Getting really frustrated, can't find a fully featured UK trading platform

ZBZB said:
You can trade shares as well as CFD at IG. You could just use pro real-time as a scanner/level 2 datafeed and trade with any broker.
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Oh yes that could work, I trade shares with IG at the moment, and I could just use the PRT features and not actually trade from it. That's looking like my best option. Just need to poke around PRT's packages, maybe see if there's a trial for premium or whatever.

Cheers, getting somewhere here!
 
CocaColaKid said:
Interactive Brokers?

https://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/Universal/Application?ft=T

Whole thing is dollars and US centric. Focus seems to be US for sure. Application is definitely American focused, US banks etc. Maybe there's another IB?
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Alright checking it out again, maybe was a cookie issue on my browser!

I have that TWS application downloaded in paper trading mode. Doesn't show stocks like ODX on FTSE AIM though. Do they not do AIM on IB?
 
CocaColaKid said:
Oh yes that could work, I trade shares with IG at the moment, and I could just use the PRT features and not actually trade from it. That's looking like my best option. Just need to poke around PRT's packages, maybe see if there's a trial for premium or whatever.

Cheers, getting somewhere here!
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Pro real-time is free if you do a certain amount of trades at ig.
 
CocaColaKid said:
Alright checking it out again, maybe was a cookie issue on my browser!

I have that TWS application downloaded in paper trading mode. Doesn't show stocks like ODX on FTSE AIM though. Do they not do AIM on IB?
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I don't see the stock in their list (for the 4 UK exchanges) so maybe no. Was expecting that they offered all UK stocks, but maybe not...
 
Maybe it has to do with this (quote from IB site):

AIM securities and Fixed Interest market securities not traded on SETS or SETSqx trade on SEAQ, the LSE's non-electronically executable quotation service.

Maybe they don't offer SEAQ
 
TradeTune said:
can You trade US stocks with IG ? and is IG the biggest broker in UK ?
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Yes I can trade US stocks, but I can't get a direct market quote for equities, would have to be a limit or market order.

Can trade quickly in their CFD account though.

Still a bit unhappy with the situation. Really isn't anything fully featured in the UK, with a modern UI and decent prices. Been at this all day again, going to take a break from it. Maybe look to some trader websites which have Level 2 and screener subscriptions.
 
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