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Barclays's service is slightly weaker than Merrill Edge's and a comparison of their fees shows that Barclays's fees are slightly higher than Merrill Edge's.
Account opening takes more effort at Barclays compared to Merrill Edge, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Barclays, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Merrill Edge's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Barclays as much less user-friendly than the platform of Merrill Edge, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Barclays, while Merrill Edge provides just about the same quality of research and education.
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