Forum Archive Index - August 2001

["Richard Hooper" <hoop@ihug.co.nz>]

Small trading stocks do jump heaps on low volume ,unfortunately they don't
necessarily ensure greater % in shareholder equity ...It is a mirage... If
you dont believe me ...try dumping your large amount of shares at the new
increased price.
cheers
Hoop

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul and Noriko" <pan@muh.biglobe.ne.jp>
To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [sharechat] SKC split


> I don't think it usually happens that way in reality Snoopy....
>
> Small cap stocks (usually penny ante in NZ anyway), jump more quickly (on
> small volume) than large cap ... USUALLY ... thereby ensuring greater %
> increase in shareholder value ...
>
> It DOESN'T always happen this way - and of course the reverse may also
> happen.
>
> That's why traders like penny stocks .... and investors prefer larger cap
> stocks (chicken or the egg?)
>
> My observations entirely...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <tennyson@caverock.net.nz>
> To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
> Sent: Thursday, 23 August 2001 08:52
> Subject: Re: [sharechat] SKC split
>
>
> > >
> > >
> > > No one has yet mentioned the issue of leverage. Consider a $10,000
> > > position. @ $10.00 share = 1000 shares.   $3.00 =3,333 shares.  If
> > > the share price increases 10 cents, which price scenario favours the
> > > trader?
> > >
> > >
> > Again there is no (theoretical) difference.   Any event that will
> > cause 3,333 $3 shares to rise 10c will cause 1,000 $10 shares to rise
> > 30c.   The Trader is no better or worse off. SNOOPY
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Message sent by Snoopy
> > e-mail  tennyson@caverock.net.nz
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> > "A: Four.  Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."
> >
> >
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