Charles Stanley Direct vs Halifax compared

Your expert:
Gyula Lencsés, CFA
Your expert:
Nicole Conrad
Charles Stanley Direct
Halifax
Key differences
  • Customer service score
    4.5
    /5
  • Trading platform combined score
    3.6
    /5
  • Fees score
    2.8
    /5
  • Customer service score
    0.0
    /5
  • Trading platform combined score
    0.8
    /5
  • Fees score
    3.8
    /5
Recommended for
  • Beginners
  • Equity
  • Forex
  • CFD
  • Beginners
  • Equity
  • Forex
  • CFD
Fees
Fees score
US stock fee
EURUSD spread
US stock index options
S&P 500 CFD spread
Withdrawal fee
Deposit fee
Inactivity fee
Safety
Top-tier regulators
Foundation date
Investor protection
Deposit and Withdrawal
Minimum deposit
Bank transfer for deposit
Bank transfer for withdrawal
Credit/debit for deposit
Credit/debit for withdrawal
PayPal for deposit
Wise for deposit
Revolut for deposit
Other electronic wallets
Platform and Experience
Mobile platform score
Web platform score
MT4 available
MT5 available
Customer service score
Account opening score

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Charles Stanley Direct's service is on par with Halifax's and a comparison of their fees shows that Charles Stanley Direct's fees are slightly higher than Halifax's.

Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Charles Stanley Direct compared to Halifax, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Charles Stanley Direct, while customer service quality is much better than Halifax's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of Charles Stanley Direct as much better than the platform of Halifax, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with Charles Stanley Direct, while Halifax provides just about the same quality of research and education.

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