Avatrade vs Interactive Brokers

AvaTrade vs Interactive Brokers Comparison Table 2023
AvaTrade	Interactive Brokers
Review 4.9	Review 4.3 Interactive Brokers is #12 in our CFD broker rankings.
Traders from US not accepted	Traders from US accepted
Leading forex and CFD broker since 2006, regulated in Ireland, Australia, Canada, Japan, Abu Dhabi, and South Africa. AvaTrade offers multiple trading platforms, including MT4, MT5, Web Trader, Mobile App, Vanilla Options and Social Trading. 1250+ financial instruments, educational content and multi-language customer support active 24/7. 20% welcome bonus available in allowed countries.	IB Boast a huge market share of global trading. With a minimum deposit of $10,000 however, they remain an option for larger traders only.
Bonus Offer
Welcome bonus 20% up to 10.000$
Comment by Reviewer
"AvaTrade is an excellent broker for traders of all experience levels. Beginners benefit from high-quality education, social trading and a low minimum deposit. 1000+ tradable instruments and powerful proprietary software also make AvaTrade suitable for seasoned traders."
Pros
Regulated, award-winning, established and safe Superior trading platforms including MetaTrader Great educational and research resources Low spreads and zero commissions Expert Advisors (EAs) supported Plenty of free payment methods AvaSocial app for copy trading Easy and fast to get started Excellent customer support
Cons
Some withdrawal methods are slow Inactivity fee after three months
Awards
Best Overall Broker 2022 - DayTrading.com Best Trading App 2021 - DayTrading.com Best Forex Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com
Instruments
Stocks, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto, Volatility Index	Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto, Exchange Linked Warrants
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100	$10000
Payment Methods
Boleto Credit Card Debit Card FasaPay JCB Card Mastercard MoneyGram Neteller Perfect Money Skrill Swift WebMoney Western Union Wire Transfer	ACH Transfer Apple Pay Automated Customer Account Transfer Service Cheque Credit Card Google Wallet JCB Card Mastercard Payoneer Samsung Pay Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
$.01	$100
Regulator
CBoI, ASIC, FSA, FSCA, FSB	SEC, FCA, IIROC, SFC
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
Margin Rate
	1.55 - 2.59%
MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	Yes
OmniTrader
No	Yes
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	Yes
Trading Central
Yes	Yes
STP Account
Yes	Yes
ECN Account
Yes	No
DMA Account
Yes	Yes
MAM Account
Yes	Yes
PAMM Account
Yes	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	Yes
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS and Android	iOS, Android and Windows
Auto Trading
Avatrader make auto trading easy with API integration into numerous platforms including MetaTrader4, Duplitrade and MQL5
Copy Trading
Yes	No
Copy Trading Platform
AvaTrade not only offers a proprietary platform, but also a selection of social and copy trading systems, including its own AvaSocial app, along with MetaTrader suites. There is also the popular web-based platforms, DupliTrade and ZuluTrade, which are both easy-to-use and suit novices and experts alike.
Social Trading
Yes	No
Trade Signals
Yes
VPS Hosting
Yes	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
	0
Islamic Account
Yes	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD INR JPY SEK NOK DKK CHF HUF
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange Borsa Italiana Deutsche Boerse Euronext Hang Seng IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group London Stock Exchange Nasdaq Russell 2000 Shanghai Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange Shenzhen Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange Taiwan Stock Exchange	Borsa Italiana CAC 40 Index France Chicago Mercantile Exchange Euronext IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group Korean Stock Exchange London Metal Exchange London Stock Exchange Nasdaq Nasdaq Nordic & Baltics New York Stock Exchange Russell 2000 Shenzhen Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Commodities
Cocoa Coffee Cannabis Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Lithium Natural Gas Oil Palladium Platinum Precious Metals Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat	Aluminium Gold Lead Natural Gas Precious Metals Soybeans Zinc
CFD Trading
AvaTrade offers leveraged CFD trading on a range of asset classes spanning stocks, indices, commodities, bonds, crypto, and ETFs. Traders can speculate on rising and falling prices with low fees and stable platforms in a highly regulated trading environment.
Leverage
1:400	1:50
FTSE Spread
0.5 pt	0.005% (£1 Min)
GBPUSD Spread
1.0 var	Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Oil Spread
0.02	N/A
Stocks Spread
0.13 Abv Market	From 0.003 per share, variable
Forex Trading
AvaTrade offers 50+ currency pairs and their spreads are some of the best among any broker. You can trade majors, minors and exotics around the clock with zero commissions.
Forex App
AvaTrade provide AvaTradeGo for mobile trading. The app offers 1000+ markets, the ability to create watchlists and make trades. The AvaProtect™ feature even adds another layer of risk protection. Rated 4.2* , it is one of the more popular trading apps. Download it today.
GBPUSD Spread
1.0 var	Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
EURUSD Spread
0.7 var	Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
EURGBP Spread
1.7 var	Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Assets
50+	70+
Currency Indices
USD
Cryptocurrency
Regulated in five continents, AvaTrade offers a secure way to access crypto markets. They offer a great range of digital currencies, very tight spreads, and 1:2 leverage. [Not available in Canada]
Spread
BTC 1% ETH 2%
Coins
BCH BTC BTG ETH LTC XRP EOS DASH	BTC LTC ETH XRP
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

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