How to buy shares
Schools that register for Shares4Schools are given a customer reference number and password when the competition begins in October. All accounts are set up with The Share Centre under the name of the participating school.
While the important decisions relating to investments are made by the students, dealing can only be carried out by the team's two authorised representatives. Both representatives will be given their own personal log-in codes to view the team's portfolio via the Internet. Once you have logged in to your account you can buy shares quickly and easily.
To ensure the competition reflects the realities of investing, all dealing is subject to The Share Centre's Terms of Business and dealing commission is paid at the normal rate. At the end of the competition, The Share Centre will donate all dealing commission (excluding statutory charges) to your school.