Recent content by Electech

Hi Guys, As a newby to trading is it worth buying shares in a company just before the ex-dividend date and then selling them a few days later once the share price has picked up. The reason that I am asking this is because I read an article some years ago about this method of trading for income.

Hi, I have just been transferring my share dealings into Sharescope and I have noticed that there is no provision for transferring shares into my Wifes name for CGT purposes. I have contacted Sharescope who have said that perhaps I should record it as a no cost transaction in my portfolio and...

Thanks very much for your reply the information regarding claiming back for software, and your links. The problem I have with the Updata calculations is that it differs from one I used on the internet. I sent Updata a copy of my portfolio to check and they said it was correct. I will try and...

As I am filling in my Tax Return (Late as Usual) I was wondering if I could claim for any financial Software and Magazines that I buy against any capital gains that I make. Also can anyone recommend any good software or resources that I could use to work out my capital gains on share sells as I...

Hi to all of you, I have been trading for a few years using Updata software which I am not to happy with. I have had some success but having come accross this website by accident hopefully by learning from the other members, I can increase my knowledge and with a bit of luck my profits...