AAATrade Vs. Vantage - Compare and Choose the Right One


Visit 83.72% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
AAATrade is a Cyprus based broker established in 2013, that offers a variety of financial instruments including contracts for difference (CFDs), forex, stock, commodities, cryptocurrencies and others.	Vantage is a global broker operating since 2009. Initially based in Australia, Vantage is offering trading in forex, stocks, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies
Best For
Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started Passive investors looking for real equity	Traders looking to hedge their FX positions (low fees) Social traders looking to connect to popular copying services Traders preferring mobile apps
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus)	ASIC (Australia) VFSC - (Vanuatu) CIMA (Cayman Islands)
The Good
Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform Intuitive overview of account analytics Wide variety of CFDs and real equities	Low deposit requirements Low non-trading fees Good educational material, news feed and market analysis Great mobile platform
The Bad
Above-average FX spreads High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods) High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)	High stock CFD fees Not all instruments are available on every trading platform Doesn’t offer ETFs
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 Day	1 Day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2013	2009
💳 Minimum Deposit
$500	$, - 200
💰 Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card Wire Transfer Skrill Neteller FasaPay UnionPay Giropay QIWI Cryptocurrencies	Bank Transfer Debit / Credit Card Cryptocurrency Bitwallet FasaPay Neteller Skrill Union Pay
💵 Account Base Currencies
3 - USD, EUR, GBP.	9 - USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, HKD, NZD, JPY, SGD
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, AS, AI, BB, FJ, GU, PW, PA, WS, SC, TT, VU, AL, BS, BW, KH, GH, JM, MU, MM, NI, PK, UG, SY, YE, ZW, IR, KR, AF, IQ, MN.	AF, AL, AS, AU, BY, BM, BA, BG, BI, CA, CF, CN, HR, CU, ER, GR, GU, IR, IQ, CI, JP, LB, LR, LY, ML, ME, MM, KR, PR, GN, GW, RO, SL, RS, SG, SI, SO, SD, ES, SD, SY, VE, YE
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices and futures.	CFDs on currencies, commodities, indices, stocks and cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
1,000+	210
📘 Currency Pairs
80+	40
📗 Commodities
4	20
📕 Indices
12	13
📔 ETFs
5	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
50+	6
📒 Bonds
4	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
7	N/A
📝 Notes:
Almost all assets are CFDs, except for 45 blue chip stocks	All of Vantage's assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	N/A
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	Varies per commodity, 0.01 (1 ounce) for gold, 0.1 lot (250 Lbs) for copper
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
!00 Units	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:200	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	No
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, €15 after 3 months of inactivity.	No
💰 Deposit Fees
Yes, from 0.2% for cryptocurrency, credit and debit cards up to 5% for alternative payments. Direct wire transfers have a fee of €10.	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No for debit/credit card and e-payment. Wire transfer has a €10 fee.	No for all methods, except the bank transfer. First one is free, subsequent in the same month are charged $20 or equivalent depending on the account currency.
💰 Commissions
No commissions on novice accounts. Commission free trading for stock ETFs on Experienced accounts FX commissions are $4-$8 per lot depending whether the pair is major, minor or exotic.	Yes for ECN accounts -from $6 per lot per round turn
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 2 Pips	Dynamic - From 1.4 pips for Standard account, from 0.0 on ECN accounts
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 30 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 95 Pips	Dynamic - Average 36 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.21	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.01	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $511	N/A
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes (Partial)	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	No