Share Dealing Discussion Area

sabretoothtigger

Depends, the former employer might know the best way. Depends if they are physical certificates or lodged with a particular broker.
Also helps if the company is very large, if its a tiny share only traded some places then theres specific info required.

Really not a fan of these cryptic questions, people pin their cards so close to their chest I've no idea

Quite a few UK brokers will sell USA shares for you, Halifax is one and would maybe discuss it with you




Useful weekly calendar of company reports, ex div etc - https://www.sharecast.com/company_diary

Howitiz

Sorry it wasn't meant to be cryptic just a straightforward question from someone who doesn't deal in shares at all. Forget it and I'll sort it myself..

eskbanker

Howitiz wrote: »

Sorry it wasn't meant to be cryptic just a straightforward question from someone who doesn't deal in shares at all. Forget it and I'll sort it myself..

Not sure there's any need to be so touchy - I think the point being made, albeit a bit grumpily perhaps, was that what you might consider to be a straightforward question isn't as simple as you may have thought!

There are plenty of folk on here who can and do offer good advice and guidance, but it does need enough information to go on, so if you share more details of where and in what form you're holding which shares then people will be able to make informed recommendations, which will differ according to whether you're, say, owning paper certificates versus a holding being managed by a US broker in a nominee account. Likewise, shares in mainstream companies listed on one of the major exchanges will be easier to deal with than obscure players....

Kimm46

Hi all, This is my first post so please be kind. I have or should I say had some shares in the Flybe Group. Can anyone tell me what the situation is in plain english please. Thank you.

eskbanker

In plane (;)) English, you still have shares in FlyBe Group, but they're now worth a tiny fraction of what they were until the recent past, so it wasn't a very good investment:

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary/GB00B4QMVR10GBGBXSSMU.html

A_Star

Hi, I joined trading212 while they were doing the free shares referral offer. This platform doesn't feature in the MSE article. Does anyone know if this is a good platform to stick with? I'm just dabbling with a small amount of my savings. I like the control.

Thanks!

eskbanker

A_Star wrote: »

Hi, I joined trading212 while they were doing the free shares referral offer. This platform doesn't feature in the MSE article. Does anyone know if this is a good platform to stick with? I'm just dabbling with a small amount of my savings. I like the control.

Thanks!

This thread should be enough to put you off:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5953539/trading-212-chat

A_Star

eskbanker wrote: »

This thread should be enough to put you off:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5953539/trading-212-chat

Thanks eskbanker, do you recommend sticking with one of the platforms in the MSE article then?

eskbanker

A_Star wrote: »

Thanks eskbanker, do you recommend sticking with one of the platforms in the MSE article then?

I'd recommend plugging your anticipated investment activity into various comparison sites and establishing which of the mainstream platforms fits your needs best, although these really just compare costs:

http://monevator.com/compare-the-brokers/
http://www.comparefundplatforms.com/
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5583030

A_Star

Thank you for your help, much appreciated