Avatrade vs TradeStation

AvaTrade vs TradeStation Comparison Table 2023
AvaTrade	TradeStation
Review 4.9	Review 3.5 TradeStation 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.	US based broker with pricing methods split to cater for active day traders, or longer term stock holders
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, CFD
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100	$500
Payment Methods
Boleto Credit Card Debit Card FasaPay JCB Card Mastercard MoneyGram Neteller Perfect Money Skrill Swift WebMoney Western Union Wire Transfer	ACH Transfer
Minimum Trade
$.01	Min lot size will vary
Regulator
CBoI, ASIC, FSA, FSCA, FSB	SEC
Margin Trading
Yes	No
MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
Yes	No
STP Account
Yes	No
ECN Account
Yes	No
DMA Account
Yes	Yes
MAM Account
Yes	No
PAMM Account
Yes	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	No
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
Islamic Account
Yes	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD JPY CHF
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
Commodities
Cocoa Coffee Cannabis Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Lithium Natural Gas Oil Palladium Platinum Precious Metals Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat	Soybeans
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	1:20
FTSE Spread
0.5 pt	N/A
GBPUSD Spread
1.0 var	N/A
Oil Spread
0.02	0.06 pips
Stocks Spread
0.13 Abv Market	0.2% Var
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 trading not offered
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
EURUSD Spread
0.7 var
EURGBP Spread
1.7 var
Assets
50+
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]	Crypto trading not offered
Spread
BTC 1% ETH 2%
Coins
BCH BTC BTG ETH LTC XRP EOS DASH
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	Yes
Auto Market Maker
No	No

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