Forum AMA with Duncan Leslie, Freetrade VP Product, Fri 5th Nov, 1 PM

That’s really unfortunate. We define new as 3 years :joy:

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Gah! I thought it kept my listening habits private :headphones:

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On a lighter note how is the new office and are there any cool areas we should know about ? The pictures shown so far make it look like a very fun place to be!

Thanks for your thoughts @Peter, I’ll be sure to let @Caitlin know :smiley:

As I mentioned above, we’re working on how Freetrade should look and feel across all platforms currently - not just as we work on web, but with all the new account types, larger stock universe, new features and so on. It could quickly get very cramped in there! But we’re on it. Watch this space :eyes:

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Thanks for the feedback. Giving access to share offers is definitely something I’d like to add, so you get the best prices through Freetrade. I can’t say when but yes, I’d say this is something we’ll offer in future.

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:wave: Hopefully I’m better at product than time-keeping!

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Yep, there’s a change to open banking coming called ‘variable recurring payments’. Catchy :wink:

Basically this means being able to move money easily, regularly and automatically from your bank account to your Freetrade account. It’s also a whole lot less clunky and expensive than standing orders and Direct Debit. The banks have been mandated to implement this, so we’re waiting with bated breath…

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Anytime!

That’s it for today folks - thanks for your questions, it’s been fun, I hope you’ve got some of the answers you hoped for, there’s so much more to come!

Enjoy your weekends and look out for more insightful AMAs to follow soon.

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Thanks for jumping into the community bear pit @Duncan & @Freetrade_Team for setting this up.

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Thanks, @Duncan - it was really interesting! :pray:

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Thanks Duncan :+1:

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Thanks to @Duncan and to everyone who shared questions!

See you all next time for the next AMA, and have a great weekend in the meantime :wave:

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Top man :+1: Thanks for the answers you could make.

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“Soon”:

  • European Stocks
  • Sweden Launch

Roadmap:

  • Autopilot
  • Crypto
  • DRIP
  • Statements
  • JISA/LISA
  • Employer SIPP Contributions
  • UI Refresh

Not Now:

  • Trailing Stop Loss
  • Faster Withdrawals
  • ‘variable recurring payments’
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Not the answer I was hoping for, but I think I understand why it is so

Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to our queries. Much appreciated

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@Duncan

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That’s a great answer, which I would not have thought of!

Not sure if it would count as ‘advice’, but a “because you bought…” suggestion would be interesting for sure. Definitely good to learn off other apps, even in completely different industries.

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The three big surprises?

If the ground works are laid that does mean that they could quickly access other markets soon after the European launch.

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