Vantage Vs. XTB - 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.	XTB is an international broker specialised in CFD trading and low cost forex spreads.
Best For
Traders looking to hedge their FX positions (low fees) Social traders looking to connect to popular copying services Traders preferring mobile apps	Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) VFSC - (Vanuatu) CIMA (Cayman Islands)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)
The Good
Low deposit requirements Low non-trading fees Good educational material, news feed and market analysis Great mobile platform	Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts
The Bad
High stock CFD fees Not all instruments are available on every trading platform Doesn’t offer ETFs	No ability to remove or customise leverage High commissions on stocks & ETFs All instruments are CFDs, you can't buy underlying assets (real stocks or cryptocurrencies)
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	2002
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$200	0
💰 Payment Methods
Bank Transfer Debit / Credit Card Cryptocurrency Bitwallet FasaPay Neteller Skrill Union Pay	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, HKD, NZD, JPY, SGD.	5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.
🗽 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, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
289	2,131
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
210	1,877
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
40	57
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
20	21
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	36
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	135
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
6	5
📒 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	$50 trade value
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	$50 trade value
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 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)	Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	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	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 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.	For Stocks and ETFs there is an 0.08% commission with $8 minimum.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.4 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 36 Pips	Dynamic - From 35 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes