Vantage Vs. AvaTrade - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Vantage is a global broker operating since 2009. Initially based in Australia, Vantage is offering trading in forex, stocks, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies	AvaTrade is a top-tier multinational broker with more than 7 financial regulators specialising in FX and options trading with their own proprietary platforms.
Best For
Traders looking to hedge their FX positions (low fees) Social traders looking to connect to popular copying services Traders preferring mobile apps	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
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The Good
Low deposit requirements Low non-trading fees Good educational material, news feed and market analysis Great mobile platform	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
The Bad
High stock CFD fees Not all instruments are available on every trading platform Doesn’t offer ETFs	Lack of variety in stocks, ETFs and bonds Expensive inactivity fees No multi-chart tools High trade minimums in all assets except forex
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.
🏛 Financial Regulators
Australia (ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission) Vanuatu (VFSC - Vanuatu Financial Services Commission) Cayman Islands (CIMA - Cayman Islands Monetary Authority)	ASIC (Australia) FFAJ (Japan) CBI (Ireland) IIROC (Canada) CySec (Cyprus) FSA (South Africa) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) ISA (Israel)
📍 Year Founded
2009	2006
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, - 200	$, €, £ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Bank Transfer Debit / Credit Card Cryptocurrency Bitwallet FasaPay Neteller Skrill Union Pay	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, HKD, NZD, JPY, SGD	4 - USD, GBP, EUR, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
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	US, BE, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on currencies, commodities, indices, stocks and cryptocurrencies.	CFDs on stocks, cryptocurrencies, commodities, currencies, ETFs, indices, shares, options and bonds.
📙 Stocks
210	626
📘 Currency Pairs
40	55
📗 Commodities
20	27
📕 Indices
13	33
📔 ETFs
N/A	59
💸 Cryptocurrencies
6	17
📒 Bonds
N/A	2
📓 Options
N/A	44
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All of Vantage's assets are CFDs.	Most of AvaTrade's assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	Depends on Stock price, from 1 to 10 or 100 units.
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	Depends on ETF price, from 1 to 10 or 100 units.
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
N/A	Depends on cryptocurrency, for BTC 0.01, for ETH 0.1 units.
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity, 0.01 (1 ounce) for gold, 0.1 lot (250 Lbs) for copper	Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	10 Bond contracts
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	10,000 FX Option contracts
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
No	Yes, $50 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
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.	No
💰 Commissions
Yes for ECN accounts -from $6 per lot per round turn	No
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 1.4 pips for Standard account, from 0.0 on ECN accounts	Dynamic - From 0.9 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - Average 36 Pips	Dynamic - From 34 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $1.92
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	N/A
📉 BTC
N/A	Dynamic - From $137.31
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No