THE four firms winning the major awards in this year’s Top Stockbroker survey make for an interesting contrast. Standard Online Share Trading/Stockbroking is the Top Stockbroker of the Year, slightly ahead of last year’s winner, EasyEquities/GT247. Consilium Securities is ranked the Top Advice-Based Stockbroker and GT247.com/EasyEquities is the Top Online trader. DWT Securities takes the People’s Choice award, which is highly prized because it is determined solely by client feedback. The other awards are based on an assessment by research house Intellidex, which is strongly informed by client views.Standard is one of the biggest players in the market and has been a consistently strong performer since Intellidex launched the survey in 2010, winning the overall award in 2014 and finishing second last year.GT247, EasyEquities and GT Private Broking are all brands within the Purple Group, which has consistently been among the most innovative in the industry, particularly with its invest...

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