Recent content by j2000

yes, I plan to buy/sell shares in US firms, not spreadbetting

I will trade mainly in US stocks, so was thinking it is probably easiest to have USD as base currency, not sure if it will bring me problems? The only problems I can think of is the currency conversion on the initial transfer into the account when it converts GBP -> USD, and when I want to take...

Hi, how do you organize research you do about for example a specific stock? Are you using any software/websites that helps out keeping track and making it easier to get an overview of data, news articles, your own thoughts about the stock at different times? At the moment I am just organizing...

Hi, I am looking to trade shares & stock indices (no spreadbetting, at least not now), and it looks like IG.com has decent prices. Anyone got a experience using them? Good/bad? (I am based on the Isle of Man)

there is no capital gains on Isle of Man, hence I want to make sure I pick the right broker in the right country.

i am looking for a broker where I can trade from; stocks and ETFs, I just want to make sure there will be no tax implications and that I don't pick a broker that will have high fees when I transfer money back/forth.

Hi, I am living on the Isle of Man and I am now trying to figure out what the best trader is for me, to make sure I don't end up paying taxes elsewhere. The only trading place on the IoM is a traditional brokerage where the manager was s tried to convince me "no, we don't have online trading...