anyone invest in forex online..?

wow maybe i also want to get in touch with him.... hands getting itchy
somemore with the current state of Bursa Malaysia it's getting hard to do contra

This post has been edited by Darkmage12: Jul 17 2006, 12:08 AM

shouldnt this tread be a sticky or pinned???

I'm using FXCM.

I can't find the old topic so I assumed the topic was deleted in a routine clean up. Regardless, for those of you who have questions regarding investment/banking, do carry them up here instead.

Thanks alot

What kind of companies there are in M'sia that allow you to play around with arbitrage, derivatives, funds and stocks? Something like a financial trader. Normally, what are the requirements?

Your statement really fired me up to get involved in the investment.
Can u suggest any unit trust fund that best/good/trustable in M'sia ?

I will do research on what is dollar cost averaging and for the time being,can someone tell me what bank offer this service?

Fixed Deposit.I will do some research bout that too

The steps should be taken are FD ---> Unit Trusts ---> Small equity stake ??
I think these steps will be safe.

Thx

This post has been edited by wuszhtag: Aug 9 2006, 04:46 PM

"1. It is safer to invest in liquid assets than illiquid ones because it is easier for you to get your money out of the investment.

2. Examples of assets that are easily converted into cash include blue chip and money market securities."

wanna ask, wat is blue chip?

There's one online banking thread existed at Internet Related.

It also discusses banking matters.

wish to hear from those really making money thru investment.any investment will do.not mlm tho...

instead from those who know how to do it but never really try to do it.

sorry not to insult.

i am saving atleast 5k a month.i got no experiance in investment at all.all the money i receive i just put it in saving account(Send via western union) or just put it under pillow.

i am currently in uk.since i am illegal in uk so i dont have bank account nor wish to invest here.so i want to invest my money in malaysia.say FD,or unit trust fund.but i will not be in malaysia for the past few years.

is there any way i can invest my money In my account without even my presence?say my sister help me to apply FD or unit trust fund on behalf of me?

AFAIK, to open an account for the first time, you'll need to be there.

i already got a saving account in maybank. so if i want to put money in fixed deposit, do i need to be there on the spot to open one?

You don't need to if you do it via maybank2u

can u show me d link to it? coz i cant find it >.<

thanks alot mate!

but i cant sign up using mobile phone online. the accept button dissappear in the TnC. btw,do i really need to read all of the TnC? its so bloody long!

there's a "investment" column there.gonna reseach more about it. i did'n use my atm almost a year.does it still working?

u guys care to explain in detail bout investment??

question for the gurus.

what are the easiest/safest type of investment to play with for beginners who just step into the world of investment?

i heard a lot of people invest in unit trust/mutual fund.how does it works?

i think this one is good

http://www.investopedia.com/university/beginner/

i jus read and found out that mutual funds is bacisally giv our money to d pro and let them invest for us...

Advantages of Mutual Funds:
. Professional Management - The primary advantage of funds (at least theoretically) is the professional management of your money. Investors purchase funds because they do not have the time or the expertise to manage their own portfolios. A mutual fund is a relatively inexpensive way for a small investor to get a full-time manager to make and monitor investments.

. Diversification - By owning shares in a mutual fund instead of owning individual stocks or bonds, your risk is spread out. The idea behind diversification is to invest in a large number of assets so that a loss in any particular investment is minimized by gains in others. In other words, the more stocks and bonds you own, the less any one of them can hurt you (think about Enron). Large mutual funds typically own hundreds of different stocks in many different industries. It wouldn't be possible for an investor to build this kind of a portfolio with a small amount of money.

. Economies of Scale - Because a mutual fund buys and sells large amounts of securities at a time, its transaction costs are lower than what an individual would pay for securities transactions.

. Liquidity - Just like an individual stock, a mutual fund allows you to request that your shares be converted into cash at any time.

. Simplicity - Buying a mutual fund is easy! Pretty well any bank has its own line of mutual funds, and the minimum investment is small. Most companies also have automatic purchase plans whereby as little as $100 can be invested on a monthly basis.

Disadvantages of Mutual Funds:
. Professional Management - Did you notice how we qualified the advantage of professional management with the word "theoretically"? Many investors debate whether or not the so-called professionals are any better than you or I at picking stocks. Management is by no means infallible, and, even if the fund loses money, the manager still takes his/her cut. We'll talk about this in detail in a later section.

. Costs - Mutual funds don't exist solely to make your life easier - all funds are in it for a profit. The mutual fund industry is masterful at burying costs under layers of jargon. These costs are so complicated that in this tutorial we have devoted an entire section to the subject.

. Dilution - It's possible to have too much diversification. Because funds have small holdings in so many different companies, high returns from a few investments often don't make much difference on the overall return. Dilution is also the result of a successful fund getting too big. When money pours into funds that have had strong success, the manager often has trouble finding a good investment for all the new money.

. Taxes - When making decisions about your money, fund managers don't consider your personal tax situation. For example, when a fund manager sells a security, a capital-gains tax is triggered, which affects how profitable the individual is from the sale. It might have been more advantageous for the individual to defer the capital gains liability.


but... i think mutual is good for beginner like me