Main Market Tips

The Main market of the London Stock Exchange is the world’s most successful stock market.

The London Stock Exchange Main Market is a world leading market for the admission and trading of equity, debt and other securities. Its location at the heart of the world’s pre-eminent financial centre makes it the ideal home to more than 1,000 companies from 100 countries, including many of the world’s largest, most successful and dynamic companies.

The Main Market represents a badge of quality for every company admitted to and traded on it, and admission remains an aspiration for many companies worldwide.

The London Stock Exchange Main Market is home to around 1,100 companies with a combined market cap of £3 trillion. In the past five years alone, 555 companies have raised over £160bn on our Main Market segments. Daily volume of trades of Main Market companies averaged £4.5bn.

There are four segments within the Main Market, each fulfilling different issuer requirements:

  • PREMIUM SEGMENT – The highest listing standards for the world’s leading companies
  • STANDARD SEGMENT – Core European listing standards for equity and GDR issuers
  • HIGH GROWTH SEGMENT – launch pad for growth businesses on their journey to the Premium Segment.
  • SPECIALIST FUND SEGMENT – Designed for investment funds that wish to target institutional investors or professionally advised investors only.

The variety of segments in the Main market, it can make it a good place for variable rate investments, Main Market Tips can prove to be lucrative with wise investments. The following are a selection of the Main Market Tips we are confident to provide to our members. For more Main Market Tips, make sure you sign up to our monthly newsletter HERE.

Card Factory – 72p

17 December 2025 - director dealings The leading greeting card and party accessory retailing group has announced a number of dealings in its shares following the recent share price fall. ...

Synectics – 239p

17 December 2025 - trading update It is disappointing to have to report a poor trading update from the security and surveillance group.  Although revenues for the year to 30...

The Character Group – 242p

17 December 2025 - final results The toys, games and gifts group has issued its final results for the year to 31 August 2025 and these have reflected the fact...

Smiths News – 71.5p

15 December 2025 - director dealing Non-executive director Deborah Rabey has purchased 13,866 shares in the company at a price of 71.49p each.  Although only an investment of around £10,000...

Future – 532p

15 December 2025 - director dealings The magazine and media company has announced that a number of directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities have acquired shares in the company on...