Freetrade
Vanguard
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Long-term investors on the hunt for low fees and focusing on the UK and US markets
Best ISA broker
Recommended for Long-term investors looking for great ETF and mutual fund selection
UK
USA
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, low stock and ETF 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
1 day
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)
2016
1975
UK
USA
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Freetrade's service is on par with Vanguard's and a comparison of their fees shows that Freetrade's fees are similar to Vanguard's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Freetrade compared to Vanguard, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Freetrade, while customer service quality is somewhat better than Vanguard's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Freetrade as somewhat worse than the platform of Vanguard, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Freetrade, while Vanguard provides excellent research and education.