LLoyds shares

Well any stockbroker online or otherwise, or your bank perhaps?

Currently trading at 71.73p (buy)

They're already out there are they not? I had some "free" ones years ago when they took over HBOS or whatever it was because I had a mortgage with them. Is this some other section of Lloyds that's being divided up?

NatWest sold some shares for me but that was some years ago and I was a customer. I would assume they still do them.

I think you may have misunderstood. There is no big 'Llyods share sale'. The Government decided to sell them off in dribs and drabs to get a better price, and they've just sold the last ones. There are now all out in the market, so any stockbroker can cut you a deal.

Ah, thanks ...

You can tell I remember the 80s :)

Or the poor understanding of search engines by the foke selling shares.. Brian

or the stupidity of a person entering 'LLoyds shares' when what they wanted was a general stockbroker.

What is so specific about Lloyds shares? Nothing.

So we have person who starts from a false premise - that lloyds shares are suddenly available when they weren't yesterday, and a second false premise, that they are actually worth buying, and then ends up in confusion because he is labouring under the delusion that lloyds shares are in any way sufficiently special to warrant an internet entry of their own.

I was going to say that, you beat me to it!

Any one know just how much government coffers lost on the deal overall?

According to the FT, the government made £500M profit on the deal overall.

They apparently gained about £500m, although I suspect that ignores interest.

For Lloyds? -£900million or so apparently (note the - sign).

Is that the government _losing_ -£900m, i.e. gaining £900m (double negative etc) :-)

Where'd you see that?

Yes

Quote:

"At last week's annual meeting, Lloyds chief executive António Horta Osorio told shareholders he expected the government to make at least £500m from the bailout.

"But on Wednesday morning he said the true figure was closer to £900m and called Lloyds one of the "strongest banks" in the world."

From:

Even better. I'm sure DP will be delighted at Mr Brown's far-sighted investment! I expect Mr Corbyn will point to it as an example of what can be achieved by nationalisation.

Shame about RBS though.

In article , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes

In message , bert writes

I am not an economist:-) Surely to break even *pound spent wise* implies a net loss because the purchase value of the money used in 2008 would have been greater than today?