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You should look at Keytrade also as an option as there is no annual fee, just a once off transaction fee. Also, I'm not sure why you are dividing across 6-10 ETFs. You should be able to find a single broad ETF that covers all sectors if this is your aim. In particular, have a look at Vanguard...

Hi all, In the future, I may consider borrowing to invest in high-yield dividend shares using a loan secured on my property. I am aware and comfortable with the risks involved with such an investment style (I currently own a diversified equity portfolio with a capital value similar to my...

In addition, due to your additional income, you will be liable for PRSI on any interest that you earn from savings accounts etc. including SSIA maturity interest payments. PRSI will be deducted at 5% (but I think there is a deduction to 2% for the first year or two of operation) and it will be...

One way of investing is to use future contracts - this will require that you do a lot of research on your commodity. I currently hold agriculture and currency futures contracts that I roll forward before every expiry month. In the case of oil you can currently buy a mini futures contract for...

The people that you are talking to are making the large assumption that the dollar will be stronger next year - there is no evidence that this will definitely be the case. Please do your own research before you make this decision, perhaps through www.bloomberg.com (or on sky digital, channels...

In theory the commodity based ETFs track the underlying commodity. The best source that I have found for commodity charts over time is tradingcharts: http://futures.tradingcharts.com/menu.html Pick the closest expiring month.

Yes, as the total commission would be > the $10 minimum. That would be your only charge in the month if you were not subscribed to any real-time quote data. It is a transaction charge, so it is the same for buying or selling shares. I am subscribed to US real-time quotes and to one German...

Good Points Hattrick. I have an account with Interactive Brokers - and maybe just some points to clarify on the issues above - IB does charge an inactivity fee of €8/$10, but it is not before any trades - i.e. if you make only one purchase on IBIS for €4 in the month, you will still only pay...

I would estimate that 60-70% of my investments (common stock, options, ETFs and commodities) are quoted and make returns in USD. This would include a diverse set; for example, some Chinese stocks that I own that would be primarily listed on the NYSE and make returns in USD despite being a China...

Hi all, I have checked through the archives and have read some discussions on the topic of currency hedging, but I am interested in what investment strategies people are actually using for hedging the currency risk for non-Euro invesments. My personal situation is that I have found the US...

I read before in an article on "Seeking Alpha" that many ETFs reduce dividend payments by annual expenses for tax efficiencies (I think it was an article on tracking errors) - After checking the prospectus of the DB funds in question, I am not certain that it applies to these ETFs. Apologies for...

There are some ETFs that you could invest in that do something like what you are suggesting (possibly indirectly); for example, PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund: [broken link removed] Quote: "The Index is comprised of currency futures contracts on certain G10 currencies and is designed...

Ronaldo - have a look at the Deutsche Bank ETFs for the Eurostoxx 50 and DAX (DBXE, DBXD) - see: http://www.dbxtrackers.com/ They have managment fees of 0.15% which (as per usual) is taken from the dividend payment to be as tax efficient as possible. I have purchased these through Xetra and...

Make sure you also read the book "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" by Burton G. Malkiel (see here) It is the best book I have ever read on investing in stock markets.

I am using Interactive Brokers with my base currency set in Euro and I own stocks and ETFs in Europe and the US. When you buy stocks in the US you borrow US dollar against your Euro balance, where the US loan is charged interest and the Euro balance earns interest (slightly less of course). I...

Why not use 3rd party sites such as: http://finance.yahoo.com/ - their new charts are really excellent, excellent company research tools. http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp - charts not bad, real time quotes, reasonable commentry, good research query tools (for US stocks)...

1. I transfer money to Interactive Brokers from AIB using the on-line service -for free! (limited to €5k per day - you will need a "code card" - this can be applied for online and is free) 2. Dividends are paid directly into your account. 3. I have ETFs bought on Euronext (cost €4 per purchase)...

I am ClubMan, apologies for cross-posting... I have searched this forum and have found the correct thread for my question here

I know this may be splitting hairs... If I sell the option before exercise is it a capital gain? i.e. option sale price - option purchase price. Again, I am not talking about employee stock options, but options purchased with taxed savings from a broker (i.e. Puts and Calls). Is there any...

Are share options bought/sold through a broker with (tax paid) savings treated in the same way for the purpose of taxation, or are they treated like ordinary shares (and therefore eligible for capital gains tax)?