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IG vs Barclays 2019
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Overall Rating
| Feature | IG | Barclays |
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| IG Review | Barclays Review |
Trading Fees
| Feature | IG | Barclays |
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Share Trading: 0-9 Deals/ Month |
£8.00 | £6.00 |
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Share Trading: 10-19 Deals/ Month |
£5.00 | £6.00 |
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Share Trading: 20+ Deals/ Month |
£5.00 | £6.00 |
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Annual Custody Fee: £0 - £250,000* |
£96.00 | 0.2% (minimum £48) |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) - Fee |
N/A | £6.00 |
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ETFs - Fee |
£8.00 | £6.00 |
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Investment Trusts - Fee |
£8.00 | £3.00 |
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Telephone Dealing Fee* |
£40.00 | £25.00 |
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| Winner | check_circle |
Platforms & Tools
| Feature | IG | Barclays |
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Desktop Platform (Windows) |
Yes | No |
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Web Platform |
Yes | Yes |
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iPhone App |
Yes | No |
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Android App |
Yes | No |
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Stock Alerts |
Yes | Yes |
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Charting - Indicators / Studies |
28 | 67 |
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Charting - Drawing Tools |
19 | 17 |
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Charting - Notes |
Yes | No |
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Charting - Display Corporate Events |
Yes | No |
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Charting - Stock Overlays |
Yes | No |
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| Winner | check_circle |
Research
| Feature | IG | Barclays |
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Research - Shares |
Yes | 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 |
No | Yes |
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Research - ETFs |
Yes | Yes |
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Research - Bonds |
No | Yes |
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Portfolio Allocation Breakdown |
No | Yes |
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| Winner | check_circle |
Investments
| Feature | IG | Barclays |
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Share Trading |
Yes | Yes |
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CFD Trading |
Yes | 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 |
Yes | No |
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Advisor Services |
No | Yes |
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| Winner | check_circle |
Education
| Feature | IG | Barclays |
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Has Education - Share Trading |
Yes | Yes |
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Has Education - Funds |
No | Yes |
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Has Education - Retirement |
No | Yes |
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Client Webinars |
Yes | No |
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Client Webinars (Archived) |
Yes | Yes |
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Overall
| Feature | IG | Barclays |
| IG Review | Barclays Review | |
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| 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. IG Group is a better option with a 4.50 star rating over Barclays's 3.50 star rating.
Account charges aside, we can now compare features and tools investors want in their share dealing accounts. Access to the investments is important, and IG Group offers clients ISA, SIPP and Spread Betting while Barclays offers ISA, SIPP, SIPP - Junior and Spread Betting. 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 trails IG Group by 5 total charting tools, with IG Group offering 19 and Barclays offering 14. Barclays offers its clients access to 152 different indicators (for example, volume) while IG Group has 26 available indicators, a difference of 126. Barclays alongside IG Group offer basic stock alerts. Lastly, for researching mutual funds while share dealing, being able to view a research report can be helpful. Neither Barclays and IG Group offer fund research reports.
Overall, between Barclays and IG Group, Barclays is the winner.
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