Hi all there are still a lot of options available on freetrade not sure why alternatives cannot be found. I would like to see a reduced dealing fee for shares or funds on Plus. Or a once a month offer to purchase options from the Freetrade Plus.
There is no alternative for one of the funds I invest into, unfortunately without upgrade.
Whatās the fund?
Seems a bit dramatic to say not having one fund ruined your investment strategy. What is this wonderful fund that you must have?
Totally agree, maybe the title can be changed as itās totally over the top. Is Ivan back?
It should do if it doesnāt I also have a thread for discussing Freetrades terms in more detail Seriously, Read the Execution Policy and the T&Cs - #14 by Eden
Legal documents are boring to many so as youād expect itās not a very popular thread
Not sure who Ivan is, but thanks for your comment and I think we politely can agree to diagree. My assumption is that a community is open for members sharing all types of experiences, good and bad. And again my assumption is that Freetrade would rather be aware of both.
Hereās my thinking:
I have a strategy, I chose a provider based on that strategy and I now cannot invest via that strategy without the upgrade, therefore the strategy is ruined and I have already missed an investment date as a result. I appreciate you donāt agree, but you also donāt have sight of the strategy or the research and thinking behind it.
All the best.
You get us all interested what that magic fund is.
From my perspective: I was pissed off when they launched Plus because they paywalled stocks that were free before. I still think that was a bad move. However, for new stocks, I can understand the appeal of signing up for Plus. I understand that some Plus stocks are quite niche and not necessary for the common investor. The other features are interesting just not for me at this moment, so I stay with FT. I wrote here about switching to t212 but it would have to wait until April anyway so I still have time to change my mind. I am a bit more at ease now with Plus and accept that not everything can be free.
Interestingly 212 and etoro have almost a carbon copy of some of their conditions around this area which is quite curious. But thatās another conversation for a different thread
Whatās the fund? If itās so good by itself to move to another provider then surely itās worth Ā£7 a month?
Thanks for this, thereās no magic, unfortunately. I have an approach that Iām comfortable with based on the data I examined from the past. Whilst I understand that this is no guarantee of the future, my strategy makes sense to me and itās one I want to spend my time testing and refining/rebalancing going forward.
If it leads to any useful returns, or magic, Iāll share
I get the feeling your āmagic fundā is simply leverage to complain. If not, why hide it given the nature of this thread?
They donāt ādemandā that you upgrade. Relax.
Its also seems a bit odd that you simple register on the forum a couple of hours ago to complain and state you are closing your account. Whatās the point in the chat ? Everyone knows that plus doesnāt make sense for everyone.
Thatās not what you are saying in this thread: different people have different experiences and you want to share them. That is fair enough. But you start about an investment strategy that is made impossible by FT Plus and say that itr is one specific fund. I am interested to know what that fund is. I am not saying I will buy it, I will do my own due diligence and most of us will make an informed decision based on what you tell us. Example: I would like to invest in Belgian stocks. With FT I cannot do that but the alternatives that allow Belgian shares are not as good as FT. So I looked what is available on FT and I invested in those companies. Could I have a different investment portfolio, yes, but there is an infinite amount of possibilities. Just interested in knowing what makes that specific fund so special.
Quite relaxed, thanks. The point is that when I tried to have this conversation via in-app chat I recevied no reply for 5 days which didnāt provide answers to all my questions.
Was this 5 days over Christmas/New Year, perhaps?
I havenāt tried to take money out yet, but donāt you just sell your shares and withdraw the money?
Even Iām starting to become interested in this mystery ETF
I think Iāve explained why Iām choosing the fund in question. Besides telling you what that fund is and opening myself up for critisim (which will happen - take for example the āmagic fundā joke made a few times now) or other suggestions, either of which donāt solve my issue so thereās nothing to gain. The only reason this thread is continuing is due to questions being asked or assumptions being made. I have my answer: FT have kindly offered 3 months free and then I have to pay the upgrade, or I transfer, or both.
Yes just after the bot suggested a wait time of a few hours.