Beginners - Introduce yourselves!

[brainz]

Hi All,

My name is Andrew and im a small time investor but in for the longhall currently i have about 17 stocks mainly in the....

1010 GICS - Energy %42.50
3520 GICS - Pharm/Biotech %8.00
1510 GICS - Materials %28.40
5510 GICS - Utilities %6.60
2520 GICS - Consumer Dur/App %8.60
2010 GICS - Capital Goods %5.90

As we all know i too is trying to recover from the GC and i am behind however i feel that in the longterm ill be ok eventually.

As this chart shows....

However there will be some pain before gain in the short term....

regards
brainz

 

[Tink]

Hi All

I stumbled across this site as I am looking into starting with shares so trying to get all information I can before I jump in
Great site and lots of good information

Regards
Tink

 

[jbocker]

Hi Folks
jbocker, early 50s.
Been playing stocks for a couple of years, only to find I dont really have a strategy, got out of most last August, because I needed some cash (to help with a daughters property purchase). That proved to be pure luck as most of my stocks took a big dive. I am slowly buying back in, and like the alternative energy scene albeit small and likely very volatile. Am I a generation too early to consider these?

 

[Jamesdee]

Hi everyone,

James, early 20's. I have been watching the market for the past few years and im currently studying finance. I bought into my current portfolio at the end of last year and at the begining of this year - this is my investment/long-term portfolio.
I have joined the forums for a number of reasons the main one being that i am looking into day and short-term trading and need some questions answered by people more knowledgable.

James

 

[white_goodman]

Hi All,

My name is Andrew and im a small time investor but in for the longhall currently i have about 17 stocks mainly in the....



As we all know i too is trying to recover from the GC and i am behind however i feel that in the longterm ill be ok eventually.

As this chart shows....

However there will be some pain before gain in the short term....

regards
brainz

ahhh elliot wave, the mother of all repainting indicators....

 

[Mad Jack McMad]

G'day all - new to these boards, but been using ADVFN in the UK before coming back to Oz. Was in Perth, then UK now NSW.

I'm a bit (!) of a goldbug - currently holding, on ASX: BLY, HIG, IAU, PNA, SGX, SLR and SLV .

LSE: YAU, GMA and NUS, Toronto: SMF, CGC, AUG, BMK and Jim Sinclair's TNX which has been a dog.

I'm using ADVFN still for UK and Toronto live prices - adding live ASX data is going to cost something like $80 a month - could anyone recommend a decent alternative?

Cheers

 

[jono1887]

G'day all - new to these boards, but been using ADVFN in the UK before coming back to Oz. Was in Perth, then UK now NSW.

I'm a bit (!) of a goldbug - currently holding, on ASX: BLY, HIG, IAU, PNA, SGX, SLR and SLV .

LSE: YAU, GMA and NUS, Toronto: SMF, CGC, AUG, BMK and Jim Sinclair's TNX which has been a dog.

I'm using ADVFN still for UK and Toronto live prices - adding live ASX data is going to cost something like $80 a month - could anyone recommend a decent alternative?

Cheers

You get free live data if you open an account with most australian online brokers - Comsec, eTrade

 

[Cink]

Hi all,

My name is Jason, early 20s. I am currently an international student based in brisbane. Before this i was trading through fundsupermart in Singapore, i was wondering as an international student,

- am i eligible to open an account in Aust?

- who should i use ?? i shortlisted it down to

1. Westpac - lowest transaction fees among all 3 ???
2. Commsec
3. Interactivebrokers

Cheers,
Jason

 

[jono1887]

Hi all,

My name is Jason, early 20s. I am currently an international student based in brisbane. Before this i was trading through fundsupermart in Singapore, i was wondering as an international student,

- am i eligible to open an account in Aust?

- who should i use ?? i shortlisted it down to

1. Westpac - lowest transaction fees among all 3 ???
2. Commsec
3. Interactivebrokers

Cheers,
Jason

hi Jason, im a student studying in Brisbane too are you at uni?
I'm pretty sure you dont need to be an Aussie citizen to open an account with them... they just want money from your brokerage : eTrade (ANZ) is cheap i think... not sure, I use comsec and its pretty expensive. The cheapest out of the three would definately be IB, they only charge $6 or 0.008% if i recall correctly.

*IB is an american broking firm.

 

[nodrog500]

Hi to all, very new to all this and wish to ask what is the better charting programme. I am trying e signal at the moment and have had a look at bull charts previously.
I would prefer a charting programme that allows for "ticks" and gives a numerical input alongside the candles as they actualy fill on the chart.

 

[mazzatelli1000]

Hi to all, very new to all this and wish to ask what is the better charting programme. I am trying e signal at the moment and have had a look at bull charts previously.
I would prefer a charting programme that allows for "ticks" and gives a numerical input alongside the candles as they actualy fill on the chart.

I have not used this for a while, but Ninja Trader has this feature if I remember correctly

 

[Mad Jack McMad]

You get free live data if you open an account with most australian online brokers - Comsec, eTrade

Thanks, Jono.

 

[Cink]

hi Jason, im a student studying in Brisbane too are you at uni?
I'm pretty sure you dont need to be an Aussie citizen to open an account with them... they just want money from your brokerage : eTrade (ANZ) is cheap i think... not sure, I use comsec and its pretty expensive. The cheapest out of the three would definately be IB, they only charge $6 or 0.008% if i recall correctly.

*IB is an american broking firm.

Thanks. yup i am in uni. will definitely look at IB.

 

[Cink]

Thanks. yup i am in uni. will definitely look at IB.

Ok although the fees look good, i don't think i will be able to meet the requirement of $10,000 usd, i only have $10,000 AUD to move around.

What i am worried about westpac and comsec, besides the fee for a round trip, is the conditional fees these 2 charges for triggers and such....

didn't think it would be that hard to find a suitable brokerage service

 

[nomore4s]

Ok although the fees look good, i don't think i will be able to meet the requirement of $10,000 usd, i only have $10,000 AUD to move around.

What i am worried about westpac and comsec, besides the fee for a round trip, is the conditional fees these 2 charges for triggers and such....

didn't think it would be that hard to find a suitable brokerage service

You could try Macquaire Prime - still $20 per transaction but the platform is heaps better then ANZ & Commsec, and no extra fees for coditional orders and triggers etc.

Commsec is more a investors platform and Mac Prime is probably more a traders platform imo, still quite expensive compared to IB though.

 

[jono1887]

Thanks. yup i am in uni. will definitely look at IB.

What uni are you at and what are you studying?

 

[beamstas]

Hi all,

My name is Jason, early 20s. I am currently an international student based in brisbane. Before this i was trading through fundsupermart in Singapore, i was wondering as an international student,

- am i eligible to open an account in Aust?

- who should i use ?? i shortlisted it down to

1. Westpac - lowest transaction fees among all 3 ???
2. Commsec
3. Interactivebrokers

Cheers,
Jason

Are you under 21?
If so you only need US$3000 for ib.

That or go to GO Markets DMA and Trade CFD's for $6 EW
Position Size off your own capital though Not Margin capital

 

[Cink]

Are you under 21?
If so you only need US$3000 for ib.

That or go to GO Markets DMA and Trade CFD's for $6 EW
Position Size off your own capital though Not Margin capital

What uni are you at and what are you studying?

i am 23 . Studying Fin and Marketing as majors in QUT.

 

[bellahurty]

Hi All,

I am yet another newbie here, my name is Belle and am glad to be here and proud to be a WAH mom!

Best,
B

 

[Hazza]

Hi all, I'm new and currently I'm just a uni student. I look forward to talking stocks and securities with you all.