| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Easy-to-use trading platforms
- High-quality educational tools
- Great customer service
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- Some ETFs and mutual funds are free to trade
- Easy account opening
- Great mobile trading platform
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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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- Only the US market covered
- Basic research tools
- High financing rates (margin rates)
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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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- No inactivity fee
- Free ETF trading
- Some mutual funds and bonds are free to trade
- High margin rates
- High fees for non-free mutual funds
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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
- Low minimum deposit
- Slow account opening time
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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
- User-friendly
- Free withdrawal (via ACH)
- Credit/Debit card not available
- $10 for wire transfer withdrawals
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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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- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- Price alerts
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Some features are hard to find
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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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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Good search function
- No price alerts
- Options and bond trading are not available
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desktop trading platform
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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
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
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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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- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
- User-friendly
- Limited interactive charting
- Limited set of research tools
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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
- Fast response time
- Relevant answers
- No live chat
- No 24/7 support
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education
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- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
- Demo account only on mobile
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- Educational videos
- Good educational tools
- No demo account
- No trading platform tutorial videos
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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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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- No negative balance protection
- Does not hold a banking license
- Not listed on stock exchange
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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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Long-term investors who are looking for great ETF and mutual fund offers
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