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Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the UK market
Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market
UK
USA
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, free US 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
$24.8
$0
1-3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: SSN and ID / passport / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Mid-range
Poor
Customer service
Security
£85k
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
£85k
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
1985
2013
UK
USA
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Charles Stanley Direct's service is on par with Robinhood's and a comparison of their fees shows that Charles Stanley Direct's fees are higher than Robinhood's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at Charles Stanley Direct compared to Robinhood, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Charles Stanley Direct, while customer service quality is much better than Robinhood's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Charles Stanley Direct as less user-friendly than the platform of Robinhood, found that clients have access to less markets and products with Charles Stanley Direct, while Robinhood provides just about the same quality of research and education.
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