Halifax Share Dealing is a British online broker, allowing customers to buy and sell shares in UK and international companies across a range of markets. The firm was set up to manage the 7.5 million Halifax bank customers who were eligible for shares when the company went public in 1997. It dealt solely in Halifax shares before expanding in 1998 to offer a comprehensive service for retail customers to buy and sell shares in real time. Halifax Share Dealing was the first in the UK to offer a regular investment plan where customers can buy shares, known as ShareBuilder. Halifax Share Dealing has continued to expand, and now offers a Self Select Funds ISA (

Individual Savings Account An individual savings account (ISA; ) is a class of retail investment arrangement available to residents of the United Kingdom. First introduced in 1999, the accounts have favourable tax status. Payments into the account are made from after-tax i ...

), a Self Select Stocks and Shares ISA, and a SIPP (

self-invested personal pension A self-invested personal pension (SIPP) is the name given to the type of UK government-approved personal pension scheme which allows individuals to make their own investment decisions from the full range of investments approved by HM Revenue and C ...

). Its online research centre, Halifax Marketwatch, enables investors to research companies using a wide range of market information. The company also operates the iWeb online share dealing brand, a legacy of

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's 2003 acquisition of the IMIWeb online brokerage from

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. Halifax Share Dealing is based in

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and, , had more than one million customers. It is part of the

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, a British-based financial institution formed through the acquisition of

in 2009 which provides UK retail, wholesale and international banking facilities, as well as insurance and investment services.

Awards

Awards won by Halifax Share Dealing include: *City of London Wealth Management Awards 2013 – Best ISA Provider *Shares Awards 2012 – Best Self Select ISA Provider *What Investment Awards 2011 – Best Share Dealing Service *Shares Awards 2011 – Best Fund Provider *MoneyAM Awards 2011 – Best Online CFD Provider *Shares Magazine Awards 2010 – Best Fund Provider *What Investment Awards 2010 – Share Dealing Service of the Year *Personal Finance Awards 2010 – Best Online Stockbroker *Daily Telegraph Wealth Management Awards 2009 – Best Execution Only Service for Equities *What Investment Readership Awards 2009 – Best Share Dealing Service *Share Magazine Awards 2008 – Best Self-Select ISA Provider *Personal Finance Awards 2008 – Best Online Stockbroker *What Investment Awards 2006 – Best Stockbroker *What Investment Awards 2005 – Best Stockbroker *Personal Finance & Savings Readership Awards 2005 – Best Online Stockbroker *Personal Finance & Savings Readership Awards 2004 – Best Online Stockbroker *What Investment Readership Awards 2004 – Best Stockbroker

References

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