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

DEGIRO is a European leading stock broker providing access to more than 50 stock exchanges around the world with low commissions per trade and a simple to use platform.

AvaTrade is a top-tier multinational broker with more than 7 financial regulators specialising in FX and options trading with their own proprietary platforms.

• Investors from all experience levels looking to buy real shares, funds or ETFs for the long term
• Active traders that look to access the large variety of exchanges offered

• 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

• BaFin (Germany)
• AFM (Netherlands)

• ASIC (Australia)
• FFAJ (Japan)
• CBI (Ireland)
• IIROC (Canada)
• CySec (Cyprus)
• FSCA (South Africa)
• ADGM (United Arab Emirates)
• ISA (Israel)

• No conflicts of interest between DEGIRO and its customers
• Virtually unlimited asset offering from 50 exchanges across the globe
• Low fees when compared to traditional banking alternatives

• 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

• Credit card deposits are not available
• Simplistic platforms with not many features
• Fees are expensive when compared to commission free brokers

• Lack of variety in stocks, ETFs and bonds
• Expensive inactivity fees
• No multi-chart tools
• High trade minimums in all assets except forex

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• 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.

• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

DEGIRO only provides services to citizens of Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom. The rest of the countries worldwide are not able to use DEGIRO's services.

US, BE, IR. 

$50 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity.

Yes and varies per asset and exchange, eg: If you were to purchase £2,000 worth of Apple shares at a price of $300 your total commission would have been £0.44.