Read the book but want to see me do it all with live markets? If you want details on how to spend a day with me and live markets email me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "March 31 seminar interested" in the subject line and I'll send you details, more details below too. There is an early bookers discount on offer right now.

This is a new date because the March 17th event sold out early. So many of you missed it I thought I would book the 31st for the overflow as I don't want to do an event in April.

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NEXT WEBSITE UPDATE MONDAY MARCH 24TH
So as many of you are aware I've been thinking for a while of stopping doing the site...

It's been going 14 years and that is a long time and I'm getting close to the stage where I'd rather not do it anymore and was considering quitting this summer.

Actually about a week ago I was even thinking this update would be the last. But I had a long chat with the Mrs and came to some conclusions.

It was supposed to be a hobby but I get so many mails it's more like a full-time job these days. And it is getting worse so either I have to shut it down or try to calm it down.

Several of you have been in touch suggesting instead of quitting altogether I should go monthly. This they reckon should ease up the pressure on me, I won't get so much response etc and would so be more manageable.

I think this idea has some merit. I know many of you enjoy the site and after so many years it would be a bit weird to stop totally just like that. So I agree with these readers and will now try to ease out more gently!

So I've decided to start going down that road by going bi weekly immediately and then monthly from next year with a view to quitting totally the year after.

At least this way you get to keep me going for a bit longer even though updates will be less frequent. And for me, it will be less work and hopefully less response for me to deal with and so more time for me to do other things.

I guess I am flattered by the success of the site but of course often with success comes a workload and it's just getting too much for me.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement over the years the site has been weekly (it was even daily for the first few years!).

I'm sure you will all understand why I am doing it. Life is short and I'm getting older and I want to do other things while I have time.

As you get older you get more aware of mortality and updating weekly is stopping me from doing other things I want to do. I really need less emails coming in and less updates to write and this should achieve it for me.

Right, phew. That's out of the way - I have a feeling you will all understand.

We're quite excited at the moment as we are planning a whole summer away in California and we are planning a massive roadtrip taking in places like LA, San Fransisco and Las Vegas and the great lakes etc.

Mrs NT's sis and husband are moving to the area so it's a great time for us to do it and I've always wanted to visit Las Vegas.

Plus we all fancy a bit of adventure on the road, plan it loosely and see where it takes us.

Life surely is all about experiences and not things. We don't have any interest in fancy cars and jewellery, we want amazing experiences to take to the grave!

Talking holidays you remember last time I mentioned the awful start we had to our Spain trip

Back to our holiday. Just as we got our cases back two days after BA managed to lose them we decided it was time to head out in the car.

Off to the car park and I just reversed a little bit and then bang!! Yes folks reversed right into something and the back of the hire car had a nasty red scratch.

We never bother with any of the expensive insurances as we think they probably don't pay out properly and so far over the years we probably saved over ten grand by not buying it.

We reckoned it would probably cost £250 to fix it at a garage the same as the insurance we would have paid.

However of course leave it to the hire company and we would get done for about a grand, easy!

Christopher then piped up with an interesting idea. Tippex! Surely he reasoned a bottle of tippex would do it, just cover over the red scratches.

We pondered this for quite a while. It might just work.....

However after a lot more thought it might cause a heck of a lot more trouble so we did something else and called a local garage to take a look.

And for the princely sum of just £150, he took it away and brought it back all nicely sorted!

When we returned it at the airport not a word was said. So, take our advice if you prang a hire car get it fixed before you take it back!

We had a heart-stopping kids football game. Our team was 5-2 down with five minutes to go and Christopher heard one of the parents say "That's that then.."

He said this spurred him on, there was no stopping him! He rushed on, past defenders and banged in the goals with the last one in the last few seconds giving us an amazing win of 6-5 ! That puts our team second in the table with Christopher now top scorer in the league by ten goals, (27 scored this year).

That was the most exciting game we ever saw, and sadly the next day we had the pain of watching our team Fulham lose yet again. We're used to it now. Luckily the sun was in our eyes for most of the game so we couldn't see much which was just as well. Championship next season but at least there will be plenty of space to stretch out and we'll actually win a few games!

I look forwards to seeing some of you over the next two Mondays!

This Monday is the follow up seminar for those of you who've been before and I can't wait for a day of live trading myself and hope for at least one or two good trades show themselves.

And then on the 17th it's the sold out event (I am very flattered!)

Those of you coming to the follow up this Monday should all have had a reminder e-mail with stuff about the hotel and where to go, if you haven't let me know.

I'll be mailing those of you coming to the March 17th seminar soon with final reminders.

I really enjoy these days and meeting readers. Every one ends up being a bit different as it all depends on who is there and sometimes there are some very different roads we end up in.

Often seminars are also great for my trading as inevitably in all that time some shares come up that I might not otherwise have spotted and researched.

In the years I've been doing them I remember some fantastic ones popping on screens, the best one was the seminar where Mulberry kept appearing at 250... I remember buying the following Monday and although I sold out too early at 950 it was a tremendous profit. And another really good one was GB Group at 25p at the seminar and pushes 130 now.

So selfishly hoping to discover something new myself! Those of you coming doors open 9.30am... follow the signs to Naked Trader..

Please remember I am paying for your parking but you MUST give your reg number in to reception or else you will get a parking ticket!

Please come and register from 9.30am and then find a seat - coffees will be there waiting for you and there is coffee and tea on tap all day. The chef promises me there will be great snacks and lunch! It better be good or there will be trouble..

Grab a coffee and some choc and just relax, I promise to be gentle with you all. I hope you all enjoy the day, as it's live from the markets who knows what will come up. And as you know I talk plain English with none of that idiotic jargon. See you there!

Thanks for the continued feedback from the last seminar, many of you are now using level 2 to great effect, as I say the main thing is it stops you buying something you could get at a better price another time.

If you missed the sold out seminar, the next one is on March 31st (the March 17th event is a sell out) and the good news is there is a decent early bookers discount! I'm sorry I had to disappoint some of you with the sell out but hope the new date works for you.

Mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com for details with "March 31st seminar interested" in the subject line.

Beginners and improvers welcome! Come and spend the day with me, the markets and some lovely people - and of course, lunch!

My seminars are designed for beginners, dabblers and improvers and deals with everything from how to look for winners, how to research, spreadbetting, level 2 use how to time trades and short, how to use advfn properly and run your portfolio without having to spend money on systems and tipsters.. and tons more.

A lot of the day comes directly from the live markets and I show you many of the tricks I use to get good prices live. And there might even be the odd live trade or 2!

Here's some feedback from the last one from "D"

'It's obvious from his site Robbie Burns is a good market analyst and shrewd stock-picker. He is also a highly opinionated commentator on everything from TV shows to food. Therefore I expected his seminar to be 75% entertainment, 15% general exposition for beginners and-- if we were lucky-- 10% of something I could use to help me invest. But I could not have been more wrong.

The opinions on food and politics etc. though genuine, are I believe a bit of disguise or misdirection for there is a real touch of rebel genius here. And in the seminar, which is 95% hardball, he actually takes you candidly right into the mental process involved in his successful trading, making it a pretty amazing display, even showing his own investment accounts right there on the screen. You can see at once why so many of us are merely stabbing in the dark with our investments.

This is a genuine coaching session in how to trade like him if you put in the graft. I have only bought one stock since, as I am waiting for the tools he recommends, but I got the price down by using his tactics and I cannot recommend the seminar too highly if you are going there to learn. It must be taxing on him to let us at such length and in such detail into the process, which has made him so much money (for--unlike so many other so-called experts the seminars are not a day job). My advice therefore would be to sign up for this while he is still prepared to do it.'

with me and all day research, timing, direct access and attempts to find new trades etc.

If you have been to a seminar before and would like to follow up with me and live markets all day email me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "follow up interested" in the subject line.

The 2014 UK Stock Market Almanac is out. It is a beautifully produced hardback stock market diary, two pages for each stock market week.

So much useful info including results expected in the week, market behaviour and history weekly and monthly, best and worst performers, company profiles, plus strategies, social, sporting and financial events.

I already have mine on my desk and it'll stay there for 2014. I also actually will use mine a diary for my own ends and put in my own social events!

I persuaded the publishers to offer a discount to you lot so they are offering this beautiful book at a discounted £15 (it is £20 on amazon) at this link only (cut and paste into your browser)

http://books.global-investor.com/books/873331/?ginPtrCode=21654

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* The THIRD edition of my book Naked Trader 3 is out now !!!

Lots of new strategies including my top 20, lots more mistakes to avoid, loads of new trader tales, cartoons and a bit of fun too.

I hope you all enjoy it - and can tell I put a lot of effort into it and I really hope if it just stops one person from making the mistakes I did it will be worthwhile.

Indeed I hope the book is worth it even if you read about other people's stories, it is amazing how so many make exactly the same mistakes.

Anyhow if you buy it I hope you enjoy it! Click here:
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** My book about spreadbetting , you can order it here:

http://books.global-investor.com/books/401334.htm?ginPtrCode=10453

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Many of you enjoy the cheap advfn toplists bronze deal through me as do many of you with the cheap level 2. However many of you say you want a half-way house to include real-time share prices always on.
So I'm pleased to announce I've managed to seal a new deal with Advfn for its "Silver" service - that's always on real-time share prices for a good saving (Bronze toplists etc are included in this).
The deal is via me you can save £30 for your first year by paying just £145 inc vat via me instead of £173.71
Just mail me for full details if you'd like it with "silver" in the subject line.

MARCH 17TH EVENT IS SOLD OUT - SORRY!!

Fancy spending a day with me, learning all the ways I have learned over the years to find good shares and play the markets? Well, you can at one of my seminars!
Booking is open for the Naked Trader seminar on Mar 31st - an overflow event for those who missed out on the March 17th event now sold out.

Price is £590 plus vat. However there is a decent early bookers discount available for those booking nice and early.
That includes three course lunch, coffees, snacks etc.
The seminar is mainly aimed at beginners and dabblers though improvers are welcome too.
Topics covered using live market feeds all day include: Market psychology, level 2 - a simple guide to how to use it for better timing; how to value companies; finding companies that are about to rise. I will also cover techniques for handling events such as the recent meltdown and volatility.
Spreadbetting: How to use it to gain an edge and go short. Market makers - how they work and how to beat them; how to stop losing money and make it instead and plenty more.
How to plan trade entries and exits - how to research companies and understand reports, plus all those niggly questions you always wanted to ask. How to set stop losses and targets. Charts and how to use them.
Also covered: Market maker tricks: How to spot tree shakes and use them in your favour, How to tell when NOT to buy a share. I use live ADVFN all day with lots of level 2 and looks at all kind of live market data.
The idea behind the seminar is SIMPLICITY. I don't use jargon or fancy words - everything is in PLAIN ENGLISH! No question is too stupid and the event is held in a friendly relaxed and supportive environment.
The idea is you will come away from the event I hope a wise and better investor with lots of new ideas. I try and translate complex topics into easy bite size pieces. I also aim for it to be entertaining as well as instructive.
If you are interested please e-mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "Mar seminar interested" in the subject line and I will send you full details of the event including comments from those who have come to previous seminars and you can then decide whether you would like to come. See you there!
One seminar attendee Clare wanted to write a testimonial about her experiences at the seminar which follows now!
"I've just come back buzzing from one of Robbie's seminars. What a day! He's just brilliant, and manages to pack an awful lot into one day, and with his enthusiastic and humorous delivery the day just flies by. There are no gimmicks, no sell, no "˜get-rich-quick' promises, just his own solid, sound approach which he has learnt over the years and which works.
He shows you how to minimise the risks and maximise the profits and points out the banana skins on the way. Where the seminar really comes into its own is when he teaches using live level 2. Hearing him talk through his thought processes and reasoning is invaluable, and really brings home everything from the book. He has endless patience answering peoples' questions, and really seems to care that everybody understands.
On top of that, you meet some really nice like minded people and swap e mail addresses, you're plied with
chocolates and coffee all day, have a great lunch and spend the evening getting tiddled with Robbie in the
bar afterwards! You might even get to see the amazing crocodile boots . . . .
Don't worry about the cost, it's easily worth it, and you'll soon make it back with your new-found investment skills, and in what you're no longer losing. If you're thinking of going along to his next seminar, whether you're a novice or an experienced trader, don't hesitate ""just go!
Thanks Clare, did you want the tenner in cash, or will a cheque do?

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Its spreads are surprisingly tight and interestingly an automated stop loss is applied to each trade - so beginners know what their max loss is from the outset. A super site for beginners.
I use IG Index for betting on the very small companies, the only spreadbet firm I can find that does the smaller ones making it possible to trade AIM cos tax free.

To sign up and get an excellent weekly education programme use this link:

http://www.ig.com/nakedtrader

If you like to trade the FTSE, Dow, or currencies then Spreado has an outstanding tight 0.8 spread - that is incredibly tight. The platform is very good and robust and have used it to great satisfaction and profits.

You can sign up at this link which includes a decent market commentary:

http://www.spreadco.com/nakedtrader

Oh dear, silly men continue to want to fight. My willy is bigger than yours.

If only countries were run by women instead of crazed alpha male despots who somehow rise to the top.

It's not only countries. Bombast and alphaness often mean the worst people rise to the top. Usually aggressive and arrogant.

According to a survey the most annoying thing about current life is self-service tills.

Apparently these tills are the thing that more people swear at than anything else.

All you have to do is what I do: actually get a real person to give you real service. They even pack your bag for you. Surely this is all less stressful than using a self-service till to avoid small talk with a cashier.

And just a reminder we are sleepwalking into an era where these will be the only thing available.

Gone will be the jobs for cashiers, communication with actual human beings. We are on the way to be conned by stores to do our own checking out, packing etc instead of them having to do it.

Don't use them. If there is a queue for cashiers do what I do: shout out "We need service". They soon come running.

Facebook users use to appear more intelligent than they are have been revealed.

They doctor their own photos, share links to articles they never read and remove anything that makes them appear "Boring".

Nearly everyone exaggerates their posts and most boast about things they never really did.

Which just goes to show how sad a lot of it is. Pretending to be someone you aren't to often fake friends.

The desperation of trying to make yourself look amazing or popular must be quite stressful I would think as well as the jealousies that must arise from other people's posts.

I say: delete your Facebook accounts. Be a real person. Call a friend instead and be yourself. Real friends will take you warts and all, there is no need to pretend you are someone you're not.

At last, the Mrs has caught up with Breaking Bad episodes. And now we can watch the last 7 episodes that I haven't seen. Can't wait.

When it is over it's going to be hard to watch any of the standard fare again though we have earmarked House Of Cards on Netflix as a consolation.

Just watched the last Dragons Den. It's probably run its course and if I was I was in charge I would probably axe it now. It's all a bit predicable and if I see another entreprenur bringing in a product for kids I shall definitely scream.

The BBC might axe either BBC 3 or BBC 4 apparently. Get rid of them both! BBC3 is a total waste of money showing crap that should be on ITV. And BBC4, though worthy, well those shows could move to BBC2.

But it's time the BBC was run on commercial lines. Everyone knows if you are interviewed by anyone else a cameraman and a sound guy show up together with a presenter.

If it's the BBC about 15 people show up, with usually ten having no reason to be there at all.

Time to axe the licence fee, the BBC goes onto subscription, I am sure, you like me would subscribe. No reason why Radio 1 and 2 should not at least have sponsors either.

If you want a spreadbet on any sporting event try
http://www.spreadex.com/nakedtrader/sports

A really great site for sports spread bets, remember you can back teams to do badly too!

Dave writes :
I agree with comments about Dr Who and Breaking Bad. I used to enjoy Dr. Who years ago but I think it's worn out, it's all about celebrity now, like everything else on telly.

I recently was enjoying the Sopranos a friend let me borrow (fascinating story lines) and my son Rob in Australia (an irrelevance to you of course), he said if you like Sopranos you'll love Breaking Bad. Wow was he ever right. I got the full set from Amazon (apart from the last season). I'm having to eke it out it's so brilliant I don't want it to end, that's the sad bit. What about the uncle in the desert in the wheelchair with the bell strapped to the arm of the chair, the missus and me just fell about and many more just brilliant set ups dragging out every emotion.

Agree Dave, love Breaking Bad. Only five to go for me and I won't spoil what happens for you except it gets more and more addictive!
Gary writes :
"For throwing your heart, soul and energy into one fact-packed, full-on and exhaustingly educational day: FIVE stars with no hesitation!!
Met some really nice people too - like me, nervous that it was the most we'd ever spent on a whole day of anything (had we made arses of ourselves?) But no one felt short-changed, especially when you were still going strong when we all wanted to go to bed! One of your delegates, Susan, back for a second time, said to me unequivocally, "you will go away absolutely inspired." I can't disagree.
Thanks Gary, hope you make some money!

Duane writes:
Wanted to say a big thank you to you and Mrs NT for an amazing day of learning and fun at your seminar.

The way you explained the share trading from start to finish was understandable and really interesting, well worth the seminar fee!
It was great to hear such down to earth and honest assessment from a successful trader like yourself. The way you explained everything was good revision from your book and gave further insight into successful share trading.

I particularly liked your live trades and going through your accounts when you gave snippets of why you invested in certain shares and why you kept/dumped them. Also helpful was the way you searched for prospective shares and within minutes discounted them or put them on a short list for further examination and correct entry points. Amazing!
You could really tell that you loved doing what you do and your energy levels to keep going till 10pm was well....... I had to leave at 9pm I was shattered!

Thanks again Robbie I am keen to put into practice what you have taught me. Even though you make squillions from your trades and I am sure don't need to do the seminars for financial gain, but please keep doing those seminars for newbies like me!

Thanks Duane! Don't expect to be doing them foreever but very rewarding for me to help people so expect to carry on for a while longer.
Gabriel writes:
If you are reading this, you are perhaps considering going on one of Robbie's Seminars. You maybe asking yourself (like I did) the testimonials are all well and good but once the euphoria and excitement of attending a Seminar has died down ..... and I am back home in my normal routine and faced with the "graft" of putting it all into practice... will I become a better trader and be financially better off?
Let me tell you that in my case it certainly has!
Book your place pretty sharpish....... is what I say !

Thanks Gabriel!

Terry writes:
Fantastic seminar.

I have always been sceptical of the public testaments you see on web sites
saying how great an event was. Now I'm one of those people!. I
genuinely believe that the tips and techniques as well as the overall
approach you demonstrated will radically improve my trading performance
Thanks Terry, well all the testaments are real but know what you mean and glad you feel it was worth it!
Dan writes :
'It's obvious from his site Robbie Burns is a good market analyst and shrewd stock-picker. He is also a highly opinionated commentator on everything from TV shows to food. Therefore I expected his seminar to be 75% entertainment, 15% general exposition for beginners and-- if we were lucky-- 10% of something I could use to help me invest. But I could not have been more wrong.

The opinions on food and politics etc. though genuine, are I believe a bit of disguise or misdirection for there is a real touch of rebel genius here. And in the seminar, which is 95% hardball, he actually takes you candidly right into the mental process involved in his successful trading, making it a pretty amazing display, even showing his own investment accounts right there on the screen. You can see at once why so many of us are merely stabbing in the dark with our investments.

This is a genuine coaching session in how to trade like him if you put in the graft. I have only bought one stock since, as I am waiting for the tools he recommends, but I got the price down by using his tactics and I cannot recommend the seminar too highly if you are going there to learn. It must be taxing on him to let us at such length and in such detail into the process, which has made him so much money (for--unlike so many other so-called experts the seminars are not a day job). My advice therefore would be to sign up for this while he is still prepared to do it.'

I have 3 great offers from ADVFN.

SAVE OVER £120 !
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This compares to £473 direct from advfn inc vat so this deal saves you over a whopping £120! ADVFN level 2 also includes all the live trades made through Plus Markets which I find invaluable.
To accept this great deal just e-mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "Level 2 offer" in the subject line and I will tell you how to get it. Level 2 gives you access to all the market maker positions and the order book and I would not trade without it!

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To take up the offer, e-mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with Bronze in the subject line and I will tell you how to claim the deal.

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The deal is via me you can save nearly £30 for your first year by paying just £145 inc vat via me instead of £173.71
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EMAILS: I do beg you not to send me emails asking me for advice on a particular share. It isn't legal for me to give you individual advice and all I do is send you a mail saying that, which wastes a lot of my time and yours too. This includes asking me what to do with a share, what I might "think" about a share, or deconstructing any of the buys I mention here. I would be grateful, see FAQ for more on this. Of course more than happy to answer general questions not related to specific shares.
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COPYING TRADES: I can't stop you from copying a trade I made but remember the price may already be a lot higher than I paid indeed I hope it is as buying at good prices is what I do for a living. You may be buying at the top and could easily lose money. Also I can make terrible mistakes and have done in the past. I could also sell before you or before the share tanks. I may still be holding in a year when you sold at a loss. Always do your own research, don't jump in blindly. Market makers are very clever at knowing how to make you pay top dollar and then push you out at a loss. This site is about sensible investment and learning how to trade sensibly and is not a tipping site. Beware. Never push buy on anything till you've done proper research and got yourself a sensible price.
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A reminder next seminar is Mar 31st. The March 17th event sold out early so sorry to disappoint those of you who were too late but hope this overflow date works for you. There is a decent early bookers discount email me for details at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "March 31 seminar interested" in the subject line.
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For those of you who don't read my stuff at the top, updates will be every other week from now on and going monthly next year.. for reasons why etc please see top of this page!

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It's always a bit tricky when something political knocks share prices.

The Ukraine/Russia spat led to big markdowns on Monday.

When this kind of thing happens I really hate the idea of selling and prefer the idea of buying.

It's because there is always a knee-jerk reaction and suddenly if you sell, you're often getting 5 or ten pc less. But if you buy you're able to buy at a knockdown price.

For example a company that makes movies was marked down 20p. No reason except fear of investors selling everything.

The fear, of course, is all your hard-earned profits will vanish just like that and losses will widen or indeed the fear of losing everything.

This is often enough to make people sell up their shares, scared witless.

But think about it: someone out there is buying the shares you are selling. You're selling out of fear.. but the market maker or other participant simply sniffs a bargain and is happy to buy your panic sell.

Of course the spat could develop into something bigger. Is this going to be a minor thing that will go away or a major thing that will develop?

The market hates not knowing so everything gets marked down on any uncertainty.

Then is it like a sale where you should be buying or is there a bigger fall to come?

If only I knew the answer I would be delighted to tell you.

I think if I'd been my younger hungrier self I'd have gone on a buying spree on Monday but as a lazier, older and richer trader who doesn't have any need to make any more money I didn't really bother but neither was I going to sell anything.

However I couldn't resist getting some more Avintrans (AVG) on Monday picking up 2,500 at 143.9. Looked like one worth getting as scared punters piled out and indeed it is rising today, back up over the 150 area.

I already covered this one in the past but it looks like a nice little company with a great future and I don't see why it shouldn't head up to the 200 level at least.

You should never fall in love with a share but I do like IP Group (IPO).

I've been sitting on these long term, buying them at 74p and they are now around 210-220 so I've pretty much trebled my money on them and now I have bought some more IPO shares very happily buying at 209.

You're basically buying a selection of start up businesses - some will fail but some do so really well they make up for the losers in some style. Once an idea is a success, the company gets floated on the market and IP Group makes a fortune.

It has so much in the pipeline, and such a brilliant portfolio I think it could double again from here in time.

And so I am happy to buy more IPO despite the fact it has done so well. Really nice and well done to all concerned with such a brilliant company.

I managed to get hold of two lots of the Seeing Machines rights issue shares so I got a total of 46,972 shares at 5p. Nice!

I'm going to go for the float of Pets At Home. It's always tricky putting in for shares of big floats like this especially when you're going in not even knowing what price it will float at.

But... Pets are big business. Us Brits will do anything for our pets and despite being a competitive business, pets stuff has a decent margin and this company does very well. So my thoughts are get some, tuck away in the ISA and forget about them and eventually enjoy a capital rise and some nice dividends.

By the way most brokers will allow you to get some in the pre market, you should find your broker probably is advertising it. You just agree to buy a given amount but you must make sure you have enough cash in your isa or other account to cover it.

I sold Xchanging at 186.1 for a small profit of £132. I sold it because it just didn't want to climb any higher and the order book was always awash with sellers around that area. So I exited.

So despite all the craziness of Monday which I ignored the portfolio has continues to do very nicely.

Waiting for an announcement from Hangar 8 which is still suspended and pretty certain the price will be nicely higher when it returns.

Nice moves from Monitise which continues to find favour in the market with positiveness for the future. Nearly doubled now and six timed in my pension.
80p seems to be the level it just can't break through for now.

Recent buys Servelec and Styles and Wood stay nice higher and didn't get effected much by the market turmoil that bodes well.

Arrow Global produced a decent report so continue to hold. Mowpowered seems to be having a little run higher and 32 Red looks good.

I always forget I have a few Costain knocking about so will probably buy up shares in the rights issue in that one.

Telit has motored up though very volatile and wants to get through 200. What to say about the lovely Kentz continues to be an amazing one and very ice to see it happy in the 700s.
Fusionex seems to have stopped for now and one hopes for a rerating soon though a bit disappointed it slipped under 700 again.
OPG Power has been a nice one for me and seems to have conquered 80. Indeed 90 looks next stop.

Long-termer Porvair is flirting with 300p and looks good. Perhaps it has even conquered that now.

Entertainment One is really going well now and 350 is great has been a wonderful long-termer.

Quindell got knocked down in the market melee but is heading back up - plenty of news due on an upgrade to the main market and so I would think it should in time head back over 40p. It is crazily traded by day traders so personally I don't bother watching it much. I have doubled though so can afford to relax a bit.

Renew put out a very confident super statement been a lovely hold and a potential doubler soon.

Communisis can't seem to manage to beat 70p.

Telecom Plus has continues to look happy at around 1800 for now. Given I bought loads at 100 it makes me very happy! It now means I have a massive stake in there worth nearly £700,000. The open positions on the website now total profits of £270,000. Distributors have a get together next month and have been told there will be some exciting announcements!

GB Group has doubled with giant profits building. BTG still looks like a long-term winner.

Regeneris has regenerated and whizzed back over 300 and now looking at potentially 350.

RWS, Avon, CML and Loq, (now called accesso) are the long-term stars and all are shining so far this year. Six times on Accesso, trebled on CML, doubled on Avon and doubled on RWS.

And a big cheer for Vimto maker Nichols, what a share!! It has bubbled up 2 and a half times from my original buy. It reported this year and all looks good. Also three cheers for Cohort which has gone over 200.

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Trade tables follow! Trades are current open and recently closed trades. Closed trades feature the closing price and the amount I won or lost. All others are open. Trades get updated a little later than the narrative. Trading costs are ignored, however I also do not add in dividend payments and with the kinds of companies I buy, dividends tend to equal or outweigh costs. Spread rollovers ignored for web purposes. Tables as accurate as poss however a mistake or two can creep in and very occasionally if I forgot I sold or bought something it will be added at a later time. Trades first reported in the diary under Markets
on Wednesday afternoons.