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xyy123

DesertFlyer wrote: »

With a fresh pair of eyes I see the problem!

Rollovers do normally cost you something often at LIBOR+ (CityIndex used to do this when I used them I think).

IG Index is LIBOR +/- 2.5% (depending on whether long/short)

I believe what IG does is close your position at the end of the day then re-open it which essentially means you get hit by the spread again. Will have a look at the T's and C's but that would be a sufficient reason to use a trading ISA on its own.

My experience of IG is that you don't get hit by the spread again if your position rolls over.

Spread betting is like any investment, its only as dangerous as the way you use it and whether or not you know what you doing. For example it can be used as a prudent risk management tool.

In my experience, retail day traders never make any money. They don't have the resources or expertise.

DesertFlyer

Cora150892 wrote: »

Are you trying to say here if I invest say £10, I could end up owing £100?

Yes and No.

Yes - if you use a credit account with no guaranteed stops.

No - if you use a limited risk account with guaranteed stops (but you pay the premium for the guarantee e.g. an extra 2 points on the spread for FTSE 100) and you must also have sufficient funds deposited to cover each bet (min bet on FTSE 100 is £2 per point with a 30 point minimum stop therefore requiring a deposit of £60) - however you could easily lose all of it.

Cora150892

DesertFlyer wrote: »

Yes and No.

Yes - if you use a credit account with no guaranteed stops.

No - if you use a limited risk account with guaranteed stops (but you pay the premium for the guarantee e.g. an extra 2 points on the spread for FTSE 100) and you must also have sufficient funds deposited to cover each bet (min bet on FTSE 100 is £2 per point with a 30 point minimum stop therefore requiring a deposit of £60) - however you could easily lose all of it.

I think for now I am going to stick to the feature about Halifax Martin talks about in his write up on Stocks, I could end up getting into a big expencive mess without really realising then.

hessian

I wish to buy some shares, just small amounts, on the Taiwanese stock market. Who would you suggest is a cheap execution-only online broker since, Hoodless Brennan is no longer available.

sabretoothtigger

tdw does all sorts apparently, also etrade maybe. Cant say I have any experience myself, whats the company?

xyy123

You could always consider buying ADRs of the company in question.

sabretoothtigger

[B]Monday January 04[/B] 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Amec, Bunzl, Fuller Smith and Turner, Headlam Group, Homeserve, Next, Slingsby H.C, Telecom Plus 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Torchmark Corp 

EGMS 
IFG Group, Interactive Prospect Targeting Holdings 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
A&J Mucklow, The Directors Dealing Inv Trust, Town Centre Securities 

[B]Tuesday January 05[/B] 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Dee Valley Group, Dee Valley Nv, Great Portland Estates, London [URL="http://www.digitallook.com/cgi-bin/digital/news/sharecast/news.cgi?story=3203377&view=full&username=sabrehbos&ac=210727#"]Stock Exchange[IMG]http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif[/IMG][/URL] Group, Whitbread, Wincanton 

AGMS 
Carr's Milling Industries 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
CRH 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Freshwater UK 

[B]Wednesday January 06[/B] 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Albion Protected VCT, Albion Venture Capital Trust, Bodycote, BSS Group, Hogg Robinson, Sutton Harbour, VP 

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Aveva Group, Burberry Group, Dairy Crest Group, FirstGroup, Halma, ICAP, Monks Inv Trust, Mothercare, Northern Foods, Rensburg Sheppards, Speedy Hire, United Carpets 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Investors Capital Trust 'A' Shares, Investors Capital Trust 'B' Shares 

EGMS 
1pm, White Young Green 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Marks & Spencer, Domino Pizza, Next 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
AI Claims Solutions, Lancashire Holdings 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
ATH Resources, Baring Emerging Europe, Baronsmead AIM VCT, Character Group, Dewhurst, Dewhurst 'A', Education Development International, Gartmore European Inv Trust, Henderson High Income Trust, ITE Group, JPMorgan Asian Inv Trust, Majedie Investments, Murray International Trust, Next Fifteen Communications, RM Group, SatCom Group, Shires Smaller Companies Trust, Smiths News, Superglass Holdings, WH Smith 

[B]Thursday January 07[/B] 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
British Smaller Companies VCT, Caledonia Investments, Hill and Smith, Sepura, Vedanta Resources 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
GlaxoSmithKline 

EGMS 
Integra Group GDR (Reg S) 

AGMS 
Solo Oil 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Hays 

[B]Friday January 08[/B] 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Brown (N.) Group, Caffyns, Carphone Warehouse Group, Castings, Investment Company (The), JD Sports Fashion, Laird, Majestic Wine, Marks & Spencer Group, May Gurney Integrated Services, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, Northern Investors Co., Sainsbury (J), Tate & Lyle, Value and Income Trust 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
British Assets Trust, Queen's Walk Investment Ltd. 

EGMS 
Diamondcorp 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Michael Page International, RAB Capital, Rank Group 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Associated British Foods, British Empire Securities & General Trust, Downing Protected VCT IV, Downing Protected VCT V, Genus, Noble Investments, Sportingbet

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DesertFlyer

sabretoothtigger wrote: »

Best to do it all first hand on miniature scale yourself for a few months to see if it works, come back here and let us know how it goes

Well I managed to destroy my £150 profit from October over the past 2 weeks! P&L was up and down like a yo-yo on GBP/USD mainly and whilst most of my trades paid off and were well based, I lost because my stops were too short and I traded before a clear reversal in the channel I was trading had been made (hence sometimes incorrectly pre-empting the bottom).

Going to take some time off from it as I found it was consuming too much and will concentrate on longer term active investment through an S&S ISA. That is if I can actually open one - the problem with working abroad is not being able to receive post or complete paperwork! TD Waterhouse are refusing to allow me to email ID and Bills etc, had to be by post ... despite online application. Oh well, will try iii and see if they are a bit more up to date with Customer Service standards!

Springy

Hi, I used to have an account with Hoodless Brennan but now it has been transferred to TD Waterhouse.

I have recently been checking other brokers and found the halifax one fits me nicely. Can I switch easily and if so how would I go about it?

gouri

brackenlamb wrote: »

Hi i have some kingfisher shares and a barclays bank account with online banking .
I also have a lyoyds account that i havent used for a few years .
i want to sell my shares online what is the easiest way to do this ?
preferbly to have the money go direct to my bank account

I think you should open an account with Barclay stockbrokers and convert your kingfisher shares so you can sell and purchse online through Barclay