Offering global growth independent investment trusts with solid long term performance and low charges. They provide self select PEPs, ISAs, investment plans and pensions. [Alliance Trusts]

Offer one of the easiest ways for you to invest, with dealing commissions starting from just £2.50. Their aim is to make share ownership easy and affordable for everyone. [The Share Centre]

Jarvis are execution-only stockbrokers that give you the flexibility to dictate where when and how your funds are invested. They place a great deal of value on customer support and so, as well as their online based administration framework they support their customers with both face to face and telephone based services. [Jarvis Investment Management]

Allows customers to trade in UK Shares, Gilts and Exchange Traded Funds. Customers of the InvestDirect Plus service are also able to deal on the US markets. A comprehensive range of online tools is availble to enable you to make informed investment decisions, including daily market news and commentary, analysts’ consensus opinions and broker forecasts. [HSBC InvestDirect]

They offer fixed odds financial betting, a pioneering new way of betting on stock indices and foreign exchange. Accounts are offered tax-free from Malta. All quotes displayed on their site are live dealing prices. New customers receive $5 with no deposit being required. [BetonMarkets]

Active in UK banking and insurance through The Royal Bank of Scotland and Direct Line. Services include bank and savings accounts, credit cards and mortgages, life assurance and innovative investment products, motor and home insurance. [Royal Bank of Scotland]

They are an international pioneer in Spread Trading and CFDs for professional and private investors. Benefits include: low margin rates, competitive guaranteed stops, the fastest online trading platform, free SMS market alerts, real time charts, trailing stops and emerging market access. [Global Trader]

Trading account for spreadbetting, Forex, CFDs and much more. [Forex Capital Markets Ltd]

Offer the facility to bet on the world's financial market movements through futures and options on individual shares, stock indices, currencies, bonds and commodities as well as other innovative products. [Cantor Index]

A discount broker offering online investing for listed and OTC equities, options, mutual funds, money market and IRA accounts. Flat commissions as low as $8 per trade. [Ameritrade]