Stocks/ETF Requests

At present we’ve not be overwhelmed with requests for ETFs such as this. As always we’ll be guided by what our users want and if there is demand we’ll certainly look into it. However, on quick inspection our US provider does not offer us the ability to trade ETFs such as the Alternative Harvest. As you know we’re kicking off with UK only stocks for now so if there’s a comparable on the UK market you’re interested in let me know.

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As per the Paragraph 6(2) of The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Cannabis would constitute Class-B drug, cultivation of which is illegal in the UK.

That is why there is most likely not to be any

at the moment.

I was thinking of something more like the GW Pharma ADR. I’m not versed in all the alternative ways you could replicate some exposure. My point was merely - if you know of some, let me know.

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Thanks Rob, I’ll do some research and see if there’s anything interesting on the UK side.

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Why aren’t all stocks traded automatically in the universe? Not all FTSE 250 stocks are up there.

There seem to be an absence of AIM listed companies as well for the UK?

Will you also be looking at more exchanges?

Welcome! Good to have you on board.
Lots written on this subject previously so I won’t rehash it all here.
Some of your questions answered here:
https://freetrade.io/blog/freetrades-stock-universe-at-roll-out-and-the-logic-behind-it/

Regarding more exchanges : yes, it’s on the roadmap.

Thanks Rob for the quick reply. I quite like oil & gas but note mid tier players (Enquest, Faroe, Cairn, Premier etc) aren’t on them. I think AIM companies are interesting companies for growth as well so will be interesting if you guys can look into including those too.

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Sounds like you need to head on over to @tommy 's discussion board

:wink::wink::wink:

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What you guys are doing seems very cool! Which bank are you using to do the trading through? @rob_h

No banks. Electronically polling a wide RSP (market maker) network via a gateway and settling in Crest. Various details on this spread throughout the blog. Blog post on mechanics of trade and settlement on there soon. Head on over there and take a read. Freetrade Blog

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@rob_h really looking forward to these blog posts.

Do you envisage a point in which offering Direct Market Access makes sense, as a value add to Alpha for example?

The blog post regarding trade and settlement got a little out of hand. If I wrote something super nerdy I’d alienate a great chunk of Freetraders who (quite rightly) don’t care about the behind the scenes boring stuff. I approached it from a different angle. I was over caffeinated.

Regarding DMA - all options on the table. If the user base demands it, if we can make it cost efficient, if it genuinely adds something etc…etc… Boring none committal answer, I know.

Make your case. Send Viktor a massive, detailed email. His inbox is empty. He’d love the work.

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Is it actually empty? I thought he is the one who gets bombarded the most.

We would prefer some boring stuff to read if the other alternative is just one article on Medium a week! Just disclose everything you have and we could at least read something on Friday afternoon :wink:.

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haha, brilliant! Thanks for the answer @rob_h

And I’m with @Vlad, Friday and or travel reading is welcome. You’ll have an audience of two at least.

@Viktor standby…

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Agreed. @rob_h, it is about quality of the audience, not quantity. Make sure you post it before @Freetrade_Team starts mixing the drinks at 4! :grin:

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His inbox is baron. Nothing there at all. You’ve never seen anything like it. His timeline,too …none existent. He gets no @'s no ‘likes’, no ‘thumbs up’ and no ‘mentions’. Show the guy some love people.

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Yes, please! :heart:

DMA is a good question. Our ambitions are large. :wink:

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:laughing: My weekend program is sorted as is.

Massive number of people asking how they could invest in Freetrade as they missed it. :frowning:

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Let’s start the bidding at a fiver a share :wink:

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I’m already seeing a £1 billion mcap :wink:

So let’s start the bid at £25?

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