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


Visit 79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 71% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
XTB is an international broker specialised in CFD trading and low cost forex spreads.	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
Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)	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
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 6 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)	ASIC (Australia) FFAJ (Japan) CBI (Ireland) IIROC (Canada) CySec (Cyprus) FSCA (South Africa) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) ISA (Israel)
The Good
Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts	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
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)	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
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
2002	2006
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.	4 - USD, GBP, EUR, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	US, BE, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
2,131	863
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,877	626
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
57	55
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
21	27
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
36	33
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
135	59
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
5	17
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	2
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	44
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$50 trade value	Variable - From 1 to 100 units
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$50 trade value	Variable - From 1 to 100 units
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	Variable (eg: BTC 0.01, ETH 0.1)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)	Variable (eg: 1 ounce of gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	10 units
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	10,000 FX Option contracts
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	$50 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
For Stocks and ETFs there is an 0.08% commission with $8 minimum.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.9 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 35 Pips	Dynamic - From 34 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $1.92
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $120	Dynamic - From $137.31
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No