Buy & sell UK shares with £0 commission

Take a look at our helpful how-to guide on ‘Buying your first share’. This explains how to buy shares in the app in 7 simple steps. Just scroll down on the home screen in the app and tap ‘Get started’ to see our how-to guides.

The quote shown when reviewing your order is indicative based on current prices. As there may be a very short delay between when you tap the buy or sell button and when your order is executed in the market, the execution price may differ from the quoted price. This is more likely in more volatile markets. When your order is submitted, we’ll always try to get the best price possible for you that’s available at that moment.

Settlement is the operational process that takes place when the buyer makes payment to the seller and the seller delivers the investment to the buyer.

To be able to withdraw money to your bank account following the sale of an investment, the cash must be settled. Settlements will be made to or from your Account. Different types of Investments have different settlement timescales. Dealings in Mutual Funds will be carried out in accordance with the terms and timescales determined by the relevant Mutual Funds manager. Transactions in securities will usually settle with the stock exchange two (2) Business Days after an Order is executed, which is known as “T+2”.

Effective 28 May 2024, transactions in US securities will settle with the stock exchange one (1) Business Day after an order is executed, which is known as “T+1”.

Buy limit orders allow you to take advantage of downward moves in a stock price.

To set one up:

- Tap 'Buy' when viewing the stock

- Tap the order type dropdown menu at the top and select limit order by quantity or by value, depending on whether you want to buy a number of shares or invest a cash amount

- Enter the number of shares or cash amount

- Set the target price you want your limit order to be triggered at

- Choose an expiry timeframe

- Tap ‘Review order’. If you’re happy, tap ‘Place buy limit order’

You’ll find details of your pending limit order by going to the account you used to place the order, then selecting the ‘Pending orders’ tab.

Yes, you have to pay stamp duty on most UK shares (0.5%). An estimate will be shown to you before you confirm your order. Check out our costs and fees page on our website for more information.

Just navigate to your profile in the app by tapping on the icon in the top-left of the home screen. Then select ‘Your plan’, swipe right to the plan you want to switch to tap on the switch button and follow the instructions. You’ll see the details relating to your new plan, including information about any fees. Once you’ve confirmed you’d like to go ahead, we’ll send you a confirmation in the message centre. It’s as simple as that.

Yes, you can. There are just a few things you’ll need to do before this can be completed, but we’ll help you along the way. It's important to know that switching your plan will mean you’ll no longer have access to the benefits available with the plan you’re switching from.

To switch your plan, go to ‘Your profile’ in the app and tap ’Your plan’ – you’ll see your current plan. Swipe to the plan you’d like to switch to, then tap the switch button at the bottom of the screen.

You’ll then see a list of actions you’ll need to complete before you can request your switch. When you complete an action, a green tick will show alongside it on the list.

If you’re switching from Plus to Core, you must:

- Sell any Plus assets

- Cancel any pending orders for Plus assets

- Close or transfer out of your Stocks & Shares ISA and send us a secure message in the app asking us to close your ISA

- Withdraw any cash from your currency wallets

If you’re switching from Premium to Plus, you must:

- Transfer out your SIPP to another provider and send us a secure message in the app asking us to close your SIPP account.

If you are switching from Premium to Core, you must:

- Sell any Plus assets

- Cancel any pending orders for Plus assets

- Withdraw any cash from your currency wallets

- Close or transfer out of your Stocks & Shares ISA and send us a secure message in the app asking us to close your Stocks & Shares ISA

- Transfer out your SIPP to another provider and send us a secure message in the app asking us to close your SIPP account.

1. Find a company or fund that you want to set up an alert for

2. Tap the bell icon at the top right

3. Enter a price

4. Tap ‘Confirm’ to create price alert

You’ll need push notifications enabled for you to receive price alerts.

To manage your price alerts, tap the bell icon on the top right when viewing a stock or fund with an alert set up. From here, you’ll have two options, you can either create a new price alert or tap the delete icon next to an existing price alert.