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January 27, 2026
The UK.StockBrokers.com Annual Awards commend exceptional features and services in areas important to the everyday investor in the U.K. The Annual Awards represent the culmination of rigorous research, thorough analysis, and meticulous data collection.
Elizabeth Anderson, a veteran investor, journalist, and expert voice on the U.K. finance industry, serves as the lead writer for online broker reviews and directs research, testing, and scoring at UK.StockBrokers.com.
Keep scrolling to see the winners of the UK.StockBrokers.com 2026 Annual Awards, including our Category Awards, which recognize the most relevant scoring and ranking categories for U.K. investors, as well as our Industry Awards, which highlight the firms pushing the industry forward, where innovation, specialization, and leadership stand out.
Category Award Winners
Category Winners for the UK.StockBrokers.com Annual Awards are brokers that stand out as the best of the best in our carefully curated Awards Categories. Categories have been refined over our 15+ years of Annual Awards, and are designed to reflect the features, products, and services that matter most to investors and traders. Methodology.
Note: "Best in Class" means a top-6 finish within the category.
Overall | Beginners | Charges & Fees | Ease of Use | Education | Investment Choices | Junior ISA | Mobile App | Research | SIPP Provider | Stocks and Shares ISA | Website
Overall
- Interactive Investor
- IG
- InvestEngine
- Interactive Brokers
- Freetrade
Check out the UK.StockBrokers.com guide to the overall Best Investment Platforms in the UK.
Beginners
- InvestEngine
- Freetrade
- Lloyds Bank
- IG
- AJ Bell
Check out the UK.StockBrokers.com guide to the Best UK Trading Platforms for Beginners.
Charges & Fees
- Trading 212
- XTB
- Freetrade
- IG
- Interactive Investor
Ease of Use
- Freetrade
- Trading 212
- Vanguard
- Interactive Investor
- IG
Education
Investment Choices
Junior ISA
- Vanguard
- AJ Bell
- Interactive Investor
- Interactive Brokers
Check out the UK.StockBrokers.com guide to the Best Junior ISAs.
Mobile App
- IG
- Trading 212
- eToro
- Interactive Brokers
- InvestEngine
Check out the UK.StockBrokers.com guide to the Best UK Stock Trading Apps.
Research
- Interactive Investor
- Interactive Brokers
- Hargreaves Lansdown
- IG
- Trading 212
SIPP Provider
- InvestEngine
- Interactive Investor
- Freetrade
- Lloyds Bank
- AJ Bell
Check out the UK.StockBrokers.com guide to the Best SIPP Providers.
Stocks and Shares ISA
- InvestEngine
- IG
- XTB
- Lloyds Bank
- Interactive Brokers
Check out the UK.StockBrokers.com guide to the Best Stocks and Shares ISAs.
Website
Industry Awards
The UK.StockBrokers.com Industry Awards recognize breakout innovations, unparalleled product offerings, and remarkable platform experiences. Methodology.
2026 Overall Rankings Table
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 Trading 212
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 IG
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 InvestEngine
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 Interactive Brokers
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 Freetrade
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 XTB
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 Hargreaves Lansdown
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 AJ Bell
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 Saxo
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 eToro
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 Lloyds Bank
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 Halifax
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 Revolut
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 Vanguard UK Investor
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 CMC Invest
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To see the testing methodologies for all 2026 Annual Awards, visit our How We Test page.
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