ATFX
tastytrade
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders familiar with the MetaTrader 4 trading platform
Recommended for Options and futures traders focusing on US markets
Best options trading platform
UK
USA
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, low forex fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, no 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
3
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$500
$0
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: passport / national ID Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / tax bill / landline phone bill
Proof of identity: ID / passport Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 59.38% 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
Mid-range
Great
Customer service
Security
£85,000 for clients under FCA, €20,000 under CySEC, no protection under other regulators
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
2014
2017
UK, Cyprus, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Mauritius
USA
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.
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.
ATFX's service is weaker than tastytrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that ATFX's fees are much higher than tastytrade's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at ATFX compared to tastytrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are much more seamless at ATFX, while customer service quality is lower than tastytrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of ATFX as being of the same quality as the platform of tastytrade, found that clients have access to less markets and products with ATFX, while tastytrade provides better research and education.