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Barclays's service is on par with RBC Direct Investing's and a comparison of their fees shows that Barclays's fees are similar to RBC Direct Investing's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at Barclays compared to RBC Direct Investing, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Barclays, while customer service quality is considerably lower than RBC Direct Investing's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Barclays as somewhat worse than the platform of RBC Direct Investing, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Barclays, while RBC Direct Investing provides just about the same quality of research and education.
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