We have lots of experienced traders on MoneyAM who would be glad to help if you have any trading questions.

where can you find best site for market expectations please

little woman

thanks very much for the info

for those interested BARC xd 25th for 13.45p

Tokyo, I have used ComDirect for a few years now. Not the cheapest but very reliable. I wouldn't change for something slightly cheaper.

I am a relatively new trader so advice please....V pleased with Petra Diamonds over last few weeks with over 1,000 profit on 4200 shares! Do I sell while they are so good and take profits or do they have further to go? I am trading on money I will eventually need to take out over the next 3/4 months so can't wait longer than that anyway, unless they double!!!!!!! comments please.

amberjane, your dilemma is common. Knowing what will happen in the future is tricky to predict though some seem to have the knack. All I can suggest is that you decide how much profit you want to make (your target) and sell them then. Also decide how much you are prepared to lose (your stoploss) and sell them then. Best of luck.

amberjane, the other way is trailing stoploss. Decide where you would sell if they fell back - and stick to it. You might not make so much, you won't get the top but you will guarantee some profit - and if they continue to rise you should get your profit at least where they are now.

And ALWAYS look at the 7.00am news / RNS's every morning - if it's bad news get out fast.

Seymour, quite right about the trailing stop. I suppose I should've said, decide your stoploss every day.
Of course that leads to the next question: how do you calculate a stoploss?

Thanks as today was very nurvy but then that's what it's about, very addictive. After my first message they went a further 120 so glad I didn't sell (thanks Hilary). As I have 4200 shares and they have now doubled, what about taking half?
I'm not sure about this 7.00am....but what is RNS, sorry I told you I was a novice!!

amberjan,if your shares have doubled,you sell half run the rest for free.if you click news on header you will see all the early news company anouncements etc,as said ealier the best time to look is 7 to 7.30am.

Aberjane
The posts given above about a moving stop loss is the best advice.
Look at say a 5p stop loss which is approx 10% of the current price (or tighter). If you are lucky and the share goes to 1 you keep the stop loss at the same ammount, ie 5p. This means as a % the gap narrows as the share climbs maximising your gains.
Warning, When you set the stop loss stick to it and do not cheat like I do!

Bollinger Bands
When Bollinger Bands narrow, sometimes for short or long periods, it usually presages a price breakout. Have you an opinion on which is the best indicator of:

a. Which direction the break will be, North or South, and
b. The likely magnitude of the break?

RNS = Regulatory News Service

Most significant company announcements are made between 7 and 8 on a morning before the mkt opens. On Stockwatch there's a little N in a box if there's any new news. Click on the N and it brings up a list of the news for that stock. New ones are at the top and have today's date. Click on the summary and you have today's news. Now all you have to do is decide whether it's good or bad - don't forget how very contrarian the market can be!!!

Question for The Playboy, can you please tell me which method you prefer (cfd's/futures/etc) and which Broker when trading the DOW index?

YOYO-I trade futures now, trade cfds last year but have had a change for the better, suits my trading style, only one was to trade futs and thats Direct access, I use Gni, other IB, if not CMC as a spreadbetter have the tightest spreads for ftse 2pts, I don,t trade the dow but same rules apply for co,s as for ftse traders i would have thought, hope this helps!

Many thanks

FTSE Cash & S&P cash, found its far cheaper than spread betting.

Hello

I was wondering if someone here could help me out on an issue

I have read on a number of occasions about "closed periods". I understand that this is aperiod where officers of the compnay are prohibited from trading. Often they are pre-empted by heavy buying or selling of stocks by directors and other compnay officers.

What I would like to know is how can one ascertain when a closed period is approaching?

Can anyone help please

i wanted to open a cfd acc at my online broker - thats ok but i am classified as "intermediate client" -this means if they go under my funds are not safe - ie no money in a segregated account - does anyone offer a "private client" cfd service ???

thanks in advance
ken

Ken,
Most of us are in a similar situation but do not put all our money into the account. Even with a small sum they give you at least 10X equity. So you can deposit 5000 and are still able to buy 50,000 of stocks. You are then using their money and not yours so you can minimise the risk.
D.