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Depository Receipts and Index Linked Gilts
Q. What is a Depositary Receipt? A: Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) and American Depositary...
Bonds and Credit Ratings
Q. What about Bonds? A: I’m not responding this myself, rather I’m quoting a reply...
Rights Issues and Stock Suspensions
Q. Should I take up a rights issue? A: It is important to understand that you don’t have...
Stock Splits and Consolidations
Q. And what happens if a stock splits? Is this reflected in your position? A: A stock split is...
How Dividends are Accounted for in Spread Betting
Dividends on Spread Bets? Many first-time spread bettors will not even consider the impact of...
Risk Grades, Price Monitoring Extensions and Capitulation
Q. Risk grade – what risk grade? Have you noticed that for the first time in a long time...
Why are Shared Ownership Schemes usually a Bad Idea?
Q. Why are Shared Ownership Schemes usually a bad idea? A: There are a number of reasons...
Housebuilders Priced below Book Value and REITS
Q. Housebuilders priced below book value…isn’t that a very strong positive buy...
Buybacks, Debt, Placings and Profit Warnings
Q. Are there rules on when profit warnings have to be issued? Over the last year I have experienced...
Mergers and Takeovers
Q. Mergers – Why do the acquiring company shares often fall while the target company shares...
Promotion and Relegation of FTSE Stocks
Q. Why isn’t an AIM stock with a big capitalization like Playtech not in the FTSE 250? A: AIM...