# Our award winning Stock & Shares ISA It’s been just over two months of the Lightyear Stocks & Shares ISA, and we’ve been so excited to see so many customers switch from other providers to come and make the most of our low fees and intuitive design. More excitingly, customers aren’t the only ones that have noticed. We’ve already been recognised in top industry awards and leading news publications. Author: Charlotte Ashdown Published: 2025-04-02T23:00:00.000Z ### 1. Award: 2025 Good Money Guide Awards **Category:** Best Stocks & Shares ISA **Why we won: **_“Lightyear has won our 2025 Award for Best Stocks & Shares ISA as it is a great low-cost offering that does what you need it to. It’s low cost, ETFs are commission-free, with an excellent research section on the app. Super innovative and cheap for international investing.”_ Read [about the awards here](https://goodmoneyguide.com/awards/2025-winners/) or [the full article about why we bagged the top spot here](https://goodmoneyguide.com/review/lightyear/lightyear-stocks-shares-isa/). ### 2. Award: Boring Money Best Buy Awards 2025 **Category:** Best for Low-Cost ISA Award 2025 **Why we won: **_“Lightyear is a savvy choice for investors looking for cost-effective trading across global markets. It's suited to more experienced investors who are keen to select their own shares and ETFs, with less guidance than other options out there - but this is less of a concern for those who know what they're doing.”_ Read [the full article here (you'll need to sign up for a free account to do so)](https://www.boringmoney.co.uk/boring-money-awards/best-for-low-cost-ISA-2025/). ### 3. Press Recognition: The Times Money Mentor **What:** Editor’s pick for the [Best stocks & shares ISAs](https://www.thetimes.com/money-mentor/investing/stocks-shares-isa/best-stocks-shares-isa) **Why we were included:** _“An excellent low-cost option with a wide variety of investing options.”_ ### 4. Press Recognition: Daily Mail, This is Money, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday **What:** Best ‘cooking from scratch’ stocks & shares ISAs **Why we were included: **_“Free Isa, access to 3,700+ stocks, good stock analysis tools.”_ Our Stocks & Shares (S&S) ISA has also been mentioned in The FT, The Money Week, Investment Week, City AM and more! ### Our award-winning Stocks & Shares ISA It’s almost 10 times cheaper than the average ISA provider over 25 years ([validated by Capital Economics](https://lightyear.com/en-gb/blog/research-capital-economics-isa)). Here are some quick highlights: - No account fees, no subscription fees, no custody fees and no withdrawal fees - No minimum amount to open - ETFs free of execution fees - Up to £1 order fee for stocks - Over 5,000 stocks & funds available - Earn interest through [Vaults](https://lightyear.com/en-gb/vaults), backed by BlackRock, where money is invested in money market funds - Flexible – move money in & out without affecting your annual allowance So, if you’re already using our S&S ISA, give yourself a pat on the back! If you’re not, but you’ve been convinced by reading this, you can [open an ISA or transfer an existing ISA over to us here](https://lightyear.com/en-gb/stocks-and-shares-isa). --- Canonical: https://lightyear.com/en-gb/blog/award-winning-isa