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Online Share Dealing Broker Table
Online share dealing services operate on an 'execution only' basis. This means you are not being given advice by the stockbroker on what you are buying or selling and are responsible for your trading decisions.
With an online broker you can:
- Manage your shares and portfolio online at any time of the day
- Deal with your shares from anywhere in the world
- Trade with real time share quotes
The table below gives examples of Online Brokers and their charges.
| Online Brokers | Dealing Commission Examples: | Admin Charges/Notes | Apply | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1000 | £5000 | £25000 | |||
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£12.50 | £12.50 | £12.50 | No annual fee or other charges | |
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£8.50 | £8.50 | £8.50 | £8.50 (+VAT) per month | |
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£15.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £2.50 charge per account per quarter if no activity in past 3 months | |
| Barclays MarketMaster | £12.00 | £12.00 | £12.00 | First 10 deals a quarter £12, thereafter £7.50; if no deals, £9 +VAT/quarter | |
| E*trade Classic | £8.95 | £8.95 | £8.95 | First 30 deals a quarter £8.95, thereafter £6.95; no inactivity fee (unless fewer than 2 trades within 6 months) | |
| Halifax Share Dealing | £11.95 | £11.95 | £11.95 | Online sell at £5 if value of deal is less than £250 | |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Vantage Share Account | £14.95 | £24.95 | £29.95 | No management fee | |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Vantage "Active Trader Share Account" | £9.95 | £9.95 | £9.95 | £12.50 a quarter management fee | |
| NatWest Stockbrokers | £15.00 | £15.00 | £25.00 | £15 extra charge for certificate sales; £15 +VAT Crest fee; no inactivity fee | |
| Saga Share Direct | £11.50 | £11.50 | £11.50 | First 6 deals a quarter £11.50, thereafter £9.75; no annual fee | |
| TD Waterhouse | £12.50 | £12.50 | £12.50 | Frequent trader rates available; inactivity fee of £10 +VAT/quarter | |
| Virgin Money | £12.50 | £12.50 | £12.50 | £2.50/quarter inactivity fee | |
Updated April 2008
This does not provide a full guide to the whole market
† Provided by The Share Centre Ltd.




