Awards

It's always nice when our services are recognised by our peers. And it's nicer still when they are recognised
by customers. Over the years we've been pleased to have consistently won awards in both categories: you'll
find details below.

2009

  • Best Self-Select ISA Provider, as voted by the readers of Shares magazine, and nominated in five other categories including Best SIPP Provider.
  • Best Execution-Only Broker - MoneyAM Online Finance Awards, as voted for by its users.

2008

  • Best Execution-Only Broker - The Daily Telegraph, Wealth Management Awards and nominated in a further 2 categories
  • Best AIM Broker - as voted by the readers of Shares Magazine and nominated in a further 3 categories
  • Best Stockbroker, International Shares - Investors Chronicle, silver award
  • Best Stockbroker for Cost - Investors Chronicle, silver award
  • Best online Share Dealing Provider - Online Finance Awards, highly commended.
  • Best CTF - Self Select - Moneywise Children's Savings Awards

2007

  • Best Self-Select ISA Provider - As voted by the readers of Shares Magazine
  • Best Execution-Only Broker 2007 - The Daily Telegraph, Wealth Management Awards
  • Best SIPP Service - Investors Chronicle

2006

  • Best Self-Select ISA Provider - As voted by the readers of Shares Magazine
  • Best SIPP service - Investors Chronicle
  • Best Stockbroker - UK Private Investor Awards 2006 (Squaregain)

2005

  • Best Execution-Only Stockbroker for Cost - As voted by Investors Chronicle readers (Squaregain)
  • Best Covered Warrants Broker - As voted by Investors Chronicle readers (Squaregain)
  • Best share dealing provider - Consumer Finance Awards 2005, winner for the second year running, as voted by 6,500 Guardian and Observer readers. (Squaregain)
  • Best Online Stockbroker (joint winner) - UK Private Investor Awards 2005 (Squaregain)

2004

  • Sharedealing winner (Squaregain) - As voted by 7,000 Guardian and Observer readers.
  • Shares - Best Self-Select ISA Provider (Squaregain) - As voted by the readers of Shares Magazine
  • Runner Up Best Broker (Squaregain) - as voted by Investors Chronicle readers
  • Runner Up Best Execution-Only Broker (Squaregain) - as voted by Investors Chronicle readers
  • Runner Up Best Research Provider (Squaregain) - as voted by Investors Chronicle readers
  • Best Online Trading Service - Proshare Investment Club Awards 2004, as voted by the members of Proshare Investment Clubs (Squaregain)

2003

  • Best Internet Share Dealing Provider - as voted by the readers of Your Money
  • Shares - Best Online Broker (joint winner) (Squaregain) - as voted by the readers of Shares Magazine
  • Incisive Media On-line Finance Awards 2003 - Best Share Dealing Site (Squaregain) - these awards were established to reward excellence in sites specialising in financial services across b2b and b2c categories
  • Investors Chronicle - Runner Up Best Execution-Only Broker (Squaregain) - as voted by Investors Chronicle readers
  • What Investment - 2nd Place Best Stockbroker in the Readership Awards (Squaregain)

Awards before 2003

  • Investors Chronicle Best Dealing only Stockbroker 2002 (Squaregain)
  • Your Money Best Direct ISA Provider 2002 (Squaregain)
  • find.co.uk Website of the Year 2002 Silver Award (Squaregain)
  • Investors Week Most Consumer Friendly Online Broker 2000
  • Lafferty Best European Online Broker 2000
  • Expertrankings.com Rated top online broker in UK for customer service 2000
  • Gomez Rated number one broker for overall cost
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