Share Dealing Discussion Area

boyse7en

I've got about 500 shares in Dragon Oil which I bought about 8 years ago.

I can't find the share certificate anywhere. How do I go about getting a new certificate, or do I not need one these days? Is it possible to sell the shares via an electronic service without the certificate?

Sorry if these are daft questions, but I haven't done any share dealing in years and the technology has rather overtaken me

Optimist

boyse7en wrote: »

I've got about 500 shares in Dragon Oil which I bought about 8 years ago.

I can't find the share certificate anywhere. How do I go about getting a new certificate, or do I not need one these days? Is it possible to sell the shares via an electronic service without the certificate?

Sorry if these are daft questions, but I haven't done any share dealing in years and the technology has rather overtaken me

You need to get in touch with the registrars which in Dragon Oils case is

Company Registrar:
Capita Corporate Registrars Plc,
Unit 5,
Manor Street Business Park, Manor Street,
Dublin 7,
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 810 2400
Fax: +353 1 810 2422

Email: [EMAIL="enquiries@capitaregistrars.ie"]enquiries@capitaregistrars.ie[/EMAIL]
Web: www.capitaregistrars.ie

boyse7en

>You need to get in touch with the registrars

Thanks for the address, but do I need to ask them for a replacement certificate, or do they do things electronically these days?

Optimist

boyse7en wrote: »

>You need to get in touch with the registrars

Thanks for the address, but do I need to ask them for a replacement certificate, or do they do things electronically these days?

You will need to ask for a paper certificate to replace the one you had, plus its possible that they will charge a fee

gt94sss2

pjala wrote: »

Anyone heard about MCI Technologies Star Trader? Just got something in the post about how wonderful they are,, they "guarantee" your money back - which is not much use if you use their system to loose money on the stock market, as they won't give you your losses back.
I was a little worried by the quote of a 70 year old on the back page who uses their system, with limited funds to play the stock market. It seems his risk profile is not quite what they are providing for.

If it was so good, they would be using it to make money themselves - not selling their software/system to other people...

Regards
Sunil

ray2

I have a paper certificate for 300-odd shares and am thinking of selling them,but the prices I have been quoted for selling them is from £25 to £45!
Has anyone had a cheaper quote?
I do not want to trade regularly so this would be a one-off sale.

gt94sss2

ray2 wrote: »

I have a paper certificate for 300-odd shares and am thinking of selling them,but the prices I have been quoted for selling them is from £25 to £45!
Has anyone had a cheaper quote?
I do not want to trade regularly so this would be a one-off sale.

Yes, there are several cheaper methods to sell them. Normally they involve opening a online share dealing account, sending them your share certificate and then using them to sell your shares - it doesn't matter if its only a one-off trade as many brokers don't charge fees for having an account (some do though)

For instance:

1) HSBC InvestDirect will charge you £11.95/trade to sell your shares, if you have a HSBC current account.

2) Selftrade charge £12.50/trade but also have a referral scheme where you could get up to £80 (my details are in post 242 in that thread) for joining them - assuming the 300 shares are worth a total of £500+

Regards
Sunil

ray2

cheers, mate
I've sent for an info pack from selftrade

thanku1

Considering the drop in shares prices in banking sectors I am thinking of taking a long term investment and buy £8,000.00 worth of shares in say barclays of hsbc.
Could you please tell me which is the quickest and cheapest way of carrying out this transaction.

Any feedback on this transaction please.

Many thanks

mutley74

Uncle_H wrote: »

Hi all,if anyone is thinking of joining Comdirect Sharedealing(owned by Llodys) there is a bit of money to be made.
It has now changed its name to Sharegain

If i refer you,you get £50 and i get £50,but i will give you half that back(cheque or bank transfer)£25.So you will get £75, see their site here .http://focus.comdirect.co.uk/friend/index.html
THIS OFFER IS STILL ON so if you would like to take up the offer send me a private message,
You will not qualify for the offer if you join direct,it has to be a referal.
So either way if you are thinking of opening a share account or just want the free £75 this is a good offer.

The terms of the offer are that you have to invest £500 cash or trade/buy £500 worth of shares to qualify.You can also transfer £500 worth of shares from another dealer that you have to qualify.You will not get this bonus if you jion direct without a referal.
Ihave used Comdirect for over 2yrs now and found them to be good,this is only my opion,they charge £12.50 a trade and no charges for a noninee acount,there are other sharedealers who charge £20 a year for holding an account,but with Comdirect this is free.

As with all buying and selling of share you MUST do your own reserch.
If you are interested in this offer,either post hear or email me,quote comdirect.
One last thing i will be makeing a donation to Martin,s charity,i hope you would to.

All i would need is your name and prefered email address

Transfer your Dealing, ISA and PEP accounts to comdirect and we'll refund a maximum of £100 per individual account type (total £300) of transfer costs.
We'll also refund up to £100 of transfer costs on SIPP Dealing and Investment Club accounts. Find out more

You'll also benefit from fast, efficient execution of trades and low fees:

All trades a flat £12.50 online and by phone
No percentages and no inactivity charges
Choice of equities, funds, gilts, bonds and covered warrants
Limit and Stop Orders at no extra charge
Our service is supported by a dedicated Customer Services team to handle all your calls and emails

Dealing accounts – No account fee, just £12.50 per trade
Investment freedom with limits and stop orders good for up to 90 days plus instant account funding via debit card. Find out more
!This offer has now been extended untill 31/12/04

if interested PM me or email,what are you waiting for £75 for Free

As from 12/11/04, if i refer someone I will also donate £2.50 to charity,and i also hope the referal will donate the same amount £2.50,(can be greater)thus making a £5 donation,but its their choice,You dont have to,but you will feel better for it.
If you decide to do this i will then only send £22.50 to you..Come on folks,You are getting £50 for nowt anyway

wrong place to post this..you should be on the referrs baord....best to EDIT IT and redo it! before the MODS get there.