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I am thinking of changing my online trader, who should i use?
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alan gray
Posted: 07 September 2010 13:42:37(UTC)
#11

Joined: 07/04/2009(UTC)
Posts: 1
I have NOT found tdwaterhouse reliable
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Dr Jean Michellel
Posted: 07 September 2010 13:50:22(UTC)
#12

Joined: 15/07/2009(UTC)
Posts: 1
Have been with Hargreaves Lansdown for many years. They offer an excellent service and when help is needed they are really on the ball.
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huseyin ekren
Posted: 07 September 2010 13:51:26(UTC)
#13

Joined: 07/09/2010(UTC)
Posts: 3
try selftrade.co.uk . reasonably priced , good service , good charting tools . you can check it out online without having to commit yourself , unlike most others .
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AvonSeaWitch
Posted: 07 September 2010 13:53:50(UTC)
#14

Joined: 08/07/2010(UTC)
Posts: 6
I have accounts with TDW and Barclays and find TDW much better. They rarely make errors, whereas Barclays have made several, and they offer much wider services e.g. you can buy shares on many foreign exchanges for the same £12.50 charge as in the UK and you can buy a good range of bonds directly.
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ts
Posted: 07 September 2010 14:01:12(UTC)
#15

Joined: 16/11/2009(UTC)
Posts: 2
tps i have been with td waterhouse for at least 8 years , as far as the site being reliable there were several days in the spring
when it crashed for 30mins -90 mins , this was due to the site being updated i was told.....the past 8 weeks it has happened once....you can trade over the phone at this time at online rates.....i do trade often and am quite happy to continue.....one feature i like is that cash can held in various currencies and easily converted.......the rates charged i find are competitive......the staff very helpful. i wish i could be as positive towards banks and building societies !
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Ian Phillips
Posted: 07 September 2010 14:11:46(UTC)
#16

Joined: 10/06/2010(UTC)
Posts: 36
Another vote from me for Hargreaves Lansdown, I've been trading with them forever?! never had a problem, always polite, knowledgeable, helpful and low charges.......earned a fair bit from trading their shares too!
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Ponsonby
Posted: 07 September 2010 14:16:32(UTC)
#17

Joined: 27/08/2009(UTC)
Posts: 1
Doesn't anyone hav anything to say about Fidelity International and Xest? Very reasonable charges.
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Geoff Leake
Posted: 07 September 2010 14:19:56(UTC)
#18

Joined: 11/08/2009(UTC)
Posts: 2
I changed from Barclays to T D Waterhouse and I can't say I've experienced any problems I can't live with. Nevertheless, if you're happy to restrict yourself to the London markets then Barclays are fine but I wish to trade on a number of exchanges worldwide and Barclays charges are extremely prohibitive - massively so!

Cockney Dave, I have a fair size portfolio with T D Waterhouse and you've set alarm bells ringing. I need to know what's wrong with them in your experience please.

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deadly
Posted: 07 September 2010 14:34:17(UTC)
#19

Joined: 07/09/2010(UTC)
Posts: 11
Interactive Brokers are by far the best - they have the lot: DMA, sophisticated order handling, foreign markets, forex, choice of highly configurable trading platforms, £6 per trade UK etc.......
Their system is perhaps too complex for many people.
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graham craig
Posted: 07 September 2010 14:37:40(UTC)
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Joined: 25/05/2010(UTC)
Posts: 2
I found Waterhouse incommunicative. When I transferred my ISAs to them they did not have the courtesy to acknowledge receipt of application form and then had the gall to tell me that it is their policy.

I have found Hargreaves Lansdown easier to deal with and their staff always try to help.
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