Vantage Vs. OctaFX - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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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.	OctaFX is an international FX broker operating as an incorporated company from St. Vincent and the Grenadines specialising in currencies trading via MetaTrader 4 & 5.
Best For
Traders looking to hedge their FX positions (low fees) Social traders looking to connect to popular copying services Traders preferring mobile apps	Traders looking for a high leverage off-shore broker New traders looking to experiment using MT4 & 5 with a no commission low-cost broker
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) VFSC - (Vanuatu) CIMA (Cayman Islands)	None
The Good
Low deposit requirements Low non-trading fees Good educational material, news feed and market analysis Great mobile platform	High leverage offered due to no regulatory restrictions MetaTrader 4 & 5 platforms with their own copy trading integration Low minimum deposit
The Bad
High stock CFD fees Not all instruments are available on every trading platform Doesn’t offer ETFs	Despite having financial licenses, OctaFX does not operate using them, meaning that they are an unregulated broker. Their asset offering is extremely limited (80 instruments)
Status
Inactive	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
2009	2011
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$200	$25
💰 Payment Methods
Bank Transfer Debit / Credit Card Cryptocurrency Bitwallet FasaPay Neteller Skrill Union Pay	Visa Mastercard Maestro Skrill Neteller Bitcoin Ethereum USDT (Tether) Litecoin Dogecoin Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, HKD, NZD, JPY, SGD.	2 - EUR, USD.
🗽 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, CA.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
289	80
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
210	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
40	35
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
20	5
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	10
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
6	30
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (eg: 1 ounce for gold)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	500
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 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
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	No
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
Yes	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit 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.	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Yes for ECN accounts -from $6 per lot per round turn.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.4 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	Dynamic - From 20 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 36 Pips	Dynamic - From 180 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $57
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No