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Written by: Adam N. Updated: Dec 2022
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Vantage app

As more and more traders and investors use their smartphones for trading, it is increasingly important that brokers offer easy-to-use apps that can deliver the same services as desktop platforms.

In this article we'll check whether Vantage's mobile app ticks all the boxes.

Overall, we rate the user-friendliness of the app as better than average.

Vantage mobile app vs. similar brokers
Vantage Fusion Markets IC Markets
Mobile app rating (5 is the best) 3.8 stars 3.8 stars 3.8 stars
User-friendliness Great Great Great
2-step authentication Yes No No
Biometric authentication No No No

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74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money

We're going to take a closer look at search functions, price alerts and order types, so all the little details that determine whether a trading app is user-friendly or downright cumbersome. If you want to read our full review, including fees, deposit options and other platforms (like web and desktop) then skip to the Vantage review.

Disclaimer: 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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Our main checklist for the Vantage app

Let's start with the search functions. Although most brokers do OK in this area, there are some bad apples out there. For example, if you start typing 'Emerging markets', will the software find all the Emerging markets ETFs for you, even if their name doesn't start with 'emerging'? If you only ever traded US stocks and start typing 'Apple', will the AI show you the Apple stock or the obscure Irish stock Applegreen?

Vantage got the green light, meaning its search functions are reasonably good.

Vantage checklist
Vantage Fusion Markets IC Markets
Search functions Great Great Great
2-step authentication Yes No No
Biometric authentication No No No
Price alerts in the app No Yes Yes
Confirmation after successful trade No No No

We didn't like that you can't use biometric authentication to log in to the app. Most brokers have this function (e.g. via fingerprints or FaceID) to save you from having to type in your password every time, making it a convenient feature.

You cannot set price alerts in the Vantage app. Yes, you can use a third-party app for this, but wouldn't it be much easier to have it in the broker's own app?

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Checklist for nice-to-have features

For some people it might be a deal-breaker if you can't set up a trailing stop limit - we totally get that. Others couldn't care less and also don't get excited if the app is available in 25 languages. Anyway, here is our checklist of minor, nice-to-have features:

Vantage has these order types available in its app: Market, Limit, Stop.

At Vantage you can use the following order terms & expiry in the app: Good 'til canceled (GTC), Good 'til time (GTT).

The Vantage mobile app currently supports the following languages: English, French, Chinese and Thai.

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Author of this article

Adam Nasli

Author of this article

Adam is a motivated finance expert. He joined BrokerChooser in 2018 and has since tested almost all 100+ brokers covered by BrokerChooser. Adam holds a professional degree from CEU and he helps teach finance and programming courses at his alma mater. Previously he worked in the banking sector, including at Citi Bank. He loves researching the financial industry, managing his long-term investments, and trading with algorithms.

Adam Nasli

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Adam is a motivated finance expert. He joined BrokerChooser in 2018 and has since tested almost all 100+ brokers covered by BrokerChooser. Adam holds a professional degree from CEU and he helps teach finance and programming courses at his alma mater. Previously he worked in the banking sector, including at Citi Bank. He loves researching the financial industry, managing his long-term investments, and trading with algorithms.

Everything you find on BrokerChooser is based on reliable data and unbiased information. We combine our 10+ years finance experience with readers feedback. Read more about our methodology

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