The decline and fall of the private investor

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Private investors in the UK face a number of problems such as pressure to use nominee accounts and the possibility of exclusion from many new share issues from 1996. Dealing charges are likely to increase for private investors under the Crest system, according to proposed tariffs from CrestCo. ProShare is a lobby group for private investors and is seeking better tax treatment. This appears unlikely under the present government or if the Labor Party gains power.

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Real-time data: an expensive commodity

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UK investors can choose from a range ofon-line services such as Financial Alert giving information on prices of 1,100 shares. Otherservices such as New Prestel's CitiService have attractions for researchers and business users.Newspapers offer share lines giving information on share prices. Investors can also use updateson teletext financial pages which are provided free of charge. The cheapest method of obtaininginformation is to read a newspaper.

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Bear landscape

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Trends in British equities are examined from the point of view of investors in traded options.

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