S&S's ISA's - The optimum cost saving strategy?

meester

gt94sss2 wrote: »

I believe Selftrade's ETF offer includes all ETFs traded on the London Stock Exchange including those issued by:

iShares (http://www.ishares.net/)
Lyxor (http://www.lyxoretf.co.uk/
db x-trackers (http://www.dbxtrackers.co.uk/)
Spa (http://www.spa-etf.com/)

They and HSBC also offer international share dealing in the USA and Europe though unlike TDW they don't offer shares traded in Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore.

Regards
Sunil

Their US share offering is far from complete - many US ETFs are missing, inter alia.

gt94sss2

meester wrote: »

Their US share offering is far from complete - many US ETFs are missing, inter alia.

The Selftrade offer of commission free purchases on ETFs only applies to ETFs listed on the LSE - which includes some ETFs which invest in North America.

However, while you can trade ETFs listed in the US - they don't qualify for their commission free offer.

Regards
Sunil

meester

gt94sss2 wrote: »

The Selftrade offer of commission free purchases on ETFs only applies to ETFs listed on the LSE - which includes some ETFs which invest in North America.

However, while you can trade ETFs listed in the US - they don't qualify for their commission free offer.

Regards
Sunil

I wasn't talking about the commission.

I was talking about the fact that you cannot trade in quite a few US-listed ETFs. E.g., Ishares MSCI Belgium, among quite a lot of others. IEWM and IEWS are together over $3b of assets, but not on there.

gt94sss2

meester wrote: »

I was talking about the fact that you cannot trade in quite a few US-listed ETFs. E.g., Ishares MSCI Belgium, among quite a lot of others. IEWM and IEWS are together over $3b of assets, but not on there.

I see what you mean - though you can probably trade them on the telephone if you call them.

Having said that, I doubt there is much demand for UK investors to invest in a US listed ETF which invests in Belgium rather than a UK listed fund/ETF which does the same..

Regards
Sunil

meester

gt94sss2 wrote: »

I see what you mean - though you can probably trade them on the telephone if you call them.

Having said that, I doubt there is much demand for UK investors to invest in a US listed ETF which invests in Belgium rather than a UK listed fund/ETF which does the same..

Regards
Sunil

But there aren't any UK-listed ETFs that invest in Belgium/Malaysia/Singapore, etc.

GTG

I am looking for an ISA broker on whose platform I can deal online in stocks quoted on interntional exchanges and in particular Canada (Toronto main and venture) and the USA. I have accounts with Selftrade and T D Waterhouse, neither of them fully meet my needs and the latters platform and customer service is pretty lousy, not to mention their +/-1.5% currency charges!!!!

TIA

cheerfulcat

GTG, you might try your question on TMF's Brokers board. FWIW, I found this oldish post on the mining board - might be worth investigating?

GTG

cheerfulcat wrote: »

GTG, you might try your question on TMF's Brokers board. FWIW, I found this oldish post on the mining board - might be worth investigating?

Thanks for the links/suggestion Cheerfulcat, I was over there the other day but for some reason could n't find the brokers board. Must have been having an "off day":rolleyes:

cheerfulcat

Must have been having an "off day"

I know the feeling well! Best of luck with your search.

GTG

cheerfulcat wrote: »

I know the feeling well! Best of luck with your search.

Thank you kind sir.