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  1. What is difference between an Income and an Accumulation Fund?What is difference between an Income and an Accumulation Fund?
    Income funds are set up so that when income is earned by an investor the fund manager will pay that income out to the investor in the form of a cash payment. Accumulation funds on the other han ...
  2. How long does the application process take from start to finish?How long does the application process take from start to finish?
    We can get you covered in as little as 20 minutes, but the average application takes 20 days to process and sometimes even longer. This is because of something called “underwriting”, where the ins ...
  3. How do I decide which unit trust or OEIC to invest in?How do I decide which unit trust or OEIC to invest in?
    You should first determine what are your investment objectives. Then you can consider which funds meet those objectives. Each fund has a set investment objective. These objectives can ...
  4. How does this workHow does this work
    The fund filter collects all the criteria you have selected and searches across our full range of funds for suitable matches. It will then produce a shortlist of funds which you can research furth ...
  5. What's involved in transferring unit trusts and/or OEICs held outside an ISA to Interactive Investor?What's involved in transferring unit trusts and/or OEICs held outside an ISA to Interactive Investor?
    If you hold funds with another provider you can transfer them in free of charge to Interactive Investor. (Please be aware that you may incur transfer out charges from your existing provider).You n ...
  6. What is a deposit account?What is a deposit account?
     Although you do not need to deposit any funds to open an account, you will need to place funds with us to start trading. Our minimum deposit is £100. Your account can be funded by: c ...
  7. I have forgotten my passwordI have forgotten my password
    You can reset your password automatically via email as long as you know your username and have access to the email address registered under your user profile.Go to: Password reset pageIf you no lo ...
  8. What are the charges?What are the charges?
    We've made the fee structure for the Interactive Investor Share Dealing / Fund and ISA Accounts straightforward, simple and competitive. There is no administration fee and no inacti ...
  9. What is the Interactive Investor Unwrapped Account?What is the Interactive Investor Unwrapped Account?
    The Interactive Investor Unwrapped (Investment) Account is an account which you may open through Interactive Investor. It allows you to buy, sell, switch and manage investments within one poo ...
  10. FT Fund Rating?FT Fund Rating?
    FT Fund Ratings (Financial Times) assess the risks of funds by assigning a Risk Profile and Risk Level to each one. This assessment is reached through a careful and theoretically advanced mathemat ...
  11. What happens if I do not have sufficient shares available to make a sale?What happens if I do not have sufficient shares available to make a sale?
    We do not allow short selling. You must have sufficient shares in your Interactive Investor Share Dealing Account in order to execute any sell orders including those executed under a TradePlan. Ho ...
  12. What is Range Trading?What is Range Trading?
    Use Range Trading to specify the prices at which you wish to buy and sell a particular stock without the need to constantly watch share prices.  It's a combination of two limit orders, one to ...
  13. How do I buy an ISA online?How do I buy an ISA online?
    There are two stages of login. The first stage is to access the general website to research funds and shares and read our extensive editorial. You have to register on the site to do so and you the ...
  14. How do I transfer money into my Interactive Investor Share Dealing account?How do I transfer money into my Interactive Investor Share Dealing account?
    Once your account is active, simply select 'Manage My Account' and you will be presented with the options to transfer funds into your account using the debit card details you provided during regis ...
  15. What is an ISA?What is an ISA?
     ISA stands for Individual Savings Account. They were launched by the government on 6 April 1999 to replace PEPs and TESSAs. ISAs are investment savings account with a tax efficient wrapper. ...
  16. What's involved in transferring an ISA to Interactive Investor?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 ...
  17. What is a limit order?What is a limit order?
    A limit order is an instruction, given by you when placing your order, stating the maximum price you are willing to pay when buying shares, (a buy order), or the minimum you will accept when selli ...
  18. What are the other differences between unit trusts and OEICs?What are the other differences between unit trusts and OEICs?
    Pricing is the main difference between the two types of funds. Unit trusts have a 'bid/offer spread' i.e. the buying (or bid) price is higher than the selling (or offer) price. This is ...
  19. What happens if I don’t have sufficient funds available to make a purchase?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 ...
  20. For Canadian stocks, what do the letters mean on the left hand side of the "Time & Sales" column?For Canadian stocks, what do the letters mean on the left hand side of the "Time & Sales" column?
    The "Time & Sales" column displays the "Trade Indicator" code on the left side of the column. A normal trade will have no Trade Indicators. Here are the original code descriptions: Cod ...
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