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Hey welcome to the Forum. Personaly I would suggest that you open a account with EasyEquities, not only are they the most affordable, but they also have a company representative on this forum so that really gives me a feeling of trust knowing we can get answers here about easyequities.co.za Once you have your account I would suggest you look at a ETF that would atleast be able to provide you with an above inflation return since your time horizon is still short concidering ETFs are boring slow growing funds and won't necessarily give you a Capitec like return in the shorter term. I would suggest either mapss growth or NFEMOM which is a interesting etf imo and has potential in the 3 - 5 year span. DBXWD is also a favorite, but it's been doing pretty badly the last 2 years so I'm not too sure.

I see @SimonPB posted this: So 22% of MUR changed hands yesterday, here's the shareholder list .. Has to be one of the biggies selling? I am very interested to see what the story is here.

PIC owns or owned roughly 12% of MUR perhaps they are involved somehow? I see MUR issued a sens claiming they do not know anything about this mystery http://web.murrob.com/murrob_test/inv_sens.asp

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Coming soon - There is a nice podcast on it from Simon https://justonelap.com/markets-jean-pierre-verster/

Mine will have to be buying CAPCO just before brexit. I was betting it won't happen.

I hope ZAR X teaches them a lesson!

Very good read: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/2017-02-14-jse-puts-on-an-unedifying-display/ It's true I lost trust in the JSE knowing what they did in order to stagnate growth of this country and the underhanded tactics they used.

Wiser words have not been spoken It seems the vocabulary of the ANC consists of 2 words and 1 phrase: "Radical" "neo-liberal" "White Monopoly Capital"

Arrogant little bastard.

Everytime. Everytime I tell myself I am not going to watch this crap. Each time it feels like I am losing IQ points as I watch.

Welcome to the forum Leigh. I like graphs. Hope to see more posts from you.

From twitter: $JSEAPN - looking very good for R360 target. a Positive trading update due later this month will bring the target within reach.

That is utterly annoying I agree! Side note what android app do you use? I started using investing.com's app and wow, I am blown away. The ads are damn annoying, but the features and pricing of the app makes up for it. There is also live pricing on there, no idea how they do that and if it is JSE live pricing.

I have used many screenshot software over the year and Snagit certainly is at the top of my recommendation list however it is paid for software and not cheap at all. Thus I began my search to find a free alternative, but still rich in features since the built in windows print screen function is quite limited. I came accross the ShareX Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool! Absolutely incredible, but there is a few things to just configure before hand which I will dive into. Goal: Our goal is to press "Print Screen" and then have a selection tool pop up that allows us to drag and select an area to capture, then that capture should be either stored on the computer or saved online, or both. How do we get this to work? First install ShareX - Download here Once installed ShareX will show up in your taskbar area: So now we want to access the settings and in order to do so right click on ShareX: Now click on hotkey settings then the following pop up will open: Now on first install Print Screen (Second row) will not be set to Capture region, simply click on it and change it so that it looks like the screenshot above. That is it you are done. Here is the cool part, when you press Print Screen ShareX it saved the file on your local machine and automatically uploads the image to imgur.com and gives you an URL that you can use to upload the image here on the forum. See below - If you click on that url it will open up your image on imgur.com: On the forum you can now click on the Picture Icon in the editor and simply paste the imgur.com link and the image will be inserted into your forum post. This helps lower the strain on the forum since the images are then hosted on imgur and not the forum directly, although I asked @PlatinumWealth and he said: So there we have it although imgur will be lighter on the server that is not the reason to use it, I use it because it is a lot faster if I have a bunch of images already that I can simply insert into the post without having to upload each one individually by the Attachments feature of the forum. What sets ShareX apart for me is the following features (Also it is Open Source)

Should we make a Rand To Dollar thread and post some "forex" stuff there, or should we wait till there is more members on board? I do not know anything what affects the zar, but I like reading what others post about it.

Exactly!!! This is amazing!

He won! Yesterday’s FSB Appeal Board judgement dismissing the consolidated appeals of the JSE and 4AX against the FSB’s granting of an exchange licence to ZAR X allows ZAR X to proceed with much needed financial market innovation. The exchange will focus on facilitating investment and savings for ordinary South Africans and providing business with a more efficient and cost effective method of accessing capital. The FSB judgement awards full costs to ZAR X. It follows the final hearing in a series of four JSE appeals against the licence, beginning in 2015. The licence was granted on 31 August 2016. The JSE had initially also appealed the granting of an exchange license to 4AX but dropped the appeal after the two companies agreed to cooperate in the financial markets. They both appealed the granting of the ZAR X licence. “The judgement vindicates our belief that the JSE and 4AX appeals have been vexatious, aimed at preventing us from entering the market and, ultimately, eliminating us as a competitor,” says ZAR X director, Geoff Cook. “At our request, the Competition Commission has launched an investigation into whether the JSE’s appeals amount to an abuse of dominance, which is prohibited under Section 8 of the Competition Act.” Pending the outcome of the FSB appeals, acting in the best interests of its issuers and the market, ZAR X postponed its intended September 2016 start date. “This week’s judgement gives the market the confidence that the FSB followed a rigorous process in ensuring that ZAR X’s license application fully complies with the Financial Markets Act and best international regulatory standards,” Cook says. ZAR X’s first listing will take place before the end of February, with more issuers being announced in the next few weeks. Also read: Disruption arrives in SA’s share market – ZARX to become second exchange The exchange will break new ground by placing the traditional world of high finance at the disposal of ordinary South Africans and organisations for whom the cost and administration of owning shares has historically been out of reach. In the process, ZAR X will open up an entirely new investment market in which inclusiveness will broaden South Africans’ capacity for wealth creation and accelerate the entrenchment of a savings culture across all levels of society. By basing its operating model on the latest technology, ZAR X has an agility and flexibility older stock exchanges do not necessarily enjoy. This enables it to continuously adapt to market needs and, thereby, remain relevant in a financial services sector that is being profoundly disrupted by digital, mobile, and social technologies. ZAR X chief executive officer Etienne Nel. “It also enables us to remain relevant to the ever-evolving transformation needs of South Africans and the businesses they will build in the next several decades,” says ZAR X CEO, Etienne Nel. Focused deliberately on building an investment culture for South Africans, ZAR X does not permit high frequency trading, derivatives, or naked short selling. The exchange’s introduction of a principles based listing regime reduces the complexities associated with listing, giving companies that would otherwise not consider listing an opportunity to do so. The approach is particularly significant for restricted entities such as BBBEE vehicles, enabling them to list and trade their shares in a way that ensures the sustainability of their empowerment credentials. ZAR X promotes financial inclusion further by enabling ordinary South Africans to access the stock market at a minimum cost and with limited barriers to entry, encouraging a savings and investment culture. By allowing for zero safe custody fees, ZAR X gives people in the unbanked sector an opportunity to grow their investment base in a cost effective manner with relatively small investments. They will pay fees only when they transact. Through its advanced technology, ZAR X is the only stock exchange in Africa to offer real time settlement, by means of which funds and shares are received immediately after transacting. This reduces trading risk for buyers and sellers alike and promotes liquidity. “Our purpose in establishing ZAR X was to simplify the process of owning and trading in shares so that any South African could own shares,” Nel says. “Since 1994, BBBEE initiatives have significantly increased the number of people wanting to acquire a shareholding in listed businesses and derive the benefits of sound commercial activity. But there has never been a mechanism by which an individual with a low to average income could increase his investment portfolio via a stock exchange. Not only have the cost barriers to entry been too onerous, but the processes have been incredibly complex and convoluted. “The effect has been exclusion of large parts of society from investment in businesses. It has also limited the market. The vast majority of South African businesses either don’t qualify for listing in the current environment or don’t want to spend the time and money on complying with onerous exchange rules. In turn, this has constrained the ability of businesses to raise capital for growth. Clearly, this has a downstream impact on job creation. “We created ZAR X as a growth catalyst, broadening the market and increasing access to it at the same time.” Source: http://www.biznews.com/sa-investing/2017/02/10/stockex-fsb-jse-zarx-licence/

7000 come now, please do it!

This was fun - I still wonder what is happening outside.

DA is leaving as well. This is a broken country.

ANC just lost their marbles. True colors showing now

Wow that does not not sound good. Twitter is lighting up. Outside they are being assaulted, will try to get pics

Zuma laughing - disgusting.