Just feel free to put down any share/shares you feel will do well in 2015 and future years.

Yes. It came in via a link from a Galvan marketing e-mail.

Actualy they are pretty good.

They gave some excelent tips at christmas.

One of the better tipsters imo.

They are primarily Advisory Brokers using CFDs and so trade in both directions on the markets.

Can anyone on here put in a good word for their client handling?

Do they 'churn'?

Or do they usually make their clients some good money?

As an example amount, £10k in the bank earns you less than 3% gross these days and there is nothing of interest to be experienced in the doing of it - but it's safe (and boring).

I understand Galvan's client money is kept separate and is also covered by the FCA. There are obviously no guarantees but would an example amount of £10k with Galvan be a much better option?

I think they would be better at spotting trades than I would - but they charge you for it.

Opinions please.

Exec - I placed 10k with them in 2007, they managed to lose 1k of that in double quick time and I got out sharpish. You are charged win or lose on any trade placed. So win, win for them. It was all part of the learning curve for me so I put it down to experience.

Personally I would not go anywhere near any of these companies now.

I know I slate him on football thread and the Talk thread but if you persevere with the literature on gf's thread (Chart Attack) you will get better results in time. Galvan may well have improved since 2007 and I was just unlucky. Just my opinion. DYOR

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More on the house builders...

From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2716539/Booming-property-market-triggers-boom-biggest-surge-housebuilding-decade.html

Booming property market triggers biggest surge in housebuilding for more than a decade
Aug. 5, 2014

Construction activity has grown for the last 15 months and firms are now hiring staff at the fastest level since an industry survey began in April 1997.

However, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply warned that growth could be curtailed in the coming months by suppliers struggling to keep pace and the 'sharpest deterioration in the quality of subcontracted work since 1999.


Construction activity has grown for the last 15 months, recording figures above 50 (or no change) in the Markit/CIPS survey

The home building market grew at its steepest level since November 2003, driven by strong demand for new housing projects, according to July data from the Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI report.

Overall, the index edged down to 62.4, down from 62.6 in June, but activity remained well above the 50 level that divides growth from contraction and was above City expectations of 62.

Tim Moore, senior economist at Markit, said: 'July's figures suggest the UK construction sector is enjoying its strongest cyclical upswing since the global financial crisis, while a new record rise in employment highlights that construction firms are increasingly confident about the sustainability of the upturn.'

The report showed that civil engineering activity lifted sharply in July, while commercial construction also rose but at a slower rate than in June.

David Noble, chief executive of the CIPS, said: 'The house building sector is racing ahead this quarter with the fastest growth in construction of homes for over a decade.

'The industry as a whole continued its impressive growth, dipping slightly from last month's high.'

But he added: 'One concern however, is the strain on supply chains that could become a roadblock to sustained growth in the future.

'Construction firms reported the sharpest deterioration in the quality of subcontracted work since 1999, which combined with lengthening supplier delivery times could conspire to put the brakes on the sector's growth.

'But there's evidence that firms are starting to look beyond in demand sub-contractors and instead further boost their own staffing levels, which goes some way to explaining the record rise in employment levels.'


Housing minister Brandon Lewis said the construction industry was 'bouncing back' and hiring at record levels

Housing minister Brandon Lewis said: 'The last administration's housing crash led to the loss of a quarter of a million construction jobs - so I'm pleased to see from these figures that the industry is bouncing back, with hiring at record levels.'

Mr Lewis added that, due to the government's Help to Buy scheme, almost 40,000 households have now become homeowners, which has helped building increase to its highest level since 2007.

He added that since Help to Buy was introduced last September, it has led to a 34 per cent increase in private housebuilding during the first year of the scheme.

Well I personaly think the bubble is about to burst on housing.

Lloyds are just the big first pulling the plug on the market.

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Galvan are pushing an AIM stock called Ilika (IKA) who have made a massive breakthrough and are able to produce solid state lithium ion batteries.

Ilika believes its breakthrough will lead to lighter and safer batteries that charge faster and last longer than the existing highest performance lithium ion batteries.



In the case of smartphones, they could halve the size of current batteries and be fully recharged in around 10 minutes rather than an hour – which is 6 times faster. Not only that, the battery will hold its charge 4 times longer.

Stand by for a whole load of new phones and a whole load of new batteries and a whole load of new cars too.

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