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4.4p restores equilibrium with my 8.2771c average trade.
It is so quiet any deal can distort the price.

Is there a good reason why most of the 'apparent' trades were all for exactly 13,920 shares? I am unconvinced they are real trades?

Cannot see how partial fills could explain it from this article.
Note commission can be charged for each day if the trade takes that long.
No wonder brokers try to push limit bids on us?

https://budgeting.thenest.com/much-am-charged-partial-fill-stocks-32807.html

I bought on ASX last night at 8.2c and 8.3c (4.36p and 4.41p) .
Trade executed: Tlou Energy Limited - (AU),Buy 14575 Shares @ 8.2771
3333 (no 2 entry same price as no 1 shown as buy) and 11242 but mine shown as a sell and a buy ....
After my 3333 buy the 8.2 shot up to 8.7 , so I upped 8.2 to 8.3 for the remainder.

My £650 (from Barclays sale) got me 14575 on ASX , on AIM yesterday it would have been less than 14k.

Sorry guys, I was busy preparing cana*** for the meeting , so Chris beat me to the link!
I love the presentation, looks so professional , especially in full screen.

Page 16 might get printed, framed and hung on the wall - the Mona Lisa does not compare!

I have been working on a search engine so I can now flick around the sites using a single page to search for content, highlight chosen words in different colours on the current screen etc. I have LSE, ADVFN , car and bike manuals, football fixtures, etc set up. ADVFN force you to login and after 20 years of being baulked at that stage, I finally got around it. So I found I can even post from my program, and view filtered idiots on ADVFN , yuk!

So Betfair and the Racing Post are open to me at last!

Years ago, a mate asked me to predict losers in Greyhound races for him - he had a formula!
Knew little about dogs so I had a look and downloaded the days runners and their lifetime form before setting up separate graphs of their performance in that day's race grade, lower grades, and higher grades over today's distance. If one dog was fastest on all 3 graphs , it seemed obvious it would win?

Whilst writing it, I noticed lots were winning , until temptation forced me to start betting with £4 in my account.
Given time I could frig Betfair to allow me to bet any amount (1p if I wanted to) but, without that time, my inimum bet was £2.
I'd put £2 on immediately, and if the price went out I'd add another £3! So a limit of £5 per race.
Within 5 weeks, with no extra funding, my account was over £4000.

I then started showing the trainer and my 60% win rate reduced to 28% (so I gave back £3000, and I gave up the idea of becoming a professional gambler)
Until hen the dogs were good odds and with limited time I just took the first price I saw. But some races have 3 dogs (out of 6 usually) with one trainer, AND the prices on my choice trended to be lower for some reason. So I'd try to get 2/1 instead of 15/8 , and the race would start before my bet was on! Lost many winners that way.

And before I got the formula for losers from my mate, the Racing Post brought in passwords and I could not automatically download my data! So I had to shelve it, £1000 up?

My best race opened at 13/2 so £2! It went 7/1 (£3). It ended up at 13/1 and by then I was up to £17 on it, so I put another £3 on to make it score! my biggest bet on dog ever! That timed out, but my £17 returned £189 - it led all the way and won easily.

Since then the Racing post has changed it's database structure but you don't have to login.
Might resurrect it one day and leave the trainers names out this time!

Talking tonnes, this one is spot on if you ask me :O)
Many days, much debt!
Was going to include a link to "things can only get better" but the videos are awful :O(

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Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt

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My search engine is virtually there. I searched RNS for "molale" and from this one ....

Tlou Energy Ltd - OPERATIONAL REPORT - QUARTER ENDING 30 JUNE 2018
Wed, 25th Jul 2018 11:43

this paragraph was interesting ...

"Earlier this month, members of the Tlou board met with the Minister of Mineral Resources Green Technology and Energy Security, the Honourable Minister Molale, in Gaborone, Botswana. The Honourable Minister was very knowledgeable on Tlou's project and appreciated the huge investment Tlou had made in Botswana to date, the potential positive impact the project can bring to the country and that it made perfect sense for the project to succeed as Botswana needs the power and Tlou has the gas. The Minister expressed his concern that the tender had not progressed further already especially as the project had been approved by cabinet some time ago. The meeting also highlighted the other advantages the project can bring including energy security and vital long term sustainable direct and indirect local employment opportunities."

And ,

Tlou Energy Ltd - OPERATIONAL REPORT - QUARTER ENDING 31 MARCH 2018
Mon, 23rd Apr 2018 07:00

with,

"On 1 April 2018 His Excellency President Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi was sworn in as the new President of Botswana and Honourable Eric M. Molale has been appointed as Minister for Mineral Resources Green Technology and Energy Security. The Company looks forward to working with His Excellency President Masisi and Honourable Minister Molale to develop the CBM industry in Botswana and bring vital energy security and local employment to the country."

So the same team - I wondered if Eric was Khama's man? Looks very promising to me.

Status quo is restored, so Botswana delights me that the Minister's promise is still full of eastern promise? How Turkish delight is eastern was always beyond me :O) but I find it is way east of Botswana which surprised me.
North Africa is so much more easterly than the South.
I think I was mislead by Turkey being in the Eurovision song contest, mind you so was Australia!

Roll on the gas reviews, the election hopefully guarantees stable govt now for the maximum period. Hope we don't need that long!

My idea of significant after a £3.5m less tax, bonanza, would mean I would be in deep trouble holding from 33.98 to less that the last 3 digits by a significant amount.
Not his whole post, but it is the significant piece of it. Did I miss out sh there?

AlanG
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Posts: 2,999
Price: 33.98
Strong Buy

Scotman 11 May 2018 09:42

I have what for me is a very significant holding and I am well in profit but no intention of selling rise or fall .

Agreed Myo, why else would ICL have shifted from MOP and SOP, and added polysulphate to their product list?

Show me where I spoke about religion or brexit?
Audible energy asked about when the election result was due.
So I replied on the same thread, which clearly mislead you?

You have posted twice now with nothing about TLOU.

ASX woke up last night to my cost - spread reduced from 8.7-8.9c , the previous day, to 8.4-8.5c
On paper, that equates to more than a monkey down for me ,in reality, it means nothing.
The possible downside is the value of the portfolio could lower to trigger account ,aimtenance charges. Was caught out on TDW when HMV collapsed, lost a fortune and got charge £36 for the privilege. Lesson learned!

Higher fx rate and lower sp probably keeps the cost for a GBP settlement around the same?

Many are concerned the Govt have apparently dragged their heels, so you aren't worried Graham?
I was happy with the Govt, like us they seem be waiting confirmation of commercial rates before they act.
Presumably the current leaders approved of the Minister's promise?
What happens if the leadership changes? Is that promise worth anything?
Or does Khama still have a mind to support CBM despite forming alliances with different parties since he was prime minister?

TLOU is in the thick of it.

Africa
Botswana's 2019 election: A baptism of fire for democracy

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party could see its first defeat at the polls since independence in 1966. What would a changeover of power mean for Africa's model democracy?

Botswana's President Masisi and the president of the UDC Duma Boko(Getty Images/AFP/M. Bhuiyan)

Botswana is often hailed as the "sparkling diamond" among Africa's democracies. The diamond-rich country in southern Africa has for decades been one of the most stable nations on the continent. Changes in government have always been very peaceful, notes Gladys Mokhawa, a political scientist at the University of Botswana in the capital Gaborone. That is due in particular to the political tradition of Botswana. Usually, the president resigns a year and a half before the end of the second term of office and hands the leadership of the party and government over to a designated successor to ensure a smooth transition of power.

But in the run-up to October 23 general election a fierce power struggle erupted within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and the head of state prematurely handed over office to a successor. In April 2018, Ian Khama was replaced as president by his chosen successor Mokgweetsi Masisi. Shortly thereafter, however, the two had a falling out, with each accusing the other of acting autocratically. Their mudslinging poisoned the atmosphere within the BDP.

Election results are expected to be released within two days of the closing of the polls Wednesday evening.

I thought the ex-President sounded quite honourable, and he declined making a decision on CBM that his successor would have to see through.
They were buddies at that time!

Massisi then reversed Khama's heart-felt policy of protecting the TLOUs (elephants) and he has re-entered the circus. Lord knows who is better for us - maybe the TLOU lover :O)

Lozenge changed into ? marks - or is that ? pounds after the Germans went to the euro.

Always wondered who Scotty was talking about.
Filtered from my dividend chasing days, he got up my nose on the BP chatroom!

His first two posts are here, (Lozenge is a pound symbol in case you wonder).
Followed by his claim the he was in at 3p-5p, but doesn't post on the rise until years later?
Dies anybody think he'd have kept quiet through a 10 times multi-bagger on both 3p and 5p?
Neither do I!

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Price: 29.80
Strong Buy

Site25 Apr 2018 11:00
The site has been total rubbish for last few days just will not load !! Maybe it's being run by TSB
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Price: 30.74
Strong Buy

Motley Fool 29 Apr 2018 15:20
You take advice and guidance from Motley a Fool at your peril it's a sure way to a park bench !!!
How many times have they said sell regarding a share price and it's gone up and buy when it's gone down .
My advice is do ones own research and invest accordingly .
In my opinion Sirius are as good a bet as your going to get I have a significant holding and lose no sleep in where this well run company is going I see an SP of circa 60-70p by year end and breaking the ?1.00 2019
Best Of Luck To All Investors

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Posted in: SXX
Posts: 2,987
Price: 33.98

Strong Buy

Scotman 11 May 2018 09:42
I have been here a long time 3-5p days and all the way to 50p but I feel this is a very different situation I think we all know one way or the other stage two is in the bag and I think we all know when it's announced which could be any time soon the SP will rise significantly.
This rise is not unfounded as previous rises have been the mine is ahead of plan in budget and winning take of deals.
I am not saying people will take profit but the underlying strength is without question .
I have what for me is a very significant holding and I am well in profit but no intention of selling rise or fall .
I am convinced this will be trading in ????? when the belts are running
Tic Toc , Tic Toc
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Perhaps the authorities are considering those who live 2 days walk away from their polling station? and don't work on the two days before? 900k entitled to vote.
The BBC website gives you access to how your MP voted yesterday.
Michael Tomlinson voted with Boris on the agreement but against him on the month-end deadline. My vote in a general election is still up for grabs. Brexit party is favourite, but Michael did not put a nail in his coffin with that. So it depends if the Brexiteers stand and who their candidate is?

Two extracts which make it look like 3 days of polling? I wonder what a coming day means? Nod. nod , wink , wink :O)

1. The government declared October 23 – 25 as public holidays to allow for full participation of citizens in the democratic process.

2. The party that will have the largest number of elected representatives out of the 57 seats to be filled in the parliament, will choose the president. Results are expected in the coming days.

How much money would the average Joe need to make to retire from trading shares?

If I had £3.5M , I don't think I'd want to risk losing it. I'd also hope the shares were in a shares ISA.

From Wiki,
"Candidates need to be Botswana citizens at least 21 years old, without an undischarged bankruptcy, and be able to speak and read English sufficiently well to take part in parliamentary proceedings."

"Election day and the two following days have be declared as public holidays."

Unless they work on weekends a 5 day break for putting a X on a ballot sheet looks very generous.

I guess the 6 honorary members don't get to vote is this is true ....
"57 of the 63 seats in the National Assembly, 29 seats needed for a majority.
Last election
Mokgweetsi Masisi BDP 46.45%, 37 seats
Duma Boko UDC 30.01%, 17 seats "

"The 63 members of the National Assembly consisted of 57 MPs elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post, four members appointed by the governing party, and two ex-officio members (the President and the Attorney General)."

So 3 seats got almost 24%? unless the percentage is of the full electorate including, abstainers andd spoilt papers, rather than votes cast. As long as they don't have a hung parliament (assembly) I hope it will not matter who wins??

I think it is just wonderful that TG has joined us on here so we can smile alongside him.
Him respect us pi with his frequent use of "sir ", poor Fred deserves a dame or two, or she be dame in distress? Just read his 39 posts, brightened my morning. Mr Chest , hope your rear is soon painless! I think you have met your match, and his posts are comprehensible to boot.

two buys at 8.9c