Stock Brokers > Alliance and Leicester

About Alliance and Leicester

Alliance & Leicester is one of the UK's major financial services groups. It offers a broad range of financial services to personal, commercial and small business customers. Alliance & Leicester has been a member of the FTSE 100 index of leading shares since converting from its original mutual building society status in 1997.

Internet Share Dealing

Their Internet Share Dealing Service, provided by Barclays Stockbrokers, is a nominee share dealing service. You can use this service to buy and sell shares during market hours, on the London Stock Exchange.

This service offers:

Low dealing fees Online registration Nominee service Real-time quotes Automatic online stock switching facility A safe, secure online trading system Settlement in 3 business days

Telephone Share Dealing

The Alliance & Leicester Telephone Share Dealing Service is also provided by Barclays Stockbrokers. It enables you to deal directly with a stockbroker over the phone and has been specially designed to make UK share dealing easy.

Registration by telephone and the ability to deal straight away Fast telephone dealing with up-to-the-minute prices Settlement in 10 business days Certificated dealing

Visit http://www.alliance-leicester.co.uk

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Stock Brokers > Merrill Lynch HSBC

About Merrill Lynch HSBC

Launched in the UK in May 2001, Merrill Lynch HSBC aims to provide a high-quality direct investing and banking service to private investors.

Merrill Lynch HSBC was originally a joint venture between Merrill Lynch, the pre-eminent American investment bank, and HSBC, the global financial services group. They used the skill and resources of both companies to create a product that won the Most Consumer-Friendly Online Broker award at the Investor's Week Online Finance Awards in 2001.

In July 2002, Merrill Lynch HSBC became 100% owned by HSBC, and became a full member of the HSBC Group.

Products and Services

Your Merrill Lynch HSBC Investment and Banking Portfolio (IBP) lets you make the most of Merrill Lynch HSBC. With an IBP, you can enjoy:

A total wealth snapshot anytime Cash Accounts online in Sterling, Euro, and US Dollar currencies Higher Interest Savings Account in Sterling TESSA cash rollover into a TESSA ISA ISA and PEP dealing in both UK and US equities Protected Investment Products (PIPs) Share Dealing in US and UK equities in one investment account Trading Reserve overdraft facility Research from Merrill Lynch and HSBC, 24 hours a day

Visit http://www.mlhsbc.co.uk