Stock Brokers > First Direct

First Direct Share Dealing

On-line share dealing is available to First Direct banking customers to buy and sell UK equities either on-line or by telephone. You will first need to apply for this service online.

There are also a number of free services that you do not have to register for, including company share prices and market indices, along with market and company headlines.

You will need to register to access specific company share price charts, view the full content of a news story or use their free Portfolio Manager service. Portfolio Manager gives you the facility to create up to three 'model' portfolios for you to monitor the performance of shares you are interested in without having to own or buy them.

Visit http://www.firstdirect.com/shares

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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