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I didn't know the chart scale went as high as 8000, so the question has to be considered. The secondary question : if you did, where would you put the proceeds?

What do you reckon on the prospect of special taxes on banks when the loony left take the PMship?

No, I like a bit of ribbing, it made me grin. But it does now seem that my price of 12.78 was not so bad after all. Who can tell in these days of Trump? All change tomorrow.

I meant rare that it dropped so much. Of course the price is near a historic high, but I have been buying when i can. My timing today could have been better though.

The drop seems to me to be an overreaction, so I have just put my RIO dividend in here. It seemed an opportunity rarely presented. I have long term confidence in HSBC.

" I can't see the management team and shareholders letting this go on the cheap. We all understand what we have here."

This was the situation with SSX (poly4 mine in Yorkshire) but the board looked after themselves when they sold out to AAL, and shareholders like me were wiped out with no recourse. Compulsory purchase, low fixed non-negotiable price.

App? What's an app?

peel hunt raises anto***asta to 'reduce' (sell) - price target 3,155 (3,285) pence - so anto is one of the fastest risers today. do people actually pay these pundits for their odd views?

Not "certain players", but the market makers drumming up business (they need churn to make a profit) or because they find themselves over stocked or understocked. I suspect some sharp falls followed by immediate sharp increases are to buy stock on the cheap and catch out those who have placed "stop loss" orders.

I can't see that proving you can dig a hole and fill it in again adds anything to the prospects of profit. Where's the DFS? That can.

I agree with you. Nothing we can do about it except being careful of the days we pick to buy or sell.

BHP is one of my larger holdings, but I still prefer RIO, not that I will ever be in a state to top up significantly because I am always maximally invested, and cursing Trump. The terminology of share movements is odd : who is to say that 2200p would be a correction? I am thinking a move to 2800p would be a correction.

Maybe not a buy, but I would not dream of selling at this price : it will recover.

A snag with AJB that I was annoyed about but may not affect you, I discovered when Woodside (WDS) (an Australian LNG company) stopped its listing in the UK, is that AJB does not have online trading for Australian shares, only telephone dealing - at the higher charge. Luckily RIO and BHP have London listings. I reluctantly sold rather than take the costs. Currency conversion is charged too. Other than that - Brilliant.

Before online brokers I had paper share certificates with a number, and I was the real owner. Now I join a collective online, I do not own the shares. I may be a beneficial owner, but and certainly not the holder nor the real owner. Real owners can apply.

HL calculator is a bit naff. You can select only one account, and I have drawdown SIPP, ISA, and dealing accounts. Tedious, and designed to NOT show you a grand total. I am with AJB and am very pleased with them.

Understandable, but a dividend of 1% is lousy.

Do we expect a declaration of the next dividend tomorrow? I shall watch for one eagerly.

If you think NWG is currently overpriced, reached as high as it can go (I don't), then now is a good time to sell. It would be expected to immediately drop by the value of the dividend, and then gradually decline. Selling now maximises your gains. But I reckon NWG is on the way up, and I am happy to be invested here.

What on earth are "6.750% Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities" and what are we supposed to do with them?