About Barclays Stockbrokers

Who are we?

Barclays Stockbrokers is the UK's number one retail stockbroker with over £10 billion assets currently under management. We are currently the dedicated stockbroking arm of the Barclays Bank Group. Barclays has been involved in banking and investment management for over 300 years and in over 60 countries

Regulatory information

Barclays Stockbrokers are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of investment business in the UK

Our clients enjoy

  • comprehensive online dealing services and research
  • wide range of accounts tailored to their dealing needs


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How can we help you?

We believe that anyone can use a range of equity-based investments to make the most of their money. We have a comprehensive range of products and accounts tailored to different needs. These include:

 

  • Funds Market - providing access to leading fund managers. Choose to invest in single funds (Unit Trusts and OEICS)

  • Structured products -innovative investments developed by Barclays Capital, RBS or Société Générale exclusively for Barclays Stockbrokers clients.

  • BARXdirect: CFDs - rather than physically buying and holding stock, you deal on the price movements of an individual share or an index

  • BARXdirect: Financial Spread Trading - an agreement between a client and a provider to exchange the difference between the opening and closing value of the trade at a future date. You can bet on a variety of instruments including major indices, currencies, commodities, individual equities quoted on leading exchanges, and their associated options

  • BARXdirect: Equities - Our award winning fully customisable professional trading platform offering you the same quality and level of information as city traders use on a day-to-day basis

  • BARXdirect: FX - gives you access to the world's biggest financial market enabling you to trade global currencies in all market conditions

  • MarketMaster® - ideal for online or telephone trading. You can open an account online today and be trading tomorrow

  • Company Dealing Account - ideal for a small to medium sized businesses, the Company Dealing Account is a paperless trading account, allowing you to buy and sell investments online and by phone. Barclays Stockbrokers holds the investments on your behalf

  • Investment ISA - tax-efficient investing. With a Barclays Stockbrokers Investment ISA you can invest up to £10,680 a year and your portfolio will be free from Capital Gains Tax on any growth and Income Tax on dividends or interest*.

  • Managed ISA - an investment account where the ISA contributions are invested by our expert investment managers in UK shares

  • PensionMaster - a Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) from Barclays Stockbrokers allows you to make your own pension decisions and to choose how, when and where to invest your retirement savings. If you are comfortable making your own investment choices our wide range of investment products allows you to get the best out of your investment planning whilst maximising your tax benefits

  • ShareDeal - a paper based certificated sharedealing service (only available by telephone)

* You should remember that the beneficial tax treatment of ISAs may not continue in the future. The amount of tax relief depends on your individual circumstances.

We also believe in making sharedealing straight forward, which is why we have service standards. Our staff are trained to provide a prompt, helpful and efficient service, whether you contact us by telephone, email or letter.

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