Charles Stanley Direct vs Fidelity

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Charles Stanley Direct Stock ISA compared with Fidelity Stock ISA
Fees
	Charles Stanley Direct Stock ISA	Fidelity Stock ISA
Estimated yearly costexample investor	£530.00	£225.00
Platform fee	Whole portfolio 0.30% (min £60/year) (cap: £600.00)	Whole portfolio Rate set by your total investments:£0-£24,999: £90.00 a year flat£25,000-£249,999: 0.35%£250,000+: 0.20%shares and ETFs capped at £90.00 a year; no fee on value above £1,000,000
Dealing	Shares and ETFs £10 per trade Mutual funds £4 per trade US shares and ETFs By phone: 1% (min £50, max £500) + £20 movement fee, plus £30 a year custody per US holding	Shares and ETFs £7.50 per trade Mutual funds £0 per trade US shares and ETFs £7.50 per trade
FX	All-in tier (slabbed):£0-£9,999.99: 1.00%£10,000-£49,999.99: 0.75%£50,000-£499,999.99: 0.50%£500,000-£999,999.99: 0.30%Over £1,000,000: 0.15%	Marginal:0.75% on £0-£9,9990.50% on £10,000-£19,9990.25% on £20,000+
How trades are placed	Quote & Deal	Quote & Deal
What it can hold
UK investments	Supported	Supported
US shares	Supported	Supported
Individual shares	Supported	Supported
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)	Supported	Supported
Mutual funds	Supported	Supported
Flexible ISA	Supported	Not supported
Fractional trading	Not supported	Not supported
About the providers
Official website	Visit Charles Stanley Direct website	Visit Fidelity website
Founded	1896 (130 years old)	1979 (47 years old)

Example investor: £80,000 portfolio, 12 trades a year, half in shares (half of them US) and half in UK ETFs. Estimate with your numbers

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