Ig Share Discussion Threads

[kingjames] 03/10/2019 07:14

CMC out with a good update this morning. Should be a good read across.

[aleman] 02/10/2019 17:05

Thanks for the observation, hpcg. Only 4% of revenue as from the US, though. Is there any reason to assume this will pressure non-US markets?

[hpcg] 02/10/2019 16:53

I would think this is a reaction to US brokers going to zero commission, like a waterfall after Schwab went yesterday. Robinhood had been at zero for years, and there are a couple in Europe already. However the odds of the likes of Interactive Brokers, Fidelity exporting this seems more likely. I agree though that the volatility must be good for business.

[aleman] 02/10/2019 16:22

This market volatility should be good for business. Strange they should fall when it makes prospects look better.

[gbh2] 30/9/2019 12:56

Turned out to be something of a damp squib considering the loss on capital!

[fizzypop] 25/9/2019 15:14

Ex-div tomorrow 26 Sep

[gbh2] 24/9/2019 10:33

The more folk buy the lower the share price gets!

[gbh2] 23/9/2019 06:59

xTomo - Just had a read your recent comments summary, just the one on IG and unedifying regarding anything else, learn to use the Filter, it's so easy:

xTomo 22 Sep '19 - 22:38 - 2375 of 2376 (Filtered)

[luderitz] 22/9/2019 23:43

Do what most people do .. ignore posts you're not interested in.

Good night.

[xtomo] 22/9/2019 22:38

Could you two ladies please go away. If you've something to say regarding IG that's fine, otherwise give US a break!!

[luderitz] 22/9/2019 19:19

We certainly do differ politically, I also lived through the 70s and I think you will find that despite the propaganda by the right wing gutter press/tabloids about " it's all the workers/unions fort, in actual fact the truth is in the main just the opposite it was the lazy complacent management that refused to invest in new technology and replace clapped out machinery. We therefore fell behind other Countries who did invest , incidentally our productivity is now and always has been as far as I know been low for decades which really says it all.

As for Employers who siphon off their profits "offshore" that is just plain greedy and irresponsible and drains the Exchequer/Economy of much needed tax revenue.. They are the Countries real scroungers never mind the poor lot at the bottom.

I don't know what you use to evaluate Left and Right wing but I certainly do not consider the Heath, Wilson or briefly Callaghan Governments as right wing.

[gbh2] 22/9/2019 18:17

There we differ, I've lived through the damage that a left wing government did in the 70s and worse still this current lot are following an ideology that's completely failed in Venezuela.

Like most with any worth while financial investments, I'll off shore them or pack up and move the lot to Australia if the likes of Corbyn's lot even get in.

[luderitz] 22/9/2019 13:43

I think that the coordination to smear and attempt to try to desperately paint JC as some sort of hate figure is not only obvious but also just plain wrong and irresponsible.

For over the last 40 years or so us the masses have payed less and less tax in total into the exchequers coffers resulting in our essential services transport, education and one that affects us all, the national health service have been irresponsibly strangled by stealth.

The opposition has intimated that it will stop and reverse those outrageous cuts, if anyone the general public should be frightened of are the successive Conservative prime ministers , I could go on.

[gbh2] 21/9/2019 12:53

I cannot disagree with what you say, there's just a chance that in this new area of social media and information flow that things may change for the better.

Meanwhile our current concern should be the possibility of a Corbyn government, which is something I hope to never see in my lifetime.

[luderitz] 21/9/2019 12:05

Again I don’t disagree with most of your post, but we know that if things have to be achieved then two quality’s required are tenacity and perseverance that’s why it’s vital that people never ever give up, one of many examples in history I’m sure are the rightful fight for justice and fairness by Women to actually get the vote in the last century.

[gbh2] 21/9/2019 11:47

It's an imaginative idea, especially if you're referring to UK Elections, though I've always voted I started working, age 18 with one of our political parties, I worked my way onto the local executive and was asked to stand more than once in local elections.

However being on the Executive committee I was exposed to silly comments like "What's good for the Party is good for the people" no matter how much I argued it should be the other way round my only satisfaction was to resign.

During my 5 years of "political" interest I did some study into our first past the post electoral system and (long story short) I realised it was set up in such a way as to stifle change at Parliamentary Level, we could vote in either the Labour or Conservative Party who were two sides of the same coin, ok policies were different but Parliamentary procedure and rules kept both parties on the same track.

Basically our electoral system was set up to Maintain the Status Quo i.e. Meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social or political issues.

It's done that job since it's inception, we still have a feudal system based upon them and us, it's not going to change in my lifetime nor I suspect ever, because it would be akin to turkeys voting for Christmas.

[luderitz] 21/9/2019 11:22

I agree with your last point of course but the important thing for me is getting people to bother to get off their bottoms and take part in things like elections in this Country. Like researching from an article or a book there’s usually one thing positive that dawns on you that you would have missed if you had stayed at home.

[gbh2] 21/9/2019 09:04

I don't think there's much sign of Democracy at an AGM, in my limited experience all the meaningful votes came from institutional holders who were generally in the same boat as the folk that generated the proposals.

[hpcg] 21/9/2019 08:39

The best element of the IG ISA and brokerage accounts is the tight costs for FX charges. Second is the cheap DMA on London and New York markets. These features can save hundreds a years over HL. Plus it is super convenient to be able to fund my ISA directly from spread bet profits.

[luderitz] 20/9/2019 20:10

It doesn’t bother me either but with Democracy In mind i just think that It’s just not helpful.

[gbh2] 20/9/2019 18:54

I guess that'll not bother me because I spent my first 7 years running around to AGMs and the only thing I came away with was why the hell did I bother.

So with that in mind I've not bothered for the last 16 years during which (incidentally) I've made more cash annually than I ever did in my formative years :))

[luderitz] 20/9/2019 14:32

Erm not exactly an incentive for shareholders to attend shareholders meetings at all is it.

[1tarquin] 20/9/2019 09:48

I fairly recently switched my accounts over to IG. One issue I have with the IG share dealing accounts is their excessive charge of £120 to provide a letter to allow shareholders to attend an AGM, whereas I see AJ Bell charge no fee for this. If you want to attend numerous AGMs that becomes a hefty fee every year.

[woodhawk] 20/9/2019 09:17

Yes, I use IG and iWEB (also £5 per trade, for any amount of trades per month) - however IG has far better facilities and is a way more comprehensive platform. iWEB pay dividends more promptly - I frequently have to chase IG.

[gbh2] 20/9/2019 08:59

The IG Share Dealing ISA must be attracting a few new customers because it's one of the cheapest on the market, especially if one enjoys regular trading @ £5 a pop.