I’ve been using Trading 212 in Germany for almost a month now and I’m really thrilled with it. It’s been a truly great broker so far. There are just two things that bother me a bit and, in my opinion, should be improved:
In the Invest account, I think it’s essential to see the exact current bid and ask prices of an instrument. Right now, only a single price is displayed, but obviously, there is both a bid and an ask price, and these should definitely be visible. I often like to add to my investments manually, and I need to see the current bid and ask prices to estimate my entry point and evaluate the spread. Where can I currently find the exact buy and sell prices for my investments? I did some search on the forum here and saw that this has long been a discussion, and it seems as if Trading 212 is going to stick with their current LTP. Eh, kind of unfortunate. I would rather have a proper bid and ask price, but okay.
It would be great to have an option for limit orders where you can simply enter your target price and a cash amount, letting the system automatically calculate the exact number of shares. Currently, I have to painstakingly enter fractional share amounts just to invest exactly €20, for example. The exact number of shares isn’t important to me at all; I just want to set the limit price and the total investment amount. This feature would be fantastic.
Otherwise, as I mentioned, I am very satisfied and want to say a big thank you. I hope my suggestions are well-received and might be implemented soon.
I’ve attached a screenshot to help visualize what I mean. Ideally, there should be a toggle button that lets us switch the input mode on limit orders to a specific cash value (e.g., €200). The limit order would then execute at the set limit price, automatically calculating the exact number of fractional shares needed (e.g., 7.3029325 shares, same as market orders).
This would allow users to invest an exact cash amount without having to manually calculate the share quantity. Currently, because we can only input fractional shares up to a few decimal places, it’s often impossible to invest a precise amount since it almost always rounds to something like €199.98 or €200.05. I hope this explanation makes sense!
And it would also be fine if it could Display the position value (€) on the chart instead of the share quantity.
Meaning: On the position line, it should show the current position value in euros instead of the fractional share quantity. E.g. 200 € instead of 0.029199199191982
Thank you @Koan and @Galaxius for your support in this matter. It’s good to see that other people agree with my suggestion.
I would like to kindly ask for some official feedback on my 2nd suggestion. It’s been 3 months now, and I haven’t heard anything back yet.
Is this something that is being considered? I (and others) would really like to see it being implemented.
@Chungi, we’re closely monitoring the feedback we receive, and this suggestion has already been passed on for consideration. I can see how entering a cash amount alongside the limit price could make Limit Orders much more convenient, especially when you’re investing a fixed amount rather than targeting a specific number of shares.
If there are any developments regarding the introduction of such an option, I’ll make sure to share an update.
