Pacific Union vs Avatrade

PU Prime vs AvaTrade Comparison Table 2023
PU Prime	AvaTrade
Review 3.9	Review 4.9
Traders from US not accepted	Traders from US not accepted
Pacific Union Prime is a CySEC- and offshore-regulated multi-asset broker offering competitive fees and direct market access on forex, commodities, stocks, bonds and indices. The broker supports the popular MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms and a proprietary mobile app. Fees vary by account type with no commission and spreads from 1.9 pips on the Standard account and $3.50 commission per lot and spreads from 0.4 pips on the Prime account.	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.
Bonus Offer
$50 no deposit bonus	Welcome bonus 20% up to 10.000$
Promotions
PU Prime: Claim A 50% Bonus Up To $10,000
Comment by Reviewer
"PU Prime will appeal to traders seeking high leverage and low fees in a direct-to-market trading environment."	"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
Industry-recognized MT4 and MT5 platforms and mobile apps Good range of assets with nearly 1000 instruments over six asset classes Competitive fees with the Prime account spreads starting at 0.4 with a $3.50 commission Safeguards clients with segregated funds and negative balance protection PU Social app with copy trading capabilities Demo account with virtual funds Swap-free Islamic account Multilingual customer service	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
No tier 1 regulatory oversight Relatively high $40 minimum withdrawal and handling fee for withdrawals under $100 Standard account spreads are mediocre	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
Forex, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, Indices	Stocks, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto, Volatility Index
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$50	$100
Payment Methods
AstroPay Bitwallet Credit Card Debit Card FasaPay Mastercard UnionPay Visa Wire Transfer	Boleto Credit Card Debit Card FasaPay JCB Card Mastercard MoneyGram Neteller Perfect Money Skrill Swift WebMoney Western Union Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 lots	$.01
Regulator
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and Seychelles Financial Services Authority (SFSA)	CBoI, ASIC, FSA, FSCA, FSB
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
No	Yes
STP Account
Yes	Yes
ECN Account
Yes	Yes
DMA Account
No	Yes
MAM Account
No	Yes
PAMM Account
No	Yes
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
No	Yes
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	iOS and Android
Auto Trading
	Avatrader make auto trading easy with API integration into numerous platforms including MetaTrader4, Duplitrade and MQL5
Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
Copy Trading Platform
PU Social enables clients to mirror the positions and strategies of expert traders. The app is available on iOS and Android devices and features a social investing network with thousands of traders.	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	Yes
Trade Signals
None	Yes
VPS Hosting
No	Yes
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD JPY HKD SGD	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD
Stock Exchanges
Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange	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
CFD Trading
PU Prime offers CFD trading on hundreds of shares, as well as indices, commodities, bonds and cryptocurrencies. The leverage available varies by asset, and spreads also vary greatly between instruments and account types with the tightest near zero and the widest in the hundreds of pips. Stock, index, commodity and bond CFDs are traded on the leading MT4 platform.	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
1:500	1:400
FTSE Spread
Not Available	0.5 pt
GBPUSD Spread
From 0.5 pips	1.0 var
Oil Spread
From 1.6 pips	0.02
Stocks Spread
Variable	0.13 Abv Market
Forex Trading
PU Prime clients can trade 40+ forex pairs via the MT4 and MT5 platforms with dynamic leverage up to 1:500. Spreads start from near zero on Prime accounts, which also charge a $3.50 commission per lot, and a zero-commission Standard account with wider spreads is also available.	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
From 0.5 pips	1.0 var
EURUSD Spread
From 0.2 pips	0.7 var
EURGBP Spread
From 0.4 pips	1.7 var
Assets
200+	50+
Currency Indices
	USD
Cryptocurrency
Pacific Union offers leveraged cryptocurrency trading against the US Dollar. Spreads are tight and updated in real-time. Traders can analyze crypto markets using powerful trading software.	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
From 0.7 pips	BTC 1% ETH 2%
Coins
BTC BCH ETH LTC EOS XLM	BCH BTC BTG ETH LTC XRP EOS DASH
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

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