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Rating Summary based on 37 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		12
  • 4 Stars
    		17
  • 3 Stars
    		2
  • 2 Stars
    		1
  • 1 Star
    		5

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  • Online - Ease of applying for products
  • Online - Investment tracking
  		• 3.7
  		• 3.4
  		• 4.0
  		• 3.7
  		• 2.7

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  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Briz_Hatchings

    3 Stars Solid but still a rip off 12/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Efficient dealing service, well designed website, top notch security

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some website compatability problems

    Barclays were I believe the first High Street Bank to roll out a broking service that was open to everyone. I joined in late 1998 just when they were rolling out their Internet dealing service and so have little experience of dealing over the phone. Over teh last 3 years the prices haven’t changed at all. As far a straightforward dealing goes its £19.99 or 2% per deal (whichever is the greater) over the phone and 11.99 or 1% over the Internet. Don’t forget to add stamp duty in there too. There’s also a maximum commission of £39.99 should you be anyone lucky enough to be able to wax that amount ... more
  • 41 of 41 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mrpaella

    5 Stars Sharing My Laddered Stockings! 04/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Pauline and her Barclayettes!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Dividends can't buy me love!

    ORIGINALLY WRITTEN May 2001 At school I received very little education about personal finance. A few maths lessons covered the calculation of simple and compound interest from the principal or lump sum and APR etc. This really did not stand me in good stead to cope with finances in adult life. During the mid 1980s I mainly put money in safe building society deposit accounts. A few family friends dealt in shares. But I could not get my head around the volatility of shares. In 1996 a library book entitled 'The Which Guide to Investing' really enthralled me. I learned about the mechanics of ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    GS26

    4 Stars Online trading 21/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Internet trading

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Access can be slow

    Barclays Stockbrokers Barclays Stockbrokers offer an execution only telephone and Internet share dealing service. In June last year I switched from Natwest stockbrokers to Barclays telephone dealing and to the Internet Service when it was introduced. The first deal with Barclays, a buy, was paid by by cheque T + ten days. Subsequent deals require a Direct Debit set up which has worked OK. Trading on this Internet Site requires a digital certificate installed in Internet Explorer, contents section, without which you cannot trade. Loosing it means you cannot trade. I deleted mine by accident and ... more
  • 9 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    elrathia

    2 Stars not bad but 03/08/2000
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages quick easy to use

    Disadvantages Disadvantages poor support

    I was using barclays and to start with it was not a bad service at all it was reasonabley easy to use and worked quickly when you decided to trade so you knew immeadiately what was going on. Then after a system crash the problems started I was having trouble with my secret id confirmation so i wrote to the help page and afyter 3 days they sent back an answer to a different question it seemed and terminated my certificates. This meant that i had to obtain new certifictes so i emailed them again and they sent instructions which i followed but this failed to work. so I emailed them again and 5 ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    philhartley

    5 Stars Best online broker 08/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good price

    Disadvantages Disadvantages some times gets busy

    Barclays stockbrokers is one of the best brokers I have used for buying and selling shares. It's simple to use and registeration only takes a short while, you don't even need to be a Barclays customer to apply. You can buy shares by setting up a direct debit so that each deal comes straight out of your bank account no hassle sending cheques. When you come to buy or sell shares you type in the company that you are intrested in and it brings the share price up for you, now you only have about 15 seconds to make your mind up if you want to make the deal. If you buy shares I find that the next day ... more
  • 4 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 jacksonandy

    Member since 08/08/2000

    Reviews written: 68

    4 Stars Barclays - taking stock 18/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages household name - well branded - well priced

    Disadvantages Disadvantages household name with a stigma in some areas of late.

    Barclays offer a good service whether using their phone dealing service or their on-line service at www.barcalys-stockbrokers.co.uk Their charges are reasonable (£11.99 per deal on-line) and contrary to warnings I have heard on various bulletin boards, I have never experienced problems buying or more critacally selling. Barclays also operate a feature which they call price improver, this means that although you get a on-line price either over the phone or to your screen, they will try to better this while the deal is going through. You will also find that Barclays will trade virtually any ... more
  • 0 of 0 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    icdavis

    4 Stars A Very Good Service 01/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast, efficient, cheap

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can only trade from a pc with a digital cert loaded

    I would fully endorse the service that this site is offering. I have now used the service four times to both buy and sell and have no complaints. The account setup was easy, efficient, and without hitch. Direct debit payments have been made on time and with no errors so far. The site has never been down when I have needed to use it, and I've been pleased to gain the benefit of their "price improver" to sometimes get me a little extra cash on a deal. Also, at 11.99 a trade, with real time certificated share dealing I think we are all getting a real bargain. ... more
  • 0 of 0 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    gillacs

    4 Stars Barclays the best for Certificated Shares 28/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast, Efficient and Cheap

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Do not ofer a Nominee Service

    Barclays online share dealing service is easy to use and with charges starting at £11.99 I believe that they are one of the cheapest internet services around. Sign up in quick and easy - during this process a digital certificate is downloaded on to your computer, this is later used as part of the identity process when you buy and sell shares. When you get this certificate on your machine, take a copy of it. I made the mistake of deleting mine by mistake and it took Barclays nearly 3 weeks to sort it out and issue me with another one. Towards the latter part of 1999 I did experience difficulty ... more
  • 0 of 0 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    rpathak

    5 Stars Easy 05/10/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Saves your time

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    Banking with Barclays Bank is as easy as gulping down a sip from your morning coffee cup and it is as safe as sleeping in your bedroom with full proof Burglar alarm on and in a bullet proof home. If your are not Banking at Barclays you can not keep yourself in pace with the world.My advise to all who keeps all their money in banks should go for banking with Barclays only and no other bank. I think the bank which provides so many things under one roof should be considered as excellent and nothing less than that. ... more
  • 0 of 0 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    laycocd

    5 Stars Excellent Service 26/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Low Cost. Ease of Use

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Digital Certificates difficult to understand at first

    The Barclays online Stockbroking service is excellent. I now use it for both certificated dealing and non certificated though my ISA. Once you've got you head around the security procedures, the whole thing is pretty straight forward. Within the portfolio / ISA service, the switching facility is excellent. Basically, this allows you to sell one stock and buy another at the same time, only paying commision on the purchase. This really cuts down on the dealing costs. My only gripe would be the reliance on digital signatures for the security which does tie you to one PC (unless you are very ... more
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