Broker Comparison

AJ Bell vs Vantage

Compare AJ Bell and Vantage side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

AJ Bell

UK long-term investors and pension savers

AJ Bell is a UK investment platform founded in 1995, offering stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds, ISAs and SIPPs acro…

Active forex and CFD traders

Vantage is a forex and CFD broker founded in 2009, offering 1,000-plus instruments across three account types…

AJ Bell vs Vantage
Feature	AJ Bell	Vantage
Minimum deposit	-	-
Stock trading fee	£5 per trade; £3.50 per trade for frequent dealers (10+ deals in previous month); £25 by telephone	-
Regulators	FCA	ASIC, FCA, FSCA, CIMA, FSC, VFSC
Best for	UK long-term investors and pension savers	Active forex and CFD traders
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
Forex	-
CFDs	-
Crypto	-
Bonds
Funds		-
Ready Made Portfolios		-
Investment Plans		-
Isa		-
Sipp		-
Savings Vaults		-
Margin	-
Demo Account	-

FCA-regulated with FSCS protection up to £85,000
Share and ETF custody capped at £3.50/month in ISA and dealing accounts
SIPP platform fee capped at £10/month
Wide investment range: 4,000+ funds, 3,500+ ETFs, 16,000+ shares across 24 markets
No withdrawal or inactivity fees
Regular investing with no dealing charge from £25/month
Which? Recommended Provider for eight consecutive years (2019-2026)
ISA, SIPP, Lifetime ISA, Junior ISA and dealing accounts all on one platform

Regulated by ASIC and FCA - both tier-1 authorities
Raw ECN spreads from 0.0 pips on forex
No deposit or inactivity fees
Free $100,000 demo account with unlimited duration
Integrated copy trading via ZuluTrade, DupliTrade and Myfxbook AutoTrade
Free VPS hosting available for active traders
Supports MT4, MT5 and TradingView through ProTrader
Over 1,000 tradeable instruments across forex, CFDs, stocks, ETFs, bonds and crypto

Pro ECN account requires a $10,000 minimum deposit
Standard STP spreads are wider than ECN accounts, averaging around 1.3 pips on EUR/USD
Cryptocurrency trading limited to select jurisdictions
No proprietary stocks or ETFs for direct ownership - all instruments are CFDs
Copy trading features vary by jurisdiction - ZuluTrade and DupliTrade are not available to ASIC-regulated Australian clients
Customer support response times can be slower outside Australian business hours

AJ Bell

AJ Bell is a UK investment platform founded in 1995, offering stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds, ISAs and SIPPs across 24 international markets.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

Vantage

Vantage is a forex and CFD broker founded in 2009, offering 1,000-plus instruments across three account types on MT4, MT5 and ProTrader.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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