RE: Thoughts on Trading Rights - Buy or Sell18 Sep 2020 14:59
@calamari, re ""couldn't we just sell them then for more cash then selling the rights?"", I think what bobby was asking was - Can he make a profit by buying the rights @ 88p, and then when he gets the shares on 7th Oct, if the share price at that time is say, £1, sell them straight away at that point at 8p profit per share. And as far as I can see the answer is yes.
The question/gamble is simply whether by the time you have your new shares, having exercised your option to buy, if you want to sell them straight away will the share price be more or less than the 88p you paid for them. You'll only be able to make an instant profit if it's higher.