Barclays Stockbrokers

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 ...
...simple username and password system Barclays seem to think this is the most secure way to run a trading account. I’d agree with them too as I could have a far go at hacking someone’s password but wouldn’t have a clue where to start with a digital certificate. As a Mac user I found the actual website only works in Netscape 4.08. Although some of the terms used may be unfamiliar to those new to stocks certain functions such as the ability of being ...

Briz_Hatchings 12.10.2001 (16.10.2001) · Read full review
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...investors in those days was Barclays Stockbrokers. The registration process was quite simple. The application form required basic details such as name, address, bank account details, password etc. The form is returned and a credit check is made on you. If all is well you are given a credit dealing limit, share deal account number and an introduction pack. A direct debit is also set up between your bank and Barclays Stockbrokers. For 3 years I had ...
...bimonthly newsletter is sent to Barclays Stockbrokers customers. It usually says that the average deal is about £2500. My average deal costs about £120 including commission. I prefer to buy several shares in small amounts rather than gamble a big lump sum on one share. Most of the time the dealers and customer service staff are courteous and efficient. But one or two can be condescending. On one occasion I requested to buy some Bentalls shares and ...

mrpaella 04.05.2001 (17.12.2005) · Read full review
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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 ...
...certificate must be delivered to Barclays within the 10-day settlement period. One of my certificates was delayed in the post causing a hold up in settlement. I now use Royal Mail recorded delivery by which the date and time of a certificate arriving can be verified. The Royal Mail Internet site can be used to check on delivery. The telephone help line is slow to access be prepared at times for a long wait! E-mails are ignored on occasion but answered ...

GS26 21.09.2000 · Read full review
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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 ...

elrathia 03.08.2000 · Read full review
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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 ...
...same goes for selling them. Barclays bank is a big name and this is the best on-line broker I ever come accross, I will continue to use Barclays for all my future deals. The web site address is www.barclaysstockbrokers.co.uk It's time to take advantage of the recent fall in share prices. ...

philhartley 08.03.2001 (12.03.2001) · Read full review
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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 ...
...You will also find that Barclays will trade virtually any listed share, foreign, AIM, residual etc. This is a large advantage to the small speculative investor who believes they have just found a good deal. The web-site is easy to use giving you about 15 seconds to execute your deal, once your price is displayed. Again a good feature is that you can select a number of shares to buy, or an amount of money to spend (including or excluding commission). ...

jacksonandy 18.09.2000 · Read full review
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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 ...

rpathak 05.10.2000 · Read full review
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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 ...
...the reliance on digital signatures for the security which does tie you to one PC (unless you are very comfortable with exporting / importing certificates to other machines). This is offset to a certain extent by the ability to pick up the phone and deal as an alternative, although at peak times you do often face a wait! ...

laycocd 26.09.2000 · Read full review
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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 ...

icdavis 01.09.2000 · Read full review
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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 ...
...it out and issue me with another one. Towards the latter part of 1999 I did experience difficulty getting on to their web site, but I think at that time most Stock Brokers were experiencing problems. This year I have had no problems at all with connections and every deal I have made either buying or selling has been hassle free. ...

gillacs 28.08.2000 · Read full review
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Barclays stockbokers - one of the cheaper on-line dealers at a very competitive £11.99/trade or 1% to £39.99. However the site can be very slow at times and you can have trouble logging in. I have missed the best prices on several occasions and if you fail to buy within 3 quotes you cant go back for some time. The service is though, extremely convenient. The major drawback though is that you deal in certificates which can take many weeks to arrive. ...

spencios 08.08.2000 · Read full review
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Barclays stockbrokers are got to be the best online brokers around, they are with out a doubt the cheepest on the net with £11.99 a trade. its quick and easy to register which is a big plus when your on here. you can invest up to £7000 in one transaction and if you want to invest more you get clearence from you bank and sky's the limit. your first transaction must be paid for by check while you set up your direct debit with your bank. i am only ...

fireman 31.07.2000 · Read full review
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I LOVE the dealing screen on this site ! Once you've selected the company you want to trade in, you can then specify the quantity you want to trade - in shares or in cash, with the option to include dealing costs and stamp duty. Click a button, and within a couple of seconds you are presented with a live quote - which remains live for 15 seconds. Click "deal" and you have traded, cancel (or ignore) and the quote lapses. Simplicity itself ! This ...

edavies 17.07.2000 · Read full review
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I've used their internet service for over a year now and have them to be very professional in everything that they have done for me. I'm happy to have a certificated service rather a nominee account because I consider my investments to be long term and would rather have the feeling of security that a certificate gives you as opposed to the vague statements you get from holding stocks in a nominee account. Although the most frustrating time was during ...
...were moving up so quickly and sharply that I wanted to sell them quickly but had to wait until my certificate arrived before I could sell .This often resulted in me losing substantial amounts of money .I've since opened a nominee account as well for short term trading but will continue use Barclay's for my long termers ...

bosley 13.07.2000 · Read full review
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...I have always found barclays stockbrokers to be reasonable and extremely reliable. For small investors (that is if you are buying 100 or 200 shares, up to a limit of over 1000 pounds) their flat rate for internet transactions is 11.99. If, however, you use their telephone dealing service, you will be charged 17.50 which is not just so good! It's really easy to get started. You have to provide them with your bank details and they will arrange a direct ...
...to purchase before this can be arranged you can also send cheques until the direct debit facility has been set up. Their site is really easy to navigate and is also very useful as you can get histories of any share on the stock market. Real-time buying is a doddle but your account is unique to your computer so you can only purchase from the computer you signed up with. If you're a reluctant user, or even pretty proficient, I believe this is the ...

stewarty 28.07.2000 · Read full review
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