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Brand
Product name
Star rating
Cost per share trade
Fund dealing charge
InvestEngine DIY Account Stars awarded: 5 £0.00 N/A
Lightyear Personal Stars awarded: 5 £0.00 N/A
Moneybox General Investment Account Stars awarded: 5 N/A £0.00
Prosper GIA Stars awarded: 5 N/A £0.00
Revolut Metal Stars awarded: 5 10 free trades per month then 0.25% per trade N/A
Santander Investment Account Stars awarded: 5 N/A £0.00
Vanguard Asset Management General Account Stars awarded: 5 N/A £0.00
AJ Bell Dealing Account Stars awarded: 4 0-9 TPCM: £5. 10+ TPCM: £3.50. £1.50
Aviva Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 £4.99 £0.00
Bank of Scotland Share Dealing Account Stars awarded: 4 £9.50 £9.50
Barclays Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 £6 £0.00
Bestinvest Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 £4.95 £0.00
Chip Basic Plan GIA Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
Chip ChipX GIA Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
CMC Invest Core Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
CMC Invest Plus Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
CMC Invest Premium Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
Columbia Threadneedle Investments General Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
Emma Basic GIA Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 £0.00
Emma Plus GIA Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 £0.00
Emma Pro GIA Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 £0.00
Emma Ultimate GIA Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 £0.00
eToro eToro Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
Fidelity Personal Investing Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 £7.50 £0.00
Freetrade General Investment Account Plus Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 £0.00
Hargreaves Lansdown Fund & Share Account Stars awarded: 4 0 - 9 TPCM: £6.95. 10 - 19 TPCM: £6.95. 20+ TPCM: £3.95 £1.95
HSBC Global Investment Centre Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
IG Share Dealing Account Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
Interactive Brokers Individual Trading Account Stars awarded: 4 £3.00 N/A
Interactive Investor Core Trading Account Stars awarded: 4 £3.99 £3.99
Interactive Investor Plus Trading Account Stars awarded: 4 £3.99 per trade, 1 free monthly trade £1.49 per trade, 1 free monthly trade
Interactive Investor Premium Trading Account Stars awarded: 4 £2.99 per trade, 10 free monthly trades £0.00
Lloyds Bank Share Dealing Account Stars awarded: 4 0 - 7 TPQ: £9.50. 8+ TPQ: £8 per deal £1.50
Moneyfarm General Investment Stars awarded: 4 £3.95 £3.95
MoneySuperMarket General Investment Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
Monzo Extra Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
Monzo Investments Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
Monzo Max Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
Monzo Perks Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
Plum Boost Stars awarded: 4 2 free trades per month, then 5p per trade £0.00
Plum Max Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 £0.00
Plum Plus Stars awarded: 4 2 free trades per month, then 15p per trade £0.00
Quilter Invest Standard General Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 £0.00
Revolut Plus Stars awarded: 4 3 free trades per month then 0.25% per trade N/A
Revolut Premium Stars awarded: 4 5 free trades per month then 0.25% per trade N/A
Revolut Ultra Stars awarded: 4 10 free trades per month then 0.12% per trade N/A
Scottish Widows Share Dealing Account Stars awarded: 4 £5 £5.00
The Big Exchange General Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 N/A £0.00
Trading 212 Invest Account Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
Wealthyhood Basic Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
Brand
Product name
Star rating
Cost per share trade
Annual investment funds platform fee
Aviva Investment Account Stars awarded: 5 £4.99 0.35% up to £500,000, 0% £500,000+
Barclays Investment Account Stars awarded: 5 £6 0.00%
Fidelity Personal Investing Investment Account Stars awarded: 5 £7.50 Less than £25,000 in account: £90 or 0.35% if you have regular savings plan (direct debit). £25,000 - £249,999: 0.35%. £250,000-£1m: 0.2%. £1m+:0.0% Less than £25,000 in account: £90 or 0.35% if you have regular savings plan (direct debit). £25,000 - £249,999: 0.35%. £... Read more
InvestEngine DIY Account Stars awarded: 5 £0.00 N/A
Lightyear Personal Stars awarded: 5 £0.00 N/A
Moneybox General Investment Account Stars awarded: 5 N/A Moneybox funds: 0.15%. Other funds: 0.45%
Prosper GIA Stars awarded: 5 N/A 0.00%
Revolut Standard Stars awarded: 5 1 free trade per month then 0.25% per trade N/A
Vanguard Asset Management General Account Stars awarded: 5 N/A 0.15% (Min £48: Max £375)
Bestinvest Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 £4.95 Up to £250,000: 0.4%. £250,001-£500,000: 0.2%. £500,001-£1m 0.1% £1m+: 0%
Chip ChipX GIA Stars awarded: 4 N/A 0.00%
CMC Invest Core Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
CMC Invest Plus Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 0.00%
CMC Invest Premium Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 0.00%
Columbia Threadneedle Investments General Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 N/A 0.00%
Emma Plus GIA Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 0.45%
Emma Pro GIA Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 0.20%
Emma Ultimate GIA Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 0.10%
eToro eToro Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
Freetrade General Investment Account Plus Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 0.00%
IG Share Dealing Account Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
Interactive Brokers Individual Trading Account Stars awarded: 4 £3.00 N/A
Interactive Investor Core Trading Account Stars awarded: 4 £3.99 0.00%
Moneyfarm General Investment Stars awarded: 4 £3.95 0.00%
MoneySuperMarket General Investment Stars awarded: 4 N/A 0.34%
Revolut Plus Stars awarded: 4 3 free trades per month then 0.25% per trade N/A
Santander Investment Account Stars awarded: 4 N/A 0.35% on first £50k, 0.2% £50,001-£500k, 0.1% above
Trading 212 Invest Account Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
Wealthyhood Plus Stars awarded: 4 £0.00 N/A
xtb GIA Stars awarded: 4 £0 For monthly turnover equivalent up to 100 000 EUR (after that 0.2% min.10 GBP) N/A
AJ Bell Dealing Account Stars awarded: 3 0-9 TPCM: £5. 10+ TPCM: £3.50. Up to £250,000: 0.25%. £250,001-£500,000: 0.1%. over £500,000: No Charges
Charles Stanley Direct Investment Account Stars awarded: 3 £10.00 0.3% (Minimum £60, Maximum £600)
Degiro DEGIRO Stars awarded: 3 £2.75 0.20%
Emma Basic GIA Stars awarded: 3 £0.00 0.60%
Freetrade General Investment Account Basic Stars awarded: 3 £0 N/A
Freetrade General Investment Account Standard Stars awarded: 3 £0.00 N/A
Hargreaves Lansdown Fund & Share Account Stars awarded: 3 0 - 9 TPCM: £6.95. 10 - 19 TPCM: £6.95. 20+ TPCM: £3.95 Up to £250,000: 0.35%. £250,000 - £1m: 0.25%. £1m - £2m: 0.1%. £2m+: 0.0%.
HSBC Global Investment Centre Stars awarded: 3 N/A 0.25%
HSBC InvestDirect Plus Stars awarded: 3 0-9 TPCM: £10.50. 10-19 TPCM: £7.95. 20+ TPCM: £7.95 N/A
Kaldi GIA Stars awarded: 3 £0.00 0.15%
Lloyds Bank Share Dealing Account Stars awarded: 3 0 - 7 TPQ: £9.50. 8+ TPQ: £8 per deal 0.00%
Monzo Investments Stars awarded: 3 N/A 0.25% on the first £100k, 0% above
Quilter Invest Standard General Investment Account Stars awarded: 3 £0.00 0.25%
Revolut Premium Stars awarded: 3 5 free trades per month then 0.25% per trade N/A
Saxo Capital Markets UK Limited Platinum Saxo Account Stars awarded: 3 Dependant on exchange (LSE 0.05%) 0.20%
Saxo Capital Markets UK Limited VIP Saxo Account Stars awarded: 3 Dependant on exchange (LSE 0.03%) 0.10%
Scottish Widows Share Dealing Account Stars awarded: 3 £5 0.00%
Wealthyhood Basic Stars awarded: 3 £0.00 N/A
Willis Owen General Investment Account Stars awarded: 3 £7.50 0.4% up to £50000, 0.3% £50,001-£100,000, 0.2% £100,001-£250000, 0.15% above
Bank of Scotland Share Dealing Account Stars awarded: 2 £9.50 0.00%