Hargreaves Lansdown is one of the biggest names in UK investing while Uphold is a startup trading platform that’s globally available. It’s more expensive to trade with Hargreaves Lansdown than it is with Uphold. Another important point of difference between these two is Uphold’s ability to trade entirely different asset classes against each other, for example, foreign currency against cryptocurrency.
Interested in how they compare? Scroll down for a side-by-side comparison of their fees and features.
 On website |  |
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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 between cryptocurrencies, precious metals, U.S. equities*, and national currencies in one easy step |
| Basics | |
| Account Funding Options | |
| Bank card | Credit card, Debit card |
| Advisory Services | |
| Yes | No |
| Apps | |
| Android, iOS | Android, iOS |
| Company Founded | |
| 1981 | 2013 |
| Company Headquarters | |
| Bristol, England | New York, USA |
| Minimum Age | |
| 18 years | 18 years |
| Minimum Deposit | |
| £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Minimum Trade | |
| No minimum trade required | Trading minimums apply to different crypto assets |
| Regulator | |
| FCA | FCA, FinCEN |
| Signup Bonus Gift | |
| None | None |
| Trading | |
| Copy Trading | |
| No | No |
| cTrader Trading | |
| No | No |
| ETF Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Forex Trading | |
| No | No |
| Fractional Share Trading | |
| No | No |
| Futures Trading | |
| No | No |
| MetaTrader 4 Trading | |
| No | No |
| MetaTrader 5 Trading | |
| No | No |
| Mutual Funds Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Options Trading | |
| No | No |
| OTCBB / Pink Sheets | |
| No | No |
| Paper Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Penny Stock Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Social Trading | |
| No | No |
| Stock Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Tradable Assets | |
| Bonds, ETFs, Investment Trusts, Shares | Cryptocurrencies, Precious metals, US Equities |
| Tradable Markets | |
| European markets, LSE, NASDAQ, NYSE and TSE | NASDAQ, NYSE |
| Fees | |
| Broker Assisted Trades Fee | |
| £27.00 | N/A |
| Brokerage Fee | |
| £16.00 | N/A |
| Domestic Wire Transfer Fee | |
| £0.00 | N/A |
| ETF Trade Fee | |
| £16.00 | N/A |
| Funds Withdrawal Fee (Partial) | |
| £0.00 | £3.99 |
| Funds Withdrawal Fee (Full) | |
| £0.00 | £3.99 |
| International Wire Transfer Fee | |
| £0.00 | N/A |
| Mutual Fund Trade Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Options (Base Fee) | |
| N/A | N/A |
| 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 | N/A |
| Stock Certificate Delivery Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Stock Certificate Processing Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Stock Trade Fee | |
| £0.00 | N/A |
| Order types | |
| Order Type (Contingent) | |
| No | No |
| Order Type (Limit) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Order Type (Market) | |
| Yes | No |
| 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 | No |
| Order Type (Trailing Stop) | |
| Yes | No |
| Customer service | |
| 24/7 Support | |
| No | No |
| Email Support | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Live Chat Support | |
| No | No |
| Phone Support | |
| Yes | No |
