Share Trading Broker Rating Overview

Broker Name*

Rating

Cost

Admin Fee

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Hargreaves Lansdown£19.95£0  

commission starts at £9.95 depending on the trading amount, average commission is £19.95

TD Waterhouse£12.5£0  

£12.50 per trade, £9.95 for frequent trader. Make 10 trades a quarter to qualify for frequent trader fee

Lloyds TSB£15£0  

£15.00 per trade for the first 12 trades, £11.50 per trade thereafter every calendar quarter

Royal Bank of Scotland£15£0  

£15 a trade flat fee, accounts must be opened in a branch

Smile Invest£12.5£0  

£12.50 flat fee

Alliance Trust£12.5£0  

£12.50 flat fee

Virgin Money£12.5£2.5  

£12.50 a trade (with a quarterly fee of £2.50 plus VAT, which is waived every quarter you trade in), £7.50 a trade + £75 a year for active traders

SelfTrade£12.5£35  

£12.50 per trade. In addition they charge £35+VAT a year management fee. Make sure you understand the costs and fees before opening an account.

ShareDealActive£9.5£0  

£9.50 per trade, only UK shares can be traded


* - Unless stated otherwise, all listed brokers are authorised and regulated by the FSA.

Share Dealing firms (Stockbrokers), like CFD companies, charge a commission for every trade. They usually apply fixed commission per trade, important thing to notice here is that stockbrokers usually have special commissions (lower commissions) for active traders (please refer to notes for active trader commission). Online discount stockbrokers charge very low commission and it is difficult to find a share dealing firm with excellent customer service, it really varies between companies. Above is the list of discount share dealing companies ordered by their customer rating.