shares?

[boxerdog]

hi, can anyone reccommend a good place to buy shares from?
many thanks

 

[Rob_F]

http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk

- Rob

 

[boxerdog]

Thanks Rob

 

[dotNetFreak]

http://www.selftrade.co.uk/

 

[MCNM]

http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk

- Rob

How do you find Barclays Stock Brokers Rob?

 

[jimm]

I use share.com - £12.50 per trade

 

[Rob_F]

How do you find Barclays Stock Brokers Rob?

I have a MarketMaster account - £12.95 per trade - lower if you do more than 14 trades/deals a month.

I'd recommend them if you plan to trade more than once a quarter – there's an inactivity fee if you don't.

- Rob

 

[rob]

What shares are you looking to buy? (and why!)

 

[boxerdog]

just an experiment, going to give the wife some £££ to see what she can do with it (apart from spend it) she quite fancys some shares but needs to do a little research first.

i say buy BP

 

[GreyWing]

BP will fly up shortly when a takeover bid comes in. But I remember saying that about Northern Rock.

 

[boxerdog]

im still waiting for her to prove me wrong on the pile of dinars she bought
bless she has good intentions:???:

 

[stender]

I use Halifax for trading physicals but would suggest maybe trying a spread betting account with igindex or someone similar for a dabble. At least you don't have stamp etc to pay. If you get serious you could then try cfd's.
I work for a broker but can't trade through them so use halifax for uk and ubs for U.S. although not impressed with ubs.

 

[binny]

BP will fly up shortly when a takeover bid comes in. But I remember saying that about Northern Rock.

I think the uncertainty over future deep water drilling caused by the whole thing makes it unlikely any of the oil majors would risk a takeover and the Arabs don't need to look outside of their own supplies.

 

[jimm]

I use Halifax for trading physicals but would suggest maybe trying a spread betting account with igindex or someone similar for a dabble.

Crikey! I would never advise a noob to shares to start with spread betting!
You can loose so much money so quickly if you arent on top of it all the time.

 

[illtemper]

Crikey! I would never advise a noob to shares to start with spread betting!
You can loose so much money so quickly if you arent on top of it all the time.

Well to be fair if you are a noob igindex wont allow you to lose more than you have in your account you don't get as tight spreads but you get guaranteed stops.

I used to use Barclays nice platform but during peak times it's a PITA to buy or sell shares. I also tried Lloyds but switched to MotleyFool, flat £10 fee no hidden charges and the sharebuilder is great if you invest monthly as you can invest on set days throughout the month for a £1.50 fee.

 

[stender]

Jimm, I could of added a disclaimer at the bottom of my post but I would expect anyone to do their homework.

Shares can go down as well as up and you may get back less than you started with. And probably will.

You should should always know where your stops are especially on the downside.

Halifax also do a sharebuilder which i've thought about. Would like to open one for my kids.

 

[TinkyWinky]

BP is mid to long term - a very good bet of you have a few £0000 lying about that you don;t need for a while

Oil companies create vast cash reserves and whether BP remains independent or is bought out - the upside will only come when the leak stopped 100% and the oil treatment and capture in places like the marshes/wetlands is nearing completion - that way they will know the approx liabilities ~ $75bn according to some.... which is only about 4 - 6 years profit after EBIDTA (I think..... I am typing this off the top of my head)


TW

 

[springer]

http://www.x-o.co.uk are the cheapest I think. Haven't used them personally though.

 

[jimm]

I use share.com - £12.50 per trade

Correction - Share.com is £7.50 per trade

Ive chanced my arm with a few DES shares. Hopefully either they find oil in their next hole or someone puts in a take over bid. Could all go horibly wrong and halve in value...

 

[illtemper]

http://www.x-o.co.uk are the cheapest I think. Haven't used them personally though.

Never heard of them but that sounds like a great rate! Any body else had expiereience using them? Going to have a scan through the FAQ for hidden charges otherwise may give them a try.