UK Stockbrokers

There are plenty of online UK stockbrokers out there offering instant market access for a set fee. Look carefully at a number before you take the plunge. A low per trade cost may be a great incentive – especially if you plan to trade more than once or twice a month – but issues like reliability are just as, if not more important. I’ve had trade windows slam shut because my online broker’s web site has been down for maintenance. Often a recommendation from a friend in the know is the best bet and a backup account should problems be encountered, a nice fall back position. (the information quoted on UK Stockbrokers was correct at the time of publishing)

  Barclays Stockbrokers

Barclays – of the banking game – offer £12 trades online with the fee dropping to £7.50 for those who trade more than ten times a month. Telephone commissions are decidely higher but a handy fall-back option should you encounter problems online.

Visit Barclays Stockbrokers

  Fastrade

Fastrade is the online share dealing arm of Charles Stanley Stockbrokers. They offer a customisable interface including real time pricing and trades beginning at £9.99.

Visit Fastrade

  Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown are one of the UK’s leading independent financial service providers and asset management specialists. They are a fund supermarket, a fund manager, a discount broker, a stockbroker, a pensions specialist, an annuity specialist, a wealth manager and a financial adviser – a real one-stop financial shop.

Visit Hargreaves Lansdown

  Selftrade

offers a flat £12.50 for online and phone trades whatever the security or market. Allows users to invest in equities from the UK and 18 international markets, plus investment trusts, exchange traded funds, unit trusts,
gilts, corporate bonds, covered warrants and certificates. Heard lots of good things.

Visit Selftrade

  TD Waterhouse

offers the investor/trader the opportunity to deal in UK and international equities, funds, Bonds, Gilts, ETFs, Covered warrants, contracts for difference, and financial spread betting. For those looking for more data for their quid TD Waterhouse offer level 2 data via their ProTrader account. Online trades from £9.95.

Visit TD Waterhouse

Comments

Posted On

Jan 14, 2011

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Anonymous

please could you send me information a list of all your online stockbrokers please leave me a email

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Posted On

Jan 17, 2011

Posted By

Paul

Hi Gary, click on any of the links above and you’ll go through to the individual broker website. We’re not a broker or affiliated with any brokers. Best of luck finding a good one.

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