US share trading apps table

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Name	Price per trade	Min. initial deposit	Finder Score	Expert comment	Link
CMC Invest	Price per trade £0	Min. initial deposit £0	9Excellent	As well as 0% commission on 3,000+ US shares, CMC Invest has great features like personalised ESG preferences, low FX fees and a USD multi-currency wallet (for Plus and Premium subscribers).	Read review Capital at risk Compare
XTB	Price per trade £0	Min. initial deposit £0	9Excellent	Most platforms have restrictions around fractional shares, but XTB gives you complete access. Trade fractional pieces in 3,000+ stocks from 16 global exchanges.	Go to site Capital at risk Compare
Freetrade	Price per trade £0	Min. initial deposit £1	9.1Excellent	Scoring highly in our ease of use testing, Freetrade makes investing approachable for all. It’s painless to open a free account and trade fractional shares with as little as £2.	Go to site Capital at risk Compare
eToro	Price per trade £0 on stocks	Min. initial deposit $100	9Excellent	eToro offers 0% commission for buying/selling stocks, and also for investing in its ready-made "Smart Portfolios" or using its unique "CopyTrader" feature.	Go to site Capital at risk. Other fees apply. Compare
Hargreaves Lansdown	Price per trade £11.95	Min. initial deposit £1	8.5Great	HL not only topped our customer satisfaction table this year, it’s also won for the past 3 years. It’s definitely the platform to beat when it comes to customer service.	Go to site Capital at risk Compare
interactive investor	Price per trade £3.99 (free regular investing)	Min. initial deposit £0	8.4Great	ii has been around over 30 years and is now part of FTSE 250 firm, abrdn. Its app uses 128-bit SSL encryption, constant system monitoring and biometric logins.	Go to site Capital at risk Compare

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