This blog was started on Jan 1st 2009. It follows my trades as I invest in the UK stock market. In 2008 the FTSE posted its biggest annual decline since its inception in 1984. I managed to return 23% in 2008, hopefully I will continue to make money in 2009 in what promises to be another tough year. Each and every trade is logged on this site (with trading costs plus proper bid and ask prices, no performance inflating tactics with RunningCapital!), current performance is shown in the header and your can see my trades and current portfolio on the tabs above.

I quit my job at a hedge fund in 2004 to get out of the corporate environment, having a boss watching my every move and have my own freedom, I now run my own money in the market full time. I generally hold shares for any time between a week up to a few months. I mostly go long shares, but throw in the occasional short. Avoid index/fx/commodity bets as I have no clue on which way they will go and they tend to be very volatile. I keep things simple, set stop losses (which I mostly stick too), avoid penny punts, understand any share I buy into. I mainly stick to the main market, avoiding the junior market AiM as it tends to have more basket cases although I do make the occasional exception!

You can follow my trades via Twitter, my RSS feed, or just check RunningCapital each day.

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