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Halifax vs Charles Stanley Direct 2019
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Overall Rating
| Feature | Halifax | Charles Stanley Direct |
| Overall | ||
| Halifax Review | Charles Stanley Direct Review |
Trading Fees
| Feature | Halifax | Charles Stanley Direct |
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Share Trading: 0-9 Deals/ Month |
£12.50 | £11.50 |
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Share Trading: 10-19 Deals/ Month |
£12.50 | £11.50 |
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Share Trading: 20+ Deals/ Month |
£12.50 | £11.50 |
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Annual Custody Fee: £0 - £250,000* |
£0 | 0.25% |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) - Fee |
£25.00 | £11.50 |
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ETFs - Fee |
£12.50 | £11.50 |
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Investment Trusts - Fee |
£12.50 | £11.50 |
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Telephone Dealing Fee* |
£25.00 | £25.00 |
| Commissions & Fees | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
Platforms & Tools
| Feature | Halifax | Charles Stanley Direct |
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Desktop Platform (Windows) |
No | No |
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Web Platform |
Yes | Yes |
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iPhone App |
No | Yes |
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Android App |
No | No |
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Stock Alerts |
Yes | Yes |
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Charting - Indicators / Studies |
91 | 19 |
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Charting - Drawing Tools |
17 | 1 |
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Charting - Notes |
No | No |
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Charting - Display Corporate Events |
Yes | No |
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Charting - Stock Overlays |
No | Yes |
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
Research
| Feature | Halifax | Charles Stanley Direct |
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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 | No |
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Research - ETFs |
Yes | No |
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Research - Bonds |
Yes | No |
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Portfolio Allocation Breakdown |
Yes | Yes |
| Research | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
Investments
| Feature | Halifax | Charles Stanley Direct |
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Share Trading |
Yes | 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 |
Yes | Yes |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) |
Yes | 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 | Halifax | Charles Stanley Direct |
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Has Education - Share Trading |
Yes | No |
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Has Education - Funds |
Yes | No |
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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 | No |
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Overall
| Feature | Halifax | Charles Stanley Direct |
| Halifax Review | Charles Stanley Direct Review | |
| Overall | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
To start this comparison, first, we will take a look at the fees charged for dealing in the UK. It's important to note that not only is there the cost to place the trade, but most share dealing brokers also charge a monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee depending on the type and size of your portfolio. We assessed both to provide a single star rating for cost. Halifax received a rating of 4.00 stars over Charles Stanley Direct's 3.50 stars.
Cost aside, we can now turn our focus to popular tools and features investors prefer in the UK. Account access is certainly at the top of the list, and Halifax supports ISA and SIPP while Charles Stanley Direct supports ISA, ISA - Junior and SIPP. Looking at charting, the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available are important as well as stock alerts. Both Charles Stanley Direct and Halifax provide clients with access to 1 total charting tools. Charles Stanley Direct trails Halifax by 24 total different indicators (for example, moving averages), with Halifax offering 43 and Charles Stanley Direct offering 19. Charles Stanley Direct alongside Halifax offer basic stock alerts. Finally, for conducting research while share dealing, having access to mutual fund research reports is also helpful. Charles Stanley Direct nor Halifax offers fund research reports.
Overall, between Charles Stanley Direct and Halifax, Halifax is the winner.
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