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Invest in ETFs, free of Lightyear fees
- Free to deposit by bank transfer.
- No execution fees for investing in ETFs.
- No custody fees for holding your investments with us.
- No FX fees when you invest in your home currency — we have ETFs priced in EUR, GBP and USD.
Multi-currency investing
- No more double conversion fees on each trade — You choose when and how much you convert.
- Your money is always converted at the live interbank rate — the rate at which banks convert currencies with each other.
- Earn interest on your uninvested cash — GBP (4.50%), USD (4.50%), EUR (3.25%) p.a net.
How we compare
FreetradeStandard Plan | RevolutStandard Plan | Interactive InvestorInvestor Plan | Hargreaves Lansdown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ETFs | Free | Free | £5.99 | £11.95 | |
Monthly fee | Free | £5.99 | Free | £9.99 | Free |
US shares per successful order | $1 max | 0.59% FX fee | 0.25% £1 min | £5.99 | £11.95 + 0.75% Dealing & FX fee |
UK shares per successful order | £1 | Free | £5.99 | £11.95 | |
EU shares per successful order | €1 | 0.59% FX fee | £5.99 | £11.95 + 0.75% Dealing & FX fee | |
Currency conversion (FX) | 0.35% | 0.59% | 0% on £1K/mo 0.5% after | 1.50% | 0.75% |
Multi-currency | |||||
Interest on GBP | 4.50% | 1.00% Up to £2K | 1.30% | 1.10% | 1.00% |
Interest on USD | 4.50% | 1.10% | |||
Interest on EUR | 3.25% | 1.19% |
Pricing comparison of other providers as of 3rd of April 2023 based on a portfolio of £8,000. Information displayed on the table above is based on competitors' websites information. For the most up to date information please visit their respective websites.
Freetrade: Offers 3 different plans. In the above table the Standard plan is presented with a monthly fee of £5.99 that can be reduced to £4.99 if paid yearly. Other plans are basic which is free with a 0.99% FX Fee or plus which is £11.99 (£9.99 if paid annually) with a 0.39% FX fee.
Revolut: Offers 4 different plans. In the above the Standard plan is presented which is their free version which offers also a first trade for free each month . Revolut also offers a plus, premium and metal plans, priced £2.99, £6.99, £12.99 respectively. Offered interest would go up to 1.38% for plus, 2.34% for premium and 2.75% for metal. Standard and plus plans are subjected to and FX fee of 0.5% after the first £1,000 but this fee is waived in Premium and Metal plan.
Interactive investors: Offers 4 different plans. In the above table the Investor plan is presented which offers a credit of £5.99 which is equivalent to the first trade free. Other plans are Investor Essentials, Super Investor and Pension Builder, priced £4.99, £19.99, £12.99 respectively. UK shares and funds and US shares per trade are reduced to £3.99 on the Super investor plan. Interest rates are tiered offering 0.5% on the first £10.000 and 1% over £10.000. FX fee is also tiered and would work as follows. £25,000 - £49,999 are 1.25%, £50,000 - £99,999.99 are 1%, £100,000 - £599,999 are 0.5%, and £600,000 - £999,999.99 are 0.25%.
Hargreaves Lansdown: Trade cost is based on the number of trades in the previous month. £11.95 fee is the first tier from 1 to 9 trades in the previous month. £8.95 per trade for 10-19 trades and £5.95 for 20 or more trades. At the same time FX is also tiered with 1.00% FX fee on the first £5.000 and reduces to 0.75% after the first £5,000, 0.5% after £10,000 and 0.25% over £20,000. Interest rates are also tiered with 1% up to £9.999, 1.20% from £10,000 to £49.999.99, 1.40% from £50,00 to £99,999.99 and 1.60% for over £100,000.00.