Tuesday, February 20, 2007

How much do shares really cost?

When buying shares you don't just pay the price of those shares there are lots of hidden costs.For example, if you bought a 1 000 Standard Bank shares at R70 each with Standard Bank online, you would pay either 0,7% of the value of the shares, or R89, whichever is the greater. On top of that you would pay UST (Uncertificated Securities Tax) and a Strate (share transaction totally electronic) fee


Read full article at Moneyweb.co.za

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