XTB Stocks & Shares ISA Expert Review: Boosted Interest Savings
Is XTB's Stocks & Shares ISA Any Good?
Yes, XTB has a good ISA, especially now that you can earn so much from your uninvested cash.
ISA Transfers: Customers can now transfer their existing Stocks and Shares ISA & Cash ISA directly to XTB. However, this can only be done via the app and can take up to 30 days.
Fees: Clients trading over €100,000 (£82,000) or equivalent per month on the platform are charged a 0.2% commission fee, subject to a minimum ticket charge of £10.00. Otherwise, trading on the platform is commission-free.
The platform also carries a FX fee of 0.5% for investments in different currencies and charges a £10 monthly inactivity fee after 12 months of no activity and no cash deposit within the previous 90 days
Market Access: Alongside its Investing Plans, XTB offers forex trading, indices, commodities, ETF and stock CFD trading.
The firm’s Investment Plans allow users to build a personalised portfolio of ETFs aligned with their attitudes towards risk and asset allocation choices. With this service, investors can build new portfolios from scratch and top them up using a pre-defined asset allocation plan.
XTB offers traders some of the best market access, pricing and trading tools including the ability to invest in the long-term alongside their short-term speculation. If you want to knwo more about their ethos, read our interview with XTB chief executive Omar Arnaout who previously emphasised the importance of customer service in defining the company’s proposition.
Interest Rates: XTB’s ISA offers a boosted ISA rate of 6.5% until April 30, 2025 when it reverts to 4.75% interest on uninvested cash, which is among the highest rates on the market. Interest is calculated daily and paid monthly.
Platform & App: The app is great, but the platform has a bit of a trader feel to it, which may put people off a bit as you can buy shares alongside CFDs. I was going to buy some XTB shares as they are publicly listed in Poland, but couldn’t, so instead I just put whatever free cash I had into one of their investing plans that lets you invest in everything, the iShares Core MSCI World UCITS.
You can also set up regular investments so that each month you build your portfolio, in the same way you pay for Netflix.
Pros
- Low account costs
- High interest on uninvested cash
- Innovative app
Cons
- Also offers high-risk CFDs
- Complex web platform
- No funds
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Pricing
(4.5)
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Market Access
(5)
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App & Platform
(5)
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Customer Service
(5)
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Research & Analysis
(5)
Overall
4.9
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