Every platform here is authorised by the FCA, holds client money under CASS rules and is covered by the FSCS. Within that, the differences are large: the cost of buying £1,000 of US shares ranges from £1.50 to over £10, some offer ISAs and some do not, and only two have proper tools for active trading. Ranked by our overall score, with the UK-specific facts up front.
Rankings come straight from our scoring methodology — fees 30%, platforms 20%, trust & regulation 25%, market range 15%, support 10% — filtered to the platforms relevant for this use case. Commission relationships never affect ordering; the same dataset drives every list, review and comparison on this site.
Trading leveraged products involves a high risk of losing money. Nothing here is investment advice — always confirm terms with the platform before depositing.
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