- Interactive Investor International
Interactive Investor is a UK based commercial online financial services provider concerning stocks, investing and personal finance.Founded in August 1995 as "Interactive Investor International" the site was redesigned and the name was changed to Interactive Investor following its withdrawal from the South African and Asian markets. The site currently has 1.6 million registered users (as of 2008) [ [http://www.iii.co.uk/about/ Interactive Investor - About us ] ] . Interactive Investor was acquired from AMP by CAPACC (Capital Accumulation Limited) in March 2004, and is headed up by Tomàs Carruthers.
The site enables users to register a portfolio on the site and track investments through live feeds while other assets such as property, and debts such as car loans can be included to give an idea of personal wealth. The site includes a real time level 2 pricing service called Quotestream. Additionally it provides share dealing , CFDs,
spread betting , and fund investment services.Personal Finance Section
The section includes useful tools to help users budget, find mortgages, credit card deals, loans, savings accounts, pensions and home and car insurance. There is more personal finance content on its sister site
Moneywise .Investing and Trading Section
The section has details on the investment account that allows for trading of shares and investing in funds - either within an ISA or in an unwrapped account.
Portfolio Section
The portfolio lets you see all your investments in one place, giving you an overall view of your assets and debts. In addition, thetrading tools area gives you access to charting and other tools to research and monitor investments.
Community
The community area allows a user to read and contribute to active discussion boards. There are tools such as Rate Your Provider and Users' Holdings which reveal the most popular shares held by other users.
iBall The UKs equivalent to
Wallstrip . A daily internet finance show which takes a wry look at the UK markets and investment opportunities.References
External links
* [http://www.iii.co.uk www.iii.co.uk]
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