Posts Tagged greg coffey

Are my sums right? A share that is 83 times below it’s asset value?

Are my sums right? A share that is 83 times below it's asset value?

I don't usually buy shares as it's buy and hold and sometimes you have to wait ages for it to move. I also think that shares are driven by fundamentals and news driven.. you just don't know what a company may report! My personality suits daytrading (though I'm not a Greg Coffey or Gordon Gecko) in skill, only ambition! Anyway, about 2 months ago, I was looking at a share called Tower Resources and there was speculation that there were some large prospects there. I am not usually keen on

May 15, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Not a trading inspiration – myself

Not a trading inspiration - myself

I haven't heard anything from my trading academy despite me leaving numerous messages with them to call me. I have a deadline of the end of this month to bring my account to the black. Anyway, I started my trading with a loss, -5 when I shorted at 140225 with a stop at 140400. As the market moved down, I moved my stop down to the previous swing high (bad mistake) and I got stopped out for -5. If I hadn't been stopped out, I would have been ok. Anyway, I entered again when the market went t

April 28, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Trading inspiration – Greg Coffey of GLG

Trading inspiration - Greg Coffey of GLG

Every Sunday, I get a copy of the Sunday Times. The first section I read through is the business section and today, there was an article about supertrader, Greg Coffey of GLG.   The big news is that Greg, who earned £150 million last year from his company has quit and looking to start his own firm. Surely, that sort of cash is enough for any man? Anyway, I don't think it was about how much cash he got but the proportion he got. He brought in 60% of his firms revenues yet his bosses t

April 27, 2008 2 Comments Full Story