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Toby1990

Been hearing about thorium on the news lately, and what they say it can do is impressive. Has anyone bought shares into thorium ?

Pound

I understand that I can invest £10,680 in an ISA, 50% being cash and 50% being shares (roughly). This is my plan, to have both types of ISA and keep within the 10K limit.

I've opened a share dealing ISA with III. It says that I have 10K left to invest which obviously I don't because I've already put 5K in my ISA.

There's obviously no technical restrictions to prevent me from exceeding my ISA limit. Is it just down to me to ensure I don't exceed my limit or should I do something so my shares ISA limit is reduced?

chris_m

Pound wrote: »

There's obviously no technical restrictions to prevent me from exceeding my ISA limit. Is it just down to me to ensure I don't exceed my limit or should I do something so my shares ISA limit is reduced?

Completely down to you to keep an eye on what you are putting in each, I'm afraid - do bear in mind that contributions to the S&S ISA are ONLY your initial deposit and any subsequent deposits you may make, any gains made within it don't count towards the limit.

If you don't watch it closely and do end up going over the limit with the two combined you could/should get a slapped-wrist from the Revenue people, but if it's a genuine mistake and you haven't done it before I gather they are pretty helpful.

miller

Pound wrote: »

I've opened a share dealing ISA with III. It says that I have 10K left to invest which obviously I don't because I've already put 5K in my ISA.

I raised this issue with them. Its your lookout basically (though a user-editable option would be nice). The platform looks similar to Halifax online banking who also make the same mistake with Cash ISA's (i.e. cannot take account of an ISA opened with another provider in the current tax year).

I've got a question on III dividend reinvestments - their charges page states its 1%, but for me it seems nearer to 1.5% ?

Pound

I'm having a dabble with shares just spending a little bit of money on it to see how it works. It seems I've made a profit but I've no idea how.

On 31st May (Settlement 03/06) I bought 2 shares in Amazon (NASDAQ). The shares were $195 (£120.12) each and I was charged £15 commision so paid 255.23 in total (£127.61 per share)

Today when looking at my holdings online it shows the buying price was 127.6150 and the latest price is 192.52, an increase of 64.905. This gives me a profit of £129.81.

I thought I'd got really lucky but looking at the share history for NASDAQ : AMZN I can't see that the shares have changed much.

It looks to me like it's showing the buying price (127) in GBP but the current cost (192) in USD and then calculating the profit as though they were the same currency. I find it quite surprising that such a mistake could be made.

Have I got this right?

sabretoothtigger

iii sometimes displays that. I guess it makes you 1.6 times richer then you should be. If you sell it will be done normally

Monday June 27 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30) 
Personal Income (US) (13:30) 
Personal Spending (US) (13:30) 

GMS 
Bidtimes, Greenko Group, Media Square, Rock Solid 

FINALS 
Cohort, Plastics Capital, Turbotec Products 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Fidelity China Special Situations 

AGMS 
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust, AEC Education, Cluff Gold, Cove Energy, Marwyn Management Partners, OAO Severstal GDR (Reg S), Photon Kathaas Productions (DI), Roxi Petroleum, Serabi Mining, Tandem Group, Trader Media East Ltd. GDR (Reg S) 

Tuesday June 28 

INTERIMS 
Porvair 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
BP, Frontline Ltd. 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Dow Chemical Co, Yamana Gold Inc. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00) 

GMS 
Servoca, Sony Corp. 

FINALS 
ACM Shipping Group, Carpetright, Daisy Group, Private & Commercial Finance Group, West Pioneer Properties Ltd. (DI) 

ANNUAL REPORT 
JZ Capital Partners Ltd. 

EGMS 
Charlemagne Capital Ltd., Hirco, RGI International Ltd. 

AGMS 
Astaire Group, Cellcast, Densitron Technologies, Energiser Investments, Evolve Capital, Global Energy Development, InternetQ, Investors Capital Trust 'A' Shares, JZ Capital Partners Ltd., Lipoxen, Mobile Tornado Group, NextGen Group, OSJC Transcontainer GDR (Reg S), Pacific Assets Trust, Prime People, Proton Power Systems, Real Estate Investors, Salamander Energy, Scotty Group, Sistema Hals JSC GDR (Reg S), Somero Enterprises Inc.(Reg S), Sound Oil, Tau Capital, TEG Group, Trans-Siberian Gold, Universe Group, Westminster Group, YCO Group 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Balance of Payments (09:30) 
Current Account (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Anglo-Eastern Plantations 

Wednesday June 29 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Majedie Investments, Wichford 

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Compass Group, Electronic Data Processing, Octopus Titan VCT 1, Octopus Titan VCT 2, Paragon Group Of Companies 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Africa Opportunity Fund Ltd., Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd. 

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Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30) 
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00) 
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00) 
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00) 
PMI Retail (EU) (09:00) 
PMI Retail (GER) (08:55) 

GMS 
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FINALS 
Anite, Ishaan Real Estate, Stagecoach Group 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Pennon Group 

EGMS 
IFG Group, Natasa Mining Ltd. (DI) 

AGMS 
Ambrian Capital, Andes Energia, Beacon Hill Resources, Biofutures International, Bwin.party Digital Entertainment, C&C Group, Caledon Resources, Crimson Tide, Cryptologic Ltd., Deo Petroleum, Elderstreet VCT, Forum Energy, Healthcare Locums, IFG Group, JSC Federal GDR (REG S), JSC Polymetal GDR (Reg S), JSC Sitronics GDR (Reg S), JSC Uralkali GDR (Reg S), KEFI Minerals, Kingswalk Investments Ltd., Konami Corp., LiDCO Group, M&C Saatchi, Maple Energy, Mar City, Martin Currie Pacific Trust, Mediterranean Oil & Gas, Natasa Mining Ltd. (DI), New World Oil And Gas, Northern Petroleum, Ortus VCT, Pactolus Hungarian Property, Rugby Estates, Sefton Resources Inc., TDK Corp., Transense Technologies, UMC Energy, Westhouse Holdings 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Senior 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Consumer Credit (09:30) 
GDP (quarterly national accounts) (09:30) 
Index of Services (09:30) 
M4 Money Supply (09:30) 
M4 Sterling Lending (09:30) 
Mortgage Approvals (09:30) 
PMI Retail (09:30) 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Aberdeen All Asia Inv Trust, Aurora Inv Trust, Bisichi Mining, Braemar Shipping Services, Brown (N.) Group, Chamberlin, Cranswick, Ensor Holdings, F&C Global Smaller Companies, Framlington AIM VCT 2, Fuller Smith & Turner, HaiKe Chemical Group Ltd. (DI), Halfords Group, Helical Bar, Hogg Robinson Group, Homeserve, Man Group, MDM Engineering Group Ltd. (DI), Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, MS International, Norcros, Northern 2 VCT, Northern Investors Co, Octopus VCT , Petropavlovsk, Tate & Lyle, UBC Media Group, Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd. 

Thursday June 30 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
A&J Mucklow Group, Albion Income & Growth VCT, Jersey Electricity 'A' Shares, Local Shopping REIT, Marston's, Town Centre Securities 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
MedicX Fund Ltd. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (14:45) 
Chicago PMI (US) (13:45) 
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30) 
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:01) 
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) 
International Reserves (EU) (11:00) 
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00) 
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55) 

GMS 
London Stock Exchange Group, Mondi, Petards Group 

FINALS 
Creightons, European Nickel, Flybe Group, Fuse 8, Greene King, Hampson Industries, HMV Group, Northgate, Porta Communications , ReNeuron Group 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Sepura 

IMSS 
Debenhams, European Investment Trust 

EGMS 
Carador Income Fund USD Shares, Gottex Market Neutral Trust Ltd., OAO Gazprom ADS 

AGMS 
Adventis Group, Alexander David Investments, Alpha UK Multi Property Trust , Amati VCT , Atlantic Coal, Beowulf Mining, BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies Ltd. GBP Shares, Blue Planet European Financials Inv Trust, Carador Income Fund EUR Shares, Carador Income Fund USD Shares, Cyprotex, Edenville Energy , Equatorial Palm Oil, Hansen Transmissions International NV (DI), Harvey Nash Group, Hasgrove, Hightex Group, Home Retail Group, Kiotech International, Kryso Resources, Leni Gas & Oil, Netplay TV, Noricum Gold Ltd ORD NPV (DI), Nostra Terra Oil & Gas Co, OAO Gazprom ADS, OAO Omz ADR (Level 1), OJSC Pharmstandard GDR (Reg S), PetroLatina Energy, PJSC Novorossiysk Comm. Sea Port GDR (Reg S), Plaza Centers NV, Public Power GDR SA (Reg S), Resources In Insurance Group, Rurelec, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, Serica Energy, Silanis International Ltd., Watermark Global, Woburn Energy, Yinggao Holdings, ZincOx Resources 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Petrofac Ltd. 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
GFK Consumer Confidence (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Ambrian Capital, Kakuzi Ltd., Lighthouse Group, Pacific Assets Trust, Vindon Healthcare 

Friday July 01 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Alternative Networks, Artemis VCT, Bellway, Cardiff Property, Numis Corporation, RM, Shaftesbury 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Schlumberger Ltd. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Auto Sales (US) (15:00) 
Construction Spending (US) (15:00) 
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00) 
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00) 
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00) 
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55) 
U. of Michigan Confidence (Final) (US) (15:00) 

ANNUAL REPORT 
SKIL Ports & Logistics Ltd. 

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
JZ Capital Partners Ltd. 

AGMS 
Caspian Holdings, China Wonder Ltd., Ideal Shopping Direct, Otium Ventures , SKIL Ports & Logistics Ltd., Synergy Health, Tesco, UK Select Trust Ltd., Zhaikmunai LP GDR (Reg S) 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Goals Soccer Centres, John Wood Group 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
PMI Manufacturing (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Amec, Bioquell, Bunzl, Headlam Group, Hilton Food Group, Hunting, Hygea VCT, Judges Scientific, JZ Capital Partners Ltd., London & Associated Properties, Mears Group, Next, Prime People, Slingsby H.C, Tandem Group 
Nomura

NeilB

Toby1990 wrote: »

Been hearing about thorium on the news lately, and what they say it can do is impressive. Has anyone bought shares into thorium ?

Not bought shares in Thorium but did read this the other day;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/23/thorium-nuclear-uranium

davemake

I am planning to purchase some shares in a particular company (Telefonica). They are quoted by my broker (iii) in US dollars (code is TEF) OR Euros (code is TNE5).

I'm buying for the long term, but, bearing in mind the potential bloodbath with EURO, and I suppose, potential QE3 in the USA.

What would be the best investment - buy in dollars or euros?

sabretoothtigger

I own that one and I opted for Euros. Its the same company either way it shouldnt matter tons but Euro I guess is the one the market has downgraded already so it has the most to gain


Really the price will rise if currency falls and vice versa, back in pounds it will be the same difference

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badger38_2

Loyds Banking Group shares are down to 50p surely they're worth a punt for a long term investment??