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Examples of real-time dealing charges

Dealing charges are taken as part of each deal (or transaction). If, for example, you wish to buy shares in four companies; there will be four deals, and each deal will have its own dealing charges.

Examples without the Trader option

The following shows dealing charges only. Remember, your Share Account costs £2.50 + VAT per quarter Administration fee.

If you buy 500 shares of company A at £1.00, your costs for this deal would be:

Cost of the shares	£500
Dealing commission (1%, or minimum charge of £7.50)	£7.50
Stamp Duty (0.5%)	£2.50
Total cost	£510

If you buy 2,000 shares in company B at £1.00, your costs for this deal would be:

Cost of the shares	£2,000
Dealing commission (1%, or minimum charge of £7.50)	£20
Stamp Duty (0.5%)	£10
Total cost	£2,030

If you buy 10,000 shares of company C at £1.00, your costs for this deal would be:

Cost of the shares	£10,000
Dealing commission (1%, or minimum charge of £7.50)	£100
Stamp Duty (0.5%)	£50
PTM Levy (£1.00 flat)	£1
Total cost	£10,151

If you buy 10,000 shares of company D at £3.00, your costs for this deal would be:

Cost of the shares	£30,000
Dealing commission (1%, or minimum charge of £7.50)	£300
Stamp Duty (0.5%)	£150
PTM Levy (£1.00 flat)	£1
Total cost	£30,451

Company	Number of shares	Buy price		Cost of shares	Dealing commission	Stamp Duty	PTM Levy	Total cost
A	500	£1.00		£500	£7.50	£2.50	n/a	£510
B	2000	£1.00		£2,000	£20	£10	n/a	£2,030
C	10,000	£1.00		£10,000	£100	£50	£1	£10,151
D	10,000	£3.00		£30,000	£300	£150	£1	£30,451

Examples with the Trader option

Remember, your Share Account costs £2.50 + VAT per quarter Administration fee, and the Trader Option costs an additional £20.00 + VAT per quarter.

If you buy 2,000 shares of company B at £1.00, your costs for this deal would be:

Cost of the shares	£2,000
Dealing commission (£7.50 fixed charge with Trader option)	£7.50
Stamp Duty (0.5%)	£10
Total cost	£2,017.50

If you buy 10,000 shares of company C at £1.00, your costs for this deal would be:

Cost of the shares	£10,000
Dealing commission (£7.50 fixed charge with Trader option)	£7.50
Stamp Duty (0.5%)	£50
PTM Levy (£1.00 flat)	£1
Total cost	£10,058.50

If you buy 10,000 shares of company D at £3.00, your costs for this deal would be:

Cost of the shares	£30,000
Dealing commission (£7.50 for each £25,000 deal)	£15
Stamp Duty (0.5%)	£150
PTM Levy (£1.00 flat)	£1
Total cost	£30,166

Company	Number of shares	Buy price		Cost of shares	Dealing commission	Stamp Duty	PTM Levy	Total cost
B	2,000	£1.00		£2,000	£7.50	£10	n/a	£2,017.50
C	10,000	£1.00		£10,000	£7.50	£50	£1	£10,058.50
D	10,000	£3.00		£30,000	£15.00	£150	£1	£30,166.00

As you can see, you would save money with the Trader option in the examples above.

Unsure about our charges?

If you are unsure about any of our charges, or if you'd like to switch to or from the Trader option please call our Customer Service team on 01296 41 41 41.

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