Barclays
Interactive Investor
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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 investors focusing on the UK market
UK
UK
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Average trading fees, low non-trading fees, no withdrawal fee
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
9
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
>3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: passport or driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement or utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Poor
Poor
Customer service
Security
£85,000
£85,000
1992
2003
UK
UK
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Barclays's service is slightly weaker than Interactive Investor's and a comparison of their fees shows that Barclays's fees are similar to Interactive Investor's.
Account opening takes more effort at Barclays compared to Interactive Investor, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Barclays, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Interactive Investor's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Barclays as much less user-friendly than the platform of Interactive Investor, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Barclays, while Interactive Investor provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.
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