Share Dealing Discussion Area

sabretoothtigger

Sure vodafone has exposure to India, Tesco has tried internationally but not succeeded so much.

BT I dont generally believe in, 20bn for the 3G license wasnt it sorry but it wasnt ever important enough to deserve that imo.

Barclays should in theory give a dividend next autumn from results summer 09 so are probably a better example of a normal share and havent been as cheap in 13 years

Apparently barclays will raise further funds/issue shares in the spring

crispeater

all info and opinions are welcome

sabretoothtigger

Gothedvds wrote: »

how can i save from such little salary?

Key Benefits of Bank of Scotland ShareBuilder
1. Purchase shares for just £1.50 commission within the regular investment plan

2. You can use our online dealing service to stop and start your regular investment plan at any time

3. Subscribe from as little as £20 per month into your plan with no inactivity or management fees and no tie-in period

4. Choose from a wide range of eligible investments for your plan and invest from as little as £5 per month into each line of stock*

5. Interest is paid on cash balances held in your online dealing account

http://www.bankofscotlandhalifax.co.uk/sharedealing/products/bank_of_scotland_sharebuilder.asp

The 10 most popular shares currently chosen for investment plans are:

1. TESCO ORD GBP0.05
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3. ROYAL BK SCOT GRP ORD GBP0.25
4. VODAFONE GROUP ORD USD0.11428571
5. BARCLAYS ORD GBP0.25
6. HBOS PLC ORD GBP0.25
7. MARKS & SPENCER GP ORD GBP0.25
8. BP ORD USD0.25
9. ISHARES FTSE 100 NAV
10. BT GROUP ORD GBP0.05

dodger1

Never bought shares before so can anyone help with the following or show a link to the answers

1, do all companies pay dividends on shares

2, how often are dividends paid

3, what kind of return can be made from dividends

4, is any kind of tax paid on dividends

5, is any kind of tax paid on profits (if any) on the sale of shares

6, what charges are involved in buying and selling the shares

An example if it helps would be the purchase of 20,000 shares @ 60 pence per share.

7, are shares always available to buy (FTSE100)

Any help would be great thanks

MORPH3US

Morning guys,

Have spotted some shares that I want to buy, but never done any share trading before...

Have looked at Hoodless Brennan and Self Trade and now wondering which one (if either) to choose. Basically I just want to do one trade as cheaply as possible in a certain company.

AFAICS:

Hoodless Brennan charge £8 per trade

Self Trade charge £12.50 per trade

Can someone summarise what other charges I would incurr if I literally register, load some funds, execute one trade and then the account sits dormant for ever and a day.....

Cheers

Jockanory

Hi Everyone,
I am after some advice,as I have a number of standard life shares(freebies) and as I have to raise some cash for a wedding abroad next year,I am thinking of selling them but don't know anything about how to go about it and what I can expect for them.
I have registered with a company called 'computershare' provided by standard life and it looks like i can 'sell them' through them for 0.5% of the sale ,is this about right ? They say I can do it on-line or by phone but ,how does this work and what price do you get for them,currently shown as worth £2-32p,trading yesterday.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

sabretoothtigger

Jock you have just given all the info correctly. Ditto for you morph, selftrade give a referral bonus and dont charge to hold shares, stamp duty is payable on purchase only, its half a percent I think

Blah99

1, do all companies pay dividends on shares
No. Any investment website that provides share info will tell you whether a company currently pays dividends, and what the historical dividend payouts have been. There are pros and cons to companies paying dividends, depending on their commercial situation at the time.

2, how often are dividends paid
It depends. Financial websites will give you the historical dividend payments and their payment dates. You need to look at the ex-div date (which is the date shareholder names are recorded to find who is eligible for a dividend). On a sweeping general basis companies pay 2 dividends a year, an interim and a final, but can choose not to pay either or, if they are doing well, pay an extra "special" dividend. A company's financial/trading statements will tell you its management board's intentions on dividends.

3, what kind of return can be made from dividends
0.1% up to anything, but an average of up to 5% and a top ceiling of 12% is more usual. I think you need to research what dividends are to explain this a bit better.

4, is any kind of tax paid on dividends
Yes, dividends are income and are taxed as such.

5, is any kind of tax paid on profits (if any) on the sale of shares
CGT is payable if you exceed your CGT allowance for the year.

6, what charges are involved in buying and selling the shares
A broker purchase fee (£10 - £15) and 0.5% stamp duty for purchases. A sale fee (another £10-£15). Fees depend on the broker.

7, are shares always available to buy (FTSE100)
Yes, although if you trade outside of market hours the spread is much wider and will therefore cost you more.

Edit: On reflection it feels like you've just heard about dividends and that they often pay more % than you'd get in a savings account. Do not be fooled, that is a dangerous assumption to make. You need to educate yourself on how shares work.

bigg

I have some Centrica (CNA) shares on my portfolio and now some extra ones have been added (CNAN) at a much lower price and seem to be being traded at an even lower price. They appear on my portfolio as if I had purchased them but no money has been deducted from my account.

I am a little confused. Can I buy more at a lower price?

Will they be combined to my existing ones eventually?

Will I actually pay for these in time?

Newbie trying to get head around stocks and shares.

sabretoothtigger

Rights issue would be my first thought, they arent shares but the right to buy them at a certain price and have a value in themselves, an option to buy

Check their web site for info is probably best