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    Not that I am aware.

    Something about Halifax is dodgy, I got cold called by them which means someone sold my personal details.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smpl View Post
    Not that I am aware.

    Something about Halifax is dodgy, I got cold called by them which means someone sold my personal details.
    I think Halifax uses Interactive Brokers under the covers. No need to involve them just go direct to IB.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smpl View Post
    Not that I am aware.

    Something about Halifax is dodgy, I got cold called by them which means someone sold my personal details.
    I had a look at the Halifax website. Based on the website, I wouldn't touch them with a long pole.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GTM 3442 View Post
    i have used tdinvesting for 15 years (Internaxx when we joined). As an investor rather than trader I have to watch the fees and always have one activity per quarter. Have one EURO fund on high yield that pays the fees anyway. Great to deal with and bank seems sound. Does many many markets. Leaves The NZ options way way way back in the shadows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeeBop View Post
    i have used tdinvesting for 15 years (Internaxx when we joined). As an investor rather than trader I have to watch the fees and always have one activity per quarter. Have one EURO fund on high yield that pays the fees anyway. Great to deal with and bank seems sound. Does many many markets. Leaves The NZ options way way way back in the shadows.
    Yeah, I ignore the trading things, and use them as a gateway to the world and as custodians. Agreed on the "4 trades a year" caveat.

    They are very cheap custodians compared to many if not most of the NZ options.

    Plus they are covered by the Luxembourg/EU bank guarantee schemes, for cash in the accounts not securities in custody, obviously.

    They're part of TD Bank of Canada, who keep popping up in the "World's 50 safest banks" tables.

    Access to Morningstar research at a global level is useful, too.
    Last edited by GTM 3442; 23-08-2016 at 11:33 PM. Reason: Spelling

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    thanks for that
    so for someone who does 3-5 trades a year which is the safest, easiest to use from NZ. I find the info on the sites not that user friendly
    https://www.interactivebrokers.com.au/
    http://www.saxobank.com/
    http://int.tddirectinvesting.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by voltage View Post
    thanks for that
    so for someone who does 3-5 trades a year which is the safest, easiest to use from NZ. I find the info on the sites not that user friendly
    https://www.interactivebrokers.com.au/
    http://www.saxobank.com/
    http://int.tddirectinvesting.com/
    Hi Voltage. I am looking for a broker (I'm mainly investing in US focused ETFs) and have looked into Halifaxonline.co.nz. They are a white label broker using Interactive Brokers platform. Their commissions are low and there are no fees apart from their currency conversion rate which is the spot price + 1%.
    I cannot decide between them or Saxo (who charge fees incl. an annual 1.2% account fee). Which broker did you go with in the end? I like you will trade infrequently, max 5-10 x a year.
    I'm also aware of the US estate tax limit threshold of US$60k, so I look to purchase US domiciled ETFs up to US$60K and the rest as non-US domiciled ETFs.
    Some on this thread say they don't like the look of Halifax - did that also put you off?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GTM 3442 View Post
    I had a look at the Halifax website. Based on the website, I wouldn't touch them with a long pole.
    Hi GTM3442. I am looking for a broker (mainly for US focused ETFs) and Halifax seem to offer what I am looking for i.e. IB's platform and access to many markets, low commissions and no fees for my few annual trades.
    Is being a white label for IB something that one should be wary of? I am new to this so any helpful advice would be much appreciated. What is it about them that puts you off?

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    The fact that they were reselling somebody else's service, and I prefer to avoid ticketclippers where I can.

    And that there was minimal information available without providing more personal detail than I see as necessary.

    I think it's academic now anyway? halifax.co.nz takes me to somewhere called "uniregistry" which will sell me the domain name.
    Last edited by GTM 3442; 26-10-2016 at 02:45 PM.

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