Following feedback from customers and work over the last few months, we are pleased to make available additional Watchlist features, including:

• More lists - create up to 30 Watchlists;
• Extended entries - up to 50 investments per Watchlist;
• Customisable views - up to three different personalised templates, each with a mix of up to 30 different criteria, plus the existing range of five standard views and a new 'composition' view to show the value of each line of stock as a percentage of the total stock position;
• Cash facility - with the option to turn it on and off as you need;
• New charting facility - with historic Java charts opening in a separate window giving the ability to add technical analysis and comparisons;
• Buy/sell function - to 'trade' in your Watchlists, using them as a dummy portfolio, direct from the stock page when you click the Watchlist option;
• Notes facility - to record comments relating to individual Watchlists.

We are, of course, continuing to develop new facilities and will keep you abreast of new developments here and on our Watchlist pages.

Starting a Watchlist

Selftrade account holders - log in then click the Watchlist tab in the main header. This will ensure your Watchlist is linked to your account. You can then use the 'your profile' link (next to 'log out' in the site header) to add your Watchlist to the right hand 'widget' column for ready access wherever you are on our site.

Not a customer? Become a member and enjoy free access to most of our site facilities, including Watchlists. Tell me more >

With effect from 24 July, a new limit type, called a Trailing Stop, will be available to help investors 'lock-in' profits as a share price rises then starts to drop back from its peak.

Available on 'sell' orders only, it can be set-up immediately after purchasing a stock or on any existing holding. There are three available options: 'immediate', 'price activation' or 'profit activation' mode. Used in 'immediate' mode, it would also operate as a stop-loss should the price start to fall after purchase. In either the 'price' or 'profit 'activation modes, you set an activation point at which the limit order will start to be monitored, a minimum price fall (expressed as a percentage of the current share price) at which a sale would then be triggered, and a maximum price fall which, if breached would not trigger a sale. The maximum price fall acts to prevent a sale should the price 'gap'.

As with any limit type, it is important to understand the ways in which a trailing stop order operates and the risks involved.

Find out more about Trailing Stops, and our other limit and stop orders >

We've teamed up with Societe Generale (SG), the primary provider of securitised derivatives in the UK to bring you easy access to detailed information, direct from our website.

SG issues a wide range of instruments in the form of covered warrants, listed CFDs and listed structured products. These securities allow you to gain access to a broad selection of underlying investments, including UK stocks, UK and international indices, commodities and currency pairs.

And now, you can:

• Access product guides and fact sheets
• Register for technical analysis
• Read weekly updates
• Register for Strike, the quarterly magazine.

Visit the new Societe Generale microsite

How often do things happens when it's least convenient? Or that vital piece of investment news arrives when it's seemingly too late to do anything about it? Now, with the launch of our new Mobile Trading service on 9 June you need never miss out on the opportunity to react to the latest news or views, wherever you are.

Trade equities, ETFs, ETCs and covered warrants on the go - all at the same price as dealing online or by phone. To learn more about our mobile service, click here. and to see the mobile site for yourself visit http://m.selftrade.co.uk.

Special introductory offer for Selftrade customers

To encourage you to try out our new mobile trading service for yourself, we've given every customer five free mobile trades to use by 31 August 2008. We'll automatically waive the normal dealing fee when you place a trade via your mobile, so give it a go and see just how easy it is.

(Please note: Free mobile trades will not count towards qualification for the 'frequent trader' tariff.)

What's more, transfer an existing account to us from another broker and we'll give you another 10 free trades too.
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We've added two new calculators to our tools section to help you plan ahead. In addition to our pensions calculator, you can now see how your money might grow, or work out how much you need to invest each month to reach your target.

Our new Regular Investment service, enabling you to invest from just £50 a month into a range of shares, Investment Trusts and ETFs is now available.

Just Log in to your account and click on the Dealing tab to set up your regular investemnt instructions. Find out more >

Our Dividend Reinvestment Service will follow soon - keep an eye on this page for the start date. Once available it too will be accessed via the Dealing tab on your account.

With effect from Tuesday, 8 April, you'll be able to place orders via your account to make regular, monthly, purchases in FTSE100 shares plus a selected range of Investment Trusts and ETFs. With a minimum investment amount of just £50 and a purchase dealing fee of just £1.50 per trade, it could be an effective way to build up your portfolio over time whilst averaging out the purchase price - particularly useful in changeable markets where the timing of an investment can be a tricky decision.

Investment takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month and, to mark the launch of the new service, we'll waive the purchase dealing fee for the first six months of the facility - so purchases made from April to September 2008 will be free of any dealing fee.
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For the same selection of investments, you'll also be able to reinvest the dividend income you receive. Investment takes place on the day after dividends are added to your account. There's no minimum amount to invest and you'll pay just £1.50 per investment (plus stamp duty or other statutory fees).
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Both services are accessed directly from your account using a new option under each account tab. Just select Regular Investment or Dividend Reinvestment as appropriate.

We have made changes to the General Terms and Conditions and the Supplemental Terms and Conditions to incorporate the requirements of the new ISA Regulations and to include provisions on the new services that we will be offering.

The changes include the following new provisions:

1. The General Terms and Conditions have been updated to include references to trailing stop orders and mobile trading services that will be introduced in the near future. We will contact you with more details closer to the time;
2. Supplemental Terms 2A on ISAs have been updated to comply with the new legislation;
3. We have changed the name of the current Regular Investment Service to Fund Packages Investment Service under Supplemental Terms 2D. There are no other changes to these terms;
4. We have added terms for the two new services under Supplemental Terms 2E and 2F.

Please take the time to read through the revised Terms and Conditions. From 6 April 2008, they will set the basis on which we offer our services to you and will be a legally binding agreement between you and us.

In April 2008, a new set of regulations will be introduced which will affect Selftrade PEP and ISA holders. Click here to find out more about the regulations and the changes to Selftrade accounts.

Since launch, we've received useful feedback from our customers and members. As well as comments about the new colours (both for and against – it is often a personal perspective), the main concerns have been the inability to access our new charts; watchlists and their migration from the old site, and the appearance of a secure/insecure content message. Here's an update on these 3 issues.

Charts - the advanced chart uses Java to provide the improved functionality. If you are not using the latest version of Java (version 6 update 3) or do not have Java on your pc, you can download this for free. Click here to go to the Java site and click the 'Free Java Download' button. Some users, often those accessing the site from a work pc may not be able to upgrade (or download) Java, so we are investigating alternative options. If you are having trouble viewing the general charts on the site, please try upgrading to the latest version of Adobe Flash.

Watchlists – full migration of summaries and valuations has now been completed and all watchlist users should find these present. The ability to add securities to watchlists from the investment pages and from your accounts is also active. Shortly, we anticipate added functionality – displaying individual transactions, book cost and profit/loss - will be available.

Secure / insecure message – this appears to be an intermittent issue affecting some users and is under active investigation.

We're making updates on a daily basis - do keep an eye on this page for the latest news.

Selftrade's new website launched on 26 November following feedback from a group of 'preview' reviewers.

Commenting on the launch, CEO Paul Greetham said “Our new site brings a fresh, dynamic approach to online investing. It features detailed information and data on companies, funds, bonds and more, plus news, research and tools - all designed to help our members make investment decisions with confidence. We'll be adding features, functionality and content over the coming months - all aimed at enhancing our users' investment experience.”

The new site reflects the company's Boursorama parentage; Boursorama provides banking services in France, and operates under two complementary brands : Boursorama Banque and Boursorama.com. Boursorama.com is the leading French financial portal.

The response to the promotional offer removing the £12.50 dealing fee on unit trust and OEIC purchases has proved very positive, so, from 1 November 2007, its removal on such purchases will become standard. The £12.50 dealing fee will continue to apply to sales. Visit our Funds section to find out more about available unit trusts and OEICs.

The introduction of the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) requires changes to our Terms and Conditions. MiFID comes into effect on 1 November 2007 and introduces additional requirements on firms, in particular on conduct of business and the operation of regulated markets. As a result, you will see that new terminology has been introduced in our revised General Terms and Conditions under Section 2, Definitions. MiFID also introduces an Order Execution Policy (section 5.6) and a Conflicts of Interest Policy (section 11.4).

Our revised Terms and Conditions, effective 1 November 2007, set the basis on which we offer our services.