Buying shares

FeFiDoh · 13 Aug 2006 at 18:35

A m8 has some money he wants to kind of invest and is thinking about buying shares in BA because of this thing thats happened they are lower than b4 and will no doubt rise high again in next to know time. Only problem is he has never done this before so how would he go about doing it? Any help would be reaaaaally appreciated

Al Vallario · 13 Aug 2006 at 18:50

We had a similar thread on shares just a couple of weeks ago with some good content. I guess it's worth having a look through that

Secondly, I'm no financial adviser (yet!), but I doubt purchasing shares in British Airways (Symbol: BAB) would be a good idea. "Buy low, sell high" is a very simplistic strategy and if it were a good idea to invest in British Airways shares right now, your friend won't have been the first one to think it up. Besides, are you sure the share price is going to go back up? At the moment there are talks of permanent increased security measures, which (looking at matters in a simplistic view, I'm sure) in the long-term would mean much fewer flights and thus lower profits. The British Airways stock price was still falling when the markets closed on Friday.

"andy" · 13 Aug 2006 at 19:22

plus with hotter summers many people are staying at home

personally i wouldnt risk it

parents went to egypt last month with BA and the plane was so empty they could have had 3 seats each once it had taken off

addmitedly theres a war going on a few mile away but still.....

egt · 13 Aug 2006 at 20:04

ADVFN is a very good site for info, just browse around and make up your own choices about where to invest

Buying shares in one company is very, very risky but can pay off handsomely if you get lucky.

Don't invest at all if you can't afford to lose!

Killa_ken · 13 Aug 2006 at 20:44

ADVFN.com
digitallook.co.uk
iii.co.uk

all suwperb webbys, havnt lost a penny since using info from those sites , put 400 bucks from my student loan in and now i have 1200 big joes :cool:

current shares

SER- Sefton Resourcs @ 0.004p now@ 54p i think
PCM - Pacific Media @ 0.12p now@25p

both consolidated though but still made a large profit

Energize · 13 Aug 2006 at 20:55

What about microsoft, do their profits ever go down?

FeFiDoh · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:00

i was thinking that surely MS is a failsafe? thanks for the info im also looking to do something like this as i have some ££ i would like to invest and get some easy returns not looking for mega bucks just something a big extra

Glaucus · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:06

Killa_ken said:
SER- Sefton Resourcs @ 0.004p now@ 54p i think
PCM - Pacific Media @ 0.12p now@25p

How do you find the cheap shares can you do a search on price?

Glaucus · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:07

R5Rich said:
i was thinking that surely MS is a failsafe? thanks for the info im also looking to do something like this as i have some ££ i would like to invest and get some easy returns not looking for mega bucks just something a big extra

yeh but unless you have 10's of thousands you wont be able to invest in MS. thers no point only holding a few shares. You need lots.

FeFiDoh · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:14

some of those cheapo shares would be nice to have!

Killa_ken · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:42

R5Rich said:
some of those cheapo shares would be nice to have!

those cheapo shares are called penny shares

some good shares to look into AEX - Aminex Oil and gas

when i look for cheap shares i often have a look at Zak Mirs research columns
Alpesh Patel has some good ones too.

benjo plz. · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:46

Al Vallario said:
"Buy low, sell high" is a very simplistic strategy

Very true, although that said, people who brought Lloyd's of London shares after 9/11 are looking pretty happy

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astralcars · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:48

AcidHell2 said:
yeh but unless you have 10's of thousands you wont be able to invest in MS. thers no point only holding a few shares. You need lots.

Assuming two different firms, A & B, with identical market value and prospects, it makes no difference whether an investment gives you a single share (e.g. firm A), or 500 shares (e.g. firm B). A percentage increase in the market value of either firm would leave you with the same gain overall.

Glaucus · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:52

astralcars said:
Assuming two different firms, A & B, with identical market value and prospects, it makes no difference whether an investment gives you a single share (e.g. firm A), or 500 shares (e.g. firm B). A percentage increase in the market value of either firm would leave you with the same gain overall.

but the chances are small shares will have a greater percentage increase. Exspensive shares are exspensive for a reason, there considered to be stable...

That's just my take though.. All down to personal choice though..

Mundu · 13 Aug 2006 at 21:54

I've got some from my previous BAYE scheme at Tesco wich I bought but I haven't checked them recently. I don't even know how to go about selling them. All I used to do was check my balance online. I actually have no idea what to do with them apart from keep the fancy certificate I got.

Al Vallario · 13 Aug 2006 at 22:39

Energize said:
What about microsoft, do their profits ever go down?

I'm sure they took a little dip each time they announced yet another delay in the Windows Vista release schedule. I'll resist the temptation to predict what will happen to them after the release takes place (if it ever does!)

frosty03 · 14 Aug 2006 at 07:35

AcidHell2 said:
but the chances are small shares will have a greater percentage increase. Exspensive shares are exspensive for a reason, there considered to be stable...

That's just my take though.. All down to personal choice though..

Yes, and penny shares have a tendency to go from very cheap, to very bankrupt, hence why they are so cheap to begin with. Like the marconi "problem" afew years back... they were so cheap because they were within an inch of going bust, but they picked up and your investment would have rocketed. But at the time, would you have risked putting anything in it knowing you could lose it all?

In addition to the shares "going up", you also have to consider dividens. Some shares give you dividens and others dont. It is sometimes more than what you would have made by the shares simply going up.

Most online brokers have pretty good research sections for these things. Above all, dont play with what you cant afford to lose completly.

Reesy · 14 Aug 2006 at 10:31

Ok quick question.

I was looking at shares and seen this:

Bid1747.00Ask1749.00Price1748.00 Previous1731.00

How much does this refer to exactly thousand, hundred, pence? etc/

Christo · 14 Aug 2006 at 10:42

Yes its all in pence.

siandtina · 14 Aug 2006 at 11:43

Reesy said:
Ok quick question.

I was looking at shares and seen this:

Bid1747.00Ask1749.00Price1748.00 Previous1731.00

How much does this refer to exactly thousand, hundred, pence? etc/

That means you can sell your shares for £17.47, buy for £17.49, the midprice is £17.48, and the previous close of business the shares were at £17.31, everything is presented in pence for shares, and per share of course

Si