Halifax vs Lloyds Bank Review
Is Halifax better than Lloyds Bank? After scoring UK share dealing accounts on over 100 different variables, Halifax is better than Lloyds Bank. Halifax Share Dealing provides clients with a variety of tools for trading and research. And fees are low when using a regular investment plan.
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Trading Fees
Share Trading: 0-9 Deals/ Month
Share Trading: 10-19 Deals/ Month
Share Trading: 20+ Deals/ Month
Annual Custody Fee: £0 - £250,000*
Bonds - Government (Gilts) - Fee
ETFs - Fee
Investment Trusts - Fee
Telephone Dealing Fee*
Commissions & Fees
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Platforms & Tools
Desktop Platform (Windows)
Web Platform
iPhone App
Android App
Stock Alerts
Charting - Indicators / Studies
Charting - Drawing Tools
Charting - Notes
Charting - Display Corporate Events
Charting - Stock Overlays
Platform & Tools
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Research
Research - Shares
Research - CFDs
Research - Funds
Fund Research - Research Reports
Research - ETFs
Research - Bonds
Portfolio Allocation Breakdown
Research
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Investments
Share Trading
CFD Trading
Funds
ETFs
Bonds - Corporate
Bonds - Government (Gilts)
Investment Trusts
Spread Betting
Banking Services
Advisor Services
Offering of Investments
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Education
Has Education - Share Trading
Has Education - Funds
Has Education - Retirement
Client Webinars
Client Webinars (Archived)
Education
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£0.00
£25.00
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Our UK.StockBrokers.com team spent seven months and hundreds of hours assessing 12 different share dealing accounts for buying shares online in the UK. In total, 124 individual variables were assessed. For this review, we will compare Halifax vs Lloyds Bank.
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. Both Halifax and Lloyds Bank hold a 4.00 star rating.
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 and Lloyds Bank provide clients with ISA and SIPP. Looking at charting, the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available are important as well as stock alerts. Halifax and Lloyds Bank offer the same number of charting tools, 1. Both Halifax and Lloyds Bank provide clients with access to 43 total indicators (eg, moving averages). Halifax and Lloyds Bank both offer basic stock alerts. Finally, for conducting research while share dealing, having access to mutual fund research reports is also helpful. Neither offers fund research reports.
Overall, between Halifax and Lloyds Bank, Halifax is the winner.
Halifax Review
Lloyds Bank Review
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. Both Halifax and Lloyds Bank hold a 4.00 star rating.
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 and Lloyds Bank provide clients with ISA and SIPP. Looking at charting, the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available are important as well as stock alerts. Halifax and Lloyds Bank offer the same number of charting tools, 1. Both Halifax and Lloyds Bank provide clients with access to 43 total indicators (eg, moving averages). Halifax and Lloyds Bank both offer basic stock alerts. Finally, for conducting research while share dealing, having access to mutual fund research reports is also helpful. Neither offers fund research reports.
Overall, between Halifax and Lloyds Bank, Halifax is the winner.
Halifax Review
Lloyds Bank Review
All pricing data was obtained from a published web site as of 01/08/18 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.
