Excel Markets vs AvaTrade

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, Excel Markets currently holds a stronger overall rating (4.9) than AvaTrade (4.2). Excel Markets has a lower minimum deposit, at 25.0. Both platforms offer their clients bonuses, demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping, MAM/PAMM. Traders should note that both companies offer the same maximum lot size (0.0), but Excel Markets has a minimum lot size of 0.01, while AvaTrade offers 1.0E-4. Each broker offers an equal maximum leverage of 1:400.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.9/5 (10 reviews)
4.8/5
5/5
5/5
4.8/5
4.2/5 (17 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4/5
4.1/5
Minimum deposit ($) 25.0 100.0
Commission 0.0 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 0.0 0.0
Spread Variable Fixed, Variable
Broker type STP, ECN STP, ECN, Market Maker
Maximal leverage (1:?) 400 400
Availability STP, ECN STP, ECN, Market Maker
Regulation FMA (NZ) CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), CBI (Ireland), KNF (Poland), FSCA (South Africa), FSA (Japan), BVI FSC
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4) MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), Web Platform, Mobile Platform, MT4 MultiTerminal
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Moneybookers 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, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, CAD, ZAR, AUD
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Chinese, Polish English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Chinese, Polish, Malay, Thai, Arabic, Korean, Hungarian, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish
Country New Zealand Ireland
Trading platform(s) timezone Ireland, New Zealand, Russia United Arab Emirates, Australia, China, Ireland, Japan, Mongolia, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Spain
Other trading instruments - Stocks, Options, Futures, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, Spread Betting, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals, Bonds, Exchange ETFs, ETFs, Forex, Treasuries, Bonds, Cryptos*
spreads
EUR/USD - -
GBP/USD - -
USD/JPY - -
USD/CAD - -
XAU/USD - -

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