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Ecopetrol ADR Representing 20 Ord Shs V.EC


Primary Symbol: EC

Ecopetrol S.A. is an oil company. The Company operates in Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the United States Gulf Coast. The Company's segments include Exploration and Production, Transportation and Logistics, and Refining, Petrochemicals and Biofuels. The Company's Exploration and Production segment includes exploration, development and production activities in Colombia and abroad. The Company's Transportation and Logistics segment includes the transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil and other refined products, including diesel and biofuels. The Company's main crude oil pipeline systems' operating capacity is approximately 1.34 million barrels per day (BPD). The Company's main refineries are the Barrancabermeja refinery, which it directly owns and operates, and a refinery in the Free Trade Zone in Cartagena that is operated by Reficar S.A., a subsidiary of the Company. The Company also owns and operates two other minor refineries: Orito and Apiay.


NYSE:EC - Post by User

Comment by robbie25on Mar 29, 2010 5:45pm
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Post# 16936908

RE: Is it worth it?

RE: Is it worth it?"The odds,I guess are 50 50.This stock is like going to the casino,you could go  home crying your eyes out.I'll wait if the news is good"

That's an intelligent post. Buying a spec stock like this before news is always risky. Especially with one as high as profile as EC, the problem becomes that it's so hyped, expectations are high and people buy before news. Then, even if news comes and it's good, there is often a selloff. The fear of missing out on the big move is apowerful one, but anybody who is familiar with gold stocks like this knows that even after good news, there is a big inital spike, and then it drifts down to gain momentum. If you wait until that drift down, you are putting yourself in a much better position because there is no spec. You KNOW waht results are, and you knw they are good. It takes a lot of the gambling out of it.

There's a feeling that if you're not holding when news comes out, you're going to missout on it. Sure, you mayu miss out on the first 5-10%, but that's a good trade off....5-10% in exchange for knowing exactly what you're buying. If you had bought ARU the day AFTER their first incredible holes, you still would have done veryt, very well for yourself, and eliminated much of the risk.
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