Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how AvaTrade stacks up against Rakuten Securities!
Last update of data—Dec 2022
AvaTrade is a global forex and CFD broker. It is regulated by several financial authorities globally, including the Central Bank of Ireland and Australia's ASIC.
Rakuten Securities is a forex and CFD broker regulated by Australia's ASIC. Its parent company Rakuten is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Recommended for forex and CFD traders looking for an option to use MetaTrader platforms.
Recommended for forex traders looking for low fees and those who prefer the MetaTrader 4 trading platform.
AvaTrade
AvaTrade is a global forex and CFD broker. It is regulated by several financial authorities globally, including the Central Bank of Ireland and Australia's ASIC.
Recommended for forex and CFD traders looking for an option to use MetaTrader platforms.
Rakuten Securities
Rakuten Securities is a forex and CFD broker regulated by Australia's ASIC. Its parent company Rakuten is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Recommended for forex traders looking for low fees and those who prefer the MetaTrader 4 trading platform.
AvaTrade's service is on par with Rakuten Securities's and a comparison of their fees shows that AvaTrade's fees are similar to Rakuten Securities's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at AvaTrade compared to Rakuten Securities, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at AvaTrade, while customer service quality is somewhat better than Rakuten Securities's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of AvaTrade as somewhat better than the platform of Rakuten Securities, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with AvaTrade, while Rakuten Securities provides much less useful research and education.
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