Thursday, January 18, 2007

Thank You NixiTashi

Just closed down my Ford postion as well as the Dow hedge - I bagged almost 13.000 DKK on that transaction. And I could have done better if I hadn't screwed up again and pressed the wrong button costing me another 3,500 DKK. Thanks again for the tip, Nixen. I am ready for the next one!

Allianz and Statoil are still causing me a bit of trouble - however, I'm up 28.163 DKK after the close of the markets today. Not bad for 3 days not really knowing what I'm doing.

Tomorrow I'm hoping for the Allianz bid on AGF to go away so the stock can bounce back again. Not very likely.

DAY 3: Blue Horse Shoe loves Ford Motor Co

OK - here's the latest update.
STOCK POSITIONS:
Allianz - I hope I've reached the bottom on that sucker. Currently down 2,45% setting me back -11.360 DKK. I'm holding on.
DSV, 100 shares - should have increased with the development within oil ... so I thought. Anyway, I guess I shouldn't complain with an increase of 0,73% / 543 DKK

CFD-POSITIONS:
Alcatel-Lucent, sold 10.000 shares incurring a loss of about -8.000 DKK
Cisco Systems Inc, 4500 shares (short). Sold that position earning just shy of 35.000 DKK

CAC40, 20 index shares (Short). Still a good hedge bet earning: 0,68%, 5.695 DKK
Petroleo Brasil, holding on to 1.500 shares (short). Loss: -0,30%, -2.405 DKK
Statoil, 5000 shares (long). This was the painful one - was down more than 30.000 on that one. I held on and now my loss has dropped to a tolerable 1,5 %, 10.755 DKK

Last night I then bought 20.000 shares in Ford Motor Co (thank you for the tip Nixi) - keeping my fingers crossed for the opening of the NYSE.

Also bought (short) 15 pieces of the DOW - small decline already, but let's see what the day brings.

STATUS:
I currently have a net risk of 4,356,493.00 DKK
I have made a net profit of 1,119 DKK

MISTAKES:
I made a mistake in the handling of my Saxo Trader last night - hit the wrong buttons and that cost me 3,500 DKK. Must remain concentrated whilst manning the machine, captain.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

It's only waffer thin? - fuck off, I'm full

You know that you shouldn't have that last mint. Just like I know I should probably not have installed that Saxo Trader2.
I have lost more than 15.000 already. But that's not the worst part. The worst part of it is that I cannot quit. Not yet. Not until I get back on top of things again .....
Truly pathological and I'm loving it!







Here is the initial strategy:

STOCK POSITIONS:

Allianz - bought 350 stocks. Reason: wanted someting relatively safe and big - it has since dropped 0,60% - -3.830 DKK
DSV, 100 shares - a strong buy by most analyst, but very volatile. Should fluctuate with oil. Increase: 0,53%, 243 DKK

CFD-POSITIONS:

Alcatel-Lucent, 10.000 shares (long). Figured that Cisco would get screwed and that these guys would benefit from that. It has dropped: 0,17% - 1.441 DKK
CAC40, 20 index shares (Short). A hedge bet to cover the Allianz stocks (if the market collapses - being short on a major index is a good thing. Makes sense. Result: 0,82%, 6.849 DKK
Cisco Systems Inc, 4500 shares (short). Speculated that this would get smacked. And so it did. Up 1,75%, 12.998 DKK
Petroleo Brasil, 1.500 shares (short). Figuring that if the price of oil goes down - these guys would suffer. Their share price is at the $70/barrel level, but oil now costs about $50/barrel. Profit: 0,12%, 943 DKK
Statoil, 5000 shares (long). Figured that they would not suffer so much from a dip in the oilprice as PBR - a hedge bet against the Petroleo position. Bad call: -2,90%, 20.856 DKK

... CURRENT STATUS (CHANGES EVERY 30 SECONDS): -1.591,32 DKK. .... as we await the opening of the US market. ....

Attention Thrill Seekers

I have taken up day trading as a work related research experiment. After only one day of it I am already getting into the mindset. Everyone is envious of the fantastic riches that some of the players on the market seem to be accumulating. This powerful feeling has already gotten hold of me much to the potential detriment of my personal life, my job and eventually my mental health. I sat there yesterday until the closing bell with my eyes glued to the screen. Was up 9000 DKR after my first day. WhooptiWhoop. Today - less than 12 hours later I'm back in the red.

Shall try to keep updating my performance as I progress.



Monday, January 08, 2007

Ung informationsarkitekt til Hello Group






Erfaring er godt, men nogen gange kommer erfaring ikke med alderen.

Hello Group søger en informationsarkitekt, der kender Jakob Nielsen, men for længst har lagt hans støvede bøger på hylden og kastet sig over at skrive sin egen blog om informationsarkitektur.

Vi søger en person, som forstår at internettet ikke drejer sig om at proppe præfabrikerede budskaber ind i hovedet på brugerne, men at lade brugerne udfolde deres egen kreativitet.

Vi søger en person, som ikke ser internettet som et bibliotek, hvor virksomheder kan gemme deres brochurer.

Vi søger en person, der forstår internettets potentiale til at vende kommunikationen på hovedet, så det ikke længere er virksomhederne, der taler til brugerne, men brugerne der taler til virksomhederne.

Din erfaring har du opbygget gennem din egen brug af nettets muligheder for at kommunikere og interagere. Ikke nødvendigvis gennem mange års arbejde.

I Hello Group arbejder vi for kunder som Avisen.dk, Saxo Bank og Zecco.com, som alle har et ønske om at forandre verden og deres brancher gennem brugen af interaktiv kommunikation. Vores nye informationsarkitekt skal kunne indtræde på disse projekter og i tæt samarbejde med vores senior informationsarkitekt Peter Svarre udarbejde strategier og prototyper for vores kunder.

Det betyder, at du som minimum skal besidde de følgende egenskaber:

Du skal have forståelse for at omsætte en digital strategi til sitestrukturer og prototyper

Du skal have minimum et eller to års erfaring som informationsarkitekt

Du skal kunne fungere som koordinator og projektleder på dine projekter

Du skal enten have erfaring med kvalitative og kvantitative brugertest eller have et ønske om at arbejde med dette.

Du skal kunne skrive flydende på både dansk og engelsk.

Du skal kunne gennemføre en mundtlig præsentation på både dansk og engelsk.

Du skal kende begreber som RSS, blog, web 2.0 og wiki, men du skal også have en evne til at forklare din bedstemor, hvad disse begreber dækker over

Besidder du disse egenskaber, kan vi til gengæld tilbyde dig et udfordrende arbejdsmiljø i en internationalt orienteret nystartet reklame/webvirksomhed, hvor der er højt til loftet og gode muligheder for at udvikle egne evner og netværk.

Din ansøgning skal senest være os i hænde den 29. januar 2007.

Yderligere spørgsmål angående stillingen kan rettes til Peter Svarre, som også behandler ansøgningerne.

Peter Svarre kontaktes på:

E-mail: peter.svarre@hellogroup.com
Telefon: 4040 9492




Hello group blev stiftet i august 2006, og tæller nu ca. 30 medarbejdere. Hello Group er delvist eget af venture-firmaet LundKenner. Hello Group beskæftiger sig med bredspektret rådgivning inden for reklame og kommunikation. Vi er ikke et webbureau, men digital kommunikation indgår som en naturlig forlængelse af alle vores kommunikationsprojekter.


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