IC Markets vs AvaTrade

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. Both brokers have the same overall rating, 4.2. IC Markets has a lower minimum deposit, at 0.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping, MAM/PAMM. Traders should note that IC Markets offers a minimum lot size of 0.01 and a maximum lot size of 200.0, while AvaTrade offers 1.0E-4 and 0.0. IC Markets offers a greater leverage limit of 1:1000, whereas AvaTrade allows a maximum of only 1:400.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.2/5 (402 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4.2/5
4.1/5
4.2/5 (17 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4/5
4.1/5
Minimum deposit ($) 0.0 100.0
Commission 7.0 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 0.01 1.0E-4
Maximum lot size 200.0 0.0
Spread Variable Fixed, Variable
Broker type ECN STP, ECN, Market Maker
Maximal leverage (1:?) 1000 400
Availability ECN STP, ECN, Market Maker
Regulation ASIC (Australia) CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), CBI (Ireland), KNF (Poland), FSCA (South Africa), FSA (Japan), BVI FSC
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader, TradingView MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), Web Platform, Mobile Platform, MT4 MultiTerminal
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Moneybookers, WebMoney, Neteller Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Paypal, Perfect Money, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, Internal transfer, Sofort Banking, Klarna, Boleto, Giropay, POLi, Pix
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, NZD, CAD, SGD, HKD, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, CAD, ZAR, AUD
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Greek, Mandarin, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Vietnamese, Bahasa Indonesia English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Chinese, Polish, Malay, Thai, Arabic, Korean, Hungarian, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish
Country Australia Ireland
Trading platform(s) timezone Australia, Cyprus United Arab Emirates, Australia, China, Ireland, Japan, Mongolia, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Spain
Other trading instruments Indices, Commodities, Energies, CFDs Stocks, Options, Futures, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, Spread Betting, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals, Bonds, Exchange ETFs, ETFs, Forex, Treasuries, Bonds, Cryptos*
spreads
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