Hello

I am looking to begin investing small amounts in stock and options with some money which is currently in an ISA. I would be transferring my cash to a different ISA scheme under which I have control to invest my money in the stock market (not just a series of funds, I don't want someone else contorlling it).

So given that I can do the transfer and obtain tax free potential profits, what are the best (in terms of trading price and freedom) ISA schemes to use? I am looking primarily into taking a long position with stocks, and options would be a nice addition too.

Does anyone know of any good providers of this?

Thankyou for any help,

If you're taking long positions on stocks then it likely won't matter too much which ISA you're wrapped with - because the only interest/renumeration you'll be receiving will be entirely from the value of your stock holdings, rather than from any interest payments from the ISA provider.

In which case, with a shares ISA, the ISA provider is simply acting as a sharedealing service, little else, and the difference in charges between them can be quite small.

Motley Fool and Selftrade both might be worth a look at.