Vantage fees explained

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Overview of Vantage fees and charges

When trading or investing at an online broker, fees can have a big impact on your results, so it's good to know what kind of charges you'll be facing and how these compare to fees at other brokers.

If fees are your top concern, Vantage is a good choice, as it has low fees in general. Check our toplist for cheaper brokers.

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I've personally tested dozens of global brokers, carefully looking at their fees not just on their website but also in the course of live trading. Here's how Vantage fared:

Vantage charges low FX fees and high CFD fees.
There is no inactivity fee even if you leave your account idle for a long time.
The basic withdrawal fee is $0, but some transactions may cost more.
Read our full review of Vantage for info on safety, trading platforms and funding.

Vantage fees at a glance
Assets	Fee level	Fee terms
EURUSD	Low	MetaTrader Raw ECN account: $3.00 commission per lot per trade plus spread cost. 0.1 pips is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
GBPUSD	Low	MetaTrader Raw ECN account: $3.00 commission per lot per trade plus spread cost. 0.3 pips is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
S&P 500 CFD	Average	The fees are built into the spread, 0.36 points is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
Inactivity fee	Low	No inactivity fee

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Low FX fees

Vantage forex fees
	Vantage Vantage	Fusion Markets Fusion Markets	IC Markets IC Markets
commission per lot	3.00	2.25	3.50
EURUSD spread Usual spread in pips	0.1	0.0	0.0
GBPUSD spread	0.3	0.0	0.0
AUDUSD spread	0.4	0.0	0.0
EURCHF spread	0.6	0.2	0.2
EURGBP spread Usual spread in pips	0.3	0.0	0.2

High CFD fees

Stock index CFD fees are generally low, but stock CFD fees are quite high.

Spread and commission for a $2,000 CFD trade
	Vantage Vantage	Fusion Markets Fusion Markets	IC Markets IC 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	$3.7	$1.7	$2.2
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	$3.2	$2.2	$2.8
Apple CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000, 20:1 position: open, hold for 1 week, and close	$16.0	$3.0	$1.5
Vodafone CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000 20:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$28.1	- Vodafone stock CFD is not available	$6.3

No inactivity fee, no withdrawal fee

It charges no account, inactivity, or deposit fees.
There is no fee for credit/debit card and electronic wallet withdrawals. One international bank withdrawal per month is also free of charge, while all subsequent withdrawals are charged 20 currency units of your account ($20, €20, etc.).

Vantage inactivity, withdrawal and other fees
Broker	Inactivity fee	Withdrawal fee
Vantage		$0
Fusion Markets		$0
IC Markets		$0

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