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Fidelity vs ii

Compare Fidelity and ii side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

Fidelity

Fidelity

Long-term investors and beginners

Fidelity is a US brokerage founded in 1946 offering stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, mutual funds, crypto, fractโ€ฆ

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ii

ii

Flat-fee long-term investors

ii is a flat-fee investment platform with ISA, SIPP, Trading Account, funds, ETFs, shares, bonds, managed optโ€ฆ

Head-to-head comparison

Fidelity vs ii
Feature Fidelity ii
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee $0 commission per online US stock trade UK and US shares (incl. ETFs & Investment trusts): Core ยฃ3.99 per trade; Plus ยฃ3.99 per trade; Premium ยฃ2.99 per trade
Regulators SEC, FINRA, SIPC FCA
Best for Long-term investors and beginners Flat-fee long-term investors
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
Crypto
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Bonds
Options
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Fractional Shares
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Funds
Money Market Funds
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Margin
-
Ready Made Portfolios
Investment Plans
Multi Currency
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Business Account
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Isa
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Sipp
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Pros & cons

Fidelity

Fidelity

Pros

  • No commission on US stock and ETF trades
  • No account minimum, no account fee, no inactivity fee
  • No withdrawal fee
  • Fractional shares available from $1
  • Extensive research and educational resources
  • Fidelity Go robo-advisor free under $25,000
  • Fidelity does not accept payment for order flow
  • Excess-of-SIPC coverage totalling $1 billion in aggregate

Cons

  • No futures trading
  • No forex or CFD trading
  • Crypto limited to five coins with a 1% spread
  • No paper trading or demo account
  • Margin rates higher than some specialist discount brokers
  • A small subset of ETFs carry a $100 service fee per purchase
ii

ii

Pros

  • Core plan starts at ยฃ5.99 per month
  • Regular investments are Free on every plan
  • No fees for transfers in or out
  • SIPP, ISA and Trading Account sit under one plan
  • Hold up to 9 currencies in SIPP and Trading Account
  • Plus includes 1 free monthly trade; Premium includes 2
  • Funds cost ยฃ1.49 on Plus and Free on Premium
  • Plus gives 5 free family accounts; Premium gives unlimited

Cons

  • Core is limited to portfolios up to ยฃ100,000
  • Junior ISA is not included on the Core plan
  • Same day GBP and EUR withdrawals cost ยฃ15
  • Other currency withdrawals cost ยฃ15
  • Telephone trades cost ยฃ49
  • Non-personal accounts add ยฃ30 per month
  • Premium costs ยฃ39.99 per month
  • Core FX conversion is 0.75%
Fidelity

Fidelity

Fidelity is a US brokerage founded in 1946 offering stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, mutual funds, crypto, fractional shares and the Fidelity Go robo-advisor with no account minimums.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

ii

ii

ii is a flat-fee investment platform with ISA, SIPP, Trading Account, funds, ETFs, shares, bonds, managed options and multi-currency investing.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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