AvaTrade vs TradeStation

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, AvaTrade currently holds a stronger overall rating (4.2) than TradeStation (0). AvaTrade has a lower minimum deposit, at 100.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading. Traders should note that AvaTrade offers a minimum lot size of 1.0E-4 and a maximum lot size of 0.0, while TradeStation offers 111.0 and 111.0. AvaTrade offers a greater leverage limit of 1:400, whereas TradeStation allows a maximum of only 1:50.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.2/5 (17 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4/5
4.1/5
0/5 (0 reviews)
0/5
0/5
0/5
0/5
Minimum deposit ($) 100.0 2000.0
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 1.0E-4 111.0
Maximum lot size 0.0 111.0
Spread Fixed, Variable Fixed
Broker type STP, ECN, Market Maker Dealing Desk
Maximal leverage (1:?) 400 50
Availability STP, ECN, Market Maker Dealing Desk
Regulation CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), CBI (Ireland), KNF (Poland), FSCA (South Africa), FSA (Japan), BVI FSC NFA (US)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), Web Platform, Mobile Platform, MT4 MultiTerminal Web Platform, Mobile Platform
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Paypal, Perfect Money, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, Internal transfer, Sofort Banking, Klarna, Boleto, Giropay, POLi, Pix Wire Transfer, Check
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, CAD, ZAR, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, CAD, DKK, SEK, NOK
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Chinese, Polish, Malay, Thai, Arabic, Korean, Hungarian, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish English, Spanish
Country Ireland United States
Trading platform(s) timezone United Arab Emirates, Australia, China, Ireland, Japan, Mongolia, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Spain Costa Rica, United Kingdom
Other trading instruments Stocks, Options, Futures, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, Spread Betting, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals, Bonds, Exchange ETFs, ETFs, Forex, Treasuries, Bonds, Cryptos* CFDs
spreads
EUR/USD - -
GBP/USD - -
USD/JPY - -
USD/CAD - -
XAU/USD - -

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