Where to buy shares?

Zola.

I am reading a book about investing but its mostly US focused.

Say I want to put a few hundred into company X, where can I do this?

Are there typically fees for doing so and annual charges etc?

ColdIron

Have you tried Googling 'Where to buy shares'?
I just did and it came up with a lot of useful sites including 'How to buy shares Everything you need to know' Maybe have a read and then come back with more specific questions?

Zola.

Yes I did actually haha, there are plenty of options, I just wanted to know who people from the UK would buy through and could personally recommend. E.g. less fees with this option, etc.

I am interested in investing in a few established companies as well as putting some money into ETFs.

ColdIron

You should only be looking for a platform when you have a good idea of what you want to buy and how you fund this, lump sum, regular investments etc and I suspect you are some way off this. No one here can recommend anywhere without knowing this either

Plug some numbers into the link below to get a feel
http://www.comparefundplatforms.com/

One tip for free, you probably don't want to get involved in individual shares without a lot more knowledge of investing, think funds

Eco_Miser

If you;re new to investing, you might like to read this site, especially it's Compare Brokers page (on the Investing menu).

brendon

ColdIron wrote: »

Have you tried Googling 'Where to buy shares'?
I just did and it came up with a lot of useful sites including 'How to buy shares Everything you need to know' Maybe have a read and then come back with more specific questions?

Just be careful to ignore the adverts. Spreadbetting firms advertise aggressively on these search terms, and you don't want to get involved with them.

Zola.

ColdIron wrote: »

You should only be looking for a platform when you have a good idea of what you want to buy and how you fund this, lump sum, regular investments etc and I suspect you are some way off this. No one here can recommend anywhere without knowing this either

Plug some numbers into the link below to get a feel
http://www.comparefundplatforms.com/

One tip for free, you probably don't want to get involved in individual shares without a lot more knowledge of investing, think funds

I have a few companies that I would like to invest in.

It would be regular investments. I want to put in say £100 from my pay every month into various funds, ETF's and large cap companies etc... the way I look at it is it's relatively small amount from my pay and it wont leave me in trouble if some go wrong. Its a long term plan as well.

bigadaj

Zola. wrote: »

I have a few companies that I would like to invest in.

It would be regular investments. I want to put in say £100 from my pay every month into various funds, ETF's and large cap companies etc... the way I look at it is it's relatively small amount from my pay and it wont leave me in trouble if some go wrong. Its a long term plan as well.

Monevator is the best site to look at.

With smaller sums and some trading then platforms charging percentages might be best, trading funds for these is normally free, cavendish and Charles Stanley direct are often quoted. Once you get up above the low tens of thousands of investment then fixed fee platforms may be cheaper.

If you just wanted to do shares then x-o might be good, though trading individual shares for a new investor may well not be wise.