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Revolut also does it. I think they make their money in the buy to sell prices and whilst they don’t take a cut as such, it comes out of the trades

weeksy wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:29 pm Revolut also does it. I think they make their money in the buy to sell prices and whilst they don’t take a cut as such, it comes out of the trades

I'd never really thought about who gets the benefit of the buy/sell spread (just low level grumbling about the general siphoning off of punters ££s without thinking who gets it ) but ^^^ makes sense. It's one of the reasons that advisors usually advise against over-frequent trading too.

weeksy wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:29 pm Revolut also does it. I think they make their money in the buy to sell prices and whilst they don’t take a cut as such, it comes out of the trades

'Bid/offer spread'.

I started the process but when they wanted to know my penis size I gave up.

I opened an account with them to trade some shares towards the middle / end of last year. Barclays, HSBC Holdings and Fresnillo.

I think I had about 30k in. They went up by about 5k. I pappered my breeks as I thought the stock market was going to collapse and sold everything.

IIRC they are not recommended for beginners (i.e. me) as they don't give particularly easy audit trail.

Would I use it again? Yes. Although I have yet to complete the tax return covering those transactions so maybe I'll regret it.


FWIW I used Chip for major index funds and that seemed to give a better audit trail.

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:24 pm I'm already a penny down!

Daily update required.

Count Steer wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 6:19 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:24 pm I'm already a penny down!

Daily update required.

At this moment in time I'm £0.06 (0.16%) up!

At lunch time I was £0.12 down!

Her in doors is £2.75 down, that'll teach her to invest in UK companies!

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 6:21 pm

Count Steer wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 6:19 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:24 pm I'm already a penny down!

Daily update required.

At this moment in time I'm £0.06 (0.16%) up!

At lunch time I was £0.12 down!

It was discussion of the spat between the Fed and Big Orange on the radio that reminded me to ask. They said the market had a bit of knocking knees as a result - doesn't seem to have upset them that much!

I'll have to pay attention to my Plucky Little Portfolio™ and see how the daily ups and downs compare with your American Heros™

Mine's all UK - with the focus on income rather than growth shares though.

FRES.LSE. A Mexican mining company listed in London.

What could possibly go wrong?

MyLittleStudPony wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 8:04 pm FRES.LSE. A Mexican mining company listed in London.

What could possibly go wrong?

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Bit late to be buying in methinks but congrats to anyone that did 12 months ago.

Might be of interest...

https://www.fool.co.uk/2026/01/12/the-f ... i-buy-now/

Share trading? Pah! I pulled together my wife's various AVCs and other stuff into a SIPP October/November time. Didn't realise at the time that the platform I used was offering a bonus for using them if you transferred in >£x during Sep-Nov. She just got a £600 cash credit! Kerr-bloomin-ching!


Probably be equal to 12 months platform charges.

Winning!

It does highlight that there's no quick answer to the profit side of things unless you either know something/someone or get very lucky.

I expect the Nvidia ones to go through the roof now the US has approved the sale of AI chips to China.

Yesterday lunchtime when I looked I was 12p up!

weeksy wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 8:16 am It does highlight that there's no quick answer to the profit side of things unless you either know something/someone or get very lucky.

Yup. It's just another form of gambling. You can bet big/lose big on hunches, hedge bets and take a conservative approach and still lose your shirt. The stock market is just a casino in a business suit.

It's all a bit skewed by human positivity too. People big-up the wins and hush-up the losses.

KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 8:20 am I expect the Nvidia ones to go through the roof now the US has approved the sale of AI chips to China.

Yesterday lunchtime when I looked I was 12p up!

The Plucky Little Portfolio™ opened this morning -1.5% on the week so far. Vodaphone being the main culprit.

I lost interest in playing with shares when I saw what happened to BT share price while I was working with BT, Quarterly results good, price falls, Explanations offered - market doesn't like any change from forecast, even positive change, or alternatively the market was expecting even better results so was disappointed. IMO it's a mugs game, rigged for the big boys to profit whatever happens.

So, how has the 'Riches Beyond the Dreams of Avarice' portfolio survived the Davos week?

The PLP™ went down....and back up, but not to the previous dizzying height.