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for Halifax Share Dealing Ltd

Rating Summary based on 27 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		5
  • 4 Stars
    		13
  • 3 Stars
    		4
  • 2 Stars
    		2
  • 1 Star
    		3

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  • Competitiveness of charges
  • Coverage of national/international markets
  • Online - Content/organization of site
  • Online - Ease of applying for products
  • Online - Investment tracking
  		• 3.9
  		• 2.8
  		• 3.8
  		• 3.6
  		• 3.6
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  • 58 of 58 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    daveops

    4 Stars BUY YOUR SHARES FOR ONE POUND FIFTY 30/04/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages It is great fun and could even make you a fortune

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Shares can fall in value as well as rise and this site does not give you advice

    Now, most of us know what has happened to the stock market over the last few years. The FTSE has dropped over 40% from its peak, life assurance companies are failing to pay out promised returns on endowments and pensions and people are running a mile from investing their money anywhere that has a perceived risk. This probably means that NOW is the time to start ploughing your money in. Last time markets dropped by over a third, they bounced back strongly with sustained growth over many years. Investing in peoples' business acumen has a proven track record of giving higher long term returns ... more
  • 22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    llbcollins

    5 Stars HALIFAX - SHARE DEALING FOR NOVICES Review with images 22/08/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages An easy share dealing system to use

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none- fairly competitive with rest of market

    Halifax Share dealing is quite a good way for any novice to experiment with the stock exchange. I am writing this from a novice perspective for an absolute novice who wants to get started. There are two types of account, either you can go for a normal share dealing account suited for investors and speculators who want to be able to buy and sell shares on the same day, ie to make a profit in the afternoon from shares that have gone up in price since the morning, or from the previous day. However if you are only using small amounts of money to buy and sell shares in values less than £500, it is ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 fallen121

    Member since 04/05/2001

    Reviews written: 44

    4 Stars Tips For Opening And Running A Sharexpress Account 05/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick, cheap, easy to operate. If selling you get your money with 3 days.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Site can be slow, too many passwords to remember

    I started out opening a Halifax Websaver online. I then printed off the documentation and took it down to my local Halifax branch with two forms of identification. That got the money laundering requirements out of the way and meant that once I'd received all the passwords in the mail, I could go ahead and open my Sharexpress account online straight away because I was already a customer. The Websaver pays a great rate of interest too, far better than what you get with some 50 day notice accounts. The Halifax are one of the few online brokers who won't charge you to convert your paper share ... more
  • 1 of 1 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    DeanBolton

    3 Stars Much improved but beware.... 29/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Nominee account, funds don't need to be lodged in order to trade

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You may not be able to trade at all during busy times

    Halifax sharexpress uses a nominee based system, this means that they hold the shares in an account for you rather than sending certificates out by post, in my opinion this is a far superior system as shares can be bought and sold on any trading day without the need to wait for certificates (can take up to 1 month with some brokers). Dealing fees are reasonable at £12.50 for deal for trades under £2000. Halifax don't require that you have funds lodged with them in order to trade, The money is requested directly from your bank account on the settlement day, I find this to be very convenient ... more
  • 34 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bigmadeejit

    5 Stars You too could buy your own company!! 13/05/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick, easy, no need to hold share certificates, deal online

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Share Prices go down as well as up

    Have you ever considered buying some shares but have been too scared or anxious about how to go about it. Well if you have, and if you are happy with using online or telephone banking facilities then the Halifax Share Dealing Account is definitely worth a look. The Account: When you open a Share Dealing Account, you are effectively opening two accounts, one for your shares and one for to manage your cash which you deal with. In order to start dealing you will need to fund your account. This can be done in one of two ways, either by transferring money online from another Halifax account, or by ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    GS26

    4 Stars Trading with ShareXpress 26/12/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good Web Site

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Account information sparse

    Trading Shares with Halifax ShareXpress. The Halifax ShareXpress Service provides share dealing by phone or Internet. The lowest costs are for trading using a nominee account. £12.50 up to £2500.00. Having traded shares only using certificates the decision to sign up to this type of account was a change of direction. The most obvious difference and possible advantage is that holding and dealing in shares with a certificate as proof of ownership compared with shares held in a nominee account is the removal of the need to keep share certificates and the accompanying paperwork involved in each ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    1988mike1988

    4 Stars Halifax Share Dealing Ltd 24/07/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great support, competitive pricing, easy to log on and easy to execute share transactions

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Lack of Level 2 data, lack of a wider international market.

    Halifax Share Dealing Ltd 1) I have used Halifax Share Dealing (SHD) for over a year now for trading on both the national and international markets. So far I have found the service excellent, below are some of the key features I copied from Halifax to illustrate some of the key points which demostates some of the advantages and disadvantages of (SHD) account, first of all; their online support has been very helpful as I have had a couple of problems such as money being frozen when buying international shares and general support. Their online and telephone support team are very helpful as I am ... more
  • 0 of 0 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bssb

    2 Stars POOR service 02/08/2000
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Halifax look after certificates!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Speed and service levels

    I have held shares in a Halifax share account now for 9 months. The reason for opening it was due to an offer for free online dealing until the end of January. Firstly they took well over a month to process my application, and although my account was effectively open I could not actually trade. Since then the site has come under fire for how slow it is - something I also recognise as a major problem, although the speed has been considerably improved since. Another concern is the information service it claims to provide. Often the articles contained are a couple of days old and rarely will you ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    battybabs

    5 Stars It's good to share 03/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages One of the cheapest share dealing organisations around.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Dealing on the telephone can take a while (as does nearly every helpline nowadays)

    I am very new to this business of sharedealing and do not do very much of it at all and sadly I have not made an awful lot of money as in the words of my husband 'I wouldn't bother if that is all you are making'. Well you see I can't stand the pressure and sell far too easily only to moan the next few days when the price has risen dramatically and my little pittance is ridiculous. However that is what kind of business woman I am and none of that is due to the fantastic service of Halifax. I initially decided to partake of the stockmarket when I was given a little bit of money from someone who ... more
  • 61 of 62 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    donovan74

    5 Stars BUYING STOCKS AND SHARES WITH THE HALIFAX 13/09/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages GOOD RATES. GOOD WEBSITE. GOOD SERVICE

    Disadvantages Disadvantages RISK

    INTRO Are you interested in buying shares ?. If so you need to find yourself a stockbroker who will buy and sell the shares for you. As there's quite alot of stockbrokers around it's important to do a little research beforehand to find a good competitive stockbroker with low commission rates. MY VIEWS I've been investing in all sorts of fields over the years but the most fun without doubt has been buying and selling shares. You will have to take into account first that there is a risk involved (shares can go up as well as down) so I always say never invest in something that you cannot afford ... more
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