Trading platform for self select Share ISA

[anonymous-user]

I'm looking at setting up a Stocks and Shares ISA but managing the investments myself.
Has anyone got any good recommendations on platforms that enable you to do this.

I was looking at this: http://www.selftrade.co.uk/services/personal-deali...
Does anyone have any experience with Selftrade, are there any good alternatives?

Thanks

[NorthDave]

I'm with Hargreaves Lansdown and I am pretty sure they will let you do what you want. The website is very easy to use and you can manage it all online.

[bogie]

there are many ...I used my own banks for a while - Lloyds, but it wasnt as flexible for trading on other markets

since then use TD Waterhouse ..its very flexible

check the fees and then its really a case of if you like user interface, is it reliable etc

[dalenorth]

I have used self trade for some time and they cover most things i want to invest in. it is very hard to find a platform that covers every share and fund you can think of.

[ellroy]

I'd have a look at Barclays stockbrokers, can be very cheap indeed if you're very active trading.

Also they've got some excellent tools to help in the decision making process.

[Cheib]

dalenorth said:

I have used self trade for some time and they cover most things i want to invest in. it is very hard to find a platform that covers every share and fund you can think of.

If you want flexibility this is pretty much as good as it gets....I did quite a bit of research https://www.transact-online.co.uk/

They also let you hold cash in your ISA pending investment which a lot of providers won't.

It's not really set up for frequent traders i.e. if you want to trade sevaral times a day or in the next five minutes but if you want to buy shares/bonds that are for example listed or traded overseas they are very flexible. I also use them for my SIPP.....I've not had a "we can't do that" answer from them and I've got some fairly escoteric assets in it....bonds denominated in Yuan for example.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks all - TD Waterhouse looks about right for what I need.

[hornet]

Bandit said:

Thanks all - TD Waterhouse looks about right for what I need.

I've had my shares ISA with them for a few years without any problems.