TradeStation
Vantage
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders focusing on US markets and buy-and-hold investing
Best crypto broker
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders familiar with the MetaTrader trading platforms
USA
Australia
Fees
Low trading fees, average non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading for US customers
Low forex and stock index CFD fees, but high stock CFD
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
9
8
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$50
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Valid Photo ID, deed of foundation for corporate account
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Great
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
No protection
1982
2009
USA
Vanuatu, but Vantage Group has regulation in Australia, UK, Cayman Islands
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TradeStation's service is slightly better than Vantage's and a comparison of their fees shows that TradeStation's fees are similar to Vantage's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at TradeStation compared to Vantage, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at TradeStation, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Vantage's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of TradeStation as being of the same quality as the platform of Vantage, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with TradeStation, while Vantage provides somewhat better research and education.