Best stock trading platform for US smallcaps

hubertb

I have CMC and Hargreaves Lansdowne accounts for trading shares in ISA and SIPP respectively. However they don't give access to the full market, many US smallcaps are missing from these platforms. This has resulted in a few missed opportunities.

Are there any UK trading platforms that cover the whole US market including smallcaps or are there any US platforms that allow UK residents to deal? (Doesn't have to be SIPP or ISA, can be general investment account)

masonic

I would guess Interactive Brokers is your best bet, as it seems to have pretty comprehensive coverage of markets.

hubertb

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82194711#Comment_82194711

No. I have a trial account with IB and it looks like not better coverage than HL.

masonic

Those are the two traditional platforms that pride themselves on having the breadth of coverage. The likes of Trading212, Freetrade, Lightyear etc probably won't have as good coverage as those two, but it costs nothing to check.

I don't think you'll have much luck with offshore providers, as FCA authorisation is needed to provide financial services to UK residents.

GeoffTF

You could try Schwab UK:

https://www.schwab.co.uk/

wmb194

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6689689/best-stock-trading-platform-for-us-smallcaps

Try Robinhood UK? It offers GIA and and ISA trading accounts.

https://robinhood.com/gb/en/

Bostonerimus1

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82194794#Comment_82194794

I agree. In the US Schwab have a very good reputation and they give access to the major US istock markets on their UK platform.