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Trading & investments

Alerts
Notifications tracking price movements
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)
About ADRs
Choosing my portfolio currency
Currency selection
Dividend taxes
US market instruments, IRS, W8-BEN
Do you pay dividends?
What are they and how do they work on Lightyear
Exchange-Traded Commodities (ETCs)
About commodities, such as gold, silver, oil etc.
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
How the funds work and what is offered
Fractional shares
...“a fraction of a share", i.e. less than one
How to transfer my portfolio from Freetrade
Step by step guide to initiate transfers with Freetrade
How to transfer my portfolio from Interactive Brokers
Step by step guide to initiate transfers with IBKR
How to transfer my portfolio from LHV
Step by step guide to initiate transfers with LHV
How to transfer my portfolio from other brokers
Step by step guide to initiate transfers
How to transfer my portfolio from Scalable Capital
Step by step guide to initiate transfers with Scalable Capital
How to transfer my portfolio from Shareworks
Step by step guide to initiate transfers with Shareworks
How to transfer my portfolio from Swedbank
Step by step guide to initiate transfers with Swedbank
How to transfer my portfolio?
How it works, how long it takes, what can be moved over
I can't find the stock/ETF I want to invest in
About adding new instruments to our selection
Individual Savings Account (ISA)
Lightyear Cash and Stocks & Shares ISA
Instrument prices
How we display prices
Lightning Updates
Discover our AI-powered updates about your investments
Market and Limit orders
Market vs Limit orders, and how they work on Lightyear
Order execution and price improvements
How order execution works
Order types
What we offer and how to place them
Over the Counter (OTC) market
An overview of when a stock moves to the OTC market
PnL (profit and loss)
Learn about profit and loss views in Lightyear app
Repeat orders
Investing on auto-pilot
Stop orders
How this order type works and how to set it up
Taxes and statements
Tax reporting and where to get an account overview
Trading during extended hours
How extended hours trading works
Transferring my ISA
Bring your ISA to Lightyear
Vaults: Money Market Funds (MMFs)
Learn about investing in mutual funds
What is a spin-off?
Corporate action
What is a stock split?
The a-b-c's of share or stock splits
What is an acquisition?
Corporate action
What is delisting?
Corporate action
Which markets do you currently offer?
Our stock & ETF universe
Who is the owner of the securities I buy?
Any instruments you purchase through Lightyear are yours

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Deposits, conversions & withdrawals
Getting verified
Lightyear for Business
Managing my Lightyear account
Promotions & referrals
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