New Posts For Thread: What is the bet way to buy shares?https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-sharesthanksNot sure you can trade ETFs on there, you can do mutual funds though, with reduced commission etc. Initial charges are 0-1% of your investment.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=455803309#455803309Not sure you can trade ETFs on there, you can do mutual funds though, with reduced commission etc. Initial charges are 0-1% of your investment.Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:42:53 -0500Not really. You can trade once a week with no limit on the size of purchase. Ideal if you only make a few trades every now and then.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=455802917#455802917Not really. You can trade once a week with no limit on the size of purchase. Ideal if you only make a few trades every now and then.Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:40:15 -0500That's designed for regular small monthly purchases rather than trade sizes of any significance. They charge £10 for normal trades. I could not see ETFs on the iii site, so presume that you can't trade them with iiihttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=455775121#455775121That's designed for regular small monthly purchases rather than trade sizes of any significance. They charge £10 for normal trades. I could not see ETFs on the iii site, so presume that you can't trade them with iiiMon, 05 Jul 2010 06:53:20 -0500£1.50?rerally?https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=455706957#455706957£1.50?rerally?Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:17:34 -0500iii.co.uk is the cheapest site I've found for buying shares. £1.50 per deal if you are only making the occasional tradehttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=455658633#455658633iii.co.uk is the cheapest site I've found for buying shares. £1.50 per deal if you are only making the occasional tradeSun, 04 Jul 2010 06:12:00 -0500JML 01 Jul 10 21:23 Spreadbetting---No dividensWider spreadsTime limitsAccount restrictions/closures if succesful.This got my attention.Dividends are included - you either get them credited if you do rolling spot or the expected dividend is in the fhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=454586953#454586953JML 01 Jul 10 21:23 Spreadbetting---No dividensWider spreadsTime limitsAccount restrictions/closures if succesful.This got my attention.Dividends are included - you either get them credited if you do rolling spot or the expected dividend is in the fFri, 02 Jul 2010 11:41:18 -0500Nobody have trouble getting on at the spread firms ?https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=454558657#454558657Nobody have trouble getting on at the spread firms ?Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:19:50 -0500I buy shares through Barclays Stockbrokers and TD Waterhouse. Worth having a few accounts if one site goes down you can still buy.I have a trading ISA with Hargreaves Lansdowne can buy equities and funds, got to have one of these, tax free profits.Ihttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=454481853#454481853I buy shares through Barclays Stockbrokers and TD Waterhouse. Worth having a few accounts if one site goes down you can still buy.I have a trading ISA with Hargreaves Lansdowne can buy equities and funds, got to have one of these, tax free profits.IThu, 01 Jul 2010 16:21:43 -0500Spreadbetting---No dividensWider spreadsTime limitsAccount restrictions/closures if succesful.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=454473665#454473665Spreadbetting---No dividensWider spreadsTime limitsAccount restrictions/closures if succesful.Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:23:03 -0500I don't know why any UK domiciled national does anything other than spreadbetting. It's the only tax _free_ way of getting exposure.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/25187397/what-is-the-bet-way-to-buy-shares?post_id=454422733#454422733I don't know why any UK domiciled national does anything other than spreadbetting. It's the only tax _free_ way of getting exposure.Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:16:49 -0500