UK

livinginahologram

> Lol if u think ‘the people’ can decide on what’s best for them, I’d suggest u watch what happened with brexit First, the UK isn't the EU. Second, the British people did decide to exit the EU. We can argue that it was a misguided and uniformed opinion based on all sorts of political and social manipulation but ultimately it was what whats voted for. Nobody forced people to vote Brexit at gunpoint.

Rosella2562

Some days it feels like I’m only paying for hope, and it’s 100% worth it. Still a higher probability of hitting than UK employers paying me a liveable wage (UK average salary is £35k per year before 40%+ taxation, so lower than the average rent in London - doesn’t even cover a studio, let alone food and bills)

crackasscrackuh

They could end the US economy if they started selling their bonds. Debt owned by EU UK: $888.5bil Belgium: $481bil Canada: $ 472.2bil Luxembourg: $425.6bil France: $376.1bil Germany: $109.8bil Denmark: $12bil

ButtholeAnalogy

Sounds like the UK is gonna be getting involved now in the Hormussy. WWIII beginning in front of our eyes

River_Sandhu

From the UK, do you have a team called the 79ers and one called the 49ers, does each team get their own number or something? 😂

UJ_Reddit

In the UK it's now budnled with Sky, I guarantee that I flares numbers

avsfan0829

US AND UK ARE PLANNING TO CONVENE A HIGH-LEVEL MEETING IN LONDON NEXT WEEK THAT WILL FOCUS ON A POTENTIAL INTERNATIONAL COALITION TO PROTECT MARITIME SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, TWO EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS AND TWO OTHER SOURCES WITH KNOWLEDGE TOLD AXIOS. ... WW3 setting up nicely

NSUFootball

US And UK Planning International Conference On Strait Of Hormuz

Sufficient_Habit5091

>Trump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America. Remember when he said a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again, only to taco immediately after insiders loaded up like bandits? I remember.

KittyLover-7

New UK PM being urged to award £2.4bn military satellite contract to Airbus over US rival Hmmm, so much winning and foreign investment pouring in

Icy_Jelly_315

UK is a sacrifice 🌮 is willing to make? Puts on anglopoors

Sufficient_Habit5091

Bears: did you see this headline?? >Trump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America. Market: best I can do is one red day before new ATHs.

Sufficient_Habit5091

Bears: did you see this headline?? >Trump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America. Market: best I can do is one red day before new ATHs.

greytoc

Sorry - I wasn't clear about my question - Can you also clarify where you are trying to open a margin account? A financial account - whether it's a bank, brokerage, credit account will all vary depending on where the account is domiciled as well. I see in another comment that you mentioned Robinhood. So - if you are trying to open a brokerage account that is domiciled in the US - the hurdle isn't margin approval. It's whether the broker can even offer you services. Robinhood for example can only offer services in the US and I think in the UK. If you are in Portugal - try one of the popular brokers like eToro, Degiro, or Trading212. It sounds like you already try Ibkr. You can also try Schwab which I believe can offer accounts through their Schwab International business. In Portugal - margin access is regulated by the Portugese Securities Market Commission - so any broker that offers you services are required by Portugese law to adhere to the requirements set in your country. There are also EU rules and requirements. In the EU - it's more common to trade with leverage using CFDs vs margin so you may want to look at CFD brokers if you are seeking margin. I am going to assume that you understand the risks of leverage - if not - please learn a bit more.

azkxv

Pretty sure after he got elected they got invaded and have lost 20% of their population to emigration/war, riddled with insane amounts of debt, infrastructure destroyed and territory occupied.. UK is finished ..

Ldn_twn_lvn

you need to qualify for a Pro Account, for more leverage at most UK brokerages

the_exile83

Oh the UK too, please come and charge me thousand of British Pound for the insulin that gets given to me for nothing, please give me that freedom.

Complete-Lock-559

I’m in a the UK too, Oxford. I have a feeling that this is the bottom. I’ve taken starters

Secret_Block_8755

I'm in the UK, that's 9am for me, I can go back in tomorrow if it's looking good.

FruitOrchards

Commodity? Companies make and sell solar panels, you can buy their stock, The UK solar panel market is about to explode, especially with how expensive electricity is here. If you don't see the value of understanding what I'm trying to give you the heads up on then I don't know how else to explain unfortunately.

FruitOrchards

Solar panel sales are going to boom in the UK, which means suppliers to the UK and companies stock is going to rise. Not needing an electrician to install or sign off on solar panels on houses is HUGE, up to a 2000w array.

-mini-kuma

UK just appointed John Healey as Chancellor of the Exchequer (i.e. Scott Bessent role) - a former journalist with no economic qualifications or experience :(

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

I'm surprised UK country etf is down today. $EWU Will be up tomorrow 

bombasticsideye33

I want to redo my portfolio, yet I’m struggling to decide what to buy. \- Long term portfolio. \- I want to sell most/all of World Index, as it overlaps 65% with VUSA. \- My cash figure is high because I just realised gains on Pacific index (95% gain). \- I’m interested in sector ETFs (semi, energy, etc.). \- uncertain about emerging markets. Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA): 31.50% Fidelity World Index: 20% L&G European Index: 15% iShares Pacific (excluding Japan) Index: 6% iShares UK Equity Index: 9% Cash: 12% Wolff’s Top 15 Fund: 5% Aerospace & Defence: 2% Gold: 1% SpaceX: 0.5% Would really appreciate some advice, both on my portfolio currently and on what I should do with it.

Late-Tadpole-2318

“Any flexibility within UK fiscal rules” and now I’m wondering if the current shakeup in fiscal gov has to do with housecleaning or flight

Late-Tadpole-2318

wtf is happening in the UK

acur1231

UK brokerages don't really offer anything more than 5x...

mondeomantotherescue

Oh OK. I thought 85 meant it was 85. Standard in the UK is 95 Ron. Premium is 97-98

FullstackSensei

I read the article this morning. The whole study is a bit self serving for indeed, and twists reality a bit. Sure, I'd also want to move to a place with the same or better income, better climate and lower taxes. But where is that exactly? It's the classical pick two out of three. The US can be higher income if you work in tech, are good enough at what you do that you can find a well paying job in silicon valley, and don't have a family with young children. But you also have to factor in the political climate there and all the restrictions the US has with transitioning from a work visa to a green card. Places like the UAE have low taxes and good income, but as someone from the region I can say quality of life takes a substantial hit, and the prospects of never being welcome to settle also have to factor in. UK, well, you're not getting better climate there, are you? I also look somewhat regularly for jobs elsewhere, but I'm only looking for remote jobs. Having a family with a young child, I have very little interest in moving to somewhere like the US or UAE and the UK isn't really better all things considered. But had I been surveyed I'd probably still fall within that half.

Successful-End7689

Congrats to the new UK Prime Minister, your 10-day contract starts now 😂

MannyBobblechops

Firstly, why did you do a CFD? 😭 If this went the other way, you’d have to pay tax. Guessing you’re a UK citizen, so you could have done a spread bet instead. Tax free gambling is much better than taxed gambling.

Pete26l96

LET ME KNOW IF YOU THINK THIS STORY IS TRUE OR FALSE: Last year I (6'4 235 lb Indian Male in blue shirt and jeans) went out to a speakeasy and saw a beautiful woman (5'7 probably 130 lbs, British woman in a black dress, black heels, black nail polish, I was 27 and she was probably 10-15 years older than me but she was one of those women who only look more beautiful as they age. The thing is she was there with her husband/boyfriend (British, 5'8 probably 165 lbs and wearing a full suit). For whatever reason I decided I didn't care and stepped in between them to put my hand on the woman's shoulder, fully expecting her to push me off or the guy to push me. They were walking in a circle to the music with a bit of a gap between them and I thought to myself "You have the best looking woman in the building with you and this is what you're doing?". Well instead the woman just put her hand up behind her shoulder and had me hold it while we walked in a circle instead. The guy just stood there furious and when I went to sit down he started making gestures at me but I just pretended like I was blind and didn't even look at him so he started complaining to my cousin's cousin (I went to the speakeasy with my brother, my cousin's cousin, and my cousin, while on vacation in Hitchin UK from Canada) . After 30 seconds of holding hands and walking in a circle I go to sit down on a nearby table. 2 minutes pass by and the woman with her husband/bf walks past our table. Before passing by I see her smiling, and then she proceeds to take out her hair band to drop her hair, and she does the most exaggerated hair flip right in my face. She basically let all of her down to reveal her neck, and then flipped it to the side using her entire body/hips. I looked over to my cousin's cousin and my cousin and even they looked shocked. This caused me to lose it and jump up, just to hug her from behind. She almost fell over when I hugged her from behind but luckily I was able to hold her and keep her upright. At this point the guy furiously complained to my cousin's cousin and my cousin's cousin is on damage control. I decide to chill for a second and sit down, during that time I can tell my cousin's cousin is getting anxious and wants to leave so I reluctantly agree. Before leaving though I put one hand out to the woman so she comes and then I kiss her hand. She tells me "you're very cute" while smiling but I end up leaving because of my friends but not before saying "thank you", which is the only words I spoke to her. On the way out my brother, my cousin's cousin, and my cousin shake the guy's hand, so I do too.

Salt_Contract342

The UK has not mattered for 30 years Bro.

CEOofBeanz

If even the UK get directly involved, the situation for the regime will be extremely dire

spaurake

Finally a sign of light from the world of primates. Tates’ brothers arrested hopefully for good this tine after being arrested, jailed and set free in Romania, prosecuted and set free in UK, prosecuted in US etc. Despicable creatures

FullTard2000

i don't really like andrew tate, and I think him facing life in the UK is kinda funny. It always nice to see karma come around and dethrone someone. but i remember hearing him say "the cure for depression in men, for 99% of cases, is 10 million USD" Ive always thought there was a lot of truth to that statement

mondeomantotherescue

UK £1.75 a litre for diesel. Fuck Trump 

SeaEnvironmental756

Tate sucks but it is weird that the UK is going after him while covering up entire rape gangs in their own country. 

Etherius

Yes that’s correct Because the US government deemed Huawei a national security threat And recently the UK and several EU nations (Denmark, Sweden, and several eastern bloc states) have come to the same conclusion with the same result Chinese equipment and services are national security threats to the West Period

AdCritical5383

That chinless fa\*\* is gonna be a UK jail for a long while.

WeaknessLegitimate82

The American commentary during the football World Cup was an ear sore , thankfully I am Listening to UK commentary again , what else can you expect if they call it soccer and call some protected rugby like thing … football

scrambledOrFried1234

Firstly, well done for looking beyond the relatively small UK market. Is the money market fund for liquidity/cash when you might need it? My first recommend would be an emergency fund of 3-6 x net monthly income in instant access cash, if only to avoid the temptation of moving some of it into equities at short notice. With stocks, have you gone blue chip, AIM (or similar), middle of the road, speculative? It’s more than half your portfolio so difficult to provide a view. Also helpful to understand your aims with the ISA and how things like wider retirement savings are building up, again to understand the context of this pot against any wider assets. Best, D.

ucardiologist

Petrol is going to be very cheap for a very long time people don’t realise that entire states China the EU most countries are switching en mass to EV s people don’t realise that for every EV car that hits the road the psycho petrol oligarchs are loosing billions last year alone we had more than ten million EV s bought by people that want freedom from the petrol gangsters this will accelerate UK alone is buying 2 millions EV s or hybrid cars this year alone and they will be another 20 millions EV s by the end of the year planetary on the roads The petrol oligarchs are desperate that’s why we had the psycho in the White House declaring drill baby drill they are only there for this mafia and market manipulation whoever is delusional to think that Drumpf can’t sleep at night because people can’t buy essentials or petrol they must think very hard of what they want from their future A cheap and affordable future is EV wind turbines and solar panels Petrol gangsters are cooked without wars to keep prices high they will operate on minus their profits will plummet and we will soon be freee

Icy_Jelly_315

UK

Cruian

>10% developing (SPYM) Is SPYM in the UK different than SPYM in the US? In the US it is S&P 500, which is basically the furthest thing you can get from developing. >20% Nasdaq 100 (QQQM) On including QQQ(M): Remember this has heavy overlap (over 80% by count last I checked) with the S&P 500 or US total market. **Look only at the inclusion criteria, not past returns** (as they’re a terrible way to judge future returns, at least in the way most people tend to believe). Do they make sense to you? Does it make sense to over weight these stocks based on the inclusion criteria of the index? They don’t to me, I view it as complete nonsense.

Adventurous-Quit-669

UK getting the Tate traffickers out of my country to somewhere without a convicted sex pest , ill drink a tea or something thank yall fr on that one

Teembeau

I watch things like ITVX, Channel 4 online in the UK and Tubi. I like Tubi better because it is about movies, not "Netflix Originals" which are not real movies.

Ho-Nomo

No idea about other countries, but in the UK the minimum is 28 days holiday a year - its illegal for a company to make you work any of those days to avoid any nonsense from employers. Most get around 35 days a year however, I don't know anyone who only gets the minimum 28.

TheCromagnon

I think it just is about whether you invest through the main pension scheme. For example in the UK you have to invest through your pension scheme and it's an opt-out system, while in France, it's almost impossible to invest "by accident".

Random_Guy_47

Every employer in the UK is required to set up a pension fund and automatically opt employees in to it. Pension funds invest in the stock market. There is no way 67% of the population opted out of that. Even if you allow for the people who did opt out, the self employed that it doesn't apply to and those too old/young to have jobs there's no way only 33% remain. This image has to be wrong.

5hane_93

I suspect UK is so “high” because of workplace pensions auto entitlement which then invest in the stock market. I bet personal portfolios (either self or professionally managed) are much lower outside of pensions.

RoboJobot

Imd rather have a second home that will continue to appreciate in value and give me a nice steady return on my investment for the next 30-40+ years. It’s a much safer bet, house prices in the UK always go up (in the long term) and when I get old I can always sell it. Until then I can enjoy the rent each month

RoboJobot

Most people in the UK would rather invest in bricks and mortar.

MrStink444

I'm not sure this is right. Speaking as a resident of the UK, almost anyone in work will own stocks through their pension.

CymroBachUSA

Most stock markets are national? Try buying a modest UK company on the NYSE. To get a fair comparison, you'd have to figure out the participation across the EU to have a similar market size.

tryout1234567890

I'm from the UK and it just isn't spoken about. The idea of 'trading' is seen as akin to gambling or something you do for a living if you work in the financial sector. Most adverts for investing have to state that 'yoir capital may be at risk' which, whilst true, scares a lot of people into thinking it's the same as yolo-ing on options. It took me to my thirties to realise you just need to direct debit into an All World Fund and check back in 30 years. Financial literacy generally sucks anyway. Few people change bank accounts, most leave cash stuck in embarrassingly low (sub inflation) interest rate accounts, people rarely change utility providers etc.

acur1231

We get a £20,000 tax-free annual ISA here in the UK, which I think is quite a bit more generous than the US equivilent?

Spursdy

This. Australia is up there due to the way that their pension system works. The UK is also there as most pensions from private companies will at least allow the selection of funds that the assets are invested in.

ClaymationDinosaur

I opened an account with ig in April; put my name and address in the web form and less than five minutes later had money in the account and had already made a purchase. No ID card needed as the UK doesn't have them.

Drunk_Turtle_

Yeah here in the UK we have mandatory workplace pensions, where employers have to offer a pension and match contributions up to a certain point. Maybe loads of people opt out(it’s auto enrolment so you have to opt out if you don’t want to pay in) but still 33% seems low. We also have reliable long term tax free savings products which might be a reason too.

ClaymationDinosaur

Much the same in the UK; many brokerages in the UK insist that people are adults and have a name and an address. Which countries want more than this to buy stocks from overseas?

TheBooneyBunes

Europe doesn’t innovate so everything is stagnant. If you think cpi reports here are bad boy go check the UK

Away-Activity-469

The reichensteuer of 45% is above about €275k and a sliding scale from 70k. Spare a tear for us in UK where its 40% on everything above £50k (€58) and we dont have nice roads like they do.

sigmoia

After a 50% tax, what are you going to invest? European countries are welfare states - a perfect breeding ground for mediocrity. Also, the wages are terrible here, even in presumably richer countries like the Nordics, Germany, and the UK.  Somehow 100k is considered a dream salary in Germany. But the cost of living isn't that much lower. Sure, huge medical bills aren't a thing, but that's subsidized by people making mid-6 figs. People yapping about medical bills make 2 euros a month and pay nothing to the system. But it's costly as hell if you make okay money.  On top of that, mandatory pension contributions take 10% of your wage and aren't invested like a 401k. You only see that money as a small handout after you retire. So there's that.  The culture is risk-averse, people are unfriendly, and they still think Europe is a hotshot in an era where the US and China are leading everything. Hubris breeds ignorance, and ignorance breeds stupidity.  People hate the US wholeheartedly. While, when I was living in the US, no one cared that Europe existed. It's kinda comically funny. So I literally know people who don't invest, as they think it's US culture fueling capitalism. Lmao.

Successful_Pitch_503

We’re much more risk averse. Also, a lot of people in the UK own shares through company schemes.

Jamessuperfun

Europe doesn't have nearly as many billionaires. Here in the UK, every single billionaire's wealth combined is worth less than Elon Musk alone.

Bronislaw_Malinowski

Yes you are right. UK and Japan can make a serious comeback. In fact, even Asian economies are doing well. I would just try to bet my money on the fact that Nasdaq is an index of 100 US Tech giants and somehow all the companies will never get perished. I am open to expanding to Asian companies that would do well from time to time but investing in ETFs like VT, is not my cup of tea. It has close to 10000 companies. In fact, we can always take sectoral bets like healthcare, energies, financials, etc. and do our bit to get decent returns. Ultimately, the money must grow.

Dynamatics

All world is about 60% US stocks and 25% is tech. It's true that right now that's where most of the consistent growth is. It's only been since 2011 that the S&P 500 has outperformed all-world. If you look at the chart of market share by country, people would have called you stupid if you said that Japan and the UK weren't that important, because they were dominating economies at that point. Current results do not guarentee the same results in 20-30 years from now on, while I'd still agree with you that the US is probably a safe bet and is likely to outperform the world at least for the next 20 years. We're betting that the US doesn't lose it's current position, but historically data shows that we're wrong. Only about 10% of the market leading (top 20 in the world) companies survive being in the top 20 in the following decade.

Dancin-Ted-Danson

Weird that people in the UK, who don't participate in this community, are here to drop their hot takes on US politics.

B00marangTrotter

I was born in the UK but I'm just now realizing the UK spelling of diarrhea is diarrhoea. The colour of the diarrhoea was different than the color of the diarrhea. Scrabble advantage....UK.

PlasonJates

Very strange place. The UK equivalent for Tories is just sane discussion of policies and news, /r/conservative is just one big frontier for the culture war. I check there regularly to 'balance' my media diet and it's always just the same rhetoric.

LordJamPunt

UK going all in

DigBeginning6013

I'm from the UK and there are some opportunities. Like I'd buy a certain German ship builder. But if you think the market will crash in the next month then it's easily going to be the best opportunity and money made. So buy those puts

River_Sandhu

I’m from the UK so they are all Walmart, boring 😂

Moepenmoes

Starting a petition to shut down the Europoor tunnel between the UK and mainland Europe, we don't need that shit anymore

spreadbetfred

Arrests in the UK will be lower tonight because the tweets are mostly about sport lmao

LasyKuuga

I’m living in the UK and hearing neighbors crashing out rn. Chat pray for for me and my property 🙏

Moepenmoes

Not gonna lie, the English girl at the match in the brown costume is a cutie, might be the only hottie they have in the UK but worth it 

WSB-mods-are-

The UK has had terrible guidance since the revolutionary war

akunisg

the rug will come early today because we all waiting to watch messi rug UK

Ok-Article1791

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ResponsibilitySea327

No one is "spending this much" as it compares to US spending on just about anything. But the UK, Germany, China and Japan are all investing heavily in data centers. Japan and China in LEO and edge space compute.

achuchable

Twice a day, usually about 10am UK time to see what premarket sentiment is like and then just after the US market has closed. If premarket sentiment is extremely bullish/bearish I might pay a bit more attention to it but that’s very rare. Used to check it obsessively but then realised that almost no matter what happened I wasn’t going to sell or buy anything so why look.

Icy_Jelly_315

Probably true UK has just got to 50% new car purchases being EV and I think that's largely real preference. There's incentives but not insane ones. But there's ships and aeroplanes not transitioning yet. Gonna be a year or two

Icy_Jelly_315

But the limits bro. In the UK we can do 20k a year (37k cad) with no cap, for ever. There's people with a million in there. It's fucking outrageous. Not complaining, mind, but if the pour truly grasped this...

Complaintsdept123

Explain exactly what they should do. Are you in the UK? Even more fucked up than the US.

FinePerformance1046

SKHY just got opened for UK investment and Barclays price target is $330

Icy_Jelly_315

Indeed. I am top 1% nw for the UK, probably just outside for the US. All relative innit

Secret_Block_8755

Nice to see major news outlets in the UK finally speaking sense about the middle east situation. Seems the media manipulation is dropping "everything's fine" line now. It's been a gradual shift but I guess that shows the value in keeping up with various sources.

patricktu1258

I just overheard someone asking is UK a part of US LMAO

Routine-Can-1678

You have $1million in your UK pension. You want 5% Bitcoin exposure. You literally cannot buy IBIT, FBTC, etc. You are simply barred from buying Bitcoin, Bitcoin ETFs / Futures, etc. But you can buy a NASDAQ software company that just so happens to hold a lot of Bitcoin. Siloed funds are in the trillions. College endowments, sovereign funds, global pensions, etc - none of them can touch BTC directly. It is this money that creates the "premium" for financial engineering a "Bitcoin yield"

Syab_of_Caltrops

Oooofffff. That must be a sore point for the British patriots. UK navy used to be world class 😩

SporksInjected

Pepperidge Farm must have missed these: **• 2015** – Iranian patrol boats seized the Maersk Tigris, a Danish-owned container ship, after firing warning shots across its bow. **• May 2019** – Four tankers were damaged by limpet mines off the UAE coast near the strait, in attacks the US blamed on Iran. **• June 2019** – Two oil tankers, the Kokuka Courageous and Front Altair, were attacked near the strait while transiting the Gulf of Oman, allegedly with mines. **• July 2019** – Iranian armed forces arrested the Stena Impero, a UK-flagged oil tanker, in the Strait of Hormuz, allegedly in retaliation for a seizure of an Iranian tanker. **• January 2021** – A South Korea-flagged tanker was arrested by Iran, prompting Seoul to deploy a destroyer nearby. **• 2021–2024** – Iran harassed, attacked or seized nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels **• 2024** – Iranian special forces captured an oil tanker as part of a larger attack on Israel.

No_Entrance_8485

Is the UK prime minster in this movie. He was on the hit list

-mini-kuma

Raspberry Pie - the UK chip stock is down 5%! Otherwise, praise our UK/EU friends; boring and ignoring the Asian turmoil for now.

Ill_Mastodon8324

I’m in the UK and there’s a Wendy’s just down the road. It’s awful muck, no wonder Amerifat life expectancy is so poor

MoonManBigFish

The UK’s Royal Navy, in a joint leadership effort with France, is preparing to launch a multinational naval operation to forcefully reopen and secure the Strait of Hormuz. The mission is expected to formally mobilize within days.

Icy_Jelly_315

Gotta love the Thousands of people have never had issues guys. Like, I have played russian roulette several times and it never did me any harm Toyota are cool, gonna get a Hilux if my Isuzu dies, but when they fuck up they fuck up. In the UK it's the 12v aux battery in the evs

Tumping

Nope, don’t know anyone in the UK who talk About it

OpeDefinitely

As we know, Canada runs on UK time to help their aspirations of sucking the king's dick.