2007-04-18 23:06:50 · 10 answers · asked by kevyn_uk 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
No I would be sick .........
2007-04-18 23:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not if they went to £6 the day after, it would indicate that you sold too soon, although it is impossible to call the top price of a share, except with hindsight. You might have paid £10 each for them. You held 25% back suggesting you had some confidence remaining in the shares, unless you were forced to sell to release some cash. You see how many different possible scenarios there can be.
One of the Rothschilds said that he made a fortune selling too soon. Confirming that you shouldn't try to call the top of the market, be satisfied if there is a good profit.
2007-04-19 05:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, assuming you had 100 shared
you sold 75 at £4 making you £300, if you sold the remaining 25 at todays £5 price you'd have £125
If you'd have sold the full 100% today (once again assuming you had 100, you'd have £500
So, in theory, you could have made another £75 for 1 days wait. So lies the problems and pitfalls with the stock exchange
2007-04-18 23:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If my recall serves me well Thomas Kahnaman - a cognitive psychologist- won the Nobel prize for economics answering just this sort of question.
A review of his work can be found on the Nobel prize website.
From a financial point of view, investors in shares will tell you that it is impossible to call the top of the market and there is an old adage that says - "always leave something for the other man".
Given that there is always something else to invest in my answer would be to -MOVE ON.
2007-04-19 00:10:08 · answer #4 · answered by ian r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends how much you bought them for! if less than £4, then yes, as you have already made a nice profit and the price has gone up again, see things positively rather than negatively, after all shares are a gamble and any gain should be a bonus and anything gambled must be prepared to be lost.
2007-04-19 08:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by john b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be pleased that you did not sell the other 25%
2007-04-18 23:16:58 · answer #6 · answered by mark2zephyr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SO it could have easily been 3,
How much you buy them for, if you made a profit, well at least you have made some profit. If not well I'll be screaming my lungs off!
2007-04-18 23:14:57 · answer #7 · answered by WICCA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe a little disapointing, but i think this will depend on how much your brought the shares for.
2007-04-20 23:31:30 · answer #8 · answered by homemanager22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not too bright, are you?
2007-04-19 05:13:07 · answer #9 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should not be unpleased.
2007-04-19 01:28:16 · answer #10 · answered by #+%? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋