iii.co.uk

iii.co.uk: thats cash...innit. aiy (194 words)
by Edwina Irvine - written on 22.02.01 (Useful, 25 readings)
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I use iii regularly to keep track of my investments because of their handy portfolio pages... these do much the same as many other online portfolio tracker sites but it seems to offer most of the different services.... ...these include: tracking the market news of your stocks and shares, tracking the total cost and profit on your investments, ability to trade directly online (although i don't use their service), internet forums for most uk equities(a service made famous by Motley Fool) and they also offer lots of detailed charts and data about the companies you choose. The reason that i choose this site over others is... (a) Motley ...

The Small Investors Friend (1203 words)
by lordpercy - written on 26.11.00 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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Until recently I thought shares were only for city whiz kids, but then the benevolence of my company showed itself (I’m still recovering from the shock!) and I became a shareholder. Simple I thought put the certificate in the filing cabinet and forget about it, but no it’s not quite that simple. The first thing that grabs you is a strange desire to check how much money you’ve made (or lost!!) that day. So how do I track my shares and their performance over a day, week or even month? The obvious starting place was Ceefax and it’s not a bad place to watch shares either but your investment has to be in the top ...

iii.co.uk: Streaming (128 words)
by ordy - written on 05.11.00 (Useful, 13 readings)
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Interactive have introduced a new service called streaming, which costs £15 pcm + VAT. This gives real time share prices, very much like the Reuters and Bloomberg screens in the City, which cost Thousands each year and are well outside the budget of most small investors. Every second the screen flashes blue when a price rises and red when it falls. It is a very powerful financial tool indeed. As usual the site must be recommended with a warning - there are many rampers who will post comments to try and push the value of the share up or down depending on their positions. Despite this, there is a lot of useful info on this site and I recommend it ...