I managed to get a grand on them that day but had risen to 14.8, still in profit though so happy days, thing is its a grand i could afford to lose.

Mac

 

The best way to invest - invest what you can afford to lose!

 

Not a bad prediction even if I say so myself.

 

*****!!!



Crystal ***** mate - that is all I can say!

 

If you need any tips Trout you now know where to come

Chip

 

My brag was calling the Italian debt crisis to happen within four months; four months ago! Not that it made me any money!

 

Got my limit hit on RBS this morning. Out for 10 big ones! Still got the BP position open.

 

I got out of RBS with a small profit.

Maybe it would buy me a plastic loo seat, certainly not a new bathroom

 

Something is always better than nothing.....like they say "you won't get poor taking profit"!

 

Pace up 6.5 % today - thats me for the week

 

Limit on my BP trade got hit this morning, taking my profits to £64 on a £1000 account. Nice bit of luck there... where else would you get 6.4% in a couple of days.

Quite annoyed to have missed Standard Life in the 160s when I was working. It's back up above my first purchase price now!

 

How do i have a go at this. websites etc. sounds like fun. just wanna start of little, maybe few hundred etc.

Sick of losing my money on roulette.

 

just go to your banks sharedealing website

assuming they still let you have a bank account

 

and another 6% PACE rise shamelessly taken advantage of

 

Did anybody buy an Autonomy , i assume only likes of Alloy would have been able to get in there
- I assumed after being on the main BBC news id have missed the boat anyway

 

Is it a bad idea to have a little flutter at this if you're a novice ?

 

I had both Autonomy and ARM Holdings as a sector play bought them both just after 3pm yesterday...made £11 per share on Autonomy and 20p per share on ARM.....whilst i like the sector and it is ripe for consolidation, I have to hold my hands up and say i had no idea that there was a bid from HP on its way at such a rich valuation....shame i only picked up conservative amounts, but hey i'm not going to start complaining.....

Have a good weekend folks!

 

In this current market, play with money which you will more than likely lose. If you want to "get your eye" in use a dummy account and play with fake money...

 

I'll lend you some money to play with. How about your girlfriend as collateral?

 

Sounds like a better idea actually

Where can i make a dummy account

Hardy har har !

You dont need to worry about my money, I stuck alot in gold just over a month ago, I'll be laughing all the way to the refinary very shortly

Out of interest though, how much is she worth ?

 

RBS under 20p again.

 

What a totally boring day , i think they must been half asleep / on holiday

 

I did very well yesterday , hope it continues today.

Chi

 

ARM bid spec too over the past 24hours, seems like the sector is indeed ripe for some consolidation

Also alot of the strategists saying sell gold, buy platinum.......always late to the party i was telling you lot that over a fortnight ago

 

I use halifax share dealing at the moment (just dabbling) but they won't let me make trades of more than £500 a day, doesn't let me set sell limits etc which, taking into account their £11.95 fee is a bit pish.
Can anyone recommend another online dealer?

 

Been doing a little bit of research and it seems there could be a wee bit of a correction shortly, is that your thinking aswell ?

Get out, out, out

+ 1

 

I use HSBC for share dealing, although you may need a current account. But that does make buying and selling easy if you have the funds.

Moneyextra has share dealing facilities. You can also establish a portfolio, guess that could comprise 'phantom' shares.

... as long as you remember to factor in the commissions

 

A good rule is as soon as you start feeling euphoric about a position and its performance it is time to take your money off the table, as euphoria and greed are strong emotions.

Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Newsletter writer, fund manager
Dennis Gartman selling portion of gold position bought in euros,
pounds last week after that position rose by 9.4% on avg.
* Says gold “too frothy” with 90%-95% bullish sentiment
* Says when gold moves $40-$50/oz in an instant, it is no
longer a safe investment “it is violent; it is mass
psychology incarnate and it is scary”
* Says it’s “senseless” and “non-sensical” that gold ETF
(GLD) marketcap larger than SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and
happens “after periods of euphoric rises in prices”
* Expects GLD marketcap to slip below SPY soon either
because gold falls or stocks rise
* Compares GLD marketcap exceeding SPY to other bubble
markets such as when land under Japanese Imperial Palace
worth more than all of California or Petsmart marketcap
higher than GM

* Says bearish of stocks but expects rally to take S&P futures
to 1175-1180, will open short position then (NOTE: futures
at 1140 currently)
* Opening position in Nov. soybeans {S X1 comdty DES <go>},
Dec. corn {C Z1 comdty DES <go>}
* Says Hurricane Irene has potential to damage crops in
Georgia & Carolinas putting bid into corn, beans
* Says crop conditions worsening in Iowa, Illinios
* Says will add to position if soybeans rally above
$14.10, corn above $7.50

 

how much money are you funding it with ?

if its 500 pound i could see why

 

Like I say, I only dabble so I'd want to do £500 or so. The account was set up by the place I used to work as their sharesave scheme was through them.