ActivTrades
AvaTrade
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders looking for low fees and great deposit/withdrawal conditions
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders looking for an option to use MetaTrader platforms
UK
Ireland
Fees
Trading fees are low, non-trading fees are average.
Low trading fees, average non-trading fees, high inactivity fee
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
4
7
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$100
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license AND Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / telecommunication bill / residential certificate AND One photo of yourself
Proof of identity: passport / national ID card / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 74-85% 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.
Disclaimer: 71% 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.
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
£85,000 for cliens under FCA, €100,000 for cash deposits and €20,000 for securities for other European clients
€20,000 for EU clients, no protection for other clients
2001
2006
UK, Luxembourg, The Bahamas
Ireland, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Abu Dhabi, British Virgin Islands, Israel
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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ActivTrades's service is on par with AvaTrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that ActivTrades's fees are slightly lower than AvaTrade's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at ActivTrades compared to AvaTrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at ActivTrades, while customer service quality is similar to AvaTrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of ActivTrades as being of the same quality as the platform of AvaTrade, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with ActivTrades, while AvaTrade provides better research and education.