Cheapest platform to buy shares of a certain company and just leave them-passive

28052005

Hi

I have a few k (4-5) that I would like to use to buy shares of a certain company and leave it for the next 18-24 months. Given the fees of various platforms which one would be the cheapest to use?

Glen_Clark

See Best Buy page of the website you are on - link

colsten

I would use Monevator to find the best broker http://monevator.com/compare-uk-cheapest-online-brokers/. I also wouldn't buy shares but would use funds instead.

lpgm

28052005 wrote: »

Cheapest platform to buy shares of a certain company and just leave them-passive

Just so you know, buying shares in one particular company isn't, in investment speak, 'passive'.

snowqueen555

degiro is very cheap, you will find it hard to beat.

Majestic12

Just for shares:

x-o

£5.95 per trade.

bigadaj

snowqueen555 wrote: »

degiro is very cheap, you will find it hard to beat.

Not uk regulated though?

Tom99

Halifax, then use regular trader to do a one off purchase for £2. No admin or holding fee if outside an ISA.

george4064

colsten wrote: »

I would use Monevator to find the best broker http://monevator.com/compare-uk-cheapest-online-brokers/. I also wouldn't buy shares but would use funds instead.

What he said.

jimjames

28052005 wrote: »

Hi

I have a few k (4-5) that I would like to use to buy shares of a certain company and leave it for the next 18-24 months. Given the fees of various platforms which one would be the cheapest to use?

Aside from the previous comments 18-24 months isn't a very long time to hold investments, you should normally be looking at 5-10 years. Also companies might need a bit more monitoring to consider any issues - examples would be Provident or Tesco recently.

But I use iWeb and at £5 per trade you can't really get much cheaper.

Eco_Miser

jimjames wrote: »

But I use iWeb and at £5 per trade you can't really get much cheaper.

Except the OP apparently only want to make a single buy and a single sell, in which case the £25 to join Iweb far exceeds the £1.90 x-o's transaction fees exceed iweb's.