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Fidelity International vs Barclays 2020
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Overall Rating
| Feature | Fidelity International | Barclays |
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| Fidelity International Review | Barclays Review |
Trading Fees
| Feature | Fidelity International | Barclays |
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Share Trading: 0-9 Deals/ Month |
N/A | £6.00 |
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Share Trading: 10-19 Deals/ Month |
N/A | £6.00 |
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Share Trading: 20+ Deals/ Month |
N/A | £6.00 |
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Annual Custody Fee: £0 - £250,000* |
0.35% | 0.2% (minimum £48) |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) - Fee |
N/A | £6.00 |
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ETFs - Fee |
0.10% | £6.00 |
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Investment Trusts - Fee |
0.10% | £3.00 |
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Telephone Dealing Fee* |
£0.00 | £25.00 |
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| Winner | check_circle |
Platforms & Tools
| Feature | Fidelity International | Barclays |
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Desktop Platform (Windows) |
No | No |
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Web Platform |
Yes | Yes |
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iPhone App |
Yes | No |
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Android App |
No | No |
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Stock Alerts |
No | Yes |
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Charting - Indicators / Studies |
0 | 67 |
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Charting - Drawing Tools |
0 | 17 |
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Charting - Notes |
No | No |
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Charting - Display Corporate Events |
No | No |
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Charting - Stock Overlays |
No | No |
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
Research
| Feature | Fidelity International | Barclays |
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Research - Shares |
No | Yes |
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Research - CFDs |
No | No |
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Research - Funds |
Yes | Yes |
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Fund Research - Research Reports |
Yes | Yes |
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Research - ETFs |
Yes | Yes |
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Research - Bonds |
No | Yes |
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Portfolio Allocation Breakdown |
Yes | Yes |
| Research | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
Investments
| Feature | Fidelity International | Barclays |
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Share Trading |
No | Yes |
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CFD Trading |
No | No |
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Funds |
Yes | Yes |
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ETFs |
Yes | Yes |
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Bonds - Corporate |
No | Yes |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) |
No | Yes |
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Investment Trusts |
Yes | Yes |
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Spread Betting |
No | No |
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Advisor Services |
Yes | Yes |
| Offering of Investments | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
Education
| Feature | Fidelity International | Barclays |
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Has Education - Share Trading |
No | Yes |
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Has Education - Funds |
Yes | Yes |
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Has Education - Retirement |
Yes | Yes |
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Client Webinars |
No | No |
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Client Webinars (Archived) |
No | Yes |
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Overall
| Feature | Fidelity International | Barclays |
| Fidelity International Review | Barclays Review | |
| Overall | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
Our comparison begins with the fees charged for dealing shares in the UK and being a client. The two main charges to focus on include the cost to place each trade alongside the monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee charged (varies depending on the type and size of your portfolio). We researched both to provide a single star rating for cost. Barclays is a better option with a 4.00 star rating over Fidelity International's 3.50 star rating.
Further breaking down costs, we analyzed four different trading scenarios. For all four scenarios, we are assuming a £30,000 portfolio for custody fees.
Scenario 1 - 12 trades per year, or 1 trade per month. Barclays charges £132 and Fidelity International charges .
Scenario 2 - If you make 3 trades a month, or 36 per year, the fees with Barclays wold be £276 and the fees with Fidelity International would be .
Scenario 3 - 120 trades per year, or 10 trades per month. Barclays charges £780 and Fidelity International charges .
Scenario 4 - 240 trades per year, or 20 trades per month. Barclays charges £1500 and Fidelity International charges .
Account charges aside, we can now compare features and tools investors want in their share dealing accounts. Access to the investments is important, and Fidelity International provides its clients with ISA, ISA - Junior, SIPP and SIPP - Junior while Barclays provides clients access to ISA, SIPP and SIPP - Junior. Also, some investors require a high-quality charting experience, so the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available, as well as stock alerts, are considered. Barclays boasts an offering of 17 charting tools compared to Fidelity International's 0 available charting tools. Barclays boasts an offering of 67 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to Fidelity International's 0 available indicators. Barclays makes basic stock alerts available to clients, while Fidelity International does not. Lastly, for researching mutual funds while share dealing, being able to view a research report can be helpful. Barclays and Fidelity International both offer fund research reports.
Overall, between Barclays and Fidelity International, Barclays is the winner.
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All pricing data was obtained from a published web site as of 01/15/2020 and is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. The UK.StockBrokers.com staff is constantly working with its online broker representatives to obtain the latest pricing data. If you believe any data listed above is inaccurate, please contact us using the link at the bottom of this page.
