John
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It was on the radio that they are another 'too big to fail' company so it was worth the risk even if you didn't know the CEO.
Surely because someone on the radio says they are too big to fail you wouldn't go out and put £9k on it?
Didn't see the edited post but I think he got incredibly lucky.
I didn't mean re mortgage your house on it, or that it's so easy but it seemed to be well known that they'd bounce back.
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Robbo
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mike, not being funny but if you dont kow what youre doing (and you clearly dont judging by what youre saying, neither do i for that matter) then now is really not the time to start speculating.
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mike56gte
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mike, not being funny but if you dont kow what youre doing (and you clearly dont judging by what youre saying, neither do i for that matter) then now is really not the time to start speculating.
i see where your coming from as i honestly now fuck all about it. but need to start somewhere really.
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James
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Start with a simulator and see how you get on.
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Mattb
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yes, and they charge a fee on top to do the trade for you.
i see. does the charge amount depend on how much you invest? in other words is it like a percentage of the investment? or just a standard fee for any investment.
It can do - some companies charge a flat rate - I use the share center and its £7.50 flat rate for all trades (but be aware this counts for buying AND selling)
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mike56gte
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yes, and they charge a fee on top to do the trade for you.
i see. does the charge amount depend on how much you invest? in other words is it like a percentage of the investment? or just a standard fee for any investment.
It can do - some companies charge a flat rate - I use the share center and its £7.50 flat rate for all trades (but be aware this counts for buying AND selling)
right didnt realise you got charged when selling but suppose that makes sense. cheers mate 
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Robbo
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mike, not being funny but if you dont kow what youre doing (and you clearly dont judging by what youre saying, neither do i for that matter) then now is really not the time to start speculating.
i see where your coming from as i honestly now fuck all about it. but need to start somewhere really.
100% agreed, everyone has to start somewhere i just would advise that now is a really bad time to start gettign into ibvesting. as james said, try simulators and that nasdaq game thing, a good way to start
im the same, would love to try my hand at some investing but just too risky at the mo. the whole thomas cook thing was caused essentially by the bad weather in thailand and civil unrest in egypt, somehwat unpredictable
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CORSA NUT
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RBS/Lloyds and now Thomas Cook. All government owned so no big problems anymore 
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Mattb
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Lloyds i think at the mo is a good buy - 23p a share!
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Ojc
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I'd like to invest in the internet, how does one go about that?
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AlunJ
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PayPal all your money to me ojc, then you will own the internets.
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Robbo
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Lloyds i think at the mo is a good buy - 23p a share!
on what basis did you summise this? because its a low price? or because its govt owned? a low absolute value is not really of any consequence tbh, you need to be lookign for low relative value. TC was a one-off, similar to the banks a few eyars ago when they all tailed right off and there were short term profits to be made
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Jambo
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I'd like to invest in the internet, how does one go about that?
I hear they have the internet on computers these days?
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Munchie
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I use http://www.x-o.co.uk/?gclid=CL33peGF3KwCFY0OfAod33f22w as its £5.95 per trade.
lost few grand on them this year,
nice
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mike56gte
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I use http://www.x-o.co.uk/?gclid=CL33peGF3KwCFY0OfAod33f22w as its £5.95 per trade.
lost few grand on them this year,
nice
whats the minimum trade £100?
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Munchie
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not sure mate, I put in a transaction of £2k (now worth £600 haha) and couple of others for around £300
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mike56gte
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not sure mate, I put in a transaction of £2k (now worth £600 haha) and couple of others for around £300
thats no so good!! ever made any good money on one tho?
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jr
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I use http://www.x-o.co.uk/?gclid=CL33peGF3KwCFY0OfAod33f22w as its £5.95 per trade.
lost few grand on them this year,
nice
whats the minimum trade £100?
11.Is there a minimum size of order? No, not at all. Provided you have funds on your account you can deal up to the value of those funds.
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Munchie
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My dad has
I stick to NSANDI bonds......won quite a bit on that from a low yield.
Also just opened a FTSE tracker savings ISA with Virgin Money and was up by £13 of JUST £120 investment.....
If you want to join, let me know, ill send you a link to get £75 cashback as well
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adiohead
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I had NS&I bonds for a few years, won fuck all.
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mike56gte
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My dad has
I stick to NSANDI bonds......won quite a bit on that from a low yield.
Also just opened a FTSE tracker savings ISA with Virgin Money and was up by £13 of JUST £120 investment.....
If you want to join, let me know, ill send you a link to get £75 cashback as well
nice one. well once i have figured it all out al give you a shout.
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John
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Is the £75 cashback for that x-o site Munchie or Virgin?
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Ojc
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This thread is ok
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mike56gte
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This thread is ok
i expect it is about to go downhill about now tho.
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Paul_J
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Start with a simulator and see how you get on.
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