DLJ Direct > Reviews

Advantages: Trades are quickly shown on your screen and portfolios updated. I have not had any errors apparent in any transactions.
Disadvantages: Portfolio prices are from the previous day. It is not possible to dictate a market price for buying or selling.

I have been trading with DLJ Direct for a year now and I would not change to another broker even if they were cheaper. I started by sending a cheque to be held in my account - and earning interest. Buying shares is simplicity itself and your account and portfolio are updated within minutes. One drawback is not being able to place an order to buy or sell at a preferred price. A price is quoted and held for 30 seconds after which it has to be ... Read review

Advantages: Concise, easy to use, freephone customer service, UK and US trading
Disadvantages: Money transfers take long, site has some niggles, transactions costs masked/not obvious, lots of snail mail coming all the time

I have been using DLJ for the past few months and find it works well for what I use it for (small scale, no day trading). The site is well laid out, except for a few niggles, the freephone service is excellent when you need to use it and I like the way i can trade both US and UK (though this does require two setup procedures - more as a consequence of differing regulatory issues on the two sides of the Atlantic I believe) The site allows you to ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to logon using any computer
Disadvantages: Nominee account only

DLJ Direct are an online Stockbroker enabling members to buy and sell UK shares via the internet. Portfolios are held in a nominee account (they keep your share certificates) and shares can be held in a tax free self select ISA account. I have been using DLJDirect for about 6 months now and find the website and logon process very straightforward. I previously used Barclays Stockbrokers but found the use of digital certificates complicated when ... Read review

Advantages: reliable service, always able too place an order, nominee
Disadvantages: More expensive than the competition, No level2 orders, not able too short etc

I began using DLJ-direct back in 1999. They offered me a month of commision free trading. This was great, almost like heaven, and I was able too turn a couple of thousand into several thousand in no time. However, after a while of getting used too the minimum commision of £14.95 .. more if its about £1500+ your dealing with. Your trades started too look expensive when you compare them too the many brokers that now offer £5-£10 dealing rates.. Since ... Read review

Advantages: ease of use
Disadvantages: no limit order facility

I began dealing with DLJ about one year ago, after being enticed by the special offer of an initial commission free period. I was my first experience of online dealing. The commission free period allowed short term trading even with small ammounts of capital. I had great fun and made some money. The web site was very easy to navigate but lacked one important feature. They do not provide a facility to place a limit order. This could prove costily ... Read review

Advantages: good reliable service, interest on credit balances, good customer service
Disadvantages: not the cheapest, no dealing in European markets

I opened an account with DLJ Direct and was very impressed with there service. There commission charges are about the same as some other online stockbrokers, but there service is excellent. It is not the cheapest service, TD Waterhouse is cheaper (Starts from £9.95) while DLJ is £14.95. You can open an account on the internet from there website www.dljdirect.co.uk, and they send you a form to sign, and that is it. You can deposit funds with ... Read review

Advantages: Reasonable commission, easy to use, fast
Disadvantages: Sale proceeds take a while, excessive paperwork

...other online brokers, I decided DLJ Direct was the right one for me due to the simplicity of the system, and the fact that they offer real time dealing (you're given a price and have 60 seconds to confirm that you want to make a trade at that price.) The charges are reasonable - at a minimum £15 per trade, they're not the cheapest, but not high enough that they make too much difference. The site itself is easy to navigate, and making a trade is ... Read review

Advantages: Easy Navigation
Disadvantages: Not yet find

dljdirect was the first online site, when I decided to trade in to shares and after that I had been recomended some other site by my friends but I think it is the best place, I found so far for this purpose. Easy and user friendly site navigation makes it more helpfull for online share dealing. Account handling and share dealing is also done very nicly. Overall performance is fine and It is also not very heavy for 56k internet connection. One probelm, ... Read review

Advantages: cheap
Disadvantages: slow

Dljdirect is a online stockbroker. Initially attracting me with their free weeks trading I was initially pleased with there service. In a period of high levels of trading, they were forced to reject orders out of market hours. This was not particularly helpful as I often like to place trades in the evening instead of during the early morning rush. When I did try and place my orders during the first hour of the trading period I did find that there ... Read review

Advantages: Easy and helpful
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest

...so be gentle!! I have used DLJ for & months and have executed a number of trades with them. DlJdirect is very easy to trade with, but if you ever get confused they do have a FREEPHONE helpline (unlike many other stokbrokers). They are currently offering to pay the stamp duty on every trade for your first month. Good Points: They send a paper copy of each trade and a monthly statement. Easy to use and well laid out site. Free Phone Number ... Read review

Advantages: Everything in one site.
Disadvantages: none

I have used dljdirect.co.uk for approx 1 year and have found that it has fortified my armoury, with respect to researching and choosing companies to invest into. On this site you can get fundamental data, dividend announcements, upto date news and charts about U.K. and U.S companies. You can deal on both the U.K. and U.S. markets through a nominee account, deals can even be paid for with a debit card online making it extremely easy. Dljdirect give ... Read review

Advantages: Fast, reliable, easy to use, online ISA
Disadvantages: UK stocks only

...That's why I went with DLJ and I reckon it was the right choice. It's not the cheapest but at £14.95 commission per trade and no annual charge it's not bad. I have never had any problems using the site, it's easy and very fast. It only takes a couple of clicks to trade and it hasn't crashed once. The helpline has always answered my call within 30 secs although the site is very straightforward so I haven'y had to call them much. The only downside is ... Read review