Charles Stanley Direct
LYNX
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the UK market
Recommended for Any European traders looking for low stock and ETF fees and a good mobile trading platform
UK
Netherlands
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Average trading and non-trading fees, low stock and ETF fees
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
$22.6
$2970
1-3 days
>3 days
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: national ID / passport Proof of residency: bank statement
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 60.0% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Mid-range
Great
Customer service
Security
£85,000
20,000
1985
2006
UK
Netherlands, Ireland
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Charles Stanley Direct's service is slightly better than LYNX's and a comparison of their fees shows that Charles Stanley Direct's fees are similar to LYNX's.
Account opening takes much less effort at Charles Stanley Direct compared to LYNX, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at Charles Stanley Direct, while customer service quality is somewhat better than LYNX's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Charles Stanley Direct as being of the same quality as the platform of LYNX, found that clients have access to much less markets and products with Charles Stanley Direct, while LYNX provides somewhat better research and education.
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