Barclays
Vanguard
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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 Long-term investors looking for great ETF and mutual fund selection
UK
USA
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Average trading fees, low non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading
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
$0
>3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: SSN / passport / national ID card / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Poor
Poor
Customer service
Security
£85,000
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
1992
1975
UK
USA
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Barclays's service is on par with Vanguard's and a comparison of their fees shows that Barclays's fees are slightly higher than Vanguard's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at Barclays compared to Vanguard, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Barclays, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Vanguard's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Barclays as much less user-friendly than the platform of Vanguard, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Barclays, while Vanguard provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.
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