Rates and Charges
Stocks & Shares ISA: Rates and charges
| Funds
(OEICs and Unit Trusts) |
0.25% (charged pro-rata monthly in arrears) |
| Stocks & Shares
(including Investment Trusts, Exchange Traded Products, Gilts and Bonds) |
0.25% (minimum of £24, maximum of £240 per annum, charged pro-rata monthly in arrears) |
| Fund Trading
(OEICs and Unit Trusts) |
No charge |
| Online Stocks & Shares Trading | £11.50 per trade |
| Telephone Dealing (inc. overseas) | Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates |
The following investments can be traded through Charles Stanley Direct:
- Equities (LSE, AIM & NEX Exchange*)
- Qualifying clean retail Funds (Unit Trusts & OEICs)
- Overseas Equities*
- Investment Trusts
- ETFs & ETCs
- Gilts*
- UK/Overseas Bonds*
- PIBS*
*Cannot be executed online
Individual purchases (excluding Fund purchases) placed online are subject to a maximum consideration of £50,000. Purchases in excess of £50,000 must be placed by telephone. Trades in Bonds, Gilts, PIBS and NEX Exchange equities also must be placed by telephone. Any trade that cannot be placed online will be subject to the telephone trading fee.
Specialist trades will be executed by our dealing team, including any transaction that cannot be readily completed online or via our automated trading system, higher value transactions, or trades in larger quantities of shares in illiquid securities. For these non-standard trades, clients will receive direct feedback from our dealers who will be negotiating the trade through market making firms.
| UK Stamp Duty | 0.5% on purchases of UK shares (not payable on AIM stocks) |
| Panel on Takeover and Mergers Levy | £1 on UK share deals over £10,000 |
| BACS payment | No Charge |
| CHAPS payment | £25 |
| Returned cheques | £25 |
| Stock/Fund withdrawal (transfer out) | £10 per holding |
| Printed valuation or statement | £5 + VAT per print |
| Online foreign exchange | All trades placed online which are denominated in a foreign currency are subject to Foreign Exchange rates. You will be quoted a rate at the time you place your order. This will normally be the previous day’s closing spot rate, less 1%, but we reserve the right to amend it intra-day. |
| Telephone foreign exchange | Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates |
| Cash Value on Deposit | Gross Rate % |
|---|---|
| £0 - Upwards | 0.000% |
Downloads
31,946 bytes PDF Document
Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates
SIPP Account: Rates and charges
| Funds
(OEICs and Unit Trusts) |
0.25% (charged pro-rata monthly in arrears) |
| Stocks & Shares
(including Investment Trusts, Exchange Traded Products, Gilts and Bonds) |
0.25% (minimum of £24, maximum of £240 per annum, charged pro-rata six monthly in arrears) |
| SIPP set up | No charge |
| SIPP Account administration | £100 + VAT per annum (charged pro-rata six monthly in arrears) Please note: we will waive our SIPP charge if you have combined assets across the platform of £30,000 or more. |
| Transfer in of existing pensions | No charge |
| Repayment of excess contributions | £75 + VAT |
| Pension sharing on divorce | Time cost For further information please see our time cost explanation |
| Transfer out to a UK Pension scheme | £125 + VAT (plus any costs of Stock/Fund withdrawal, see miscellaneous charges) |
| Transfer out to a recognised overseas pension scheme | £250 + VAT |
| Arranging death benefits | Time cost For further information please see our time cost explanation |
| Each benefit crystallisation event | £150 + VAT |
| Capped Drawdown review | £100 + VAT |
| Conversion from capped to flexi-access drawdown | No charge |
| Annual payroll fee | £50 + VAT |
| Alteration of regular payment amount/frequency | £10 + VAT |
| Irregular income payment | £25 + VAT |
| Charge for full fund withdrawal within two years of opening your SIPP account | £200 + VAT |
Charged if you withdraw your full SIPP fund within the first two years of opening your SIPP account. The charge does not apply to pension transfers out, where the transfer out charges apply, or to clients who were members of the Charles Stanley Direct SIPP before 6 April 2015.
| Fund Trading
(OEICs and Unit Trusts) |
No charge |
| Online Stocks & Shares Trading | £11.50 per trade |
| Telephone Dealing (inc. overseas) | Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates |
The following investments can be traded through Charles Stanley Direct:
- Equities (LSE, AIM & NEX Exchange*)
- Qualifying clean retail Funds (Unit Trusts & OEICs)
- Overseas Equities*
- Investment Trusts
- ETFs & ETCs
- Gilts*
- UK/Overseas Bonds*
- PIBS*
* Cannot be executed online
Individual purchases (excluding Fund purchases) placed online are subject to a maximum consideration of £50,000. Purchases in excess of £50,000 must be placed by telephone. Trades in Bonds, Gilts, PIBS and NEX Exchange equities also must be placed by telephone. Any trade that cannot be placed online will be subject to the telephone trading fee.
Specialist trades will be executed by our dealing team, including any transaction that cannot be readily completed online or via our automated trading system, higher value transactions, or trades in larger quantities of shares in illiquid securities. For these non-standard trades, clients will receive direct feedback from our dealers who will be negotiating the trade through market making firms.
| UK Stamp Duty | 0.5% on purchases of UK shares (not payable on AIM stocks) |
| Panel on Takeover and Mergers Levy | £1 on UK share deals over £10,000 |
| BACS payment | No Charge |
| CHAPS payment | £25 |
| Returned cheques | £25 |
| Stock/Fund withdrawal (transfer out) | £10 per holding |
| Printed valuation or statement | £5 + VAT per print |
| Online foreign exchange | All trades placed online which are denominated in a foreign currency are subject to Foreign Exchange rates. You will be quoted a rate at the time you place your order. This will normally be the previous day’s closing spot rate, less 1%, but we reserve the right to amend it intra-day. |
| Telephone foreign exchange | Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates |
| Cash Value on Deposit | Gross Rate % |
|---|---|
| £0 - Upwards | 0.000% |
Downloads
31,946 bytes PDF Document
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Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates
Investment Account: Rates and charges
| Funds
(OEICs and Unit Trusts) |
0.25% (charged pro-rata monthly in arrears) |
| Stocks & Shares
(including Investment Trusts, Exchange Traded Products, Gilts and Bonds) |
0.25% (minimum of £24, maximum of £240 per annum, charged pro-rata monthly in arrears) |
| Fund Trading
(OEICs and Unit Trusts) |
No charge |
| Online Stocks & Shares Trading | £11.50 per trade |
| Telephone Dealing (inc. overseas) | Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates |
The following investments can be traded through Charles Stanley Direct:
- Equities (LSE, AIM & NEX Exchange*)
- Qualifying clean retail Funds (Unit Trusts & OEICs)
- Overseas Equities*
- Investment Trusts
- ETFs & ETCs
- Gilts*
- UK/Overseas Bonds*
- PIBS*
* Cannot be executed online
Individual purchases (excluding Fund purchases) placed online are subject to a maximum consideration of £50,000. Purchases in excess of £50,000 must be placed by telephone. Trades in Bonds, Gilts, PIBS and NEX Exchange equities also must be placed by telephone. Any trade that cannot be placed online will be subject to the telephone trading fee.
Specialist trades will be executed by our dealing team, including any transaction that cannot be readily completed online or via our automated trading system, higher value transactions, or trades in larger quantities of shares in illiquid securities. For these non-standard trades, clients will receive direct feedback from our dealers who will be negotiating the trade through market making firms.
| UK Stamp Duty | 0.5% on purchases of UK shares (not payable on AIM stocks) |
| Panel on Takeover and Mergers Levy | £1 on UK share deals over £10,000 |
| BACS payment | No Charge |
| CHAPS payment | £25 |
| Returned cheques | £25 |
| Stock/Fund withdrawal (transfer out) | £10 per holding |
| Printed valuation or statement | £5 + VAT per print |
| Online foreign exchange | All trades placed online which are denominated in a foreign currency are subject to Foreign Exchange rates. You will be quoted a rate at the time you place your order. This will normally be the previous day’s closing spot rate, less 1%, but we reserve the right to amend it intra-day. |
| Telephone foreign exchange | Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates |
| Cash Value on Deposit | Gross Rate % |
|---|---|
| £0 - Upwards | 0.000% |
Downloads
31,946 bytes PDF Document
Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates
Junior ISA: Rates and charges
| Funds
(OEICs and Unit Trusts) |
0.25% (charged pro-rata monthly in arrears) |
| Stocks & Shares
(including Investment Trusts, Exchange Traded Products, Gilts and Bonds) |
0.25% (minimum of £24, maximum of £240 per annum, charged pro-rata monthly in arrears) |
| Fund Trading
(OEICs and Unit Trusts) |
No charge |
| Online Stocks & Shares Trading | £11.50 per trade |
| Telephone Dealing (inc. overseas) | Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates |
The following investments can be traded through Charles Stanley Direct:
- Equities (LSE, AIM & NEX Exchange*)
- Qualifying clean retail Funds (Unit Trusts & OEICs)
- Overseas Equities*
- Investment Trusts
- ETFs & ETCs
- Gilts*
- UK/Overseas Bonds*
- PIBS*
* Cannot be executed online
Individual purchases (excluding Fund purchases) placed online are subject to a maximum consideration of £50,000. Purchases in excess of £50,000 must be placed by telephone. Trades in Bonds, Gilts, PIBS and NEX Exchange equities also must be placed by telephone. Any trade that cannot be placed online will be subject to the telephone trading fee.
Specialist trades will be executed by our dealing team, including any transaction that cannot be readily completed online or via our automated trading system, higher value transactions, or trades in larger quantities of shares in illiquid securities. For these non-standard trades, clients will receive direct feedback from our dealers who will be negotiating the trade through market making firms.
| UK Stamp Duty | 0.5% on purchases of UK shares (not payable on AIM stocks) |
| Panel on Takeover and Mergers Levy | £1 on UK share deals over £10,000 |
| BACS payment | No Charge |
| CHAPS payment | £25 |
| Returned cheques | £25 |
| Stock/Fund withdrawal (transfer out) | £10 per holding |
| Printed valuation or statement | £5 + VAT per print |
| Online foreign exchange | All trades placed online which are denominated in a foreign currency are subject to Foreign Exchange rates. You will be quoted a rate at the time you place your order. This will normally be the previous day’s closing spot rate, less 1%, but we reserve the right to amend it intra-day. |
| Telephone foreign exchange | Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates |
| Cash Value on Deposit | Gross Rate % |
|---|---|
| £0 - Upwards | 0.000% |
Downloads
31,946 bytes PDF Document
Please see our Telephone Dealing page for coverage and rates
