Halifax Share Dealing

Halifax Share Dealing is an online broker allowing customers to buy and sell shares in UK and international companies across a range of markets.

The firm was initially set up to manage the 7.5 million Halifax (United Kingdom bank) customers who were eligible for shares once the company went public in 1997 and dealt solely in Halifax shares before expanding in 1998 to offer a comprehensive service for retail customers to buy and sell shares in real time.

Halifax Share Dealing was the first in the UK to offer a regular investment plan where customers can buy shares, known as ShareBuilder. Halifax Share Dealing has continued to expand, and now offers a Self Select Funds ISA (Individual Savings Account), a Self Select Stocks and Shares ISA and a self-invested personal pension (SIPP). Halifax Share Dealing also provides an online research centre, Halifax Marketwatch, which enables investors to research companies using a wide range of market information.

Halifax Share Dealing is based in Leeds, UK, and has more than one million customers. It is part of the Lloyds Banking Group, a British-based financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS in 2009 which provides UK retail, wholesale and international banking facilities, as well as insurance and investment services.