ava-trade

General Information

AvaTrade was established in 2006 in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, co-founded by professionals in the financial field and experts in the e-commerce field. By the end of 2016, AvaTrade had 16 directly-affiliated branches, with branches in five continents around the world, in addition to representative offices in more than 20 countries, and business covering more than 150 countries around the world.

Regulatory Information

AvaTrade has five entities under stringent regulation in different jurisditions:

AVA CAPITAL MARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, authorized and regulated by ASIC, with Regulatory License No. 406684

Ava Trade Japan K.K, authorized and regulated by Financial Service Agency in Japan, with Regulatory License No. 2010401081157

AVA Trade EU Limited, authorized and regulated by Cnetral Bank of Ireland (CBI), with Regulatory License unreleased

AVA CAPITAL MARKETS (PTY) LTD, authorized and regulated by Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), with Regulatory License No. 45984

AVA Trade EU Limited, authorized and regulated by Financial Conduct Authority in U.K. , with Regulatory License No. 504702

Market Instruments

Avatrade provides mainstream and popular trading products in the international financial market, including forex, stocks & indices, commodities, and various types of CFDs. Forex includes more than 60 currency pairs, commodities including precious metals, energy, agricultural products, etc. The stock index covers more than 20 world-renowned stock indexes, more than 600 well-known stocks in Europe and the United States, and provides more than 40 currency pair forex options.

AvaTrade Minimum Deposit

Avatrade offers a standard account, a professional account ( to be eligible for a professional account, traders should be sufficient trading activity in the last 12 months , with relevant experience in the financial services sector, and have financial instrument portfolio of over €500,000 at the same time), and an Swap-free account. The minimum deposit to open an account is $100, which seems affordable for most regular traders.

AvaTrade Lverage

Trading leverage is determined by the particular tarding instrument. The leverage of forex products is up to 1:400, the leverage of commodities up to 1:200, and the leverage of stocks is 1:20.

AvaTrade Spreads

All transactions performed on the company's platform are subject to transaction fees, including spreads and overnight fees. The spread on EUR/USD is 0.9 pips, GBP/USD 1.6 pips, EUR/GBP 1.5 pips, Gold 0.34 pips, Silver 0.029 pips, Crude Oil 0.03 pips. For More detailed information, see the following chart:

AvaTrade Trading Platform

Avatrade adopts the globally widely used and powerful MT4 trading platform, which can analyze price trends through different time frames, can add 10 kinds of indicators, and supports extensions to add custom indicators to make chart analysis more powerful. MT4 also supports EA automated trading, which can execute multiple orders at the same time. Support multiple terminals and operating systems. Avatrade also uses the MT5 trading platform, which includes more than 600 global high-quality contract stocks, including more period options and technical indicators. Both platforms support multi-terminal, also available for PC, iOS, Android, or Web use.

Deposit & Withdrawal

The minimum deposit is US$100, and there are several popular options, including UnionPay debit card, MasterCard/VISA foreign currency credit card, wire transfer, Skrill and Neteller, etc.

ifs-markets

General Information & Regulation

IFS Markets is an online forex and commodities trader, founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. IFS Markets a registered trading name of IFS Markets Pty Ltd, and the company is fully licensed by the Australian Securities and Exchange Commission (ASIC) (regulatory certificate number 323193). IFS Markets doesn't accept traders from United State of America.

Market Instruments of IFS Markets

The company provides investors with mainstream and popular tradable instruments on the global financial market, including forex (providing 45 pairs of various mainstream and cross-currency exchanges), indices (from 14 popular stock indices on the world's largest stock market), commodities (gold, silver, crude oil), etc.

Minimum Deposit of IFS Markets

IFS Markets provides different types of accounts for different traders to meet their investment needs and investment strategies. There are two types of accounts: the Standard Account and the Professional Account. The minimum deposit for Standard Accounts is $100, and the minimum deposit for Professional Accounts is $300.

Leverage of IFS Markets

The maximum leverage available for forex products is from1:1 to 1:400, gold 1:100, silver 1:50. IFS Markets has no restrictions on trading strategies so hedging, expert advisors and scalping strategies are allowed.

Spreads & Commission Fees of IFS Markets

The standard account does not charge commissions, only the spread fee, and the main spread starts at 1.1 pips. The spread of the pro accounts starts at 0 pips, and $7 will be charged per 10,000 contract. Swap rates will be considered as a cost. Wednesday is a 3-day interest day. See the following swap rates table:

Trading Platform of IFS Markets

IFS Markets provides investors with an MT4 trading platform. Traders only need one account and one platform to access the forex, indices, and commodity CFD markets, creating a complete and high-efficiency trading software. Through MT4, traders can also get trading signals, the MetaTrader market, and the global community of fellow traders. The platform is seamlessly used for algorithmic trading, and these robots are directly applied to the chart chosen by the trader. MT4 is available for web versions and can be download at the same time. Besides, the company also provides MAM multi-account fund management, which allows users to access multiple MT4 accounts simultaneously.

Deposit & Withdrawal

The company provides many deposit and withdrawal options. The deposit and withdrawal options include VISA/MASTERCARD credit card debit card (accepting AUD, USD, JPY, EUR, NZD, BGP,CAD SGD, deposit fees are 2%, instant arrival, free withdrawal, 1-2 working days to process ), online banking (accepting RMB, THB, IDR, MYR and VND, no deposit and withdrawal fees, usually 1-2 working days to process withdrawal ), wire transfer (supporting AUD, USD, SGD, BGP, EUR, no deposit and withdrawal fees, 2-5 working days to process), POLI (accepting AUD, no deposit fees, instant arrival), Skrill (accepting AUD, USD, EUR, BGP, SGD , Charge 2% deposit fee, instant arrival, no deposit fee, 1-2 working days to process), NETELLER (accepting AUD, US dollars, EUR, BGP, SGD, 2% deposit fees, instantaneous receipt, no withdrawal fees, 1-2 working days to process), Fasapay (accepting USD, EUR, no deposit and withdrawal fees, instant arrival), DragonPay (free deposit and withdrawal, accepts PHP, instant processing), Bitcoin (a fee of 1.5% is charged for deposits, bitcoin is accepted, and processed instantly).