Products

We offer one of the widest ranges of investment products on the market, so you can build the diversified portfolio that matches your financial aims. Trade by phone or online with our Internet trading platforms that include up-to-the-minute news, research and analysis from Digital Look and Citywire as well as our award-winning flexible order types. Or sign up for BARXdirect, our powerful Professional Trading Platform that gives you the power to buy and sell shares, funds, CFDs, ISAs and SIPPs from one single platform.

	Investment goal	Key features	Traded through	Risk and return
Stocks & Shares	Benefit from rising share values and dividends.	Trade in all LSE listed UK stocks	Trading Accounts ISA SIPP	People seeking moderate risk and returns. Losses are limited to the initial investment. You should remember that the value of shares can fall as well as rise and you should be prepared to lose your investment
Funds	Diversify your portfolio and spread your risk.	Access to over 600 funds from leading managers.	Trading Accounts ISA SIPP	Investors seeking moderate risk and returns over the long term. Losses are limited to the initial investment. You should remember that the value of shares can fall as well as rise and you should be prepared to lose your investment
Exchange Traded Funds (iShares)	Seek capital appreciation and diversify your portfolio through access to global markets, asset classes and themes via one index	Simple – highly liquid and easy to trade just like stocks Transparent – the components of the ETF are defined by the index Flexible – trade in global markets and assets that are normally difficult to access	Trading Accounts ISA SIPP	The risk and return profile of the ETF will vary with the product. ETFs closely track the performance of the index and as such their value can go down as well as up.
Structured Products	Invest in bespoke, one-off products to diversify your portfolio, generate income, limit risk and access investments not typically available to investors.	Clear investment objective – eg, 60% growth of sum invested. Investment Notes designed to achieve their objective within a fixed period. Secondary market on LSE enables daily trading.	Trading Accounts ISA SIPP	Self-directed investors looking for pre-determined returns.
BARXdirect	Access BARXdirect, our new fully customisable professional trading platform with access to the same quality and level of information as city traders. - Access to Level 1 and Level 2 data so you have the full depth of market information - In-depth, real-time news feeds from Dow Jones professional news.	CFD & Equity Trading on the same platform, personalised trading experience, secure web-based platform so no download required	Trading Accounts ISA SIPP	Investors seeking a leading edge in advanced research tools and consolidated CFD & equity trading in one platform. You should remember that the value of shares can fall as well as rise and you should be prepared to lose your investment.
CFDs (Contracts for Difference)	Profit from rising or falling markets. Trade on margin, allowing large potential returns (and losses) for a small initial investment.	Low initial margin requirement – can be as low as 10% deposit. No stamp duty to pay on UK shares. Tax rules can change.	CFD Account	Experienced investors seeking large returns and wiling to risk high (potentially unlimited) losses. You should nderstand that this is a higher risk product where you could lose more than your initial deposit.
Financial Spread Trading	A high-risk, high-reward activity. It offers a tax efficient way of gaining exposure to wide range of investments across the global financial markets.	A high-risk, high-reward activity. It offers a tax efficient way of gaining exposure to wide range of investments across the global financial markets. Tax rules can change.	Financial Spread Trading account	Experienced investors seeking large returns and wiling to risk high (potentially unlimited) losses. You should understand that you could lost more than your initial investment with this advanced trading account.
FX	Trade the world’s currencies via rolling spot FX in the world's biggest financial market. With market-leading spreads, agile trading tools and intelligence that you need to search out profit and avoid losses, regardless of market conditions.	Tight spreads from under 2 pips on 20 major currency pairs. State-of-the-art trading platform offering best-of-breed charting and analysis, professional streaming news and Barclays Capital research	FX Account	Experienced active traders who are comfortable accepting a higher level of risk to their capital for potentially higher returns. FX trading is a leveraged investment and you should only deal with money you can afford to lose. Leverage can magnify losses as well as gains. Open positions will be closed out automatically if the available margin falls by 90%. If Barclays Stockbrokers fails to close these positions for reasons beyond its control, you will remain liable for all losses.
Covered Warrants	Profit from rising or falling markets. Use to protect yourself against falling share values or to profit from short-term price fluctuations.	Change in price of underlying securities is magnified in the value of the warrant. No stamp duty to pay	Trading Accounts SIPP	Potentially high returns on your investment with loss limited to initial investment. Although they present an opportunity to make significant profits, the geared nature of Covered Warrants means that a relatively small movement in price of the underlying security will result in a much larger movement in the value of the warrant.
Listed CFDs	Profit from rising or falling markets. Large potential returns (& losses). Access UK, US and European stocks, indices, sectors and currencies.	No stamp duty. You trade on the price movement of a share or index without owning it. Traded freely on exchanges rather than only through the issuers.	Trading Accounts	Experienced investors seeking large returns and willing to risk higher but not unlimited losses. Includes a guaranteed stop-loss. Although your maximum loss is limited to your initial investment you should not trade in a Listed CFD unless you are prepared to sustain a complete loss of funds invested.
Gilts & Bonds	Diversify your portfolio and receive income on a regular basis.	Invest in UK Gilts/Bonds and International Bonds and Government securities, or you can invest in Fixed Income funds. Fixed Income funds are collective investments where the fund aims to achieve its investment objective by investing in fixed income securities.	Trading accounts ISA SIPP	Investors seeking a defined income or capital return. Often carrying a lower risk compared to Stocks & Shares but some bonds have a higher risk than some shares. Losses are limited to the initial investment. You should remember that the value of the Bonds/Gilts may fall in value as well as rise. Moreover, you could also lose your investment if the company or Government then defaults.
Cash	Hold cash as a low risk asset class or to have liquidity for investment purposes.	Fast, easy access to cash for investment Make your cash work for you – interest on balances over £500, accrued daily, paid monthly All your assets (including cash) under one roof	Trading Accounts ISA SIPP	Investors seeking low risk with low returns.
BGI Liquidity First Fund	A collective investment alternative to cash that looks to generate a stronger yield than cash on deposit.	Min investment amount £25,000 No Initial Service Charge Annual Management Charge of 0.45% 100% of your investment will be invested straight into the Fund.	Trading Accounts SIPP	Please remember that the value of fund investments can go down as well as up.

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