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How exactly can placing shares be 'forward sold' when it is not possible to place a trade you do not own (i.e. officially available at the custodian), let alone shares that have not, and may not even be issued?

Any II, or anyone else cannot submit a trade for execution if shares are not available on their account, exactly like a PI can't raise a trade for shares they do not own.
Another BB myth

For me, so-called ramping, or de-ramping has little to no effect on the SP, but it certainly does influence PI's on these boards who may make investment decisions on the back of a compelling argument, and either panic sell, or buy due to FOMO (greed), but this comes down to dyor and trusting in your investment decisions.

Many on these AIM boards I feel are just taking a punt, switching from one 'golden/hyped' stock to another hoping for that multi-bag that they can then brag about being part of, which then lends them some credibility when posting on other shares. Many posters do seem to rely on what is posted here for their investment decisions, which is why you get the volumes of posting from some (imo)

I agree that the so-called rampers are far more dangerous than the naysayers to those that do not dyor, and I have no problem filtering both sides.
One giveaway for me is the volume of posting, and the constant argument that they only post to negate all the BS being posted by the 'other side'.
I respect may posters on these boards for the opinions and the links they provide, but that does not mean that I trust them, or allow them to influence my investment decisions.

Back to AFC specific chat for me from now on. I will await news over the coming weeks/months and review my position at year end based on performance and progress (unless something major lands before then), but still a long term hold at present
gla

Checkout said "Its quite amusing to think we could be raising, but people don't see the end result."

Everyone sees the end result, more money to management, more dilution to shareholders, investors here really are not stupid, and it is not remotely amusing.

How about this for 'amusing'.
Circa 2 years ago, the SP was in the low-mid 30's. Then there was a sudden drop of almost 40%(?) on leaked placing rumours. The SP took almost a year to recover back to just under 30p, and then the same thing happened again. A quick drop to the late teens on another leak, with another placing much lower than everyone anticipated even after another circa 40$%(?) drop.
It has got nowhere near since, even allowing for the consolidation, done to make the SP less volatile.
And now another drop on leaked placing news, for the 3rd time!! with the likelihood of a further slide this week?

Is this situation really amusing, seeing clear incompetence and a lack of leadership and action from those in charge with the company having a total disregard for it's shareholders, many of who have been invested for years and taking bod at their word?
This board will be one to steer clear of for the foreseeable. plenty of 'green' for me over the past few days anyway, but it will get pretty toxic, as always. Some strong comments/action from DB needed to try and restore trust for many here.
Good luck to the holders, some tough decisions ahead for some

The only positive I could take from this is that potential placees will receive an insight into news expected to get them to sign up which will then be made public on any official fund raising announcement.
Clutching, perhaps, but some good news being released is the only justification for raising more money with dilution, otherwise I can see this sitting in the doldrums at sub-30p for the foreseeable

It is a shame that we will not be producing until the worst of winter is likely passed. Again. Assuming they can keep to the timeline for a change.
The constant obsession with gas prices here really is moot until such a time that the bod delivers, and yet we have a geothermal presentation coming up to distract from action on the real aim they should be focused on.

Sorry to see you are moving out, Chippy, but at least you are standing by your views and making investment decisions accordingly.
Many would benefit from taking the same approach to their investments, whether here or elsewhere, too much emotion shown from some (and FOMO).
Good luck with the new home you find for your AFC proceeds

Yes, well done AFC.
Further progress.
The usual moaners will complain that this is not the right lind of RNS and that the SP will not be hitting previous highs though.
Happy with news and still more than 3 months to go in H2
gla

There is no real evidence of that Flowergarden, it is just speculation.
Volumes here are tiny.
Only 3 trading days in the last 3 months has volume been over 1% of shares in issue (and none over 2%), with all of those back in July

Fair enough.
The article does state that "Public chargers and rapid chargers, on motorways and A-roads, will be exempt", but my reply was based on AFC in relation to home/workplace charging which is not their market (in the main for workplace anyway).

Yes, a variety will be required for remote locations, etc, but the plan seems to be to cut-off supply at homes from 8am to 11am and 4pm to 10pm regardless, so chargers elsewhere will have no real impact on grid requirements if true.

Who knows what this govt will do.

It's a bit like the French govt telling everyone in dozens of departments that winter tyres (or snow chains) will be mandatory from Nov 1st, but still not giving out any detail of how this will work, how they can cope with demand, how it will be enforced, etc. Lots of supposedly great ideas to improve safety (and bring in revenue - remember the mandatory carrying of 2 breathalyser packs?), but little thought on impact/implication/cost/enforcement, before the plan is quietly dropped.

I was going to post this article too, but decided against.

AFC to the rescue?
The article is in relation to at-home charging and workplace, so unlikely in this regard, imo.

What I did find interesting was this point:
"Ministers have admitted that only around 500 plug-in points are being installed every month – way below the 700 a day industry bodies say are needed".
So, it does show that various solutions are needed as well as a step up to meet demand.

These measures also highlight another factor behind the forced installation of smart meters alongside this new proposed installation of charge points for all new homes in how they will look to control usage in the future.
The proposal may deter people from switching to EV if their need for charging coincides with these 'peak times' such as shift workers, etc as not all people will only need to charge overnight, so it could be counter-intuitive in the drive to reduce emissions

Axa,
What evidence do you have of Jupiter trying hard to get out?
Their short is still at 0.75% as it has been for some time.
As I have posted several times now, this is a TINY position for them, and they will not be 'desperate' to get out.
The first reported position also was when the SP was at 160p, with the latest advised change at around the current SP level, so they are still most likely in profit too.
It will be a small long/short fund with this position which will have a negligible impact on their total AUM, even if there is a sharp surge in SP (where volumes would comfortably allow them to exit in a day, 2 at most, if needed)

Still a way to go, of course, but in the past, my (generally) conservative predictions have always ended up being very optimistic!
Only a 5-bag to get to the lowest SP prediction :-)

Long term hold for me anyway, and the majority of those predictions will have been just for fun, and should not be taken seriously (imo).
Don't forget, this was all after the rapid rise over the last 6 weeks of 2020, and many in the excitement of those few weeks will have extrapolated that rise, when in reality it was not really sustainable, as we have seen.
If predicting now, I would go for something comfortably <2p, maybe even <1.5p, even if decent news lands on multiple fronts over the next few months.
Not being pessimistic here at all, nothing has changed for me from an investment perspective, it is just the reality of where the markets are now and how long it could be for this to get moving again.
gla

I have been saying for months that they need to forget the side track and just get SFB producing as they said they would.
And on time!
Only then should they look at the side track.
Yes, it may be more expensive and time consuming this way, but the bod are always trying to run before they can walk.
As posted the other day, sadly, I foresee the latest (3rd, 4th?) timeline for SFB slipping to 'by the end of Q1' given the history here.
Time is running out (if not already) for their credibility and for them to show they have the ability to run a successful, and profitable business, and are just not all talk and shifting focus to the latest 'hook 'em in' enterprise

It's just a real shame this (SFB) was not all completed for first gas in December last year as originally advised by the bod to take advantage of these crazy prices.
Or even Q4 this year upon their next updated timescale when they announced funding requirements.
Or Jan next year following said funding delays.

Only 5 months to wait now though for Feb 2022 first gas , although I suspect we will see 'before the end of Q1' mentioned at some point before the year is out.

Oh well.

NeoGeo,
As an experienced investor (as you call yourself), you should perhaps be aware that NO PI's will have any shorts open here.
The constant myth bandied about by posters of PI's shorting this stock, or any other AIM stock is just that.
Impossible for a PI to short - I have yet to see anyone provide any proof on any AIM share that any broker would accept a short from a PI.
Happy to see evidence to the contrary, of course.

The so-called 'rampers' are just as guilty with their misinformation, as the so-called derampers on these boards.
A negative view does not equate to a de-ramp, just as a positive view does not equate to a ramp.

Still no sign of the '2p this week/month' that some were reporting at the end of last week, much like every week/month over the last 2 years.
I am still neutral, leaning to the negative (purely due to the constant delays with SFB) and awaiting the bod to deliver.
Only then will we see any real SP movement here (imo).

Another good and extensive update here.
Everything seems to be progressing well.
Happy to continue holding
gla

No.
The plan is for all brands to go live over 12 months. Per the 14/06 RNS:
"Mode will be enabled on 30+ THG brands over the next 12 months, starting from the end of Q3 2021. THG brands include Myprotein, Lookfantastic and Thehut.com"

Hopefully, the bigger names will be onboarded first and potentially the plan accelerated if all goes well

It's a coincidence. Nothing more.
It is a requirement to announce the TVR at the start of the month if there has been a change during the previous month.

Interestingly, the change in TVR from the end of July announcement (03/08) to the end of August announcement on 03/09 (15,000 shares) is the same number of share as the Director purchase announced on 12/08, supposedly on the open market. Not sure what this might mean though in that regard, if connected?

Not posted here for a while.
I kept seeing pop up adverts for Toshiba/Hydrogen, so had a look at the links.
Found them quite interesting, so have posted while we await news here.

https://www.global.toshiba/ww/ad/corporate/digital/186.html

https://www.global.toshiba/ww/ad/corporate/digital/187.html

Also, a link to their Hydrogen section on the Toshiba website. Seems they have 2 fuel cell systems, H2Rex and H2One.

https://www.toshiba-energy.com/en/hydrogen/index.htm

Apologies if posted, or discussed before, but may be useful for any newbies as a comparison, or for better understanding of potential uses/applications for AFC.

Still patient for news here, still plenty of time in H2 for updates
gla

Yes, any daily change is reportable.
It is basically confirming their overnight position on a daily basis while over the reporting threshold