Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) vs AvaTrade

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) currently holds a lower overall rating (2.6) compared to AvaTrade (4.2). Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) has a lower minimum deposit, at 0.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping, MAM/PAMM. Traders should note that Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) offers a minimum lot size of 0.01 and a maximum lot size of 50.0, while AvaTrade offers 1.0E-4 and 0.0. Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) offers a lower maximum leverage of 1:300, whereas AvaTrade allows trading with up to 1:400.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
2.6/5 (6 reviews)
3/5
2.5/5
2.5/5
2.5/5
4.2/5 (17 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4/5
4.1/5
Minimum deposit ($) 0.0 100.0
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 50.0 0.0
Spread Variable Fixed, Variable
Broker type NDD STP, ECN, Market Maker
Maximal leverage (1:?) 300 400
Availability NDD 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, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, Local Deposits, iDeal, Sofort Banking, Przelewy, Giropay, POLi 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, JPY, NZD, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, CAD, ZAR, AUD
Languages English, Russian, Mandarin, Chinese 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 New Zealand 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*
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