ISA stocks and shares platform - iWeb alternatives?

fryderykchopin

Linton said:

It depends on the size of your pot.  II's £9.99/month is very cheap for a £200K pot, but expensive for a £5K one.

I use II, AJBell and Bestinvest.  They are all fine and probably are able to provide anything you want.

To compare platform costs look at Snowman's Spreadsheet:  https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5583030/coolly-comparing-investment-platform-charges-snowmans-spreadsheet/p1

Bestinvest?
You may want to check the FCA register:
https://register.fca.org.uk/s/unauthorised-firm?id=0010X00004G1mXLQAZ
"This is an unauthorised firm that uses the details of a genuine FCA-regulated firm when offering products and services. This makes the unauthorised firm appear as if it is regulated. We strongly suggest you do not deal with unauthorised firms"

Alexland

fryderykchopin said:

Bestinvest?
You may want to check the FCA register:

There's clone versions of II and AJ Bell too but I assume Linton doesn't use them either.

https://register.fca.org.uk/s/unauthorised-firm?id=001b000000m4JPYAA2

https://register.fca.org.uk/s/unauthorised-firm?id=0014G00002VnmnaQAB

IvanOpinion

Tarian said:

LHW99 said:

II charge £9.99 per month but then credits you with one free trade per month. The credits last for 3 months if you don't use them at first.

Are you sure the monthly Free Trade lasts for 3 months ?
I've looked all over the I.I. site and cannot find that detail.

If it's true that makes I.I. more attractive to me.
My investing style tends to include timing. i.e. a few trades at once - rather than on a monthly schedule.
So a link to the I.I. page with that detail would be much appreciated.
Tks vm

HI Tarian, I am an II user and the trades definitely last for 3 months (or thereabouts).
The web site says "** With each Service Plan, every month we give you free credit of £7.99 to be used against any trade. Each free credit is available for 90 days."

george4064

Thrugelmir said:

X-O ISA has no annual fee and a £5.95p dealing charge. Downside is that don't offer funds. PCT do however an Investment Trust version of the fund. 

I hope I’m just being blind, but is it possible to transfer to an X-O ISA via re-registration of existing shares from a different ISA platform. I can’t find anything on their website on this, only info about re-registering shares to their dealing account.

thanks in advance.

Notepad_Phil

george4064 said:

Thrugelmir said:

X-O ISA has no annual fee and a £5.95p dealing charge. Downside is that don't offer funds. PCT do however an Investment Trust version of the fund. 

I hope I’m just being blind, but is it possible to transfer to an X-O ISA via re-registration of existing shares from a different ISA platform. I can’t find anything on their website on this, only info about re-registering shares to their dealing account.

thanks in advance.

https://www.x-o.co.uk/how-to.html#transfer-broker-how-long would imply that you can

How long does it take for stock to be transferred from another broker?

We will contact your existing broker on the day we receive your form. However, be aware that the speed of transfer is dependent on the efficiency of your broker and it can take a couple of weeks to complete! Shares held in an ISA are normally transferred within 28 days.

and the account transfer form via https://www.x-o.co.uk/useful-forms.html#transfer asks about the ISA manager which is ONLY TO BE COMPLETED BY THOSE WISHING TO TRANSFER AN ISA