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Struggling to Sell NASDAQ Shares

Hi all!

I am new to forum, and having tried to find the information I am looking for on both the forum and the internet - I am completely bamboozled.

When I was much younger, I was gifted fifty shares in a company called Coherent on the NASDAQ exchange. In the last five years they have raised from ~ $40 a share to ~$108 each

I have the paper share certificates, but am struggling to find a way in which to sell them in the UK. I have family based in the US, but due to "Insider Trading" restrictions it does not seem practical for these to be transferred.

Could anybody please recommend a UK account which will allow me to trade and sell my shares? It would go a long way towards securing a deposit on my first home.

Thank you!

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  • EdGasket
    EdGasket Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    TD Direct Invest might; give them a call. You'd have to see if they'd accept paper certificates for NASDAQ though.
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