Despite continuing stockmarket declines the number of active retail stockbroking clients in the UK grew from 2000 through 2002

Research and Markets have announced the addition of the 'UK Stockbrokers Databook 2004 report to their offering.

(PRWEB) December 10, 2003 --UK Stockbrokers Databook 2003 analyzes UK stocktrading, including the current and forecast size of the brokerage client base (both online and offline), recent regulatory and legislative developments affecting the industry, trends in trading statistics, the structure of retail share ownership, and an analysis of the cheapest and most expensive execution-only fees and commissions across the industry

Scope

Covers the whole of UK stocktrading, including retail and institutional trading statistics from 1998-June 2003

Sizes the active retail stockbroking client base, active retail online stockbroking client base, and the certificated shareholder client base, 2000-2

Forecasts the active retail stockbroking client base and active retail online stockbroking client base through 2005 using The unique model

Analyzes commissions and fee structures of more than 40 execution-only stockbrokers

Report Highlights

Despite continuing stockmarket declines the number of active retail stockbroking clients grew from 2000 through 2002. However, active online clients responded more negatively to market conditions.

But both online and traditional brokerage clients are set to grow through 2005. Active retail brokerage clients will grow by 5.8% compounded annually and online brokerage clients will grow by 8.1%.

Clients will pay the lowest online stocktrading fee through Sagas Share Direct account. Meanwhile, Cortal, Pathburner and the Share Centre are the most expensive online stocktraders in the UK.

This report is designed to:

Determine your market share of the active retail (and online) stocktrading client base using our unique market sizing data.

Use our online and offline brokerage client base forecasts to plan your business strategies through 2005

Build your fee structure with the full knowledge of your competitor's fees using our analysis of 40 stockbrokers' commissions and annual fees analysis

For a complete index of this report click on http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/41506

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