Trading the stockmarket (NO Referrals)

Scubascorpion said:
I was recomending iii a couple of pages back due to their low commission rates.
However after putting my money where my mouth is and setting up an account with them, transferring a wedge over ready to invest. It was only then I noticed how crap their software actually was.
Simple yes.. Too bloody simple IMO.
market buy and market sell are about the only "tools" you can use.

The rest of the website is great, some good background info to be had there, but the share dealing side of things... err NO.
Took my money out and went back to TD Waterhouse and £11.50 a trade
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Thanks for this bud (I realise this was posted a few pages ago).

I recently attended a corporate finance module from my MBA course and it certainly opened my understanding of the field. But obviously theory and reality are rarely the same.

Anyway a fellow student recommended iii to me, but I took on board your comments regarding its simplicity.

I saw an advert for IG markets, but is that a bit more "corporate"? I noticed that they also have an iPhone app which could be useful for trades on the move (if possible).

Lastly, I have an HSBC account and I noticed that they have a trading system as well, anyone tried them?

You mentioned iii trades are £10, presumably there would be some kind of percentage of the traded amount on top of that? Or am I wrong and £10 is the only thing you pay?
 
Cavallino said:
Thanks for this bud (I realise this was posted a few pages ago).

I recently attended a corporate finance module from my MBA course and it certainly opened my understanding of the field. But obviously theory and reality are rarely the same.

Anyway a fellow student recommended iii to me, but I took on board your comments regarding its simplicity.

I saw an advert for IG markets, but is that a bit more "corporate"? I noticed that they also have an iPhone app which could be useful for trades on the move (if possible).

Lastly, I have an HSBC account and I noticed that they have a trading system as well, anyone tried them?

You mentioned iii trades are £10, presumably there would be some kind of percentage of the traded amount on top of that? Or am I wrong and £10 is the only thing you pay?
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£10 + 0.5% stamp duty (you'll pay this wherever you trade) when buying a security. No stamp duty for selling.
 
The Motley Fool sharedealing service is also £10, and if you have any questions, there's a "live assistance" button, I've used it a few times :)

I bought SAR yesterday too, nice 4 bagger so far :)
 
I wouldn't be surprised if SAR is a pump and dump. With that sort of rise on what is a pre-clinical study is a laugh, they don't even have a drug yet merely an in vivo study with positive results probably not even scaled up.
BIG warning to you lot.

P.S.My background being in neuroscience.
 
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Jimbu said:
I wouldn't be surprised if SAR is a pump and dump. With that sort of rise on what is a pre-clinical study is a laugh, they don't even have a drug yet merely an in vivo study with positive results probably not even scaled up.
BIG warning to you lot.

P.S.My background being in neuroscience.
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1. Look at the volume...
2. Jumping in on any spike is always dangerous; in the rough words of Goldman Sachs "the best advantage can be obtained by purchasing a security months before the news to capitalise on the lack of market awareness" ie early bird gets the worm
3. There's always retraces; anyone who doesn't sell on a high / at least banks some profit is always pushing their luck and will miss out on a retrace

(or "succumb to the P&D")

Yes SAR is early stage but it's had some positive news which has caused the share to spike, nothing out of the ordinary but its tiny size has caused a large spike.

So...caution always (ie if I hadn't invested I wouldn't be buying at these levels now) :)
 
Impressive but its got to be said any company claiming any positive from Somalia operations is surely subject to price setback at any time just on fears alone.

That said its likely discounted already in the price, someone must be buying it up with all this volume going through for a while now.
Not sure who, there was an article on AIM mistrust among fund managers today. re: DES, etc

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/8309513/Money-managers-lose-faith-in-AIM-regulation.html
A group of shareholders in Nighthawk Energy has also complained to the FSA about former management.
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Mentioned on this thread I remember




Looking at CREE as a prospect. 52 dollars a share :o CSCO done well since I last mentioned, results today or tomorrow I think
 
worth holding on to rrl - lots of news this year.

texas and tt underpin the price but success in georgia and/or puntland will see it rocket - we will just have to see what happens.
 
Cavallino said:
Thanks for this bud (I realise this was posted a few pages ago).

I recently attended a corporate finance module from my MBA course and it certainly opened my understanding of the field. But obviously theory and reality are rarely the same.

Anyway a fellow student recommended iii to me, but I took on board your comments regarding its simplicity.

I saw an advert for IG markets, but is that a bit more "corporate"? I noticed that they also have an iPhone app which could be useful for trades on the move (if possible).

Lastly, I have an HSBC account and I noticed that they have a trading system as well, anyone tried them?

You mentioned iii trades are £10, presumably there would be some kind of percentage of the traded amount on top of that? Or am I wrong and £10 is the only thing you pay?
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I believe RBS will release their full 2010 results this month. I predict the share price will rise in anticipation of the report and eventually drop and level out to circa 55p values.
 
I use TD but their website can be a pile of **** when things get busy. Last time that happened it cost me some RKH shares but I should've known better.

Rest of the time it's fine.

Natwest / HSBC supposed to be pretty good. Friend swears by Natwest eventhough be pays £15/trade offhand :eek:
 
lol at SAR :D

I only put in a few hundred quid I had spare but 90% up atm is comedy.


edit: In at 1p, out at 2.1p :)
 
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I backed out of a £800 punt at 0.77p. I changed it to a £400 punt at 0.8p.

Oh well easy £700 profit in 2 days - I can't see a downside yet either
 
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