Nuts About Money’s Review of Trading 212

Nuts About Money thinks it’s one of the easiest to use and understand investing platforms out there – alongside eToro1. It comes with a free Stocks and Shares ISA wrapper and zero investment fees – but remember, your investments will go down as well as up and you may lose some or all of your capital.

The range of investments available on trading 212 isa is pretty impressive too. There are stocks and shares, funds (including exchange-traded funds), indices – whole stock exchanges like the UK or US, commodities and currencies (or foreign exchange).

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In addition to the above, Trading 212 also offers CFDs which are different to investing in that you don’t own the underlying asset or share – you instead speculate on its price movements (you can use leverage to buy more than you have cash for). CFDs are more complex and are only really suitable for advanced traders.

Another nice touch is that you can load your account with Dollars and a bunch of other European currencies, rather than just Pounds – which will save on currency conversion fees. It’s a small but useful extra.

You can open a Trading 212 Stocks and Shares ISA online or on the app, as long as you’re 18 or over, UK resident (for tax purposes) and able to provide a few details about yourself. You’ll also need to have a valid debit card and email address, which will be used to verify your identity before you can trade. You can then invest your allowance into a mix of shares, funds and indices.