AvaTrade Vs. Oanda - 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.	Oanda is an international Forex broker founded in 1996 with headquarters in the United States. Oanda specialises exclusively in currency trading solutions for all trader levels. Their greatest selling points are their strong regulatory framework and robust proprietary platforms.
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	Forex traders of all levels (from beginner to advanced)
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 7 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)	CFTC (U.S) NFA (U.S) ASIC (Australia) FCA (UK) MAS (Singapore) IIROC (Canada) FFAJ (Japan) BVI (British Virgin Islands)
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	High trustworthiness, regulated by the best regulators in the world Fast, simple and professional trading platforms Competitive spreads in their currency pairs
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	Extremely limited offering of assets (104) No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs
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	1996
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - USD, GBP, EUR, CHF.	9 - USD, EUR, GBP, SGD, CHF, JPY, AUD, CAD, HKD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, BE, IR.	AF, AL, BS, BB, BW, BF, BI, KH, KY, CF, TD, CD, CG, CU, ER, ET, GH, IR, IQ, JM, KP, LY, MU, MN, MA, MM, NI, NG, PK, PS, PA, SN, SL, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TN, UG, VU, YE, ZW.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
863	107
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
626	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
55	68
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
27	13
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
33	16
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
59	4
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	0
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
2	6
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
44	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - From 1 to 100 units	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - From 1 to 100 units	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Variable (eg: BTC 0.01, ETH 0.1)	Varies by crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	1 unit of any currency pair (Eg: 1 Euro, 1 USD, 1 GBP, etc)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Variable (eg: 1 ounce of gold)	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
10 units	1 Bond
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
10,000 FX Option contracts	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	100
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$50 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity.	$10 after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Credit and Debit cards are free, when it comes to Bank transfer depends on the account's base currency (eg: the first withdrawal costs $, €, £ 20 and any subsequent ones 35). In the case of SGD, there are no fees.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.9 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 30 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 34 Pips	Dynamic - From 26 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.92	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $137.31	Dynamic - From $100
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No