RE: Climbing up17 Oct 2019 18:02
Hi AH-
I can't give you advice, but can point out some facts that may be of help.
When buying or selling either when NT or a large amount that either does or doesn't show NT (because of quantity)
I have sometimes put in fill or kill orders. However, I have found that it can take between an minute and at times much longer to either fill or kill.
By this point the price has usually changed.
So, at HL they charge 1% with a min of £35 (me thinks) and a max of £50.
So, as you can see, if you are buying (say) £2500 oof shares (for example) and the buy price shift by 5% = £125 difference. Now, when you deal with a live dealer they sometimes get you a better price than the machine, but more importantly if it's a larger amount they have to go and get you the best price possible and this can make a big difference!
But I don't do if less than £2000 but each to their own