AvaTrade Review

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Updated: Nov 19, 2023
AvaTrade.com

What is AvaTrade?

AvaTrade is a forex broker established in 2006 with offices located across 5 continents and licensed by ASIC, FSA, and other regulators.

AvaTrade offers MetaTrader 4 and 5, AvaTradeGo, AvaOptions, and WebTrader platforms with over 50 currency pairs, cryptocurrencies, vanilla options, as well as CFDs for ETFs, Indices, Stocks, precious metals and commodities.

Please read AvaTrade Reviews below and share live trading experiences with this broker.

June 2020:  An AvaTrade employee has told the FPA that "we are one of 3000 companies to use the same IP."  The FPA wonders about the security of sensitive client personal and financial information with so many offices of so many companies sharing the same IP address.
Summer 2018:  The FPA asks ALL AvaTrade reviewers  to please include their account number in their review.

If you submit a review and it is not approved within 5 business days, please CLICK HERE, read the message, and fill out the form if necessary.  EVERY person who submits information from the form will get a reply from the FPA.

September 2013:   AvaTrade has not been able to provide the FPA with information about how the company can tell what is a normal off-market fill vs. what is arbitrage.

Until this issue is resolved, the FPA recommends against using Forex News Gun software or any other news trading software with AvaTrade.com.

Other websites of this company include AvaTrade.co.za, AvaTrade.es.

Broker Details

Minimum Trade Size: 0.01
Maximum Leverage: 30:1
Minimum to Open Live: $100
Established: 2006
Address: Five Lamps Place, 77-80 Amiens Street, Dublin 1, DO1A742, Dublin, Ireland
Contact: cs@avatrade.com, 353 766803327
Regional offices:
Regulators: ASIC #406684, CBI #C53877, FFAJ #1574, FSA #1662, FSCA #45984, AD-FSRA #190018, BVI FSC #
Prohibited countries:
Trading platforms: MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaOptions, AvaTradeGO, DupliTrade, Trading Central
Web Trading: βœ… Yes
Mobile Trading: βœ… Yes

Trading Instruments

Currencies: (55+)
Cryptocurrencies: (10+) Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum
CFD: (500+) Gold, Silver, Stocks, Stock Indexes, Bonds, Oil, Other Commodities

Trading Conditions

EAs/Robots: βœ… Yes
Scalping: βœ… Yes

Managed Accounts & Social Trading

MAM: βœ… Yes
ZuluTrade: βœ… Yes
Deposit Methods: Bank Wire (BankTransfer/SWIFT), VISA, MasterCard, Boleto, DinPay, FasaPay, gCard, Neteller, PaySec, SafeCharge, Skrill, VoguePay, WebMoney
Withdrawal Methods: Bank Wire (BankTransfer/SWIFT), VISA, MasterCard, Boleto, DinPay, FasaPay, gCard, Neteller, PaySec, SafeCharge, Skrill, Tranzila, UnionPay, VeriTrans, VoguePay, WebMoney
* Please check broker website for more information
1.849 • 463 REVIEWS

AvaTrade Most Helpful Customer Reviews

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mohammad.alusi
Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
Dec 1, 2021,
Registered user

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
STOP
IT IS MY FAULT BUT THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU

this app is not for a long term investor. They force pre defined levarage, charge you swap every 10 days, account manager was not honest or up front about details until i started losing money recommending i put more, instrument details do not pop up in an obvious place, educational videos are not all relevant (e.g. lot concept), details about the trade do not include % of specific trade against total equity

Is it not fair to warn the trader before executing? To warn this app is for active investors? To display leverage details after trade is open?

I can go on and on. This app is for advanced users who want to be active traders, and can read through the indirect scams
3 traders have found this review helpful
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Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted Dec 2, 2021:
Thank you for your feedback, Mohammad; we believe we were able to locate your registration within our system. We have carefully reviewed your account and the claims from your post.

Please, be informed that AvaTrade is a broker, providing leverage for executing trades. This information is acknowledged on our websites, FAQs, Trading conditions and general Terms and Conditions. A fixed leverage banner is also attached and shown on every single webpage on each website we have.

The overnight interest, which is referred to as Swap, is also mentioned in our websites, FAQs, Trading conditions and general Terms and Conditions.

We wish to highlight that we have already contacted you via Ticket: #769740 and provided you with further information, regarding your request.

The AvaTrade Team
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Khurram123456
Oman, Oman,
Apr 18, 2021,
Registered user

Scam

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
Dear Sir

I opened an account with Avatrade in Feb 2021.

They gave me the telephonic call and asked to increase balance to get more profits.

I deposited 7300 dollars and able to withdraw only 1100 dollars. Rest they scammed with me. While I was doing trade there softwates mt4 and ava trade it was hanging many times which caused losses of my amount

I request for return of my amount 6200 dollars.
4 traders have found this review helpful
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Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted Apr 19, 2021:
Dear Khurram,

We thank you for providing your details in order for us to locate you within our system; and we wish to kindly highlight that our Customer Services Team will be in touch with you via ticket 652178 to request further information.

Warm regards,

The AvaTrade Team
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Jabari Rusiimwa
Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
Nov 8, 2020,
Guest

Some advantages

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Frankly speaking, I haven't spent a lot of my time choosing a brokerage. I just openned a list of brokers and have chose, literally, the first one I saw. That brokerage was AvaTrade and now I'm trading with it for 2 years already. Was my choice the best?
I don't know, as I never tried other brokers. But I know for sure that I never had any regrets about my choice. Maybe it was a little random, but I'm happy that I've chose AvaTrade. And that's why:
1. Regulated. No comments, just basic thing for every brokerage. Ava has everything good with that.
2. Spreads. For example, EURUSD is around 0.7-1.1. I think that's quite okey, like any other regulated brokerage
3. Education. Now I don't need it, but in the beginning of my trading, that was really an important point. Education is divided into 2 sections: for beginners and professional trading. I can't call it 'the best one', but I learned a lot with it. And analytical blog is also good, analytics isn't too freequent but always up-to-date and covers the most important daily points, so I like it.
That's what I think
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Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted Nov 9, 2020:
Dear Jabari,

We appreciate you taking the time to highlight your positive experience with AvaTrade, and we thank for taking the time to do so.

Warm regards,

The AvaTrade Team
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Firoz Shaikh
Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
Oct 14, 2020,
Registered user

Fraud, Scam and beware from AvaTrade

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
Avatrade is a fraud company. Abhishek their agent calls from UAE mobile number registers me. Amit their account Manger advises trades. They will show you profits, get you to invest more and more and then lose all your money. I lost my hard earned and even borrowed money a total OF USD24200. I live in Dubai, UAE. BEWARE FROM THEM DO NOT INVEST WITH THEM. They use web based mobile numbers to call and whats app wherein you cannot call them back.
2 traders have found this review helpful
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Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted Oct 20, 2020:
Dear Firoz,

We thank you for providing your information to allow us to locate you in our system.

We wish to highlight that our Customer Services Team is duly liaising with you via ticket 511019.

Should you require any assistance in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us via the ticket or via Live Chat from our website.

Warm regards,

The AvaTrade Team
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Sloopic
Nairobi, Kenya,
Oct 14, 2020,
Guest

I am a modern trader.

Service use: Live Length of use: 3-6 Months
And that's why I'm attentive to everything new and unusual, because it can help to learn something new and master some new strategy.
I have been working here not so long. Before that I tried other companies, but all the time I faced some troubles. Everything seems to be fine here. At least I had already withdrawn money here and I saw that the money came to my card the same day. This is great news.
I have tried different terminals here, in general I can say that they are similar, but I feel more confident with MT4.
And trading calculators were also useful for my statistics.
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Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted Oct 20, 2020:
Dear Sloopic,

We appreciate you taking the time to highlight your positive experience with AvaTrade, and we thank for taking the time to do so.

Warm regards,

The AvaTrade Team

Recent User Reviews of AvaTrade

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Ali Reza M.
Istanbul, Turkey,
Sep 16, 2023,
Registered user

Very poor customer service resulting in loss of money

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
Dear Traders,
I am writing this review so you're aware of this company's lack of respect to their customers who have lost money or trade due to their platform's technical issues. I will publish evidence of their lies and dismanagements very soon, as I am completely disappointed with their customer services very poor response to my complain, as their only solution was for me to uninstall and reinstall their program despite it being a mistake on their side!
Ali Reza M.
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Alexandr Prosin
Potodeevo, Russian Federation,
May 3, 2023,
Registered user

Misappropriation of money from replenishment.

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
On May 1, 2023, AvaTrade blocked their vib accounts and withdrew part of the funds, however, they did not withdraw all the funds that I deposited from 04/19/2023 to my card.
On April 19, 2023, I topped up my account number 6036297 in the amount of $5,000 from my bank card.
On April 20, 2023, I replenish my account with another $4,400 from the same card.
On 04/25/2023, I replenish the same account in the amount of $1,540 from my PerfectMoney wallet.
I trade, open trades, and the amount in my account is 15801.73 dollars.
Next: my account is blocked and the amount of $7,530 is returned to my card (let me remind you that $9,400 was entered through the card). It turns out that AvaTrade appropriated 1870 US dollars from this money.
Moreover, not a single cent came to my Perfect Money wallet either (while the replenishment on 04/25/2023 was in the amount of 1540 US dollars).
It turns out that in total, AvaTrade illegally deducted 3410 (three thousand four hundred and ten) US dollars from my account.
I understand that they (for some reason) canceled the last trades and profits on them, but then they should have canceled the payment of the commission on these transactions. Accordingly, when blocking my personal account and accounts, they had to withdraw to me all the money that was in the account before the disputed transactions were made (04/25/2023, 14:56:46 and 04/25/2023, 14:56:45), then there is 10940 dollars (they returned me only 7530 dollars).
If AvaTrade representatives read these reviews, I would like to clarify one more important question with them. On one of the accounts, the amount of compensation for the negative balance: 5369 dollars, and the amount of write-off by the company on 05/01/2023: 8271 US dollars. So my biggest question is where did this $8271 come from??? Logically, the write-off should be equal to the amount of compensation, that is, 5369 dollars. Why did they write off 2902 US dollars more? There is no way to explain this at all. This is outright theft.
I demand that you refund me the amount of replenishment in the amount of 10940 dollars, of which you returned only 7530 dollars to the card. That is, you are obliged to return another 3410 dollars to me (1540 - to Perfect Money and 1870 - to the bank card from which the replenishment was made).

Apr 5, 2020 - 3 Stars Hello! My name is Alexander Prosin. My account number on AvaTrade.com is 6036939.
 On March 26, 2020 I replenished my account with AvaTrade.com for $ 474.37. On March 29, 2020, I made a profit of $ 3,313. Then, within a week, I withdrew 3287 USD in several transactions. This week, from March 29, 2020 to April 3, 2020, I did not make any transactions on the account, as evidenced by the history of transactions in MT4 (there are screenshots). On April 3, 2020, after transferring 10 USD from account 6036939 to account 6036297, 490 USD remained on account 6036939. But on April 3, 2020 at 15:08 (according to the time of the trading terminal), all remaining money was deducted from my account, that is, an amount of $ 490. My account is reset. It was 490 USD, it became - 0 USD. However, I did not make a single transaction.
The write-off comment states: "Roll Over Adjustment". That is, if I understand correctly, AVATrade.com wants to explain this write-off as a fee for transferring the position to the next day? Then the question is: why did the company wait a whole week before debiting my money? After all, I opened the deal on March 26, 2020 and closed it on March 29, 2020, and the position transfer fee was written off only on April 3, 2020. And this is a very large position transfer fee - 490 USD. Don't you think? At the same time, I replenished the account with only 474 USD. This is similar to AVATrade.com fraud. I think they just appropriated my money, referring to Roll Over.
I ask AVATrade.com to cancel the illegal debit from my account 490 USD and return my money, in the amount of 490 USD, to my account 6036939.

Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted Apr 6, 2020 Dear Alexandr,

We firstly wish to highlight we are pleased to be in direct contact with you through our Customer Service Team who are assisting you in answering your questions.

The information of Rollovers can be seen here at our website: https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/cfd-rollover-dates

Should you require any clarification at all, please continue to liaise with us via customer service, and we will, of course, continue to clarify anything you wish.

Warm regards,
The AvaTrade Team
1 trader has found this review helpful
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Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted May 9, 2023:
Dear Alexandr,

We wish to highlight that we were able to identify a registration within our system based on the details provided here; we thank you for providing them.

We confirm that a formal complaint has been received, and the complaint has been registered in order for thorough investigation which is underway.

AvaTrade will provide a final response according to the complaints handling procedure, which will be confirmed via ticket 1155866 – and all complaint related communication as well as the final response will be provided via ticket 1155095.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further questions.

Warm regards,

The AvaTrade Team

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pacogomezgonzalez
MURCIA, Spain,
Dec 17, 2022,
Registered user

avatrade.es

Service use: Live Length of use: 3-6 Months
AvaTrade is scam fraud and theft since its foundation in 2006 which was then called avafx.com.

AvaTrade is banned in more than 20 countries including Belgium and Poland.

The CNMV of Spain sends a report lying to the judge to protect AvaTrade.

AvaTrade loses to WIPO or WIPO the domains avatrade-afectados.es, avatrade-afectados.mx and estafavatradetrade99.com.

AvaTrade steals from me using its most widespread methods of theft the helicopter and the AvaPartner.
1 trader has found this review helpful
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HassanShahzad
Bahawalpur, Pakistan,
Apr 1, 2022,
Registered user

giving Terrible Rating for a Real Reason

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
i usually Give my opinion here at Forexpeacearmy , based on my personal experience, i got My Withdrawal just a while ago so the Avatrade is Not a Scam but yes they are Terrible for One Reason and that is either they are completely ignorant People who are part of the Administration , those people Dont even Know that their Demo accounts are different From Real Servers.
Or they completely Lied to me when i confirmed this thing more than three times , now i got only 5.6 USD loss , after 113 trades , broker Real account has following problems.
1.They have stop hunting.
2.They have much less Slippages but still they have but always say that their Demo also have slippages but that account literally does not have any slippages.
3.Execution is completely different at real accounts from Demo.
4. either i place 5 pip SL or 1 pip SL , my EA always recieved errors from brokers for Invalid SL...what a pitty , broker does not even accept 5 Pips SL with only 3 point spread of crude OIL? shame on you avatrade
5. they dont want you to scalp in real account , but in demo they are less strict.
this is a honest review from a hard work trader, i am a extreme scalper , my advice to scalper stay away from these liers who are sitting in the administration if they really Lied to me...or they are completely ignorant of demo account characteristics.
now a memebr of Avatrade will come and will answer my this review...but before you put your mouth anything against me , Just go and talk to your Administration and teach them if they are ignorant Or stop them if they are lying.
1 trader has found this review helpful
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Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted Apr 5, 2022:
Dear Hassan,

We believe we were able to locate your registration with us.

Having reviewed the statements and points made in your review with our relevant departments we can confirm the that scalping is allowed, but any arbitrage activity is prohibited and can lead to the trading of the account being disabled.

The slippage settings are the same across Real and Demo accounts, however, Real accounts are protected more so than Demo accounts, especially around news events.

We are not able to identify any issues or irregularities with setting a Stop Loss (SL) and unfortunately we cannot guarantee the functionality of the EA, which you are using because it is a 3rd party software.

According to the history of your chat communication with one of our customer support representatives, you have joined a chat with your email address registered for a demo account, therefore the representative stated that they can see only a demo account under the email address provided within our system - but we highlight your query was in regards to real accounts.

Once you provided the details of your real accounts, your questions were addressed accordingly by our team.

Unfortunately we are not able to understand what you mean with the phrase "they have stop hunting" and we kindly ask you to respond to our direct communication in ticket 846922.

We look forward to understanding more and we thank you for choosing AvaTrade.

Warm regards,

The AvaTrade Team
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YasserA
Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
Sep 14, 2021,
Registered user

Withdrawal is a nightmare

Service use: Live Length of use: 3-6 Months
No matter how everything is all perfect in your account, withdrawal is a nightmare, despite the follow ups, customer service are like robots, account managers attitude is horrible specially when it comes to withdrawal requests.

Whoever plan to setup a trading account must think twice, and get prepared to face the ugly face of Avatrade
2 traders have found this review helpful
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Reply by AvaTrade CCare submitted Sep 15, 2021:
We kindly ask for further details, such a registered email address with us, or a trading account number, in order for us to investigate promptly whether you hold a registration with us. You may of course provide a Customer Service Reference too.

You may reach us at cs@avatrade.com or via Live Chat from our website to provide the details; kindly mentioning 'Forex Peace Army'

We look forward to receiving more information to allow us to respond further.

Warm regards,

The AvaTrade Team

Frequently Asked Questions

Is AvaTrade regulated?

AvaTrade Group is regulated in 6 jurisdictions.
  • AVA Trade EU Ltd is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (C53877).
  • AVA Trade Ltd is regulated by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission .
  • Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd is regulated by the ASIC (406684).
  • Ava Capital Markets Pty is regulated by the South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA No.45984 ).
  • Ava Trade Japan K.K. is regulated in Japan by the FSA (No.1662) and the FFAJ (No.1574).
  • Ava Trade Middle East Ltd is regulated by the Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) Financial Regulatory Services Authority (FRSA) (No.190018).

What is the maximum leverage for AvaTrade?

The maximum leverage offered by AvaTrade is 400:1 both on MetaTrader 4 and 5 platforms.

What is the minimum deposit for AvaTrade?

The minimum initial deposit for opening an account in AvaTrade is $100 for both MetaTrader 4 and 5.

Where is AvaTrade based?

AvaTrade is based in Five Lamps Place, 77-80 Amiens Street, Dublin 1, DO1A742, Dublin, Ireland.

Does AvaTrade have Nasdaq?

Indices is one of the tradeable assets offered by AvaTrade. Nasdaq100 is one of the instruments under AvaTrade Indices.