The Official Stocks and Shares Thread

Original post by bigd1984

Eur/jpy eur/chf and aud/usd seem to be at a yearly low. Worth investing???? What do u think

Original post by JayReg

I don't touch forex with a barge pole. Basically gambling.

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Original post by Over2you

Agree.

The only currency pair anyone should be trading at the moment EUR/USD. Probably the most obvious trade on the market.

Perfectly fine to talk forex here but there was an attempt to create a megathread some time ago so you might get more interest quoting people in there..

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2672696&page=5

Original post by Wall Street

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get started in investing? I'd like to invest in stocks, but I'm not sure how to ensure I select the best companies - what kind of research do you do before you invest? And do you know of any good books/tutorials on investing, for beginners?

Learn to read company accounts. Read some investment related books like 'The intelligent investor' (Warren Buffet swears by this) in addition to others..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intelligent-Investor-Definitive-Investing-Practical/dp/0060555661

Quote some people from the previous pages of this thread for more info.

Reply 7981

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nokia-alcatel-lucent-agree-15-6bn-all-stock-merger-1496459

Nokia buy Alcatel.

Reply 7982

Aud/nzd looks a good bet today what do you think? Also eur/jpy looks decent. Worth a punt?

Reply 7983

Eur/aud on the majors market looks a fantastic bet today. Any takers???

Reply 7984

Eur/nzd and eur/aud looks like a fantastic bet today. Any thoughts???

Reply 7985

Aud/nzd???? Looking like a good bet

Reply 7986

Vodafone apparently looking to buy Liberty Global.

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itsmyname

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Original post by Rakas21

Vodafone apparently looking to buy Liberty Global.

Worth a punt on buying into Liberty Global?

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Original post by itsmyname

Worth a punt on buying into Liberty Global?

I don't know enough about the business or where it operates. Just that it would increase Vodafone's market capital by around a third.

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Nehemiah'sFaith

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Original post by bigd1984

Eur/nzd and eur/aud looks like a fantastic bet today. Any thoughts???

What program/software/website do you trade on?

Reply 7990

FTSE looking to open down over 2% on Greek capital controls.

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Over2you

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Gonna wait for this dust to settle and buy some quality stock ie rolls royce etc on Leveraged platforms. The market has one more leg up till the inevitable crash next year imo.

Reply 7992

Good news for you investors on here..

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7.5% tax afterward if your a basic rate taxpayer

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Killuminati1989

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What are people's thoughts on Agrekko plc. Their shares plunged to around 1204p because of shortfall in revenue from not being able to secure large contracts in Bangladesh and concerns from oil in Africa.

It normally trades around 1400-1500 year round...

Buy the dip or wait

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Original post by Killuminati1989

What are people's thoughts on Agrekko plc. Their shares plunged to around 1204p because of shortfall in revenue from not being able to secure large contracts in Bangladesh and concerns from oil in Africa.

It normally trades around 1400-1500 year round...

Buy the dip or wait

Falling revenue would be a no from me. I want to see revenue growth, capital investment and preferably a large profit margin.

Reply 7995

Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffet's company for those unaware) had profits fall 37%.

http://247wallst.com/industrials/2015/08/07/why-earnings-fell-at-berkshire-hathaway-but-book-value-did-not/

However it's making a 30% aerospace purchase..

http://www.wsj.com/articles/berkshire-hathaway-nears-deal-to-buy-precision-castparts-1439050499

Reply 7996

FTSE now down towards 6500. Pretty cheap.

Reply 7997

Official bear market. FTSE now below 6200.

Prime buying opportunity although i'd expect continued declines for now.

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James Milibanter

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The more they drop the more people sell, it's going to continue this way until there's a crash.

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