Hargreaves Lansdown and IG are two of the UK’s top share dealers, but they have their differences. While Hargreaves offers a wider variety of investment options and research, IG is cheaper and easier to use, both on the web and mobile apps.
Scroll down to compare the two brokers and decide which is best for you.
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| Overview | |
| Description | |
| Trade UK and international shares, ETFs, trusts, bonds, and IPOs with one of the country's most established brokers. | Trade a wide range of asset classes across thousands of markets. |
| Basics | |
| Account Funding Options | |
| Bank card | Bank transfer, credit card, debit card |
| Advisory Services | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Apps | |
| Android, iOS | Android, iOS |
| Company Founded | |
| 1981 | 1974 |
| Company Headquarters | |
| Bristol, England | London, England |
| Minimum Age | |
| 18 years | 18 years |
| Minimum Deposit | |
| £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Minimum Trade | |
| No minimum trade required | No minimum trade required |
| Regulator | |
| FCA | ASIC, FCA, FMA, MAS + more |
| Signup Bonus Gift | |
| None | None |
| Trading | |
| Copy Trading | |
| No | No |
| cTrader Trading | |
| No | No |
| ETF Trading | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Forex Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| Fractional Share Trading | |
| No | No |
| Futures Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| MetaTrader 4 Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| MetaTrader 5 Trading | |
| No | No |
| Mutual Funds Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Options Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| OTCBB / Pink Sheets | |
| No | No |
| Paper Trading | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Penny Stock Trading | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Social Trading | |
| No | No |
| Stock Trading | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Tradable Assets | |
| Bonds, ETFs, Investment Trusts, Shares | Bonds, Commodities, Crypto, ETFs, Forex, Shares, Share CFDs |
| Tradable Markets | |
| European markets, LSE, NASDAQ, NYSE and TSE | ASX, DAX, LSE, ISEQ, NASDAQ, NYSE and more |
| Fees | |
| Broker Assisted Trades Fee | |
| £27.00 | £20.00 |
| Brokerage Fee | |
| £16.00 | £0.00 |
| Domestic Wire Transfer Fee | |
| £0.00 | £0.00 |
| ETF Trade Fee | |
| £16.00 | £6.50 |
| Funds Withdrawal Fee (Partial) | |
| £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Funds Withdrawal Fee (Full) | |
| £0.00 | £0.00 |
| International Wire Transfer Fee | |
| £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Mutual Fund Trade Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Options (Base Fee) | |
| N/A | £5.00 |
| Options (Per Contract Fee) | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Paper Confirmation Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Paper Statement Fee | |
| £13.00 | N/A |
| Returned Wire Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Spread | |
| N/A | Get spreads from 1 point on the FTSE 100 and Germany 30, and US Crude spreads from just 2.8 points. |
| Stock Certificate Delivery Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Stock Certificate Processing Fee | |
| N/A | £135.00 |
| Stock Trade Fee | |
| £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Order types | |
| Order Type (Contingent) | |
| No | Yes |
| Order Type (Limit) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Order Type (Market) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Order Type (One Cancels The Other) | |
| No | No |
| Order Type (One Triggers and One Cancels The Other) | |
| No | No |
| Order Type (One Triggers The Other) | |
| No | No |
| Order Type (Stop) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Order Type (Trailing Stop) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Customer service | |
| 24/7 Support | |
| No | Yes |
| Email Support | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Live Chat Support | |
| No | Yes |
| Phone Support | |
| Yes | Yes |
