is risky!

Axion

[murray29]

With all the sovereign risk at the moment it might not be true that miners are more risky right now than insurance companies, a lot of the big insurers hold a number of sovereign bonds so if there whould be a big default it would probably wipe out considerable proportions of their equity, also when the stock markets fall insurers can't turn a big profit because they need to get a decent return on their capital to pay for the live insurance interest and all the other stuff. Also you have huge factor of credit counterparty risk, if say only one of the overleveraged french or german banks would tumble, the ensuring crisis of confidence would be disastrous for insurers. It's interessting to note that most of the big insurers trade below price book value so the market has some crisis of confidence.
Right now I'd be much more happy to hold a mining company than an insurer in terms of risk.

I wondered whether we could make a thread where we could explain the reasons behind out trades, which would probably add to the learning effect?

[Axion]

(Original post by murray29)
With all the sovereign risk at the moment it might not be true that miners are more risky right now than insurance companies, a lot of the big insurers hold a number of sovereign bonds so if there whould be a big default it would probably wipe out considerable proportions of their equity, also when the stock markets fall insurers can't turn a big profit because they need to get a decent return on their capital to pay for the live insurance interest and all the other stuff. Also you have huge factor of credit counterparty risk, if say only one of the overleveraged french or german banks would tumble, the ensuring crisis of confidence would be disastrous for insurers. It's interessting to note that most of the big insurers trade below price book value so the market has some crisis of confidence.
Right now I'd be much more happy to hold a mining company than an insurer in terms of risk.

I wondered whether we could make a thread where we could explain the reasons behind out trades, which would probably add to the learning effect?

Good post murray. Repped. I'll create a forum on the forums link page of lse for this

Axion

[Brap4k22DivideBy2]

Oh me me me... Muhuahaha

[Axion]

(Original post by Brap4k22DivideBy2)
Oh me me me... Muhuahaha

awesome. Ok i'll add you in. What you need to do is scroll up and open the word file. it has everything you need to know and need to do

[Forget that]

Dam. Why do i never see these threads till it's to late?
I wouldn't mind having a go if its still open

[Axion]

(Original post by Forget that)
Dam. Why do i never see these threads till it's to late?
I wouldn't mind having a go if its still open

Sure, I'll add you in now . On pae 5 is a word file with everything you need to know and do.

enjoy!

Axion

[Forget that]

(Original post by Axion)
Sure, I'll add you in now . On pae 5 is a word file with everything you need to know and do.

enjoy!

Axion

Thanks dude

[Axion]

(Original post by Forget that)
Thanks dude

your welcome. . look forward to seeing you there

[murray29]

(Original post by Axion)
Good post murray. Repped. I'll create a forum on the forums link page of lse for this

Axion

Thanks I should probably rep you for all the work you put into creating the competition, it was really a great idea.

[Axion]

(Original post by murray29)
Thanks I should probably rep you for all the work you put into creating the competition, it was really a great idea.

no problem

[Axion]

entry still open.