share dealing service recommendations

[poser]

Looking to indulge into some share trading, mainly long term, can anyone recommend a good share dealing service.

Few trades a year - no minimum trades a year
Want to trade online and over the phone
Ideally international markets, though this is not essential
Good customer service.


Thanks

[bellymonster]

I've used Barclays for several year. They are probably not the cheapest (usually about 12 quid a trade) but the service has always been pretty good.

I think if you trade so many times the dealing charge drops to £6.95.

[moorfield]

Interactive Investor I think still have a v cheap sharedealing service £1.50 trading on a weekly / month batch basis. It might suit if you are a LTBH investor and / or drip feeding small regular amounts.

[poser]

thanks, no one deals in shares?

[Cyberman]

So you want to lose some money, eh ? Shares are a really good way of achieving it in the current climate.

Hargreaves Lansdowne are regarded as one of the better companies to use, as I do. Consider the annual fees also. H/L are one of the cheapest IMO.

[BrilloPad]

So you want to lose some money, eh ? Shares are a really good way of achieving it in the current climate.

Hargreaves Lansdowne are regarded as one of the better companies to use, as I do. Consider the annual fees also. H/L are one of the cheapest IMO.

Shares dont look good for 2009. certainly not the early part. But they will come back. eventually.

[poser]

im willing to be shot down if people think im wrong, the investments i will be making will be long term, the money is money i can live without at the moment and happy to have it sitting as an asset, the shares im looking at like most are at a low, all i need to do is keep an eye on them and sell if the begin to drop further..

[pmeswani]

im willing to be shot down if people think im wrong, the investments i will be making will be long term, the money is money i can live without at the moment and happy to have it sitting as an asset, the shares im looking at like most are at a low, all i need to do is keep an eye on them and sell if the begin to drop further..

I don't buy many shares myself. I use Hargreaves Lansdown myself... but there again I do have a SIPP with them. You may want to consider putting your money into investment funds rather than shares at the moment unless you plan to put the money into defensive stocks. HTH.