I am trying to educate myself about investments etc. One question I have, if for example I was to open an online share dealing account with my bank, AIB that is, on their pricing page are a number of charges, some of which I don't entirely understand. I gather that when I buy I have to pay commission and stamp duty (country dependant) and again I pay commission for selling. What I don't quite understand is, for example if I bought Irish stock, would the European charges apply also, and the ancilliary charges for transfering shares out (as in out of the account, when selling?) Sorry if these are stupid questions... but if I was to buy anything I would like to calculate how much it would cost me to buy and to sell so I'd know how much I'd have to make to begin with to break even!