Examples

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 Frequent Dealing 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
Total cost
Price of XYX LimitedA
500
£1.00
 
£500
£7.50
£2.50
n/a
£510
Number of CFDs purchased
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 Frequent Dealing option

Remember, your Share Account costs £2.50 + VAT per quarter Administration fee, and the Frequent Dealing 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 Frequent Dealing 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 Frequent Dealing 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
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 Frequent Dealing option in the examples above.

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