AvaTrade Review in Apr. 2025

• Forex: CFDs on 53 currency pairs on fixed spreads and flexible leverage. You may also trade currency forwards and options with maturities between 1 day and 1 year.
• Cryptos: CFDs on Bitcoin and a wide range of altcoins such as Ethereum, Ripple and Solana. However, crypto-currencies aren't available if you open a swap-free account. Their availability is also subject to local laws and regulations.
• Indices: CFDs on global stock indices, spanning North America, Europe and Asia. You may also trade CFDs on the US Dollar Index, which measures the US Dollar against a basket of other currencies.
• ETFs: CFDs on 67 ETFs, including daily leveraged ETFs, spanning a wide range of geographical markets and sectors, from gold miners to cannabis stocks.
• Stocks: CFDs on 643 stocks across a wide range of geographical markets, and industries, from ASML to Alibaba and Meta.
• Oil and precious metals: CFDs on crude oil, Brent oil, natural gas and as well as gold and precious metals. You may also trade Futures on the price of oil for delivery 3, 4 and 8 months out.
• Government bonds: CFDs on short and long-dated European and Japanese government bonds.

* Availability is subject to local laws and regulations.

Range of platforms

MetaTrader 4 and 5: AvaTrade supports MetaTrader 4 and 5, two of the world's leading trading platforms. Both MT4 and MT5 allow you to trade from the charts, manually or through the use of trading robots called Expert Advisors. AvaTrade supports all Expert Advisors, except those with a focus on arbitrage.

AvaTrader: alternatively, you can trade through your browser on AvaTrade.com. AvaTrade's web trading platform, illustrated through screenshots on this page, is sleek. We were impressed with the range of technical indicators and charting tools. You'll also see each trade's value and margin impact before placing an order (as shown in the 2nd screenshot), which avoids having to use a calculator.

Trading conditions

AvaTrade offers a single account for all traders. Trade on fixed spreads, with instant execution, and without commission. This will appeal to beginners, who enjoy a more predictable trading environment. But more experienced traders may prefer to trade on raw spreads through an ECN broker like FPMarkets.com or FXCC.com.

AvaTrade's fees are competitive and are clearly shown alongside each instrument. For example, they were around 0.9 pips for the EURUSD currency pair at the time of writing. Its trading conditions are the same whether you trade through MetaTrader 4 or 5.

Islamic account: AvaTrade makes it possible for clients of Muslim faith to invest in accordance with their beliefs. It charges no swap fees on positions left open overnight. Instead, you'll pay a commission that is set in advance and depends on the currency pair and trade size. All financial instruments, except cryptocurrencies, are available through AvaTrade's Islamic account.

Trading tools

Trading signals: AvaTrade has partnered with Trading Central to embed trading signals within AvaTrader and MetaTrader 4/5 (through a plugin). Every trading signal comes with a 'Buy scenario' and a 'Sell scenario' with support and resistance lines shown on the instrument's chart, as illustrated in the 3rd screenshot.

AvaProtect™: if you enable AvaProtect™, AvaTrade will protect you against any loss-making Forex, gold or silver trades, up to US$1 million, for up to 2 days. This protection comes at a cost clearly shown at the time you place a trade. For example, we were quoted US$2.84 to protect a long position in EURUSD worth US$1,054, with a $2.64 margin requirement, for 1 day. You'll need to decide whether this is for you.

Copy trading

Copy trading may be for you if you prefer to copy professional traders, if you lack the time or expertise to make your own investment decisions.

AvaSocial is AvaTrade's in-house copy trading platform, available through a standalone app. However, AvaSocial is not available to traders from European countries for regulatory reasons. To learn more, visit AvaTrade.com.

AvaTrade has also partnered with DupliTrade and ZuluTrade, two third-party copy trading platforms. Both platforms provide detailed statistics about each trader's performance and standalone risk management tools. You'll need to link your AvaTrade account with their platforms to get started.

With AvaTrade, you can open a trading account in USD, EUR, GBP, and a handful of other currencies depending on your country of residence. If you live in Australia, you'll be able to open a trading account in Aussie dollars. And if you live in Switzerland, you may open an account in CHF, as shown on this page.

You can open an account on AvaTrade.com from a low US$100 deposit (or a comparable €100, £100, or AU$100 payment, depending on your country). You can fund your account through a bank transfer, a Visa or Mastercard, or an electronic wallet (like Skrill or Neteller). AvaTrade charges no fees on deposits or withdrawals, but third-party fees may apply.

AvaTrade's fees are low, but you should be aware that a US$50 (€50 or £50) inactivity fee applies after 3 consecutive months of non-use, and for every successive period thereafter. In addition, a higher administrative fee also applies after 12 consecutive months of non-use.

The choice of payment methods depends on the company that you open an account with, and your country of residence. Please visit the company's website for a list of all payment methods.

* Availability is subject to local laws and regulations.

Your access to an investor compensation fund will depend on the AvaTrade entity with which you open an account. For instance, customers who open an account with AvaTrade's UK or European entities will be covered by these countries' compensation schemes. If the UK, you'll be entitled to compensation of up to £85000 through the FSCS.

Most customers aren't permitted to choose their regulator and will simply be covered by the AvaTrade entity available in their country. If this option is available to you, you'll be asked to choose your regulator as you create an account on AvaTrade.com.

Client funds are held in segregated accounts with Barclays Bank, CommBank, Danske Bank, and Société Générale. You'll also benefit from negative balance protection, which means you cannot lose more than your deposit. This holds true regardless of which AvaTrade entity you open an account with.

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