Trading 212
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£0.00
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£0.00
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£0.00
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9.5
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Trading 212 have no platform or trading fees, meaning you can invest in ETFs priced in GBP without Trading 212 charging you a penny. Use bank transfer for free deposits.
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InvestEngine
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£0.00
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£0.00
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£0.00
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8.9
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InvestEngine will charge you nothing if you use their DIY account option. They have no platform, trading or deposit/withdrawal fees, and they only offer funds in GBP (£) so no FX fees are impossible.
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Interactive Brokers
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£36.00
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£36.00
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£36.00
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8.8
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IBKR charge a minimum £3 per month activity fee. Certain funds/ETFs are free to invest into, but their complex fee structure can be very confusing for users to understand.
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Hargreaves Lansdown
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£45.00
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£45.00
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£45.00
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8.5
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You can avoid HL's trading fees (up to £11.95 per trade) when investing monthly via direct debit into ETFs, funds, shares and selected investment trusts. Account fees still apply.
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AJ Bell
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£43.00
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£60.00
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£60.00
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8.5
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AJ Bell offer a discounted trading fee of £1.50 with their regular investing service (min £25 per month). Stocks & Shares ISA account fees are also capped at £3.50 per month when investing in ETFs.
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Freetrade
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£59.88
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£59.88
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£59.88
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8.2
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You need Freetrade's Standard account (£59.88 per year or £5.99 if paying monthly) for access to a Stocks & Shares ISA.
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IG
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£96.00
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£96.00
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£96.00
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8.2
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You can get around IG's £24 quarterly account fee by placing 3+ trades every quarter — a monthly investment is enough for this. This leaves an £8 trading fee based on once-monthly ETF purchase.
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*Capital at risk when investing
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Fidelity
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£53.00
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£108.00
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£108.00
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8.1
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Fidelity's account fees (0.35%) are capped at £7.50 per month on ETFs and shares within ISAs. There's also a £1.50 monthly trading fee with their regular investing service (£7.50 fee for trades otherwise).
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Interactive Investor
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£59.88
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£143.88
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£143.88
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7.9
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ii offer a free regular investing service when investing a minimum of £25 per month. This leaves just a £4.99 monthly account fee until you reach a £50,000 balance, then £11.99 monthly thereafter.
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iWeb
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£60.00
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£60.00
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£60.00
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7.8
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iWeb charge £5 per trade. They also charge £100 to open an account, but this fee seems to be being waived in an ongoing offer.
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Vanguard
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£15.00
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£150.00
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£375.00
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7.0
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Vanguard take a flat 0.15% annual account fee, capped at £375/year.
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Aviva
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£130.00
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£135.00
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£135.00
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7.0
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The Aviva Share Charge, which includes ETFs, is capped at £45-per-year in Stocks & Shares ISAs. There's an additional £7.50 trading fee on top of this.
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AJ Bell Dodl
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£15.00
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£150.00
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£750.00
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7.0
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Dodl has a 0.15% annual fee for all account types, regardless of how you invest, with no trading fees. This fee is uncapped.
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Chip
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£25.00
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£65.05
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£65.05
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6.6
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Chip's Basic (free) plan is cheapest for balances under £26,000. ChipX (paid annually) is cheapest for balances over this figure.
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first direct
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£168.00
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£168.00
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£168.00
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6.3
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A £10.50 quarterly fee for first direct's Shares Account is needed for ISA access. There's also a £10.50 trading fee. You must also be a first direct current account customer.
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Saxo
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£48.00
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£156.00
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£636.00
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6.0
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Saxo charge a minimum trading fee of £3 (or 0.12%, whichever is higher) on regular accounts (reduced % for VIP accounts). Plus a 0.12% custody fee.
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Charles Stanley
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£30.00
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£300.00
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£1,500.00
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6.0
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You can avoid platform and trading fees when investing into Charles Stanley's Multi-Asset Funds via monthly direct debit, but our listed charges apply when choosing your own ETF.
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Legal & General
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£25.00
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£250.00
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£1,250.00
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5.6
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Legal & General charges a flat, uncapped 0.25% account fee, which is a lot on larger balances.
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bestinvest
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£40.00
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£400.00
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£900.00
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5.5
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Annual fees are cheaper when investing in Bestinvest's ready-made portfolios or US shares, though this incurs high FX fees.
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abrdn
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£35.00
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£350.00
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£1,300.00
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5.3
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Yearly platform fee of 0.35% up to £200,000, then 0.2% thereafter.
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Moneyfarm
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£45.00
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£350.00
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£1,250.00
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5.0
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For the cheapest investment settings, use the 'Fixed' management style and 'Classic' focus, but it's still relatively expensive compared to other brokers.
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Nutmeg
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£45.00
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£450.00
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£1,450.00
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5.0
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Fixed allocation funds have a 0.45% annual fee up to £100k balance, then 0.25% beyond.
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Tillit
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£40.00
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£400.00
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£2,000.00
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4.9
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0.4% annual fee (the only fee that applies) reduces by 0.01% per year until it reaches 0.25% after 15 years.
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Moneybox
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£57.00
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£462.00
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£2,262.00
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4.6
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£1 monthly fee is actually free for the first 3 months, so deduct £3 for first year figures.
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eToro
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£70.00
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£450.00
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£1,750.00
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4.5
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eToro's partnership with Moneyfarm gives access to a limited range of active, robo-adviser style investments at a relatively high uncapped price.
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Wealthify
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£60.00
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£600.00
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£3,000.00
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4.5
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Annual fee of 0.6% applies and cannot be made cheaper.
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True Potential
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£40.00
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£400.00
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£2,000.00
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4.0
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0.4% uncapped platform fee applies to all investments, which is realtively high.
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Wesleyan
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£120.00
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£1,200.00
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£6,000.00
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3.0
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1.2% Annual Management Charge is the cheapest option Wesleyan offers. The uncapped fees here are extremely high.
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