Best Stock Brokers - Exchange Access, Dividends and Fractional Shares
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Buying shares makes the broker your route to every exchange, dividend payout, and corporate action. The stock brokers on this page are reviewed on exchange coverage, custody, fractional shares, dividend reinvestment, supported order types, and year-end tax reporting. Active traders weigh charting and execution speed; long-term investors weigh custody fees, recurring contributions, and the account types available in their jurisdiction.

Freetrade

Freetrade

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs and crypto

FCA
Stocks ETFs Crypto

Freetrade is an investing platform with £0 dealing commissions, free ISA and SIPP access, stocks, ETFs, funds, gilts, ready-made portfolios and Crypto ETNs.

  • £0 dealing commission per trade
  • Basic plan has no monthly subscription fee
  • ISA and SIPP available on the £0 Basic plan
interactive investor

interactive investor

Investors seeking stocks and ETFs

FCA
Stocks ETFs

interactive investor is a UK flat-fee investment platform for shares, funds, ETFs, bonds, ISAs and SIPPs, with managed portfolios and multi-currency investing.

  • Flat monthly plans start at £5.99 instead of a percentage fee
  • Free regular investing across all plans
  • Next-day GBP and EUR withdrawals have no charge
Spreadex

Spreadex

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and forex

FCA
Stocks ETFs Options Forex CFDs Crypto

Spreadex is a UK-based broker founded in 1999 offering spread betting, CFDs and options on shares, indices, forex and commodities, with TradingView and mobile apps.

  • EUR/USD spreads start from 0.6 pts
  • UK 100 and Germany 40 spreads start from 1pt
  • Gold spreads start from 0.3 pts
Frec

Frec

Investors seeking stocks and ETFs

SEC FINRA SIPC
Stocks ETFs

Frec is a US direct indexing platform offering automated tax-loss harvesting, fractional stock ownership of indices, a Treasury account, and a portfolio line of credit.

  • Direct indexing annual fee as low as 0.09%
  • Minimum investment of $20,000 - lower than many competitors
  • Automated daily tax-loss harvesting
FXOpen

FXOpen

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, forex and CFDs

FCA CySEC
Stocks ETFs Forex CFDs Crypto

FXOpen is an ECN forex and CFD broker founded in 2005, offering raw spreads from 0.0 pips across forex, indices, stocks, ETFs and crypto via MT4, MT5, TickTrader and TradingView.

  • ECN execution with raw spreads from 0.0 pips
  • Commission from $1.50 per lot on ECN accounts
  • Four trading platforms including MT4, MT5, TickTrader and TradingView
ActivTrades

ActivTrades

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, forex and CFDs

FCA CMVM SCB FSC BACEN CVM
Stocks ETFs Forex CFDs

ActivTrades is a multi-asset CFD and spread betting broker founded in 2001, regulated by the FCA, offering forex, indices, stocks, commodities, ETFs, and bonds across MetaTrader 4/5, ActivTrader, and TradingView.

  • FCA-regulated with FSCS coverage up to £85,000
  • Additional private client insurance of up to £1,000,000
  • No commissions on forex, indices, commodities, ETFs, and bonds