online share trading

[TestMangler]

Last heard barrydidit was looking for a bedsit in Bradford. There you go ...

He's already got plenty of bedsits in Bradford. Or as his estate agent calls them, bijou townhouses for young executive couples in North Huddersfield.

[The_Equalizer]

It's Selftrade for me. The best thing about dabbling is you learn more about your personality than you do about your financial acumen. The hardest lesson is to remove emotion from the process. Alternatively, you could just go down the pub and enjoy the cash instead of losing it!

[diseasex]

I'm planning on investing on the UK stock market (buy and hold - not day trading or anything like that). Can anyone recommend a UK based online share dealing service?

I can recommend at least a few, do you need anything more advanced than basic FTSE shares , like broader market, options, international shares? Also will you buy shares like every month or once a year etc

[SimonMac]

I use Hargreaves Lansdown

[Hobosapien]

Alternatively, you could just go down the pub and enjoy the cash instead of losing it!

The pubs are infested with Deal or No Deal bandits down my way, which offer a slightly better gambling return than handing it over to a barrow boy. If you can resist putting your fist through it, due to the smug git on the front, not due to the gobbling of money.

Edmonds probably makes more through image rights on all those machines than by doing the actual show.

[NotAllThere]

I can recommend at least a few, do you need anything more advanced than basic FTSE shares , like broader market, options, international shares? Also will you buy shares like every month or once a year etc

Basic FTSE share trading. I'll be investing a few k a month for ~2 years (dollar cost averaging), then who knows - may just hold for thirty years.

[tomtomagain]

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[The_Equalizer]

The pubs are infested with Deal or No Deal bandits down my way, which offer a slightly better gambling return than handing it over to a barrow boy. If you can resist putting your fist through it, due to the smug git on the front, not due to the gobbling of money.

Edmonds probably makes more through image rights on all those machines than by doing the actual show.

I was actually referring to drinking the cash. I wouldn't touch gaming machines. I found 'investing' nothing like I thought it would be. It's easy to let emotions get in the way.

[diseasex]

Basic FTSE share trading. I'll be investing a few k a month for ~2 years (dollar cost averaging), then who knows - may just hold for thirty years.

I have the same approach but I buy funds , not shares. I'm with Hargreaves lansdown, and I think you should be ok with them too - reasonable prices and it's biggest UK broker which gives you a bit of peace of mind. Transactions are free for funds so you can buy frequently but shares have flat fee. If you want some leverage then go for saxobank - 8£ per trade though.

[DimPrawn]

For the long term, it's all about ongoing charges.

Buy the big (by liquidity) funds / investment trusts / ETF's with the lowest charges. Ongoing charges is where these investment "gurus" really make their money.

Banksters the lot of 'em