Introduction
Online share dealing or online share trading is the buying and selling of shares via the internet. You will require a computer and an internet connection. A broadband connection is preferable to relying on a dial-up modem, because it is a lot faster. Most online stockbrokers support modern popular browsers: Internet Explorer 6 / 7 and Netscape Navigator 6.2. Some firms also support Firefox.
Virtually all online stockbroking services will operate on a variety of the Microsoft operating systems: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Vista. A smaller number of brokers offer services that will run happily on Apples Mac OSX.
You will have your own unique username and password and many broking sites will also require, as a further security measure, that you enter a dealing password every time you place a trade. The dealing sites also have built in time-outs; should there be no activity during your online session for 20-30 minutes you would be automatically logged off.
Execution-only is the type of service that all online share dealing stockbrokers offer. Execution-only describes the service offered by stockbrokers where you make the buying and selling decisions on your own. If you have an online account with them, for an additional fee, some broking firms will also offer advice when you want it.
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