AvaTrade commission and other fees

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Overview of AvaTrade fees and charges

We know that fees are on top of people's mind when selecting a broker. Brokerage fees consist of trading and non-trading fees. The most important trading fees are commission, spread, and financing rate.

Commission: it's charged when you execute a trade (either buy or sell). Commissions can be volume-tiered or flat fees. Nowadays, there are many commission-free brokers, click on the following links to check out the best free stockbrokers in the US and the EU.
Spread: it denotes the difference between the bid and ask price. When you trade forex or CFDs, spreads can make up a significant part of your trading costs.
Financing rate/overnight costs: if you trade on leverage, you may be charged for holding your positions overnight. This cost can be expressed as a percentage or in swap points.
Non-trading fees: these occur when you deposit and withdraw funds, or if you don't use your account for a certain period.

As AvaTrade focuses on CFD and forex trading, the most important cost elements are spreads and financing rates (overnight fees), commissions less so.

Disclaimer: 63% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Now, let's dive into the details and see what commissions, spreads, and financing rates AvaTrade charges.

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AvaTrade

4.3/5

Minimum deposit

$100

FX fee

Low

Index CFD fee

Average

Withdrawal fee

Account opening

1 day

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AvaTrade commission and other trading fees

The good news is that AvaTrade has low trading fees in general. We ranked the fees of AvaTrade as low, average, or high based on how they compare with all reviewed brokers.

Check out this table to get an overview of whether AvaTrade commissions, spreads, and financing rates for each asset class are low/average/high.

Classification of AvaTrade trading fees
	AvaTrade AvaTrade	XM XM	Admirals (Admiral Markets) Admirals (Admiral Markets)
Forex	Low	Low	Low
CFD	Average	Low	Low
Financing rate	Average	Low	Low

Now let's go over the trading fees for each asset class one by one.

AvaTrade forex commissions and spreads

AvaTrade forex fees are low. AvaTrade forex commissions and spreads for individual currency pairs are charged as per the table below.

AvaTrade forex commissions and spreads
	AvaTrade AvaTrade
EURUSD fee description	The fees are built into the spread, 0.9 pips is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
GBPUSD fee description	The fees are built into the spread, 1.5 pips is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.

Check out how AvaTrade forex fees compare to its two closest competitors.

AvaTrade forex fees vs competitors
	AvaTrade AvaTrade	XM XM	Admirals (Admiral Markets) Admirals (Admiral Markets)
EURUSD benchmark fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $20,000 30:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$13.1	$11.2	$12.3
GBPUSD benchmark fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $20,000 30:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$8.0	$7.9	$7.5
AUDUSD benchmark fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $20,000 30:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$12.0	$12.6	$14.7
EURCHF benchmark fee	$4.2	$2.3	$1.6
EURGBP benchmark fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $20,000 30:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$14.7	$12.2	$16.1

Forex fees are calculated for a $20,000 trade using 30:1 leverage

AvaTrade futures commissions

You can see below how AvaTrade futures commissions are charged. AvaTrade futures fees are low.

AvaTrade futures commissions
	AvaTrade AvaTrade
US micro e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$0.49 per standard and E-mini contracts, $0.19 per micro contract
UK stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	Not available
German e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	€0.49 per contract

Compare how the futures commissions of AvaTrade stack up against those of XM and Admirals (Admiral Markets).

AvaTrade futures commissions vs competitors
	AvaTrade AvaTrade	XM XM	Admirals (Admiral Markets) Admirals (Admiral Markets)
US micro e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$4.9 $0.49 per standard and E-mini contracts, $0.19 per micro contract	- Not available	- Not available
UK stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	- Not available	- Not available	- Not available
German e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$5.3 €0.49 per contract	- Not available	- Not available

Futures commissions are calculated for 10 contracts

AvaTrade CFD commissions and spreads

AvaTrade CFD fees are average. AvaTrade CFD commissions and spreads for different assets are charged as per the table below.

AvaTrade CFD commissions and spreads
	AvaTrade AvaTrade
S&P 500 CFD fee	The fees are built into the spread, 0.5 points is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
Europe 50 CFD fee	The fees are built into the spread, 2 points is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
Apple CFD Commission for a $2,000 stock CFD trade	The fees are built into the spread, 0.22 is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
Vodafone CFD Commission for a $2,000 stock CFD trade	The fees are built into the spread, 0.26 is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.

Below you can see how AvaTrade CFD fees compare with those of XM and Admirals (Admiral Markets).

AvaTrade CFD fees vs competitors
	AvaTrade AvaTrade	XM XM	Admirals (Admiral Markets) Admirals (Admiral Markets)
S&P 500 index CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000 20:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$3.9	$3.3	$3.2
Euro Stoxx 50 index CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000, 20:1 position: open, hold for 1 week, and close	$3.9	$3.2	$2.8
Apple CFD Commission for a $2,000 stock CFD trade	$1.2 The fees are built into the spread, 0.22 is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.	$1.9 The fees are built into the spread, 0.37 is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.	$1.1 $0.02 per share with $1 min
Vodafone CFD Commission for a $2,000 stock CFD trade	$3.7 The fees are built into the spread, 0.26 is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.	$6.9 The fees are built into the spread, 0.48 is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.	$1.8 0.1% of trade value with £4 min

CFD fees are calculated for a $2,000 trade using 20:1 leverage for stock index CFDs, and 5:1 leverage for stock CFDs

AvaTrade financing rates

AvaTrade financing rates are average. They make up a significant part of your trading costs if you hold your position for a long time.

Check out how AvaTrade financing rates compare with those of XM and Admirals (Admiral Markets).

AvaTrade financing rates vs competitors
	AvaTrade AvaTrade	XM XM	Admirals (Admiral Markets) Admirals (Admiral Markets)
EURUSD financing rate Yearly financing rate	3.0% Calculated as yearly percentage	2.5% Calculated as swap points	2.8% Calculated as points
GBPUSD financing rate	1.5% Calculated as yearly percentage	1.4% Calculated as swap points	1.4% Calculated as points
S&P 500 CFD financing rate	9.6% Calculated as yearly percentage	8.0% Calcualted as daily overnight cost (in USD)	7.9% Calculated as yearly percentage
Euro Stoxx 50 CFD financing rate	7.9% Calculated as yearly percentage	6.7% Calcualted as daily overnight cost (in EUR)	5.8% Calculated as yearly percentage
Apple CFD financing rate Yearly financing rate	11.1% Calculated as yearly percentage	8.3% Calcualted as yearly percentage	4.0% Calculated as yearly percentage
Vodafone CFD financing rate Yearly financing rate	10.9% Calculated as yearly percentage	8.2% Calcualted as yearly percentage	8.7% Calculated as yearly percentage

AvaTrade non-trading fees

In addition to trading fees, it's important to see if AvaTrade charges a fee on deposits, withdrawals, account maintenance, and inactivity. We compared these fees levied by AvaTrade with its two closest competitors.

AvaTrade non-trading fees vs competitors
	AvaTrade AvaTrade	XM XM	Admirals (Admiral Markets) Admirals (Admiral Markets)
Deposit fee	$0 Free deposit	$0 Free deposit	$0 No deposit fee
Withdrawal fee Fee for withdrawing money from the broker account. It is zero if you can withdraw money for free via any method, e.g. credit/debit card or bank transfer.	$0 Free withdrawal	$0 Free withdrawal. The only exception is the bank wire transfer below $200.	$0 One free withdrawal every month
Account fee Monthly account fee	No No account fee	No No account fee	No No account fee.
Inactivity fee Fee applied if a customer does not trade for a certain length of time	Yes $50 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity; after 12 straight months of non-use, a further annual administration fee of $100 is charged	Yes $15 one-off maintenance fee after one year of inactivity, followed by $5 per month fee if the account remains inactive	Yes €10 per month after 2 years of inactivity. Only charged if your account balance is greater than zero

CFD fees are calculated for a $2,000 trade using 20:1 leverage for stock index CFDs, and 5:1 leverage for stock CFDs

Bottom line

Hopefully, by now you have a clear picture of the commissions, spreads, financing rates, and non-trading fees charged by AvaTrade and its closest competitors. To learn more about AvaTrade, check out this detailed review. If you would like more information about fees in general, read this article about brokerage fees.

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