stocks vs shares

george4064

Stocks is more commonly used in the US, whilst in the U.K. we tend to use the word shares more.

They both mean the same thing, and I reckon Stocks & Shares ISA is called that just because it has a nice ring to it rather than just ‘Shares ISA’.

wmb194

george4064 said:

Stocks is more commonly used in the US, whilst in the U.K. we tend to use the word shares more.

They both mean the same thing, and I reckon Stocks & Shares ISA is called that just because it has a nice ring to it rather than just ‘Shares ISA’.

See my comment above; in British usage anyway, "stocks" probably refers to (government) bonds.

wmb194

teetea said:

eskbanker said:

The reference to bonds in the post before yours was again unrelated to these usages, and relates to government and/or corporate bonds - if you're thinking about these then there are many issues to address long before reaching the point of 'where do I buy them', so best to continue your research considerably further by spending much more time reading than firing out loads of questions about the basics....

But they are really complicated and confusing. So can you buy goverment bonds?

Can you issue bonds out of a trust account?

Yes, you need a stockbroker which will deal in them e.g., Hargreaves Lansdown, AJ Bell, iWeb.

https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/corporate-bonds-gilts/bond-prices/uk-gilts

I presume you mean buy and hold them in a trust account: yes, but you'll probably need one with a stockbroker. Depends on what you have already and whether there are any conditions on the trust and what it can own.

Millyonare

* Stock = company
* Share = slice of company

teetea

george4064 said:

Stocks is more commonly used in the US, whilst in the U.K. we tend to use the word shares more.

They both mean the same thing, and I reckon Stocks & Shares ISA is called that just because it has a nice ring to it rather than just ‘Shares ISA’.

So looks like google has it wrong then! stocks are not the derivatives market after all

teetea

wmb194 said:

teetea said:

eskbanker said:

The reference to bonds in the post before yours was again unrelated to these usages, and relates to government and/or corporate bonds - if you're thinking about these then there are many issues to address long before reaching the point of 'where do I buy them', so best to continue your research considerably further by spending much more time reading than firing out loads of questions about the basics....

But they are really complicated and confusing. So can you buy goverment bonds?

Can you issue bonds out of a trust account?

Yes, you need a stockbroker which will deal in them e.g., Hargreaves Lansdown, AJ Bell, iWeb.

https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/corporate-bonds-gilts/bond-prices/uk-gilts

I presume you mean buy and hold them in a trust account: yes, but you'll probably need one with a stockbroker. Depends on what you have already and whether there are any conditions on the trust and what it can own.

What information will be needed?

Have you heared of a cestui que trush before?

Do you know what a cusip number is?

wmb194

teetea said:

wmb194 said:

teetea said:

eskbanker said:

The reference to bonds in the post before yours was again unrelated to these usages, and relates to government and/or corporate bonds - if you're thinking about these then there are many issues to address long before reaching the point of 'where do I buy them', so best to continue your research considerably further by spending much more time reading than firing out loads of questions about the basics....

But they are really complicated and confusing. So can you buy goverment bonds?

Can you issue bonds out of a trust account?

Yes, you need a stockbroker which will deal in them e.g., Hargreaves Lansdown, AJ Bell, iWeb.

https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/corporate-bonds-gilts/bond-prices/uk-gilts

I presume you mean buy and hold them in a trust account: yes, but you'll probably need one with a stockbroker. Depends on what you have already and whether there are any conditions on the trust and what it can own.

What information will be needed?

Have you heared of a cestui que trush before?

Do you know what a cusip number is?

Information for what?

A cusip number is the unique identifier code for a bonds and shares in the US and Canada but you don't usually need to know them, just use stock market tickers. Why do you ask?

teetea

wmb194 said:

teetea said:

wmb194 said:

teetea said:

eskbanker said:

The reference to bonds in the post before yours was again unrelated to these usages, and relates to government and/or corporate bonds - if you're thinking about these then there are many issues to address long before reaching the point of 'where do I buy them', so best to continue your research considerably further by spending much more time reading than firing out loads of questions about the basics....

But they are really complicated and confusing. So can you buy goverment bonds?

Can you issue bonds out of a trust account?

Yes, you need a stockbroker which will deal in them e.g., Hargreaves Lansdown, AJ Bell, iWeb.

https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/corporate-bonds-gilts/bond-prices/uk-gilts

I presume you mean buy and hold them in a trust account: yes, but you'll probably need one with a stockbroker. Depends on what you have already and whether there are any conditions on the trust and what it can own.

What information will be needed?

Have you heared of a cestui que trush before?

Do you know what a cusip number is?

Information for what?

A cusip number is the unique identifier code for a bonds and shares in the US and Canada but you don't usually need to know them, just use stock market tickers. Why do you ask?

Do they use cusip number in the uk like London Stock Exchange or is it a Ticker number

You said before about using a broker, is that how you access a trust if you have one?