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Back up to 2650 already (+2.2%). Now +£57 on the spread bet from a £1 stake.

Got rid of Infinis, not going anywhere quickly enough to justify a spread bet.
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And past that at 2698 now. Good day for me, just wish I'd sold Lloyds when I was sitting on +£80 and potentially bet on the down, should've seen that coming really!

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Handy thread for my questions!

I have some shares with Centrica and some shares with British Gas (given to me since I was a kid). I now want to sell them. What's the best way? I'm registered on shareview and there seems to be 2 ways, share certificate and investment account. Now I want to get as much as I can so not spend too much on the deal but I have no idea what I'm doing. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
 
there seems to be 2 ways, share certificate
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Lots of shares are held without any certificate, so are you holding it on paper or via a nominee account.
If its on paper try giving it to XO to sell, seems to be a popular route

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Gold fighting the 2013 trend, negative of course so can it breakout?

Good day for me, just wish I'd sold Lloyds
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ABF looked strong on your first post, apparently not much volume and the afternoon rise seems to confirm that.
I reckon 75 for Lloyds for some floor but I think its best to sleep on it till it hits 60 or 100. Maybe we'll get a TSB IPO with some decently priced shares, could be a way to buy back in.

Looking at BG I dont like how their shares look, they are in on big projects so I guess someone likes them but I will put stoplosses on them asap
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In that case its free to transfer to a nominee account. You do not want to sell directly from paper, it always costs more. Fancy but pointless
XO should help you out, they always reply fast to me.

Once you transfer, then sell online. I believe its possible to 'sell' shares by transferring them to someone you know and this does not cost, the registrar just corrects details to new owner.
I have a relative who craftily scoops up SL shares from IPO recipients and has done well from it

Centricia pay a good div, better then money in the bank to me but can never tell for sure of course
 
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silversurfer said:
In that case its free to transfer to a nominee account. You do not want to sell directly from paper, it always costs more. Fancy but pointless
XO should help you out, they always reply fast to me.

Once you transfer, then sell online. I believe its possible to 'sell' shares by transferring them to someone you know and this does not cost, the registrar just corrects details to new owner.
I have a relative who craftily scoops up SL shares from IPO recipients and has done well from it
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So would I need to send them my shares certificates or something. Honestly, I have no idea what you were talking about in that last sentence! Another problem might be the certificates have my parents address on but I moved out a looong time ago. Presume I need to get the changed and new certificates before I can do anything?
 
Phoenix211 said:
So would I need to send them my shares certificates or something. Honestly, I have no idea what you were talking about in that last sentence! Another problem might be the certificates have my parents address on but I moved out a looong time ago. Presume I need to get the changed and new certificates before I can do anything?
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I dont know if the address would be a problem. If you can receive mail there I dont think its a big deal but maybe its best to formally ask the registrar to correct your details, then you start a new account with XO. Then send, then sell.

I almost never deal with paper so might be better to confirm with xo if they care about the certificate address that much or not when selling.

If you want zero hassle, you might be able to walk into Halifax and ask them to sell. My experience of banks or confidence in Halifax is not that high, somehow I doubt they make it that easy or quick but maybe and its like 25 to sell each company? Not sure, xo is 6 each time
 
Just rang shareview or Equiniti (as I registered my shares on there last week). Apparently I can transfer my Centrica shares to electronic form, therefor making it cheaper to sell, but my British Gas shares cannot and have to be sold via certificate, therefor making it more expensive. Does that sound right at all?

EDIT / so I can transfer my centrica share to flexishare and sell online electronically. The British Gas ones don't allow this so its either certificate or going through someone else and sending share certificate in to transfer it to a nominee account...I think
 
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transfer my Centrica shares to electronic form, therefor making it cheaper to sell
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Thats what selling via XO would do and they'd charge half what Equinti do. If you are already speaking to them maybe its less hassle to just go with them plus they have an advantage of being the registrar for Centricia

If you hold the certificate you should be able to deal with any broker you feel like. Its not tied to any account until you transfer to electronic form

This is just to the best of my knowledge but dont think any rules changed recently


http://www.bg-group.com/282/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-contacts/
They got me confused on BG group because Equinti are also registrars for them so why is it any different to deal with

http://www.centrica.com/index.asp?pageid=252 They all were the same company at one time of course

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If a company is going to be floated in the next month or so and I want to invest some money into it. What's the best way of doing it (baring in mind I've never invested in S&S before)?

Do I just wait until the day it is floated or is there a way to pre-register interest?

(Sorry i'm very new to this)
 
R.O.S.S.I said:
If a company is going to be floated in the next month or so and I want to invest some money into it. What's the best way of doing it (baring in mind I've never invested in S&S before)?

Do I just wait until the day it is floated or is there a way to pre-register interest?

(Sorry i'm very new to this)
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Cheapest way normally to buy via the IPO (pre-register). If you buy on the market they (should) have gone up, thus costing you more. (Plus I'm sure you don't have to pay tax via the IPO)

Exactly how and where you do that depends on who you want to invest in.

PAz said:
I've been watching TLW for the last couple of weeks. Can't decide if I want to get in or not.
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So did I, should have bought a few months ago. Still, going up today.
 
Quick question:

I want to trade intentional stock markets (US), however my broker puts an international fee on top my current fee.

If I have an American broker i.e TD, E*Trades etc... Do I still get charged an international fee?

Thanks
 
Are there any good books/websites to read to get a good understanding of the basics of all of this and how it works? Keen to learn more about it.
 
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