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Fees and charges
Fees are the part of investing you can see in advance and still underestimate, because they hide in different lines. A fair comparison adds the lines for the way you actually invest, in the currency you actually use.
The stack
Dealing commission, the bid-ask spread, a platform or custody fee, the fund’s ongoing charge, performance fees where they exist, foreign-exchange conversion, and financing if you borrow or hold a CFD. Stamp duties and similar transaction taxes sit on top in some countries. Any one of these can be the largest. Headline commission is the one advertisements prefer.
Percentages on large balances
A small percentage fee on a large balance is a large amount of money, and it compounds because you no longer earn a return on the fee you paid. The calculator illustrates that arithmetic. It is not a forecast of your return, and it will not know a fee you forgot to type.
Why WiT Markets leaves many cells blank
Provider fees change and differ by entity. Copying them into a global table would create false precision. The comparison pages say Not confirmed and point you to the firm’s schedule for the account you would open. That is slower than a ranking and more honest.
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Sources and review
Last reviewed: 2026-10-13. Next review due 2027-04-13. Status: editorial review of this page, not a live verification of every third-party fee.
Author: WiT Markets Editorial, Editorial desk. The WiT Markets editorial desk writes explanatory pages, comparison context and research notes. It separates sourced facts from items that are not confirmed, and it does not provide personal recommendations.
Reviewed by: WiT Markets Research Review.
Primary and regulatory sources
- Financial Conduct Authority — checked 2026-10-13
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — checked 2026-10-13
- ASIC Moneysmart — checked 2026-10-13