I started as a buy and hold investor over 12 years ago, but after watching many zeros melt off my B/H portfolio saw the advantage of trading a parcel of each stock. YAY! PROFITS... but still required a huge outlay to trade a portfolio successfuly. (up to 8 stocks at a time) Moved up to CFD trading a few months ago... just love it! I am retired so have the luxury of spending a lot of time researching suitable stocks... there are some incredible opportunities available. Will be happy to share my experiences and research with anyone interested Cheers J