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Stock merger, H&L
Hello I have been holding a stock in an H&L investing account for a company that recently merged with another company (as of 2 days ago today). The stock in my investing account reads 'n/a'. The new post-merger company is now trading with a new ticker and stock price, following a 2:1 stock split. My question is, how long…
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Lose 20K on trading 212 on one trade
Sorry this is a bit long , but I really appreciate if any one could help me on this one . I went in for a short trade on trading 212 on my investment account a few days ago . Saw a huge volume go in to Clover health stock . Hoping taking a profit with the run . 1:33pm , I bought in £40k around $18.50 .Set a stop loss at…
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Bacanora (BCN) 15% + upside: Ganfeng confirm 67.5p offer + additional shares 25/08 :)
At 57.75 now 13.30 02/06/2021 Seems maybe too easy? Am I missing something, other than collapse risk if the offer isn't accepted/withdrawn? Declaration: I have had a nibble with a bit of my 'dips/speculation' money.
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What should I do with 30k
I have 30k in my savings doing nothing what’s the best way to use it and get the most out of it any ideas welcome
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Is bitcoin just a giant game of “chicken”?
We are now at the stage here the vast majority of commentators
have concluded that bitcoin will never be a major currency, due to its economic
and technical drawbacks. There is still a debate raging as to whether bitcoin will
become the “new gold” and last as a transferable monetary token for hundreds of
years, or whether…
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Dividend Payments
Can someone please tell me how you calculate a monthly dividend payment on an investment?Thanks
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Your best Boomer stocks?
Mostly invested in funds/eft's so far but looking to diversify. Since I'm going for the long term, what are your best Boomer stocks? The ones mostly enjoyed by the 60+ cohort that they're using to top up their pensions? Tesco?Rolls Royce Roual Mail?
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Bitcoin scam?
I wonder if someone can help me. When you buy Bitcoin are there any hidden costs? I made quite a killing and when I tried to sell I was told I had to pay an FCA fee. Then after further trading I had to pay an IMF fee. I haven’t paid the last one as not only have I not received any money into my account as promised, I had…
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EDF Bond
Hi, I received following email from EDF. On the surface this looks quite good as its guaranteed up to £85k . I always thought that Bonds carried a risk though. ? EDF ENERGY 4.517% fixed rate bond offer *Offer ends the 21st of May 2021- Subject to availability Fixed rate of 4.517% 1 Year term FSCS Protected up to £85,000.…
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buying fang stocks
all those fang stocks. amazon, Facebook etc are they worth buying now? they look very inflated on the chart.. big peaks, right at the top of the market.. amazon for example has been dotting between 2900 and 3500 for the past 6 months.. cant see it going higher.. can you?? and then there's all that talk about inflation and…
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Hargreaves charges
hi, I've opened a shares account at Hargreaves but I was shocked at all the charges... First they charge a fee to buy the stock. Then they charge a currency conversion fee, and some other fees too. I'm down 200 pound just after buying the stock. is there a cheaper broker out there? I'm used to using trading212 and it's…
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Will Russia be next?
Maybe now is a good time to buy shares in Russian companies, or companies that are very active there. Above all, businesses that sell weapons to the Russian military seem to be on to a good thing judging by the recent display on the border with Ukraine. Any funds or companies that you can suggest? Investing in the Russian…
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Negative Interest Rate - I have one!
On a savings account that I don't use very much, I was charged 1p interest on the 31st March. It actually happened! Now they are threatening to close the account as the balance is below £1.
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stock broker
hi, I have around 15k invested in the stock market but could a lot more of my savings in between now and summer. the problem is I just don't trust online stock brokers. for example, when the stock market is up some brokers shut down their website and suspend instruments for hours when the stock price is high. this makes me…
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Can I get money my £18,000 back from an investment scam?
It's quite a painful thing to admit but I was scammed out of £18,000 back in 1996. I got a call from a US broker who had a great stock and what do you know, I made a little money. He then contacted me again and convinced me to part with £18,000 in the latest stock which was set to sky rocket - it didn't. In fact it didn't…
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Crypto Interest accounts
Obviously this thread isn't for anyone who still thinks Crypto is a ponzi scheme.. I have about 3% of my portfolio in Bitcoin and Ether. Most of it in cold storage. But I was interested in putting a bit of my existing crypto in a wallet that earns interest. These seem to be becoming more popular. Blockfi, Celsius and…
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How To Choose A Stock?
i just started buying Us stocks on Kuvera. i want to invest for long term, so any suggestion on how to choose stock. For now, i mostly pick tech companies like Shopify, Spotify etc, as i believe in those companies as a tech guy.
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FTSE & DOW slide because of Reddit users!
My S&S ISA has indeed taken a hit today. And thats before FTSE has been affected. Gamers on Reddit have shorted the market. Check your balances!
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How safe are stocks?
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3594660 A bootstrap simulation analysis implies substantial uncertainty about long-horizon stock market outcomes, and we estimate a 12% chance that a diversified investor with a 30-year investment horizon will lose relative to inflation. The results contradict the…