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Direct Trader Self-Select ISA

With a Self-Select Individual Savings Account (ISA) you can invest up to £7,200 a year tax free. A Royal Bank of Scotland Direct Trader Self-Select ISA allows you to:
  • trade online or by phone
  • trade in a wide range of shares, government securities, corporate bonds, unit trusts and open-ended investment companies (OEICs).
  • take advantage of the flat rate of just £15 per trade online.
  • take advantage of the flat rate fee of just £15 per trade online.
  • benefit from low administration fees - the most you will pay is £60 + VAT per annum - However, if you maintain £25,000 or more in a RBS Direct Trader Self-Select ISA, your annual administration fees will be waived for the lifetime of the account.

Important ISA Rule Changes

Read about the ISA Rule Changes 2008

With a Direct Trader Self-Select ISA, you can:

  • Invest up to £7,200 this tax year (2008/09)
  • View your trading history and the value of your shares
  • Check share prices online or by phone
  • Receive alerts by email or text message when share prices change
  • Buy and sell shares automatically when they reach a certain price
  • Set up virtual portfolios to test your trading strategies before you invest any money
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How to fund your Self-Select ISA

You can fund your ISA by:
  • investing cash
  • investing shares that you already own

If you use shares you already own, you will need to sell them and buy them back within the ISA.

When you sell shares, you can:
  • leave the money in your ISA to re-invest (subject to Inland Revenue limits)
  • withdraw it

When you want to buy new shares, you can either use money that's already in your ISA or add money to it - again, up to your annual limit.

Low fees

Our administration fee is just:
  • £30 + VAT per annum for investments up to £7,200
  • £60 + VAT per annum for investments over £7,200

Also if you maintain £25,000 or more in a RBS Direct Trader Self-Select ISA, your annual administration fees will be waived for the lifetime of the account.

From 6 April 2008 the annual tax allowance for an ISA will increase to £7,200.