Share/Investment advice

[Dubai]

Don't worry obviously found it

[rfgqqabc]

Don't use gov site if you have access to a broker account that makes purchase possible.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-2446479/Its-robbery-Royal-Mail-share-buyers-face-big-choose-sell-Governments-dedicated-website.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/shares/10360215/Royal-Mail-shares-How-to-buy-at-the-last-minute.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/10340710/Royal-Mail-privatisation-shares-A-list-of-stockbrokers-and-their-costs.html

[Doobs]

Royal Mail anyone?

Defo undervalued - which the gov needed for corporate cash.  News this morning said, some analysis reckon could be under-valued by up to £1b!

Small investors have until Midnight tomorrow to buy.  Minimum £750

Share price released on Friday.

For a short term investment, A++...

Whilst you are likely to make some money, it isn't likely to be much.  I went in my ISA and just clicked £1500.  I will likely get £500 tops, that will be worth maybe £600 at issue.  I wouldn't go selling lots of other stuff in the hope of getting a 50k allocation and making 10k.

Of course if it makes you get an ISA it can't be a bad thing.

[Dubai]

You reckon everyone will get 33% or so Doobs of what they apply/buy? and make 20% on that portion?

[Doobs]

You reckon everyone will get 33% or so Doobs of what they apply/buy? and make 20% on that portion?

No I reckon everybody who asks for any decent allocation gets clobbered, particularly those that go very high.  I am pretty sure that is what happened in the past, though can't remember the exact allocations.  The grey market price is something like 20% higher than the indicative price.

[redsimon]

I think £750 bids will get full £750 worth, bit like Water privatisation but big bids might get sod all

[Dubai]

Whats the optimal number then? Whats considered too big etc?

[redsimon]

Whats the optimal number then? Whats considered too big etc?

£750 in your name £750 in your wifes name etc?

[paulhouk03]

Royal Mail anyone?

Defo undervalued - which the gov needed for corporate cash.  News this morning said, some analysis reckon could be under-valued by up to £1b!

Small investors have until Midnight tomorrow to buy.  Minimum £750

Share price released on Friday.

For a short term investment, A++...

are you looking for long term investment or just a quick return?

[redsimon]

Royal Mail anyone?

Defo undervalued - which the gov needed for corporate cash.  News this morning said, some analysis reckon could be under-valued by up to £1b!

Small investors have until Midnight tomorrow to buy.  Minimum £750

Share price released on Friday.

For a short term investment, A++...

are you looking for long term investment or just a quick return?

I get feeling everyone's in for a quick sell of whatever they get?

[Doobs]

British Gas allocations from Hansard

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1986/dec/08/british-gas

100 100
200 200  
300 300  
400 400
500–700 400  
800–1,000 500
1,500 600
2,000 800
2,500 1,000  
3,000–5,000 1,200
6,000–10,000 1,400
15,000–100,000 10 per cent
150,000 or over 7 per cent.

400 shares was about £600.

I am guessing that if you go for something like 10k, you'll get 1k and make £200.  
If you go something like 1k, you might get 500/750 and make £100/£150.

This is all guess work, but it seems popular from the press, so I assume the top allocations are going to be scaled back massively.

I had just over £1500 cash in the ISA, so that is why I plumped for it, just in case you think I though about it deeply.  But I did think I could sell £1500 of something else incur £20/£30 of costs and get no bigger allocation.  Of course if I new I'd get that extra £1500 of shares it would be a no brainer.

[Doobs]

Royal Mail anyone?

Defo undervalued - which the gov needed for corporate cash.  News this morning said, some analysis reckon could be under-valued by up to £1b!

Small investors have until Midnight tomorrow to buy.  Minimum £750

Share price released on Friday.

For a short term investment, A++...

are you looking for long term investment or just a quick return?

I get feeling everyone's in for a quick sell of whatever they get?

Probably not, everyone is wanting to sell means buyers market.  I am a buy and hold person with shares, but selling right at the start can't be the best strategy.  Of course if you just want to make a quick buck and need the money to invest on the next Man U game that is different.

[redsimon]

Got £2k sloshing around in my SIPP so probably punting that. I don't tend to see my shares until the dust settles so probably hold until first dividend at least. Don't think theres loads to be made tbh

[nirvana]

You reckon everyone will get 33% or so Doobs of what they apply/buy? and make 20% on that portion?

You can apply for an account with someone like share.com - pretty competitive and set one up in about ten mins max. Deposit money and apply for shares in the IPO in around 2 mins - the IPO for Royal Mail features prominently at the moment and the whole thing is very easy

[Graham C]

It's ok to apply just on the Royal Mail Gov site isn't it?  That's what I did.