| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Easy-to-use trading platforms
- High-quality educational tools
- Great customer service
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- Low trading fees
- Wide range of products
- Many great research tools
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| overall cons |
- High fees for stocks and ETFs
- Offline account opening for clients outside the UK
- Only GBP base currency
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- Complicated account opening process
- Complex desktop trading platform
- High forex fees
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fees
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- Low non-trading fees
- No withdrawal fee
- Low fees for funds and bonds
- High stock and ETF fees
- Currency conversion fee
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- Low trading fees
- Free stock and ETF trading for US clients
- Low margin rates
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account opening
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- Fast
- No minimum deposit
- Fully digital for UK clients
- Offline account opening for non-UK clients
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- Fully digital
- No minimum deposit for most account types
- Not user-friendly
- Confusing messages throughout the process
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deposit and withdrawal
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- Credit/Debit card available
- Free withdrawal
- No deposit fee
- Only one account base currency
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- No deposit fee
- Several account base currencies
- First withdrawal each month free
- Credit/Debit card not available
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Good search function
- No two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Charting is extremely slow
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
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mobile trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Good search function
- Touch/Face ID login
- No two-step (safer) login
- No price alerts
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- Two-step (safer) login
- Good search function
- Good variety of order types
- User interface is a bit complex
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desktop trading platform
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- Clear fee report
- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Good variety of order types
- Not user-friendly
- Poor search function
- Too complex for beginners
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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Fund
- Bond
- Portfolio+
Venture Capital Trust
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- Stock
- ETF
- Forex
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Futures
- CFD
- Crypto
- Warrants
- Structured Products
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research
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- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
- User-friendly
- Only basic charting and analytics tools
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
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customer service
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- Phone support
- Fast response time
- Relevant answers
- No live chat
- No 24/7 support
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- Phone support
- Live chat
- Fast response time
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education
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- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
- Demo account only on mobile
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- Demo account
- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
- Courses only available after registration
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safety
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- Listed on stock exchange
- Does not hold a banking license
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- Listed on stock exchange
- Negative balance protection
- Regulated by top-tier financial authorities
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| recommended for |
Beginners and buy-and-hold investors looking for great customer service and easy-to-use trading platforms
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Traders looking for low fees and a professional trading environment
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