My next seminar is on June 14th near Heathrow.

If you want details for either email me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "June seminar interested" in the subject line and I'll send you details, there is an early bookers' discount available ... more details below too.

Dates also for follow ups: July 1st follow up and July 13 for technical analysis, for more details see below somewhere! Those are for people who have already been to a seminar but want to refresh and follow up what they learned.

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I'm taking next week off from the site but will be back as usual on May 22.

(If you must know trying to write a fiction novel and want a week where I don't have to write about anything else). (That's what I'm doing over the summer too).

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I really enjoyed meeting some of you readers at the seminar on Friday, and it turned out to be a lovely day full of interesting people from all walks of life.

Judged by the feedback you enjoyed it too which is brilliant. More in a mo.
We have a rather busy Sunday coming up.

7am we are off to Twickenham ! We got a free invite to some kind of rugby 7s tournament.

It's a freebie with a special tent and breakfast and stuff. Christopher wanted to see Twickenham stadium so now is his chance.

We're going to have to leave at 11am to motor back home as many friends and their kids arrive for Sunday brunch.

Yes, I know, darlings. so utterly middle class... super.

Then we are all off to see Fulham Vs Liverpool, one Dad is a Liverpool fan so that should be interesting...

After that it's straight back for a BBQ.

Wasn't it wonderful bank holiday weekend weather?

(You know you're desperate for material as a writer when you start talking about the weather...)

We spent some of the time hanging round an outside pool. Lovely.

Saturday we watched our team being smashed by Reading who were already relegated and you wonder how come players that get paid so much can't be bothered to put any effort in...

I've spent a while with Christopher on a new concept of mine... mixing old songs with brand new ones, it's been fun.

It is amazing how the backing part of an old one mixes well with a new one.

I think the best discovery was the instrumental part of Paul Simon's You Can Call me Al mixed with the chorus of Nikki Minage's Starships. Try it and see, works a treat.

We might have our very own mix album coming out soon.

Album? How quaint. I. er of course mean downloads.

I've rounded up all the loose change in the house. I have three pints worth of 2 and 1ps and one pint of small silver.

My mission has been to try and get rid of as much as possible. So I go out armed with pockets full of change.

I hold up queues trying to get rid of coppers.

Did pretty well over the weekend till I went to the shop only armed with a £20 note.

A total disaster. Yes, you guessed it. The total came to £10.02 .

I came back with a bucketload of change nixing all the good work I had put in.

I guess I'll just have to go to one of those machines the big supermarkets have where you can throw all your loose change into and they give you some back in vouchers.

Though, no. I am going to relish this challenge! Anyone want a 2p?

I've decided to start my own political party. Called AKIP.

Only one policy: put the clocks back one hour every weekend. One extra hour's kip per week.

I wonder why no-one else has thought of it?

It was weird doing two seminars in a row, though not as tiring as I thought it was going to be due to a very nice audience indeed.

I'm assuming you all got the seminar notes, and my trading sheet on email at the weekend plus the summary of what happened in the last session for those who had to leave. If you didn't let me know.

A lot of you travelled a long way - interesting to discuss what was happening in local economies from places like Newcastle and Liverpool.

Thanks to, let's call him Mr Nighthawk, we had some interesting discussions on psychology.

The hotel put on an excellent lunch I thought and having a chef cook live waffles for us in the break was sublime!

It was great to see you all get on so well over coffee, tea, waffles, lunch and pizza! I hope some of you form great trading partnerships.

Indeed it was quite hard getting the last session started with such a buzz in the room.

After all it is a lonely occupation so nice to establish email trading buddies, probably better than those crazy bad bulletin boards where everyone fights and bitches.

I know some of you have already booked the July 1st follow up seminar so see some of you again.

It's always rewarding for me to see the penny drop with share trading - realising what you've done wrong and how you can put it right.

Seeing many of you "getting" why level 2 is so important, understanding more how to plan trades and getting the other timing tricks I was teaching you was briliant for me.

I hope you all do well and stay disciplined and used the tools I gave you.

The feedback has been great, thanks so much..

Here's a little of it:

"All in all, probably the best 600 quid I've spent in a along time (possibly ever, if that's not a sad reflection on my life!), so thank you"

"It was fantastic to meet others doing the same thing. I tend to keep my trading and investing as my guilty little secret and it was lovely to be able to talk freely about it without having to endure pitying looks and justifying myself the whole time!

"I was truly impressed by a) your patience with us, b) your overall knowledge and experience (seeing you in action confirmed that trading is not that hard, it just takes a lot of time to get the right level of experience) and c) how much effort you have put in during the day! Staying with us until late in the evening and really drilling through everything you have promised beforehand, that is true professionalism!"

"At first, I must admit my cynical nature meant I was unsure as to the value of the course when booking .. I've never come away from a seminar telling everyone how good it was."

Anyway enough, anymore and I am going to come across like a total self-obsessed (put rude word you like best here).

If you missed it the next one is June 14th at Heathrow mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com for details with "June seminar interested". There is an early bird discount on offer.

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!

If you have been to a seminar of mine and fancy a follow up the next one is July 1st at Heathrow - we begin where we left off and do all day level 2, research, hunting for shares and live trades direct from my accounts. Timing of trades, live stops and as much as I can cram in live all day!

And holding another one of the yearly Technical Analysis seminars with top trader and friend Susan and myself on Saturday July 13th. An easy start for those of you wanting to add some basic TA to your entries and exits, plus momentum and volume and MACD's are covered. For details mail me with "TA seminar interested" in the subject line. Again you have to have been to one of my seminars to qualify to attend.

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**** BOOKING OPEN FOR JUNE 14TH *****
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 June 14th

Price is £590 plus vat. (Early bird discount is on offer however)
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 "April 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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Interesting to read that Lord Winston refuses to employ people with the very best degrees because of their narrow approach.

"I would rather have other people around me who developed other interests at university and didn't focus entirely on getting a first".

He is so right. I remember when I was a young journalist on a local paper.

Oxbridge candidates with firsts used to show up for "work experience."

They had no clue whatsoever of how to talk to, deal with real people. Or indeed write anything succinctly.

Personally I would suggest no-one allowed to be an MP or go into politics unless they have had at least ten years experience in the real world.

That's our current problem, all our current political leaders from all parties come from priviledged backgrounds, none of them had to worry about money, build businesses or understand what it is really like out there.

The Queens speech. Borrringggg!! I feel sorry for the Queen having to turn up for it.

And the pomp and ceremony... tedious! Why can't we move on?

What is pomp anyway?

The Apprentice came back in fine form last night.

Of course as everyone now knows, this isn't a business show it's a show aimed at finding people who are arrogant t

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and ensuring their downfall so we can all have a laugh.

Perhaps the modern equivalent of the stocks.

Of course the makers of the show pick people willing to say whatever they are fed to camera.

"Go on, big yourself up.." I am sure they are told. "Say how amazing you are into the camera now..."

They are really stooges there for entertainment, I guess you could wonder if they are being exploited a little but they must know what the show is like so it's up to them.

And we know that the winner is already known, one of them probably has a decent business idea.

Predictably the one with the loudest claims and the most irritating got the boot this time.Jaz was a good talker but a non do-er. Plenty of those around right? Your boss? Yes, I had one of those.

The funniest section was when the lads flogged a load of tatty lucky cats to a casino.

Having done the deal for £3 a cat (made by slave labour in China for 10p each) one business wanabee amazingly said "Call it £3.25 and we'll throw in the batteries."

"Done!" said the amazed casino boss. In other words "Are you crazy?"

Of course the batteries probably cost more than 25p a go but even worse the deal had already been sealed, the sweetener was not needed.

And just when you thought, as the casino boss did that they would just leave behind a load of batteries, no, the lads spent hours installing batteries in each cat.

Business brains of Britain? Don't bet on it.

I was a bit shocked listening to our lord during an interview on radio 1.

He said he didn't like music and didn't listen to it, didn't enjoy culture or the arts or, well not very much really. Oh except he likes a game of tennis.

The DJ said he'd play anything Lord S wanted. "Nah," he says. "Not bothered, don't like music, not interested." On being pushed he chose a dull classical piece.

Come on, life is for living - what's the point of earning megabucks if nothing really inspires you?

The politician's husband has ended up an entertaining watch even though you can see what's coming a mile off.

I can't even begin to wrote about the supposed new "comedies" 3 minutes of the awful Ben Elton one and two minutes of the horrible ITV ones were enough.

Afraid it is back to repeats of the sublime Seinfeld and Curbs. (Thanks Sky Atlantic!)

Nearly finished the first series of the entertaining Borgen. Still haven't watched the Village, can we cope with the misery?

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Do remember if you do bet you ought to treat sports spreadbetting as entertainment - and expect to lose! Also with spreadbetting work out what your max loss could be and make sure you can afford it! In other words if you say backed the favourite at 15 for a fiver and they come nowhere your max loss is £75.

Anne writes :
Agree about facebook - the youngsters who leapt onboard when it started,
posting dire photos of them doing things they shouldn't are now grown up and
getting on in their careers and errrrrr wondering if that photo of them
mooning in the disco in Majorca was a good idea!

Nice to think I am not the only unsociable grump to not want to follow the
minutiae of my friends and colleagues mostly boring lives!

I am in the states just now and feel the Starbucks asking name thing is just
more marketing bollocks to get them noticed. If they just speeded up the
service I might go there but americans seem to need all this 'service
bollocks' to make them think they are getting their moneys worth.

Thanks Anne,
well of course I agree, it's nearly all bollocks!

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!
Stephen writes:
I read your book and did the course - and I wasn't sure if I'd recoup the cost, it's been 2 years and I've made £38k + saved a loss transferring a Jupiter ISA heavily invested in BP. I can't tell you how important this is or how grateful I am. That's just me, who knows how much people have made with your help and saved by not making mistakes. I wanted to get into shares as they recovered after the crunch, but I assumed I had to put a large amount in one company I thought would make a big jump.
But what happens when you make £1m on the website, will you still do courses? I don't know how you do your ISA and SIPP investments, write the website, books, courses and answer e-mails. But please don't give it up. Couldn't you do the courses and have a standing website which gets updated with your trades say once a month so people can see what you do..

Stephen thanks so much for such a nice mail and much appreciated! Dunno about the future, I feel like I'm getting jaded. It's possible I might just reduce it all at some point to twice a month after going weekly - that would probably help. The other problem is other people's angst is getting to me and the email workload becoming overwhelming. I think after ten years it might be time for me to quit. Anyway good luck with your trades and hope you make a lot more.

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Just a reminder to those of you who don't read about my exciting life (!) above there is no update next week, back May 22nd.

Sir Alex's retirement today made me ponder my own from trading. I didn't mean to write that in a pompous way (by the way). He's an amazing guy with great skill, I just buy and sell numbers.

I keep thinking I made all the money I need for a long time (upwards of £2 million now all told). I've got two properties one I could rent out and no debt so I don't feel I will ever have need to worry about money ever again.

And so I should retire from trading pretty much. Not totally but the day to day stuff I still do now. Because trading is just about making money right?

But then I realise I really love many parts of trading. Such as finding a new share that I never saw before and realising its potential. Then adding to it as it goes up. Doing the detective work, sussing out timing, well those of you who've been to seminars have seen me do it live and probably saw how much I enjoy it. Even cutting losses fast on a trade I got wrong I find fascinating.

So I realise now I actually enjoy it apart from the money. Even after 13 years of doing it I find it totally fascinating.

So I suspect maybe I'll end up being a semi retiree. I need to mull it over!

Well, I did keep saying it's best to follow not to guess what the market will do.

There are loads of singed shorters about - More than 85% of IG's clients were short the FTSE last time I looked.

Indeed loads of people shorted the FTSE at 5900 and 6000 because they thought it looked "overbought". Many are still hanging onto their bets.

I've met one guy who shorted for £50 a point at 5900. That's a loss of £30,000 so far. Well maybe his bet will come good in the end but it's costing him a right few quid every week to keep the bet open. You ought never to let trades get out of control like that. I hope the heavies don't come knocking on his door demanding margin payments.

And of course it looks tempting to short it now at highs, but what happens if it keeps going up?

Also many people have missed out on the gains so far this year through fear the market went up too much. "It's gone up too much, I'll wait for a crash".

Remember the market is mad and irrational. Think a drunk swaying down the street. Anything could happen and he could go anywhere. Follow him slowly and respectfully, there is little point in trying to guess where he is going next.

Those listening to various pundits will be doing their dough at the moment. Be a follower, not a leader in markets. And try to take no notice of the total BS from the tipsters and commentators out there. I expect you know the ones I mean...

Some more rather interesting shares came up at Friday's seminar
Of course I never know.. it depends on markets, and to some extent, a bit of luck what we might find on some share screens.

4 more shares we discovered on Friday have made it to my shortlist which is getting quite long!

It you'd like to come to the next seminar by the way I just booked June 14th.... email me at robbiethetrader@aol.com for details.

I've topped up with some more of my "boring" Hellerman Tyton (HTY) getting a fresh lot at 210.

The first lot bought when it listed around 195 are doing nicely so far.

Anyway you don't want to read me rambling on about it here do you? Way too boring right? It hasn't got any oil in a dodgy political region in a middle of a piece of swampland so it's never going to be a ten bagger, so what's the point?

I'm still targetting 250 for HTY. It's got a good chance of entering the FTSE 250 soon which should push it up some more as funds buy in.

Pace looks interesting (PIC). Came up at the seminar late on and though it has gone up a lot recently I think there could be another lift up to near the 300 area and so it's on a spreadbet.

I'm a bit wary of airlines - probably silly as look how well Easyjet has done.

On the other hand Flybe has been a stinker but have you been on one of their planes? Scary! Never again! And they will do you for fifty quid if you're even a matchstick over an allowance.

However Dart Group (DTG) runs Jet 2 Com up north and apparently I am told they are brilliant - they don't mess their customers about with baggage allowances etc and treat them well - and so customers really like them.

Which shows in their recent figures which are excellent. Jet 2 Holidays is doing really well. As a feeble southerner I don't get to use them but my hard northern mates at seminars tell me they are the dog's, erm.. dangly bits.

Perhaps this shows if you don't try and cost cut too much passengers are prepared to pay more for a good service.

Anyhow despite good rises already I think the shares could take off further and I bought them as a spreadbet at around 168 for tax reasons as they're aim and can't get them in my isa. Bit of a seller at the mo at 170 but once through that 200 at least looks likelier than not.

I'd be out if they fell much below 160.

I've had a great run with St Ives (SIV) with massive profits building up in this position and I added some more - the reason is it has sat in the mid 130s for a while but it is suddenly gaining ground again - and when this one gets another re-rating it simply shoots higher quite quickly. So I'm in there for more.

The portfolio is simply soaring away at the moment thanks to the strong market.

Nearly everything is going up with my spreadbetting and ISA accounts booming despite me currently forking out 100s of thousands to builders for renovating a new property.

Lovely performance from the lovely Porvair which continues to climb most days. Looks like it should head up to the 300 area.

Parity went through 40p quite quickly taking out a big seller which was good to see. Another few pence and I'll have doubled on the first trade.

Esure reported today and the market seems to like it, long-term tuckaway there I think.

Biggest holding Telecom Plus has now hit a high of 1225 today ! Running this winner from 18p, the 80s and the early 100s has paid off. Website profits of well over £100,000 and personal profits of more £400,000. I just continue a long-term holder. One could argue it is a bit overcooked for right now but I guess institutions are happy to pay a premium for a quality company. The dividends give me a substantial income.

Coastal continues to be a lovely oiler having trebled on the first buy. It's just plateauing at the moment.

Vectura looks like it is moving up again after a long spell around the late 80s. Perhaps something good not too far away?

Loq has headed back up after its falls and nicely up today.. it should be less volatile now still timed my money by five on the first lot.

Filtronic seems happy in the 60s. Unrealised profits for the site over £20,000 on this and banked profits over £4,000.

Sepura has been rerated higher, might pause now before another rerating.
And long-term open positions on the site now total a magnificent profit of over £300,000.

32 red holds its gains nicely. Holding for a hopeful bid!

GB Group is creeping up again and trying to tackle 100p. It fell back once from this level but the slowness this time should help it get over that hurdle.
Costain continues to be a nice surprise through 300 seems the limit for now.
Nichols just continues to rise and rise but might not be enough for it to clear a tenner for a while but I sit on a fabulous profit.

Dialight put out another nice statement and is hovering around 1300, my second biggest winner bought at 145p at a seminar in 2009 ! And topped up all the way along - as those of you who came to the seminar saw in my accounts profits on this are enormous. I don't see any reason to sell yet.

Open profits for the site have bubbled over £300,000.

I've been getting e-mails regarding my use of direct market access and who I use. I've tried a few and for me the easiest system for me is here:
http://www.igmarkets.com/nakedtrader

Direct market access means you can place orders directly onto the order book bypassing brokers and market-makers with a chance to buy at the "sell" price. I would suggest you ensure you know what you're doing first but IG does provide much education with its "tradesense" educational tool which comes with it.
I also use its spreadbetting service too along with other firms like Tradefair because it now provides trailing stops which to me is a pretty sensible way of trading. Also with this link there is an excellent education programme and it offers the biggest range of smaller shares.

http://www.igindex.com/nakedtrader
As usual before opening accounts please read all the warnings on the sites. You can lose a lot of money if you're not careful so pay close attention to them and make sure you always understand what you are doing and what your potential losses are.

Capital Spreads offers a really excellent book on spreadbetting for those who open accounts through the link below. Spreads are very tight and every trade has to have a stop loss which is excellent discipline to have especially for beginners. Execution is really good I find and they also allow shorts on shares it is hard to get shorts on like say Carpetright or facebook.
To get the offer, click here:
http://www.capitalspreads.com/ntrader

If you want to get the contents of The Naked Trader website into your mailbox instead of waiting for the update to come through, plus exclusively news on the progress of my SIPP from the old Sunday Times column inc new higher risk Aim buys made for that, e-mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with SIPP in the subject line for details of how to get it.

Want to quit the rat race? Try and start a new source of income so one day you can tell the boss to stuff it? You could do what I did to escape my grotty office job and become an independent distributor for the Utilities Discount Warehouse.
You get to sell great broadband, phone packages and energy to friends, relatives, contacts and anyone else you find and you get cash for each sale but more importantly you get a cut of their spend EVERY MONTH for as long as they are a customer!
It's called residual income and is a far better way to enjoy a ripe old age than relying on a pension. Because even after you stop selling the money STILL comes in!
I still get paid EVERY MONTH for sales I made back in 1999! Every time a customer uses broadband or the phone or switches on a light you get paid.
It's a great business and backed by a stock market company (Telecom Plus), a dedicated team of advisors.. and me to help you on your way!
Not only do you get paid out every month for each customer you can take on distributors. encourage them like I do and get paid on their sales as well.
One day, say you could made redundant, needed a year off or wanted to retire early can you imagine what joy it is to have the regular income coming in. It's wonderful.
You have to work at it, but if you do genuine repeat wealth could be yours. I did it. You can too. For full details, why not email me at robbiethetrader@aol.com.
An overview is also available at http://www.utilitywarehouse.org.uk/fabdeal you can sign up directly there but do tell me! (Click become a distributor and follow links)
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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.