Interactive Investor International
Encyclopedia
Interactive Investor is a UK based commercial online financial services provider concerning stock
s, investing
and personal finance.
Founded in August 1995 as "Interactive Investor International" the site was redesigned and the name was changed to Interactive Investor following its withdrawal from the South African and Asian markets. The site currently has 1.6 million registered users (as of 2008). Interactive Investor was acquired from AMP
by CAPACC (Capital Accumulation Limited) in March 2004, and is headed up by Tomàs Carruthers.
The site enables users to register a portfolio on the site and track investments through live feeds while other assets such as property, and debts such as car loans can be included to give an idea of personal wealth. The site includes a real time level 2 pricing service called Quotestream. Additionally it provides share
dealing, CFDs
, spread betting
, and fund investment services.
. A daily internet finance show which takes a wry look at the UK markets and investment opportunities.
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
s, investing
Investment
Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...
and personal finance.
Founded in August 1995 as "Interactive Investor International" the site was redesigned and the name was changed to Interactive Investor following its withdrawal from the South African and Asian markets. The site currently has 1.6 million registered users (as of 2008). Interactive Investor was acquired from AMP
AMP Limited
AMP Limited is an Australian financial corporation. It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand. AMP formed in 1849 as the Australian Mutual Provident Society, a non-profit life insurance company. In 1998 it was demutualised and listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges...
by CAPACC (Capital Accumulation Limited) in March 2004, and is headed up by Tomàs Carruthers.
The site enables users to register a portfolio on the site and track investments through live feeds while other assets such as property, and debts such as car loans can be included to give an idea of personal wealth. The site includes a real time level 2 pricing service called Quotestream. Additionally it provides share
Share (finance)
A joint stock company divides its capital into units of equal denomination. Each unit is called a share. These units are offered for sale to raise capital. This is termed as issuing shares. A person who buys share/shares of the company is called a shareholder, and by acquiring share or shares in...
dealing, CFDs
Contract for difference
In finance, a contract for difference is a contract between two parties, typically described as "buyer" and "seller", stipulating that the buyer will pay to the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at contract time...
, spread betting
Spread betting
Spread betting is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event, where the pay-off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple "win or lose" outcome, such as fixed-odds betting or parimutuel betting. A spread is a range of outcomes and the bet is whether the outcome...
, and fund investment services.
Personal Finance Section
The section includes useful tools to help users budget, find mortgages, credit card deals, loans, savings accounts, pensions and home and car insurance. There is more personal finance content on its sister site Moneywise.Investing and Trading Section
The section has details on the investment account that allows for trading of shares and investing in funds - either within an ISA or in an unwrapped account.Portfolio Section
The portfolio lets you see all your investments in one place, giving you an overall view of your assets and debts. In addition, thetrading tools area gives you access to charting and other tools to research and monitor investments and for a fee this can be in real-time.Community
The community area allows a user to read and contribute to active discussion boards. There are tools such as Rate Your Provider and Users' Holdings which reveal the most popular shares held by other users.iBall
The UKs equivalent to WallstripWallstrip
Wallstrip was a daily business satire news video podcast launch in October 2006, a year before the US stock market reached its peak. The initial concept was to highlight publicly traded companies whose stock was trading at or near an all time high...
. A daily internet finance show which takes a wry look at the UK markets and investment opportunities.