Del 1 Apr 2012 21:12
I guess a lot of people do it differently, but this is how I go about it
I look at the risers and fallers at the end of every day print them off and keep an eye on the interesting ones I.e. Big drops, I ask why have a look sometimes it's just down to a down grade or poor news but all good if you want to day trade it, people's tips come in handy, also I notice some shares are good for a 5% return every 4-6 weeks just got to buy in on the right day, get a printer, a White board and plenty of paper, sign up for RNS news
As regards to long term options are ISA but you can only put in nigh on 11k per year all profits then are tax free but if you take out your original 11k you can't put it back in that year there are quite a lot of aim companies that can't go in
there, open up a SIPP if you haven't a pension
Long term companies are easier to spot than day trading companies IMO
Hope this helps