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What you can Invest In

Which product type matches your investment goal? Stocks & Shares Reits CFDs Spread Betting Covered Warrants Company Warrants Listed CFDs Stocks & Shares ETFs Reits Funds Bonds & Gilts Savings

This diagram gives you an idea of the risk versus return for different types of investment. Click on the investment types to learn more about their risks, trading methods, stamp duty and which account you will need.


Want to invest in funds?

Discounted Funds with Initial Sales Charges from zero % ISC (Initial Sales Charge). Choose from over 1,000 Unit Trusts and OEICs (Open Ended Investment Companies) from the UK's top fund providers.

Funds within a Trading ISA

Protect your growth from Income or Capital Gains tax with a Trading ISA. Invest in a wide range of options including funds.

Higher Risk Investments

Financial Spread Betting and CFD Trading provide potential for higher returns. Paying a margin for your investments rather than the full value allows you to make larger postions. However, this type of investment is much riskier as profits and losses are magnified in exactly the same way.

Investing with TD Waterhouse

We offer a wide range of investment types to help you reach your goals. The full range of investment types available through TD Waterhouse is listed below.

Full Range of Investments

Learn About Investing

Sharpen your investment knowledge and skills with our useful introduction to a range of topics from the basics of stock ownership and understanding risk to the information needed to help you pick the right stocks. » More information