Freetrade Basic vs Trading 212
Side-by-side comparison from each platform's published fees.
FreetradeBasic Stock ISA | Trading 212Stock ISA | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated yearly costexample investor | £59.40 | £9.00 |
| Fees | ||
| Platform fee | All holdings | Whole portfolio |
| Dealing | Shares and ETFs Mutual funds US shares and ETFs | Shares and ETFs Mutual funds US shares and ETFs |
| FX | ||
| How trades are placed | Market Order | Market Order |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Flexible ISA | Supported | Supported |
| Fractional trading | Supported | Supported |
| About the providers | ||
| Official website | Visit Freetrade website | Visit Trading 212 website |
| Founded | 2015 (11 years old) | 2013 (13 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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