A person resident in Ireland or the UK, over 18 years of age, can open a Goodbody Online account. To open a Goodbody Online account, please read the terms of the Goodbody Online Execution Only Agreement, complete the application form online see link to open an account. Once you submit your application, you will receive: As soon as your client agreement is received and your identity verified, your account will be set up and activation details will be issued to you by post.

As an existing client, you may contact us through your portfolio manager or contact Goodbody Online directly on 01 , and select option 3. You may need to supply updated verification documents as detailed below. You must read the terms of the Goodbody Online Execution Only Agreement, complete the online application form. You must electronically sign your application and electronically verify your identity. To verify your identity, you will need to provide one proof of photo identity and two proofs of address.

These must be provided electronically. You will need to provide one proof of photo identity and two proofs of address. We are unable to accept the older, paper Irish driving licence and these will be rejected. Only the new, plastic card licence is electronically verified.

Proof of address documents must be issued within the last six months and they must be from different providers. For joint accounts, proof of address is required for each applicant. If you do not receive your activation details within five working days after completing your application, please contact us. Once your account is activated, you must then pre-fund your account via cheque or electronic transfer before starting. Please note the funds must come from your sole bank account if you have a sole Goodbody account, we are unable to accept funds from joint bank accounts unless the Goodbody account is also in joint names.

Yes, simply complete the joint applicant section on the Goodbody Online application form. Identification and proof of address must be supplied for both parties when opening a joint account. Please note that only one account holder may log on to their Goodbody Online account at any time.

Once we have received your completed application form and documentation, you will be sent a client code, followed by a username in a separate letter with instructions as to how to activate your account. You will need both your client code GSXXXXXX and your username to activate the Online account. If you lose your client code or your username, please call us on 01 and select option 2. It is not possible to amend your username as this is your unique identifier code and must remain as issued.

You can fund your account via cheque or electronic transfer. Please ensure that you include your Goodbody Online account code when you submit a cheque to us or when you transfer funds to our bank account. For details, please contact us on 01 and select option 2 or, alternatively, email us at support goodbody. Depending on which financial institution you use to transfer your funds, it can take up to 72 hours for the funds to appear on your online account.

In order to withdraw funds please contact us on 01 and select option 2 or, alternatively, email us at support goodbody. You may place a buy order as soon as your account has been credited with your opening cash balance. You will receive your account reporting documentation electronically through your Online account.

We will not send this documentation to you by post. Any documentation uploaded will be available for you to access online for a minimum period of two years. For your convenience, you will receive an alert by email or by text message notifying you of important documentation that we have uploaded securely to your Online account.

We therefore encourage you to keep this contact information up to date. To access the terms of the Goodbody Online Execution Only Agreement, click OPEN AN ONLINE ACCOUNT on the Goodbody Website home page. When you log on for the first time, the terms of the Agreement will also be presented to you and you must press "I accept" to proceed. Whenever these terms are updated, they will be presented to you on screen when you next logon after an update.

To open a Goodbody Online account, you must read the terms of the Agreement, complete, electronically sign the application form, confirming that you have read, understood, accept and consent to the terms of the Agreement. Yes, it is possible for a purchase order to be executed for an amount greater than your available funds in circumstances where share price movement causes the actual traded price to exceed the indicative price.

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If this occurs you will be contacted by a Goodbody Online representative, after the trade has been executed, in relation to the additional funds which are required to complete the purchase transaction.

It is only on receipt of the additional funds due that the shares will be fully allocated to your account. Any funds or income which are held in your Goodbody Online account do not attract deposit interest. All Goodbody Online accounts are non-interest bearing. Indicative prices are provided for information purposes only and they are not real time prices.

They indicate the price at which previous trades have been executed. Yes, this is possible. Indicative prices are delayed, hence the actual traded price can exceed the indicative price.

You may place an order to sell your shares as soon as the shares exist in saleable form on your Goodbody Online account - i. Should you wish to undertake online transactions for shares currently held in certificated form, please note that your share certificate must firstly be dematerialised i. You can download the relevant transfer forms for your Irish, UK and US shares below. These forms should be signed and returned to us along with your certificates.

We will then forward them onto the relevant Registrar for dematerialisation. The process of dematerialisation is required so that you can trade your shares online. Shares are held with various Registrars, therefore it can take anything from two to six weeks to dematerialise the shares and apply them in electronic form to your Goodbody Online account. If you hold UK or Irish shares, you will need a Crest Transfer Form. If you hold a US shares, you will need a Stock Power Form.

These forms can be printed from the Forms page. Click here to go to Forms. If you are unsure which is the correct form please contact us on 01 and select option 2 or, alternatively, email us at support goodbody. Share certificates should be sent to Goodbody by registered post.

Processing share certificates for addition to client accounts takes time.

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If you wish to call to the office to personally deliver your share certificates, please phone and make an appointment as we may be unable to deal with ad hoc personal deliveries due to business volumes. When transferring shares into your Goodbody Online account please provide us with the book cost of each holding so that we may provide you with an accurate valuation.

The book cost is calculated by averaging the price by quantity at time of purchase. Please note that share certificates should be sent to us by registered post but should not be sent in with the new account application form. We are not permitted to hold client assets until the account is opened and we will therefore have to return them to you.

To transfer a nominee holding from another broker, you will need to instruct your broker in writing to transfer your nominee holding to Goodbody Online.

You will also need to send a copy of this instruction to Goodbody Online. To transfer shares from an existing Goodbody account to a Goodbody Online account, please instruct your Goodbody portfolio manager to action this process. All shares which are listed on the following stock indices as their primary exchange may be traded via Goodbody Online. ISEQ, FTSE All Share, Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones. Goodbody Online may also offer other shares. These are constantly reviewed and updated.

For any queries relating to these, please call us on and select option 1. Certain companies restrict ownership of their shares on the basis of nationality. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are entitled to own and hold any securities that you acquire. An example of this restriction is that non EU nationals are unable to hold shares in Ryanair p. If a Company identifies that the amount of shares held by non-nationals has breached its limit, Goodbody Stockbrokers will receive a compulsory order from the Company to dispose of the shares.

Goodbody Stockbrokers has no choice in this matter and the shares will need to be disposed of. Ultimately it is the responsibility of the client to ensure that you are entitled to hold the securities you acquire. Goodbody Stockbrokers will not be responsible for any losses or costs associated with any such disposal. Standard market opening hours are as follows: The Goodbody Online team provide telephone support, Monday to Friday Irish Online Limit Orders: You may set a limit price on Irish orders both during market hours The limit order is valid for 7 calendar days.

The order will be rejected after US Online Limit Orders placed prior to You may set a limit price on US orders both during market hours The limit is good for 7 calendar days.

If the limit is not attained after 7 calendar days, the order will be rejected the next business day by UK Online Limit Orders: During UK market hours You can thus accept or reject with full knowledge of the actual market price. Outside of market hours, you may set a limit price on UK orders. The limit order will last for seven calendar days. Please note that for some UK shares, it is not possible to hold limit orders for longer than one day. In these cases, the order will be rejected after You should check the Transaction History on your dashboard, for the status of all your orders.

US limit orders placed prior to The status of these orders will be updated on your account — completed or cancelled - the next business day by This will be viewable on your Recent Transaction History on your dashboard. If your order is a purchase and has been executed, the purchase consideration will be debited from your Goodbody Online trading account when the status is updated.

If your order is a sale and has been executed, the sales proceeds will only become available for reinvestment when the status is updated.

US at best and limit orders received after The Recent Transaction History on your dashboard will show the status of your order. If your order has been executed it will show the price at which it was executed. For UK orders placed during the market opening hours, you will be given a firm price quote for 15 seconds, which you may accept or reject.

Once you accept the price quoted your order will be executed immediately. A contract note will be produced and available to be viewed in your secure notification inbox on your dashboard.

It is only possible to place an order up to a maximum of your available funds to allow for the deduction of the Goodbody Online commission rates, third party charges where applicable and some volatility in the share price. You can cancel pending orders only in Recent Transaction History on your Dashboard by pressing the cancel button next to that pending order. It should be noted that you can only cancel pending orders that our traders have not captured i.

Where the pending order has been already captured by our traders, then you need to telephone the Goodbody Online Team on 01 and select option 1, and they will cancel the order assuming it has not already been dealt.

For Irish and UK sales, your account will be updated with proceeds every five minutes during market opening hours.

Once your account has been updated, these funds can be used to buy other shares. The status of these orders will be updated on your dashboard — completed or cancelled - the next business day by This will be viewable on your Recent Transaction History. You should contact us immediately if you observe that your order has not been executed or cancelled within a reasonable time frame.

If you make a mistake when dealing, for example buying too many shares, it cannot usually be undone. However you should try to cancel the order in your Recent Transaction History on your dashboard if the order is still pending. If the order cannot be cancelled online, you should contact the Goodbody Online team by telephone as soon as possible to see if there is anything that we can do to help. The system contains safeguards that prevent you from selling holdings that you do not own.

Applied to non Irish and non UK income at the standard rate of Irish Income Tax. Exemption available to certain types of investors, subject to the submission of a declaration or exemption documentation as appropriate.

This charge is to cover the cost of holding and transaction fees passed onto Goodbody Stockbrokers by our Custodian Agents in the US and Europe. An overseas regulatory charge may apply to certain transactions and the amount of the charge will vary depending on the market.

Further details are available on request. Other third party charges may apply which are not payable via Goodbody Stockbrokers or imposed directly by us, for example, Dividend Withholding Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax. If we conduct a transaction for you in a foreign currency it will be necessary either a for you to settle with us in that currency or b for us to carry out a currency exchange deal. Where we receive funds from you or collect income on your behalf we will lodge them in the currency of receipt unless you do not have an account denominated in that currency and it would be unduly burdensome for us to open such an account.

In such instances we may convert the money and hold it in an alternate currency for you. Any currency exchange deals that we conduct on behalf of our clients will be transacted at a market rate available to us and will include a spread up to a maximum of 1.

All charges will be debited automatically from your Goodbody Online account. We reserve the right to sell or realise any investments which we are holding or entitled to receive on your behalf to meet any liabilities which you have incurred and failed to discharge. Registrar is a company, usually a bank or an accountancy firm, which maintains a register of all holders of stock in a particular company.

They administer dividends and capital events for the company and will notify the registered holder of any changes in the latter. All deals or transfers must be recorded by them. Goodbody stockbrokers operate a pooled nominee service. The beneficial ownership of the shares remains with the client, while the stockbroker handles administrative issues on behalf of the client. This means that no share certificates are issued.

Should you wish to undertake online transactions for certificated trades, please note that your share certificate must firstly be dematerialised i. These should be printed off, signed and returned to us along with your certificates. Shares are held with various Registrars, as an indication it can take anything from two to six weeks- to dematerialise the shares and apply them in electronic form to your Goodbody Online account.

If you hold a US share certificate, you will require a Stock Power Form, which can also be downloaded from the Forms page on www. Irish and US shares are valued in your portfolio holdings using the closing market share prices of the previous business day in that market.

UK shares which have a full listing on the UK main market are valued based on prices which are approximately fifteen minutes delayed.

The base value and total amounts of your portfolio are in Euro. Your shares are priced in their base currency. Share prices are converted to the base value using the relevant exchange rates.

Cash and stock will appear in your online valuation immediately after execution of a trade. This allows you to sell shares purchased earlier in the same day and to purchase shares with proceeds from a sale executed earlier in the same day.

You may fund your Goodbody Online account by transferring funds to our bank account. Details of our bank account are available by calling us on 01 and selection option 2, or alternatively by emailing support goodbody. Please ensure that you include your Goodbody Online account code when you transfer funds to our bank account. Proceeds from the sale of shares will be credited to your Goodbody Online account in the settlement currency of your choice USD, EURO, GBP.

You can request payment simply by calling us on 01 and selecting option 2, or alternatively by emailing support goodbody. Any change to the capital structure of a company, change of nominal, bonus issue, rights issue, scrip dividend, takeover, merger, transformation etc.

A scrip dividend gives shareholders the opportunity to use the cash dividends on their shares to buy more shares in the same company. With a Scrip dividend, new shares are issued by the company, which can be acquired by investors instead of a cash dividend payment. Our policy in relation to any scrip dividend being offered will be to elect for the cash alternative unless you specifically instruct us to take the share alternative.

Prior to announcing each dividend, companies set a date on which shares will be sold without entitlement to the dividend. If you sell the shares before the Ex Dividend date you will not be entitled to receive the dividend. If you sell shares after the Ex Dividend date, i.

A rights issue for a stock is when the shareholder has the right to subscribe for new stock in proportion to their existing holding. The take-up of rights issues by the shareholders is optional.

A stock split is when your shareholding splits, e. A stock may be suspended for a variety of reasons such as a pending takeover, an acquisition or merger or if the company is under investigation by its regulating body. Goodbody Online is an Execution Only service, we will not advise you on personal tax matters such as Capital Gains Tax. Stamp duty is a tax charged by a Government on the purchase of shares.

It is chargeable on the purchase of Irish and UK shares. The current rates charged are:. There is no Stamp Duty payable on the purchase of shares from most other countries. The sale of shares does not attract Stamp Duty. If you change your name, you must inform Goodbody Online in writing. This should be accompanied with supporting documents such as a certified copy of a marriage certificate, deed poll certificate or decree absolute in the case of a divorce.

Crest Transfer Form This form is used for the sale of certificated Irish and UK stock only. Irish Stock Transfer Form This form is used for the transfer of ownership of certificated Irish stock. UK Stock Transfer Form This form is used for the transfer of ownership of certificated UK stock.

Irrevocable Stock Power This stock power form is used to give authorisation from the holder of US or Canadian certificated shares to a broker to either sell or dematerialise his stock. A stock power, when signed, will supercede any information already entered onto the back of the certificate by the client. Therefore, if any mistakes are made when signing or filling out the back of the certificate, these can be overridden by the use of a stock power.

In order for a stock power form to be valid, the signature must be legible and match exactly the name on the front of the certificate. For example, if an initial 'J' appears on the Certificate the signature should also include the 'J'.

W9 form - Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Those who are US residents, citizens, born in the US, greencard holders or passport holders will need to fill out this form before opening a sharedealing account with Goodbody Stockbrokers.

Supplied in Adobe PDF format. W-8BEN form - Certificate of Foreign Status Of Beneficial Owner For United States Tax Withholding and Reporting Individuals This form is for persons resident in a country who are not passport holders of that country, excluding US persons.

It allows you to avail of lower tax rates on US dividends only. W-8BEN-E form - Certificate of Status Of Beneficial Owner For United States Tax Withholding and Reporting Entities This form is for entities to establish their status for the purpose of withholding tax and reporting. It also allows the account holder to avail of lower tax rates on US dividends. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies in accordance with the Goodbody Cookie Policy.

For more information on cookies see our Cookie Policy. Nothing presented on this website constitutes investment advice as it does not take into account the investment objectives, knowledge and experience or financial situation of any person. You should not act on it in any way and are advised to obtain professional advice suitable to your own individual circumstances.

The value of your investment may go down as well as up. You may lose some or all of the money you invest. Past performance should not be taken as an indication or guarantee of future performance; neither should simulated performance. The value of securities may be subject to exchange rate fluctuation that may have a positive or adverse effect on the price or income of such securities.

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Contact Details for Goodbody Online. Goodbody Online contact information: Opening A Goodbody Online Account. Who can open a Goodbody Online account? How do I open a Goodbody Online account? I am an existing client of Goodbody - how do I open a Goodbody Online account? What documents do I need to open a Goodbody Online Account? What proof of identity and proof of address documents are acceptable? Proof of Identity You will need to provide one proof of photo identity and two proofs of address.

Passports Full Irish driving licences - Plastic card version only Irish national identity cards We are unable to accept the older, paper Irish driving licence and these will be rejected. Only the new, plastic card licence is electronically verified 2 X Proof of address One proof of address must be for the bank account details provided on your application form.

Acceptable proofs of address are: Mobile phone bills are not acceptable. How long does it take to open a Goodbody Online account?

Can I open a joint account? How can I activate my Goodbody Online account? Can I change my username? How do I pre-fund my account? How long will it take for funds to appear on my online account? How can I withdraw funds after I place a sale? How soon can I place an order to place a buy order? How will I receive my account reporting documentation? Where can I access the terms of the Goodbody Online Execution Only Agreement?

Is it possible to spend more than my available funds? Do funds held in my Goodbody Online account accrue deposit interest?

Can the actual traded price exceed the indicative price? How soon can I place an order to sell my shares? How do I transfer existing share certificates into my Goodbody Online Account? Click here to go to Forms If you are unsure which is the correct form please contact us on 01 and select option 2 or, alternatively, email us at support goodbody. How do I transfer existing nominee holdings with another broker into my Goodbody Online account? Which shares can be traded through Goodbody Online?

For any queries relating to these, please call us on and select option 1 Are there restrictions on the ownership of certain shares? When can I trade? Can I set a limit price?

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What happens to US limit orders that are still active after What happens to US 'At Best' and limit orders placed after How do I know what price my order was executed at? Can I cancel an order? Can I re-invest the proceeds of a sale immediately? For US at best orders placed prior to What happens if I cannot trade online due to technical problems? What happens if I make a mistake? What are the transaction charges for a Goodbody Online account?

All of the above commission rates exclude third party charges. Standard Additional Charges Stamp Duty Stamp duty is chargeable on the purchase of Irish and UK securities. The sale of securities does not incur stamp duty. Encashment Tax Applied to non Irish and non UK income at the standard rate of Irish Income Tax.

Overseas Broker Charge Varies depending on the market and broker. Nominee Charges No Charge. This charge is subject to VAT. Foreign Exchange If we conduct a transaction for you in a foreign currency it will be necessary either a for you to settle with us in that currency or b for us to carry out a currency exchange deal.

All About Your Shares. What is a Registrar? What is a Nominee account? How can I deal online with Share Certificates? How is the value of my holdings calculated? What is dematerialised stock?

Dematerialised stock is stock held in electronic form only. No share certificates are produced. How do shares settle online and how soon can I use funds or stock from a previous trade? How do I fund my account? How do I receive payment from my Goodbody Online account? What is a corporate action? Dividends are payments to shareholders from the operating profits of the company. What are scrip dividends? What is meant by ex dividend? What is a rights issue? What is a stock split? Why would a stock be suspended from trading?

Tax Goodbody Online is an Execution Only service, we will not advise you on personal tax matters such as Capital Gains Tax. What is Stamp duty and how much must I pay? The current rates charged are: How to amend my details. What if I change my address? If you change your address you must inform Goodbody Online in writing. What if I change my name? Tax Related Forms W9 form - Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Those who are US residents, citizens, born in the US, greencard holders or passport holders will need to fill out this form before opening a sharedealing account with Goodbody Stockbrokers.