What shares you buying?

[Fletch]

AMD and Barclays. Was a canny bit up this time last week, now everything has dropped through the floor again Both will rise again.

Wouldn’t lose sleep over a tenner mate

 

[Deleted member 26533]

YTD I'm down about 5% which isn't too bad considering everything that's happening

Most of my investments are in funds rather than individual shares which helps minimise the disasters.

5% down is great really, especially for funds. Major indices in Europe and north America seem to be 16-20% down. FTSE out performing due to the composition of the index.

 

[Darlo1973]

5% down is great really, especially for funds. Major indices in Europe and north America seem to be 16-20% down. FTSE out performing due to the composition of the index.

Yeah, the US markets have been out-performing the UK for the last few years but this year it's the other way around. US still miles ahead over 3, 5 and 10 years.

 

[Hucknalls Fluffer]

The only thing that I’ve purchased that has made anything this year is a commodities tracker that I got as a hedge against inflation. It’s up 65% this year, overall I’m still about 5% down this year across everything

 

[WASTID]

Couldn't even tell you whether my shares are up or down this year. Not interested in the short term performance of them.
They're all set up for Dividend Re-investment, so if they are currently cheaper than when I initially bought them, in which case my dividends will be increasing the holding at a cheaper price. In it for the long term.

 

[42]

Wealthify has a £50 sign up bonus via MSE. Only need to deposit £50 & keep it invested for 12 months

 

[Deleted member 26533]

I'm long term as well, but if I see clear opportunities to hedge effectively I will do so to scrape a few extra % per year. Doesn't half compound.

 

[Wild Card]

Bit of an off tangent. But I have been listening to a pod cast on speed.

ABout 15 mins, in moves to some of the fastest speeds achieved, and it's the algorithms for stock exchanges. Buying, selling, cancelling,putting feelers out working in bursts at about 500 billionth of a second and how since the invention of the telegraph, there is a constant speeds arms race. Found it fascinating.

Speed

The inhumanly fast world of high-speed trading, an excruciatingly slow experiment, and a physicist plays Zeus.

radiolab.org

 

[Deleted member 22162]

I invest in around 15 funds these days, from Japanese small companies (way down) to mining (way up). 6.5% down overall YTD - no intention of drawing on the funds for years yet.

 

[PTR]

Aren't they valued at something like 10 times more than the next six car companies combined?

Way overvalued. Didn't musk cash a load out to "buy" twitter

Aren't most big car companies littered with bankrupties and laden with horrendous debts though?

Bit of an off tangent. But I have been listening to a pod cast on speed.

ABout 15 mins, in moves to some of the fastest speeds achieved, and it's the algorithms for stock exchanges. Buying, selling, cancelling,putting feelers out working in bursts at about 500 billionth of a second and how since the invention of the telegraph, there is a constant speeds arms race. Found it fascinating.

Speed

The inhumanly fast world of high-speed trading, an excruciatingly slow experiment, and a physicist plays Zeus.

radiolab.org

There's a canny Tom Scott video about it all.

 

[Darlo1973]

Aren't most big car companies littered with bankrupties and laden with horrendous debts though?

There's a canny Tom Scott video about it all.

another good video on how fractions of a second can make a difference in trading

 

[Deleted member 26533]

Bit of an off tangent. But I have been listening to a pod cast on speed.

ABout 15 mins, in moves to some of the fastest speeds achieved, and it's the algorithms for stock exchanges. Buying, selling, cancelling,putting feelers out working in bursts at about 500 billionth of a second and how since the invention of the telegraph, there is a constant speeds arms race. Found it fascinating.

Speed

The inhumanly fast world of high-speed trading, an excruciatingly slow experiment, and a physicist plays Zeus.

radiolab.org

Look at stuff like payment for order flow etc. Essentially high frequency traders entering in and out of positions quick time before the person's position is filled

 

[PTR]

Look at stuff like payment for order flow etc. Essentially <CRIME>

Tidied.

Its almost funny how you see companies object to it in the strongest terms, until a few years down the line, and they get into it themselves, then suddenly they lobby in favour.
I wonder why that might be

 

[Deleted member 26533]

Tidied.

Its almost funny how you see companies object to it in the strongest terms, until a few years down the line, and they get into it themselves, then suddenly they lobby in favour.
I wonder why that might be

It's definitely morally wrong

 

[Les the Scientist]

Whereabouts do you work mate? I grew up (and still work) in Royston and there’s a massive JM plant here. I was tattooing a scientist from there the other day and he said his contract and a load of others run out next year as they are moving away from whatever the hell it is they do (something to do with catalysts I think).

Royston has our Clean Air division, ie making catalytic converters for cars. So after 2030 when petrol diesel cars are phased out the market for these will slowly die off. It'll take a while, cos other countries around the world will still have a market for a while, but it's a sign of the times really.