Share Dealing Discussion Area

666paw

Hi all

Sorry this is a stupid question but I'm not sure what I need to do.

I have a few Kier share and hold a certificate for them but after having a read realise that when I sell them it will cost me quite a bit. Is there any way that I can hold these shares electronically instead and if holding electonically would that then be cheaper when I come to sell them?

Hope what I've asked makes sense to you good people.

Thanks in advance.

666

chris_m

You could open an online nominee account or stocks & shares ISA, then transfer the shares into that. x-o.co.uk accept transfers in and, as far as I can see, make no charge for it. When you decide to sell, the dealing fee is £5.95.
I'm sure other online brokers will do similar but have no experience of them myself. I also have no experience of transferring shares into x-o, but have been very happy with the service provided when I've paid money into my accounts and bought/sold within them.

r192

just baught my first shares , i am using halifax share builder account, very happy with it so far as i am in for the long haul atleast 7-10 years so i hope i make more than i loose.

666paw

chris_m wrote: »

You could open an online nominee account or stocks & shares ISA, then transfer the shares into that. x-o.co.uk accept transfers in and, as far as I can see, make no charge for it. When you decide to sell, the dealing fee is £5.95.

Thanks chris_m, willhave a look into this and can then go from there.

666

sabretoothtigger

Monday March 19 

INTERIMS 
Renewable Energy Generation Ltd. 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Total SA 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Current Account (EU) (09:00) 

GMS 
Energetix Group 

FINALS 
Capital Drilling Ltd. (DI), Etalon Group Ltd GDR (Reg S), Exillon Energy, PowerFilm Inc. (Reg S), Quindell Portfolio, Tamar European Industrial Fund Ltd., Vphase, Xaar 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SPA, Spectris 

IMSS 
Berkeley Group Holdings (The) 

Tuesday March 20 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00) 
Building Permits (US) (12:30) 
Housing Starts (US) (12:30) 

GMS 
SVG Capital 

FINALS 
Bank Pekao SA GDS (Reg S), Cairn Energy, Charlemagne Capital Ltd., Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI), Genel Energy, Hutchison China Meditech Ltd., Mears Group, Real Good Food Company, Restore, Severfield-Rowen, Source BioScience, T Clarke, UK Commercial Property Trust, UTV Media 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Bank Pekao SA GDS (Reg S), London Capital Group Holdings 

AGMS 
Octopus Titan VCT 3, Wynnstay Group 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00) 
Consumer Price Index  (09:30) 
Retail Price Index (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Downing Income Vct 4 

Wednesday March 21 

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Abcam, Brooks Macdonald Group, Close Brothers Group, Dunelm Group, Galliford Try, Go-Ahead Group, IndigoVision Group, London Finance & Investment Group, NWF Group, Quayle Munro Holdings, Smiths Group, Tristel 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BoE Interest Rate Minutes (09:30) 
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (14:30) 
Existing Home Sales (US) (14:00) 
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (11:00) 

FINALS 
Empresaria Group, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp., IQE, Ted Baker 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Rolls-Royce Holdings 

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels 

EGMS 
CQS Rig Finance Fund Ltd. 

AGMS 
Amino Technologies, Horizonte Minerals, Safestore Holdings, Vision Opportunity China Fund Ltd. 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Sainsbury (J) 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Chancellor Budget Statement (12:30) 
Public Sector Finances (09:30) 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Athelney Trust, Aviva, Chemring Group, French Connection Group, Heavitree Brewery, Heavitree Brewery 'A' Shares, InterContinental Hotels Group, Low & Bonar, Maintel Holdings, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Mithras Inv Trust, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, SEGRO, Standard Life 

Thursday March 22 

INTERIMS 
Evocutis 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
BHP Billiton 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B', Total SA, Unilever, Virgin Media Inc. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (13:45) 
Consumer Confidence Indicator (EU) (10:00) 
Continuing Claims (US) (12:30) 
House Price Index (US) (14:00) 
Industrial New Orders (EU) (10:00) 
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (12:30) 
Leading Indicators (US) (14:00) 

GMS 
Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. (Reg S) 

FINALS 
Alliance Pharma, APR Energy, BrainJuicer Group, Cyprotex, Delcam, EG Solutions, Kingfisher, Next, Portmeirion Group, Premier Oil, Scisys, Signet Jewelers Ltd., Skyepharma, Sopheon, Sphere Medical Holding, Trap Oil Group, Tribal Group 

EGMS 
Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADS 

AGMS 
Iona Environmental VCT 'A' Shares, Jarvis Securities, Throgmorton Trust 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
United Utilities Group 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Internet Retail Sales (09:30) 
Retail Sales (09:30) 

Friday March 23 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Foresight VCT, Hargreaves Services, Medusa Mining Ltd. (DI), Ruffer Investment Company Ltd., SSE 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Bank of America Corp., Duet Real Estate Finance Ltd 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
New Homes Sales (US) (14:00) 

GMS 
Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund GDRS 

FINALS 
Charles Taylor Consulting, Inspired Energy, Phoenix Group Holdings (DI), Robinson, Tawa 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Aegon NV, Coca-Cola HBC S.A., Elementis, Jarvis Securities, Lloyds Banking Group, Provident Financial 

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
easyJet 

AGMS 
Income & Growth VCT , Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd Regs/144a, St. Modwen Properties 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BBA Mortgage Lending Figures (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Brunner Inv Trust, Driver Group, easyJet, LPA Group

paulc65

I have some standard life bonds and at the moment are worth about £19000. When the credit crunch hit they went down to £16000 so have crept up a little so please advise me if its worth cashing them in, leaving them where they are and if i do cash them in where the best place th put them to earn some money.

dreamteam_2

I'm sure this questions has been asked before, but couldn't see a mention of it.

I currently have a trading account with the Share Centre, but want a short term selling account - i.e buying and selling over a space of hours. I'm not talking big money, £200-£400, thus the £7.50 fee for buying & then again for selling can eat up a lot of profit.

Does anyone know of a company that offers a % based, or low trading fee?

Thanks for your help in advance

sabretoothtigger

7.50 is close to very low. You are not buying enough quantity. Only a spreadbet firm really deals on percentage basis, usually that involves at least fifty or a hundred shares

Monday March 26 

INTERIMS 
BowLeven, Finsbury Food Group, Nanoco Group, Pure Wafer 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Mountview Estate 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00) 
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00) 
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00) 
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00) 

Q3 
Immofinanz AG 

Q4 
Ruukki Group (DI) 

GMS 
Tangiers Petroleum Ltd (DI) 

FINALS 
AG Barr, Concurrent Technologies, Escher Group Holdings, Global Ports Investments GDR (REG S), Greenwich Loan Income Fund Ltd., IS Solutions, Kentz Corporation Ltd., Lamprell, Manganese Bronze Holdings, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Personal Group Holdings, Ruukki Group (DI), Salamander Energy, SpaceandPeople, TEG Group 

ANNUAL REPORT 
AZ Electronic Materials SA (DI), International Personal Finance 

AGMS 
Temple Bar Inv Trust 

Tuesday March 27 

INTERIMS 
Bellway, Wolseley 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00) 

FINALS 
888 Holdings, Abbey Protection, Acencia Debt Strategies Ltd., Afren, Augean, CPP Group, EnQuest, Immupharma, Kazakhmys, Mam Funds, Mission Marketing Group, OJSC Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S), Resolution Ltd., Vindon Healthcare, Vislink 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Avocet Mining, Modern Water, Rentokil Initial, Ultra Electronics Holdings 

AGMS 
Ab Electrolux, Aukett Fitzroy Robinson Group, Beazley, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 1, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 1 A Shares, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 2, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 2 A Shares, Lo-Q, MCB Bank Ltd. GDR (Reg S), Phytopharm 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Compass Group 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
CBI Distributive Trades Surveys (11:00) 

Wednesday March 28 

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Abbey, AdEPT Telecom, Air Partner, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Haynes Publishing Group, Henderson EuroTrust, Matrix Income & Growth 2 VCT, Photo-Me International, Produce Investment, Renewable Energy Generation Ltd. 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Africa Opportunity Fund Ltd., British Land Co, Dow Chemical Co, Small Companies Dividend Trust, Yamana Gold Inc. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30) 
Current Account (09:30) 
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30) 
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00) 

GMS 
Pathfinder Minerals , Red Emperor Resources NL (DI) 

FINALS 
Churchill China, Dolphin Capital Investors Ltd., Evraz, Hansteen Holdings, Henry Boot, Instem, JKX Oil & Gas, Melrose Resources, Petropavlovsk, PV Crystalox Solar, Valiant Petroleum 

IMSS 
Domino's Pizza UK & IRL 

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
City Merchants High Yield Trust 

AGMS 
Domino's Pizza UK & IRL, eServGlobal Ltd., Galleon Holdings, MDY Healthcare, Octopus Titan VCT 1, Octopus Titan VCT 2, United Bank Ltd. GDR (Reg S) 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Topps Tiles 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
GDP (output, income & expenditure) (09:30) 
GDP (quarterly national accounts) (09:30) 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Anglo American, AZ Electronic Materials SA (DI), Baronsmead VCT 5, Bovis Homes Group, Delcam, Devro, Dragon Oil, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp., F&C Asset Management, Glanbia, Law Debenture Corp., London Capital Group Holdings, LSL Property Services, Moneysupermarket.com Group, New Britain Palm Oil Ltd. (DI), New World Resources A Shares, Nichols, Prudential, RSA Insurance Group, Schroders, Schroders (Non-Voting), St James's Place, Stadium Group, Tikit Group, Wynnstay Group 

Thursday March 29 

INTERIMS 
James Halstead, PureCircle Ltd. (DI), Seeing Machines Ltd. 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Hansard Global 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Balance of Payments (GER) (07:00) 
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (14:45) 
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30) 
GDP (Final) (US) (13:30) 
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) 
PMI Retail (EU) (09:00) 
PMI Retail (GER) (08:55) 
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55) 

FINALS 
Amiad Water Systems Ltd, Biome Technologies, Bwin.party Digital Entertainment, Hilton Food Group, IFG Group, Inditherm, Lombard Medical Technologies, Moss Bros Group, Optimal Pay, Oxford Catalysts Group, RCG Holdings Ltd, S & U, Stada Arzneimittel AG, Travelzest 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Aviva, CRH, IMI 

AGMS 
Arden Partners, Formation Group, Helius Energy, Independent Inv Trust, Low & Bonar, Pinnacle Telecom Group 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Future, Imperial Tobacco Group, Robert Wiseman Dairies, TUI Travel 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Index of Services (09:30) 
PMI Retail (EU) (09:00) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Domino's Pizza UK & IRL, Henderson Opportunities Trust, SWP Group 

Friday March 30 

INTERIMS 
Allergy Therapeutics, Ultimate Finance Group 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Cash Converters International Ltd, Downing Absolute Income VCT 2, Downing Income VCT 3, Genus, Jupiter Primadona Growth Trust, Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust, Tracsis 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
BP, MedicX Fund Ltd., Premier Energy & Water Trust, Real Estate Credit Investments PCC Ltd 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Chicago PMI (US) (13:45) 
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00) 
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30) 
Personal Income (US) (13:30) 
Personal Spending (US) (13:30) 
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00) 
U. of Michigan Confidence (Final) (US) (15:00) 

FINALS 
Chesnara, Public Power GDR SA (Reg S), Songbird Estates 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Erste Group Bank AG, New Europe Property Investments, Weir Group 

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
JPMorgan Income & Growth Inv Trust Income Shares 

EGMS 
Turkiye is Bankasi A.S GDR (Reg S) 

AGMS 
Banco Espirito Santo SA, Banco Santander SA, IRF European Finance Investments Ltd. (DI), Milestone Group, Sarantel Group 'A' Shares 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Electrocomponents 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Chrysalis VCT, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 1, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 2, Jersey Electricity 'A' Shares, Sanderson Group, Temple Bar Inv Trust

sabretoothtigger

Monday April 02 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Kesa Electricals, PZ Cussons, Stewart & Wight 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Construction Spending (US) (15:00) 
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00) 
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00) 
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55) 
PMI Manufacturing  (09:00) 

FINALS 
InternetQ, JSC Halyk Bank GDR (Reg S), Nationwide Accident Repair Services, Toumaz Limited 

AGMS 
XP Power Ltd. (DI) 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
PMI Manufacturing  (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Greencore Group 

Tuesday April 03 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Pennon Group 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
JP Morgan Chase & Co, Torchmark Corp. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Auto Sales (US) (15:00) 
Factory Orders (US) (15:00) 
FOMC Interest Rate Minutes (US) (19:00) 
Goods Orders (US) (15:00) 

FINALS 
Bond International Software, Gulfsands Petroleum, Huntsworth, Johnston Press, Vernalis 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
PMI Construction (09:30) 

Wednesday April 04 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Ashmore Group, Waterman Group 

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Animalcare Group, Begbies Traynor Group, GETECH Group, Octopus Eclipse VCT 1, Octopus Eclipse VCT 3, Octopus Eclipse VCT 4, Plexus Holdings, St Ives, Wolseley 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
XP Power Ltd. (DI) 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc., Mercantile Investment Trust (The), Schroder Income Growth Fund 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30) 
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00) 
ISM Services (US) (15:00) 
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00) 
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55) 
PMI Services (EU) (09:00) 
PMI Services (GER) (08:55) 

GMS 
Rock Solid Images 

FINALS 
Burford Capital Ltd. 

ANNUAL REPORT 
St James's Place 

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
DP World Limited, Octopus Eclipse VCT 1, Octopus Eclipse VCT 3, Octopus Eclipse VCT 4, Savills 

AGMS 
Manroy, RCM Technology Trust, Telecity Group, Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS GDR (Reg S) 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Printing.com 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BoE Interest Rate Decision (00:00) 
BRC Shop Price Index (00:00) 
ECB Interest Rate (EU) (12:45) 
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00) 
PMI Services (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
St. Modwen Properties 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
4Imprint Group, Acencia Debt Strategies Ltd., All Leisure Group, Amino Technologies, Amlin, Bodycote, Dialight, DP World Limited, Herald Inv Trust, HGCapital Trust, Interserve, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, JPMorgan American Inv Trust, Mam Funds, Motivcom, Pearson, Phoenix Group Holdings (DI), Promethean World, Rentokil Initial, Savills, Stanley Gibbons Group 

Thursday April 05 

INTERIMS 
Victrex 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust, Mid Wynd International Inv Trust 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
British Assets Trust 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Verizon Communications 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (14:45) 
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30) 
Industrial Production (GER) (11:00) 
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) 
PMI Construction (GER) (08:55) 

AGMS 
OJSC LSR Group GDR (Reg S) 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Booker Group, Halfords Group 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BoE Interest Rate Decision (00:00) 
New Car Registrations (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Throgmorton Trust 

Q1 
Sandvine Corp. 

Friday April 06 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00) 
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30) 
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30) 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Travis Perkins

Wings_of_Ambition

Quick question... I currently use Abbey Sharedealing to hold my £400 worth of shares in a petroleum company. I get charged a quarterly fee of around £12 by Abbey Sharedealing as I make no trades. I feel this is somewhat of a rip-off, and was wondering if there was another account I could transfer them over to, where I won't be charged inactivity fees, and I could let the shares linger for years. Thanks.