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Fidelity International vs Barclays 2019
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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 |
First, we will compare the fees charged for dealing in the UK. There are two primary fees: the cost to place each trade and the monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee charged which varies depending on the type and size of your portfolio. We researched both to provide a single star rating for cost. Both Barclays and Fidelity International share a rating of 3.50 stars.
Cost aside, we can now compare popular features and tools investors prefer. Access to the investments you want is important, and Fidelity International supports ISA, ISA - Junior, SIPP and SIPP - Junior while Barclays supports ISA, SIPP, SIPP - Junior and Spread Betting. Next, some traders desire robust charting, so the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available, as well as stock alerts, are considered. Barclays boasts an offering of 14 charting tools compared to Fidelity International's 0 available charting tools. Barclays boasts an offering of 152 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to Fidelity International's 0 available indicators. Barclays offers basic stock alerts while Fidelity International does not. Finally, for researching funds while share dealing, having access to mutual fund research reports is also helpful. Fidelity International makes fund research reports available to clients, while Barclays does not.
Overall, between Barclays and Fidelity International, Barclays is the winner.
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