AvaTrade
IG
Our Rating
8.33
6.67

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
AvaTrade
IG
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
FSCA (South Africa)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
CIRO / IIROC (Canada)
FSC BVI (British Virgin Islands)

Brokerage

Feature
AvaTrade
IG
EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.16
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.59
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.29
EUR/USD Standard Spread
-
1.13
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
0.90
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
-
1.66
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
-
1.01
Commissions (USD Base)
-
$6.00
Minimum Deposit
$100
$450
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
7+
4+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
AvaTrade
IG
Currency Pairs
55+
100+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
15+
12+
Index CFDs
33+
34+
Share CFDs
625+
12000+
Commodities CFD
30+
35+
Stockbroking
-
Retail Max Leverage (Australia)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max Leverage (Australia)
400:1
Pro 1: 100:1
Pro 2: 250:1
Retail Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
400:1
222:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Europe)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (Europe)
400:1
222:1
Retail Max. Leverage (UAE)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 10:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (UAE)
400:1
222:1
Retail Max. Leverage (USA)
-
Major Pairs 50:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Canada)
Major Pairs 33:1
Minor Pairs 17:1
-
Retail Max. Leverage (Singapore)
-
Major Pairs 20:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (Singapore)
-
50:1
Retail Max. Leverage (South Africa)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (South Africa)
400:1
222:1
Retail Max. Leverage (New Zealand)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
400:1
200:1

*Cryptocurrency CFDs are not available to retail traders in the UK due to FCA regulations
*CFD trading is not available in the USA due to NFA and CFTC regulations, American traders spot trade in place of CFDs.

Trading Platforms + Tools

Feature
AvaTrade
IG
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
cTrader
TradingView
Proprietary Platform
Automated Trading
Social + Copy Trading
Standard Stop Loss
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Demo Account

Overall

AvaTrade
IG
Our Rating
8.33
6.67