AvaTrade Vs. AAATrade - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
AvaTrade is a top-tier multinational broker with more than 7 financial regulators specialising in FX and options trading with their own proprietary platforms.	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.
Best For
New traders looking for a more advanced forex and options platform Experienced traders looking to take advantage of their fixed spreads Experienced traders looking to trade FX options	Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started Passive investors looking for real equity
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 6 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FFAJ (Japan) CBI (Ireland) IIROC (Canada) CySec (Cyprus) FSCA (South Africa) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) ISA (Israel)	CySec (Cyprus)
The Good
AvaProtect feature for negative trades payback Great variety of platforms (proprietary ones, MT4 & MT5) Smooth platform experiences and easy account management Custom Options trading platform	Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform Intuitive overview of account analytics Wide variety of CFDs and real equities
The Bad
Lack of variety in stocks, ETFs and bonds Expensive inactivity fees No multi-chart tools High trade minimums in all assets except forex	Above-average FX spreads High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods) High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
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
2006	2013
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	$500
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Credit Card Debit Card Wire Transfer Skrill Neteller FasaPay UnionPay Giropay QIWI Cryptocurrencies
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - USD, GBP, EUR, CHF.	3 - EUR, USD, GBP.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, BE, IR.	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.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
863	2,162
Exchange Access
0	25
📙 Real Stocks
0	1,000
📙 Stock CFDs
626	1,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
55	80
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
27	4
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
33	12
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
59	5
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	50
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
2	4
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
44	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	7
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - From 1 to 100 units	1 share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - From 1 to 100 units	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Variable (eg: BTC 0.01, ETH 0.1)	Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Variable (eg: 1 ounce of gold)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
10 units	100 units
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
10,000 FX Option contracts	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$50 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity.	€15 after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	From 0.2% for cryptocurrency, credit and debit cards up to 5% for alternative payments. Direct wire transfers have a fee of €10.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	Wire transfers have a €10 fee.
💰 Commissions
None	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.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.9 Pips	Dynamic - From 2 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 34 Pips	Dynamic - From 95 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.92	Dynamic - From $0.21
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $0.01
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $137.31	Dynamic - From $511
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No