Barclays
Charles Stanley Direct
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Long-term investors looking for a broker with low fees and solid background
Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the UK market
UK
UK
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
1
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$22.6
>3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Poor
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
£85,000
£85,000
1992
1985
UK
UK
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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Barclays's service is on par with Charles Stanley Direct's and a comparison of their fees shows that Barclays's fees are similar to Charles Stanley Direct's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at Barclays compared to Charles Stanley Direct, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Barclays, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Charles Stanley Direct's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Barclays as much less user-friendly than the platform of Charles Stanley Direct, found that clients have access to more markets and products with Barclays, while Charles Stanley Direct provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.
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