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Will one still be able to trade AEX as normal via ones broker site after migration?
Please explain someone?

Thanks Sharky. You are right when you say it will move up on positive news. Although there may have been a lot of buying, the volume of buys may not make any difference without other key factors. A lot of buyers are setting tight margins and their stop losses kick in on the slightest dip triggering more stop losses. ....etc You do not need to worry about a lack of volume without news. The MM's will lower the SP and narrow the spread to get volumes up again. Just sit tight and let the MM's make things more attractive for traders. Buys before sound investigation and positive related news is risky gambling. Traders need to be careful and trade on a combination of news, distinguishing the facts and using technical s. Impulsive trades on rumors is not good practice. Best wishes. Take and care and keep on trading.

RE: Rampers ........ramping has the opposite effect and does not get traders buying. It makes us suspicious and we set our tight stop losses right away. Best just to give an honest opinion, backed up with facts, links and credible verifiable sources. That is what gets the buyers in. Ramping is an unethical dishonest practice, ....school play ground mentality. Focus on the facts and stay positive. GLA

This share is moving up fast in the absence of news. Anyone know why it is rising?

Aviva is a sound and good company. They are not perfect (staff redundancies are far too frequent, ruining peoples lives for the sake of directors personal aspirations, and leading to skills shortages etc...) Aviva are however on the ball and innovative. New products will be in the pipeline already to cover the Annuity changes and the Aviva SP should be in be with Prudential (IMHO). I do not think we have anything to worry about when it comes to ethical conduct from Aviva. My experience of them is one of good business ethics and trustworthiness.

Got the following form my Broker: The directors of Bidco, GRAM and Caledon have announced that agreement in principle has been reached with GRAM on the terms of a Possible Acquisition of Caledon by Bidco, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of GRAM, which if made is expected to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement. Terms: GBP1.12 in cash for each issued and to be issued Caledon Share or CDI. Further information may follow in due course.

Confirmation of Caledon's Participation in Stage 1 of the Proposed Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal · Granting of 4Mtpa coal allocation at Wiggins Island · Caledon representative appointed to the Board of WICET · Appointment of Mr Brett Garland as Chief Operating Officer http://www.caledonresources.com/WebForms/NewsDetails.aspx?newsID=1348

please ignopre the Gearing ratio. It is for Witchford plc. Not ROK. Got too many screens up at present. :-)

Debt to equity ratio is a bit high under the current circumstances. ROK is highly geared at approx 771%. This is a good company but we need to know more on its refinancing agreements and associated risk. Dividend yield is historically good. Watch closely this could be a very good buy if Capital structure activity in financing assets is engineered wisely. GLA

That tree shake was done with intent. Why? has this got more legs or big upward growth potential in the short term? What offers are on the table??? - something equating to well above the current 73p share price? I would expect the big investors are wanting more shares as are the MM's to improve their capital position with a potential upward movement based on offers on the the table. We need communication from the company.

China is now the worlds 2nd largest economy. It has a heavy dependence on ageing coal fired power stations. This is not likely to change in the next decade. The west criticizes China for its carbon footprint but a large number companies in China responsible for a high carbon output are in fact USA & European owned. These companies have in recent years outsourced their production to China where labour costs are/ were $0.50 per hour. I the US they are $16/hr and Mexico $4/hr. China also cannot pin the blame on the USA for the current financial crisis. China has benefited the most from the Boom years thanks to the West, and yet the Chinese are not willing to help out. At the same time the Chinese are developing a dangerous property bubble themselves. The property prices in some areas of china have gone up 100 times. China is failing to see the danger. A 50% drop in the Chinese property market will destabilise their economy. China believe they would not fall more the 25% if at all. Centralised control is also an issue still in china. Coal will remain in demand for a good for few years yet. Below is the link. This is an excellent talk and quite revealing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009lfst China has overtaken Japan as the world's second biggest economy and remains on course to surpass the US within a generation. Hardtalk speaks to the distinguished Chinese economist and former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Cheng Siwei. Stephen Sackur asks him whether China's extraordinary rise is sustainable.

They are not encouraging buyers or sellers with such a large spread (30%). Why ??? Any idea's folks.

although GAS discovery has increased world wide with shale gas in the US and East Europe etc, Africa needs energy to. African economies are well behind the developed world and are likely to grow at a faster rate. LNG is ideal for meeting their commercial and domestic energy needs. It can be bottled and sold to locals will be able to enter into "pay as you go" contracts, thus reducing the risk to the supplying company (SA had major issues with the Afrcians stealing electricity and refusing to pay etc.) IMO bottled LNG is better suited to west Africa which has a high birth rate, balloning population, high demand and underdeveloped infrastructure. Even mud huts can benefit from LNG (ie; Gas Stoves, Gas Lighting, Gas Boilers for washing) GASOL has an enormous domestic market on their doorstep. West African Power stations will benefit by switching from costly oil energy demand to the cheaper and more readilly available GAS. This is a good opportunity for GASOL and W Africa. Extract from the June 2010 Strategic review: The review concluded that the business opportunities presented by the use of gas to generate electricity within the West African region provided the best match for these criteria. The West African region has limited energy generation capacity per capita, and much of the current capacity is generated using relatively expensive oil products. The business opportunities come from the proximity of LNG resources in the Gulf of Guinea, where there is currently production capacity of approximately 25 million tons of LNG per annum, and a desire to increase the availability of electricity in the region.Gasol believes that, working with appropriate local and international partners, it can take advantage of these gas-to-power opportunities. In conjunction with AfGas, which is undertaking a study of the gas-to-power sector in West Africa, the Company will develop its strategy into a detailed business plan based, in part, on a small scale LNG solution to provide gas for new electricity generating capacity and, where possible, as an alternative fuel supply for existing oil-fired power stations. Gasol will also strengthen the Board with suitably experienced directors to reflect the new business area. The Company expects to make further announcements on these new developments to shareholders in the coming months.

Samsung Already the world's largest TV producer, Samsung is expanding sales at twice the market rate, particularly in the US. With a good brand in smartphones and fingers in most other technology pies, this low-cost and efficient producer is a great play on the power of Korea's fast-expanding manufacturing base, and the recent strength of its currency. The dividend yield is about 1 per cent.

GASOL is in the LNG offshore storage, Monetisation by aggregation, Liquefaction & shipment. The below article should be good new for GASOL as they should benefit form a storage and transportation view point. (29-7-10) http://www.iii.co.uk/articles/articledisplay.jsp?section=Markets&article_id=10106007 .........Fracking hasn't yet increased supply in Europe but the potential is huge almost everywhere. Many major energy firms are now investing in exploration for natural gas shale in central Europe, closer to home for Brits. In the US, fracking opens vast already-known tracts to drillers that weren't economically feasible before. There's enough energy under US soil to last America many decades, maybe centuries. Now how's that for energy independence? Eventually, we will see natural gas transportation corridors, particularly for trucking - but immediately ahead most electricity production will switch to natural gas based on cost and environmental advantages. Natural gas will change everything. Count on it. Britain has enormous natural gas reserves, but no shale. So why should Brits give a frack about fracking? Because increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity, which allows gas to be cost-effectively transported around the world, should increase overall supply and reduce gas prices everywhere, even if the gas you use isn't fracked.

hopes this has upward momentum

LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Caledon Resources PLC: * Expects productivity to rise in H2, continues to target 700,000 t of saleable output for 2010 * The unsolicited offer received for the company was at 68P per share * Board has determined offer significantly under values the company and so will not be supported

Coal Forecast - Main report: August 1st 2010 http://www.eiu.com/article1847264769.html?pubtypeId=1184928703&text=coal%20price Demand Global consumption of coal is expected to rise steadily in 2010-11 owing to strong demand growth in non-OECD countries, particularly in China...

China has overtaken the United States to claim top spot in the world’s energy consumption league, according to the International Energy Agency. China has almost immediately hit back, branding the IEA’s data “unreliable”. http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/07/china_denies_claim_it_is_now_l.html Although the USA is the biggest consumer of oil, China is the biggest consumer of coal and is likely to ramp up its demand for coal in line with its economic growth.

Australian coking coal producer Caledon Resources has received an offer approach from an unnamed company just weeks after shareholder and ex-suitor Polo Resources ended talks. Caledon said on Thursday it had received 'a number of unsolicited and indicative enquiries from third parties in respect of possible alternative transactions' since Polo's withdrawal but that they were at a very early stage. The London-listed shares in Caledon have jumped 63 percent this week and were trading at 45.85 pence by 0957 GMT Thursday. The original Polo offer was made at 61.56 pence per share in April, then valuing Caledon at about 129 million pounds ($196 million), but was later pulled by Polo, who cited market volatility. Polo said it would remain a shareholder and buy further shares in a placing.