AvaTrade
TD Ameritrade
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders looking for an option to use MetaTrader platforms
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a well-equipped desktop trading platform
Best broker for bonds
Ireland
USA
Fees
Low trading fees, average non-trading fees, high inactivity fee
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
7
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$100
$0
1 day
1-3 days
Proof of identity: passport / national ID card / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
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
€20,000 for EU clients, no protection for other clients
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
2006
1975
Ireland, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Abu Dhabi, British Virgin Islands, Israel
USA, Hong Kong, Singapore
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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AvaTrade's service is slightly weaker than TD Ameritrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that AvaTrade's fees are similar to TD Ameritrade's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at AvaTrade compared to TD Ameritrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at AvaTrade, while customer service quality is similar to TD Ameritrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of AvaTrade as somewhat worse than the platform of TD Ameritrade, found that clients have access to less markets and products with AvaTrade, while TD Ameritrade provides somewhat better research and education.