What if there is a corporate action on any share for which I hold an active TradePlan?
Should a significant corporate action occur on the stock we reserve the right to cancel your TradePlan if we believe that it may be triggered for execution solely as a result of the change in stoc ...
Can I have more than one folder/portfolio with the same username and password?
Yes. To do this follow these steps:
Search for an investment as usual and click the "add" tab
In the page that appears add the number of units owned and the
purchase price. Howe ...
What are guaranteed and renewable premiums?
Guaranteed premiums mean that the price you pay will not change during the term of the policy, so if it starts at £35 per month it will always be £35 per month. Reviewable premiums are the opposit ...
Is there a maximum number of TradePlan orders I can have running at any one moment?
You can have as many TradePlans running as you wish at any one moment in time, although please monitor them closely as you will need to have sufficient stock and funds in place for these limits to ...
When will a TradePlan order expire?
TradePlan orders on UK larger company shares can be set to remain valid for up to 90 business days. The order will expire at the end of this pre-determined period, unless it is cancelled beforehan ...
What happens if I make a mistake when trading?
It is important to check your orders thoroughly before submitting them to us, as once an order is submitted, and executed, it cannot be altered.You may however view the current status of any pendi ...
How do I change my preferances within Quotestream?
Under the File Menu is a link to modify some of your general Preferences: Default Symbol: the primary symbol that Quotestream II will use whenever a symbol is not set.Market Depth View: your prefe ...
Can I sell short?
It is as easy to sell a stock that you believe is going to fall in price, as it is to buy a stock that you believe will rise. There are restrictions to some stocks as imposed by the FSA that are r ...
What's involved in transferring an ISA to Interactive Investor?
With the new ISA & PEP rules that were introduced in April 2008, you can now transfer both stocks and shares and cash ISAs to Interactive Investor. By transferring your current ISAs to Interactive ...
What happens if I don’t have sufficient funds available to make a purchase?
You must have sufficient cleared funds to place any buy orders or to transfer any cash out of your account. (Please note that the estimated value of the order plus an additional 10% margin must be ...
Are investment trusts the same as OEICs and unit trusts?
No, but they do work in a similar way to unit trusts, pooling money
from smaller savers and investing that money. The key differences are
that they are closed-ended (the number of shares in issu ...
Why was my message deleted?
Messages are removed for a variety of reasons.The prime reason is that a message has been posted which is in breach of the discussion board terms and conditions. Other members of the communi ...
What is TradePlan?
TradePlan is an automated trading service from Interactive Investor which lets you take control and make the most of the rise and fall of share prices without having to monitor the markets day and ...
How to use the Stock Filter
You get half the benefit of using a stock filter before you even fire it up. It concentrates the mind on the kind of company you want to invest in: big or small? Rated highly by other investors, o ...
What is the Interactive Investor Transfer Service
This is the online ability for you to initiate online a transfer of your current account (whether it is a Trading / ISA or SIPP account) from your current provider(s) to Interactive Investor. You ...
How can I receive a daily summary for London Equities stocks via email?
In order to receive a daily summary (bid, ask, price, change etc) of a
stock's closing details simply click onto the "Alert" tab which appears
to the left of the stock within the main portfolio ...
What is MR?
Margin Requirement is the amount of money you need to deposit with us in order to place a Trade and maintain that position.
When you place the Trade you must have sufficient net equity (cash an ...
How will I be informed of margin requirements?
Margin Requirement is the amount of money you need to deposit with us in order to place a Trade and maintain that position.
When you place the Trade you must have sufficient net equity (cash an ...
What is meant by an ‘open-ended’ collective investment?
Unit trusts and OEICs are open-ended collective investments. They are
open ended because the number of 'units' or shares in each fund will
vary according to supply and demand. Unit trust funds a ...
What is the minimum investment for a dealing account?
There is no minimum investment for a dealing account, but you must have sufficient cleared funds to place any buy orders or to transfer any cash out of your account. (Please note that the estimate ...