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FIRE v London

Last update 04-Jun-2023

May ’23: Magic megatech

May has been election month. In the UK, some (but not all – and not London) local councils had elections.…

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04-Jun-2023

Mayday for IBKR margin lending

Regular readers will know what a fan I have been of margin lending from Interactive Brokers. No longer. If you’ve…

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07-May-2023

Apr ’23: Wind and windfalls

April saw the season of long weekends begin here in the UK. Easter saw me inspired by the Ermine to…

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06-May-2023

Mar ’23: Harvesting tax losses

March has been rather a wet month in London. Wet, and cold. This translates into the ski slopes in the…

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07-Apr-2023

Feb ’23: taking profits

February was cold, but mercifully dry. The days are becoming a welcome bit longer. London is filling up again, post…

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14-Mar-2023