If you are doing decent sized trades you would probably find ASB or Direct Broking cheaper. You get free market depth. That saves you $60 pa right off the bat. Let alone the other annual fees with Sharesies
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I certainly wish I had put the bid up 1 cent but I was busy all day and didn't have time to check market activity. However, I don't have FOMO. I already own a decent portion of shares and I know there will be other opportunities. Especially, if Trump crashes the US market again and it flows over into New Zealand
Don't be afraid to ring them on 0800 805777 to chase them along, if you feel your order is not actioned when it should be.
As you probably already know, your order is time stamped, even if you alter it, and if an unreasonable time passes, where you have met the market, like 10 minutes, you can ask for compensation.
Always remember though, that say your order is at the top of the que at $1.41 to buy, and trades are going through at that price, it may be because someone is flicking in orders to buy @ $1.42 to beat you.
Direct broking is absolutely horrendous. The amount of money you pay per trade you should get good service. I’m almost looking to head to sharesies..
Bit of a pull back this am
I can't complain with sharesies. Can easily have the market depth from ASB. And then an annual fee of 30 a year is nothing.
The user friendliness and ability to buy smaller parcels while I'm at work (nice big font). Takes me about 5 clicks to see market depth and place an order giving me the ability to average down on stocks like ATM recently when I'm unsure how much further it will drop 😎.