Street Smart
Inside knowledge on UK financial markets and investing. How the City actually works — and what that means for the private investor.
Private Equity Take Privates: Why Public Companies Disappear
Learn how private equity take privates work, why buyers use debt, what shareholders may gain or lose, and how delisting…
Share Buybacks: When They Help Shareholders and When They Help Management
Learn how share buybacks affect ordinary shares, treasury holdings and EPS, and how to distinguish announced purchases from completed programmes.
Scrip Offers: When You Receive Shares Instead of Cash
Learn how scrip offers work in UK takeovers, why receiving shares extends investment exposure, and which transaction terms and documents…
Bid Rumours: Why “Put Up or Shut Up” Matters in UK Takeovers
Learn how bid rumours can trigger a 28-day PUSU deadline in UK takeovers, what bidders must clarify, and how investors…
Rumour versus RNS: How to Treat Market Chatter Without Getting Played
Learn how to assess rumour versus RNS, check market chatter against public disclosures, evaluate sources and preserve uncertainty before you…
Share Suspensions: What Trading Stops Mean and What May Happen Next
Learn what share suspensions mean, why trading may stop, what can happen when dealing resumes, and how UK investors can…
Stock lending and short selling: where the borrowed shares come from
Most investors who buy a share and hold it for years never imagine that same share being handed to someone…
Trading Risk Routine: A Plain English Cristoniq Guide
A Street Smart guide to building a trading risk routine, with pre-trade, in-trade and journal checks that keep losses disciplined.
The thirty per cent line: how the mandatory bid rule protects and traps shareholders
Understand the mandatory bid rule, the 30 per cent control line and the moments it can both protect and trap…
Pay, Options and Alignment: How the Boardroom Is Actually Rewarded
Boardroom pay only aligns when bonuses, LTIPs, holding periods, and clawback terms are real. Learn what to test beyond the…