Vantage Markets Review

2.526 • 228 REVIEWS
Vantage International Group Limited Vantage Global Prime Pty Ltd Formerly VantageFX.com
Updated: May 28, 2023
VantageMarkets.com

Vantage Markets is a MetaTrader broker founded in 2009 and regulated by ASIC (Australia), FCA (UK), and CIMA (Cayman Islands).  Similar to other multi-national brokers, offerings differ significantly by the entity. For example, Cayman Island Vantage Markets brand offers about 50 trading instruments more than the Australian entity; social copy-trading is not available with Australian entity either. Traders are advised to check up-to date details before opening an account.

Vantage Markets MetaTrader suite includes Smart Trader add-ons by FX Blue LLP, economic news are streamed from Reuters. Additionally, Pro Trader Tools powered by Trading Central require $1,000+ deposit. Larger account of $10,000+ are eligible for Active Trader Rebates, and $20,000+ accounts can enjoy Pro ECN account offer.

Copy-trading platforms include ZuluTrade, DupliTrade, MyFXBook AutoTrade, and MetaTrader ones. 

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

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2022-05-24: VantageMarkets.co.uk and VTMarkets.com reviews merged into this page.

2022-01-17: VantageFX.com has rebranded to VantageMarkets.com.
An IB of VantageFx.com had some affiliate commissions denied.  He posted about this at the FPA.  He then reported that VantageFx demanded he remove his complaint in exchange for payment.  The FPA invited VantageFx to the discussion thread.  Their representative made one post which did not address the issue of attempting to blackmail their IB into removing his material from the FPA.  CLICK HERE to follow the discussion.

May 2017: Despite being warned over a year ago, VantageFx.com appears to still be allowing Reza Mokhtarian to serve as an IB to the company.  The FPA is very disappointed that VantageFx seems to be unconcerned about working with an accused criminal who has also been the subject of multiple regulator warnings. 

June-July 2013: Multiple suspicious and fake positive reviews submitted.

VantageFX.com is part of Vantage International Group Limited. Known members of this group include KlimexCM.com, VTMarkets.com, VTMarkets.com.au MonetaMarkets.com, VantageFX.co.uk, and TradeLightFX.com.

Broker Details

Minimum Trade Size: 0.01
Maximum Leverage: 500:1
Minimum to Open Live: $200
Established: 2009
Address: Level 29/31 Market Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Contact: support@vantagefx.com, 61289992046
Regional offices:
Regulators: ASIC #AFSL:428901 , CIMA #SIBL:1383491, FCA #FRN: 590299, VFSC #700271
Prohibited countries:
Trading platforms: MT4, MT5, WebTrader, ProTrader (by TradingView), Vantage App
Web Trading: ✅ Yes
Mobile Trading: ✅ Yes
ECN: ✅ Yes

Trading Instruments

Currencies: (45+)
Cryptocurrencies: (5+) Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum
CFD: (135+) Gold, Silver, Other Precious Metals, Stocks, Stock Indexes, Oil, Other Commodities

Trading Conditions

EAs/Robots: ✅ Yes
News Trading: ✅ Yes
Scalping: ✅ Yes

Managed Accounts & Social Trading

MAM: ✅ Yes
PAMM: ✅ Yes
ZuluTrade: ✅ Yes
Deposit Methods: Bank Wire (BankTransfer/SWIFT), VISA, MasterCard, BPAY, FasaPay, Local Bank Transfers, MobilePay, Neteller, Poli, Skrill, Transfer from Existing Broker, UnionPay, Zotapay
Withdrawal Methods: Bank Wire (BankTransfer/SWIFT), VISA, MasterCard, FasaPay, Local Bank Transfers, Neteller, Skrill, Transfer to Existing Broker, UnionPay
2.526 • 228 REVIEWS

Traders Reviews

V
Australia, Australia,
Aug 11, 2022,
Registered user

so far so good (I forgot to say that they pay my salary)

Service use: Live Length of use: 6-12 Months
I didn't know why there are so many scam review about this company. Based on my experience, I had no problems with my trading and withdrawals.
Forex Peace Army
Review moderation team note
We are not surprised that you have no problems with the company, since you are posting from inside the company's offices.

Per FPA policy, the rating on this review has been set to Zero stars.
B
Guatemala, Guatemala,
May 27, 2023,
Registered user

They won't let me withdraw for crypto

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
I deposited the money for crypto, then they no longer let me withdraw it. They only let me withdraw through the bank and I want my money in crypto
R
INDIA, India,
Apr 4, 2023,
Registered user

WITHDRAWAL NOT RECEIVED

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
I had done withdrawal on 28th and I got withdrawal successful mail on 29th. And today is the 5th but till now the money has not come in my account. They told first to wait for 5 days If it doesn't come even after that, contact us. But they are saying that we have sent it, you should go to your bank and find out with the proof. When I showed the proof to the bankers, they said that it is invalid. Bankers are asking for such a proof which should have upi/imps/neft reference id. But they are giving receipt proof of the transaction between themselves and their payment provider. And as far as I think they have sent the money to their payment provider but their payment provider has not sent the money to me yet. They are earning interest by holding the money. And Vantage is also probably helping them in this scam. He is not ready to help at all. Quite simply, they have made withdrawal successful without sending any money. Which is nothing less than a scam. (VANTAGE Trading account no. 6740440)
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Reply by Vantage FX submitted Apr 12, 2023:
Dear raazorginal,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you have had a less than satisfactory experience with us. We are happy to receive confirmation from you that the withdrawal has been received correctly. At the same time, we have duly noted the experience you had and will work to improve further. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us directly via phone, live chat or email at support@vantagemarkets.com.
S
Cairo, Egypt,
Feb 26, 2023,
Registered user

Until now everything is perfect

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
Until now everything is perfect, i made deposit easily and i traded for a week and i made a withdraw, everything is good till now and the best thing they have in my opinion is there low spread on indices, so far so good.
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Reply by Vantage FX submitted Mar 8, 2023:
Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and for recommending Vantage, we truly appreciate it! We are delighted to hear that you are enjoying our service and we look forward to providing you with further positive experiences in the future.
I
Vienna, Austria,
Feb 9, 2023,
Registered user

Update on my case with Vantage

Service use: Live Length of use: 3-6 Months
As suggested by the FPA and by way of fairness, I am updating my review to reflect my most recent experience working with Vantage Markets.
As you may have read, I had an issue with Vantage Markets on a couple of trades. However, while my initial experience did not meet that standard, I expressed my concerns to the support and compliance team, and they have made things right in the end.
For a trader, customer service is very important and Vantage Markets’ support was always fast and helpful. Therefore, overall, I recommend Vantage Markets to all investors and traders.

Nov 3, 2022 - 1 Star I invested in Vantage in March 2022 after falling for their false advertising. After I made a profit of 275K (!!!) in April 2022 by betting on Netflix, they are trying to swallow it up under the pretext of false allegations. I am devastated and cannot believe this can be happening.

First, they accused me of engaging in abnormal trading conditions, then I was told my trading style was too risky, later I was informed that my trading account was found to be associated with another person who was in breach of the terms and conditions of the Company. Throughout the course of my correspondence with them I have requested transparency with facts and credible reason(s) that would justify and legitimize the deduction in question but at each step of the way I was given rhetoric and jingoisms.
As they did not provide any information about the reasons, I asked an external professional auditor to review my trades with Vantage and compare them with their terms. Nothing was found and they never commented this fair independent analysis. This highlights the fraud intention.

Following on the heels of a harrowing five months of staggered communication and gaslighting they are now trying to force me to accept a rotten offer.
Till date I didn’t get any answers, not even to the easiest questions: why do they took my money? where do these gains go? Are they being returned to the liquidity providers?
I am very troubled as they are avoiding the truth and there are rumors going around that the company is going bankrupt and that their managers are scamming traders and splitting the profits amongst themselves. I need to know if this is true and why Vantage is not giving me my money back.

I have struggled with writing this post—partly because anger isn’t received well, especially if you’re a woman and I am grateful for the privilege to be heard on this forum. I hope the FPA can HELP ME in this case as I challenge Vantage to prove that I am guilty of all that they accuse me because I didn't do anything wrong.

Awareness and acknowledgment are only a small fraction of the work that needs to be done to adequately and redemptively address corporate fraud and cronyism by companies like Vantage against traders and investors like myself.

I am open to share all the required documents and details, account reports, and conversations, and I am in the process of detailing it as I’m talking about the probably biggest scam broker in trading world.

Account number: 1181028

Reply by Vantage FX submitted Nov 24, 2022 Dear Iva, Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are truly sorry to hear that you have had a less than satisfactory experience with us. Upon reviewing your existing conversations with us, we regret to inform you that your account has been closed due to a breach of our terms of service. We remain on hand to address any additional concerns you may have, and we warmly invite you to remain in contact with us via our existing email threads or by emailing support@vantagemarkets.com
R
United Kingdom, United Kingdom,
Sep 21, 2022,
Registered user

Up to 100 spreads that will wipe you out

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Disgraceful. I am taking what is left of my funds from them.

If you are a Money Manager, run a service/ Pamm/Mam service you simply cannot afford to hold them on their platforms. They will compromise your account, and your clients will disappear when they too lose.

The audacity of the customer service rep, to insult our intelligence with ''You shouldn't trade during news''.

Money managers hold money frequently. I'm warning you... your draw down is greatly at risk at increasing.

Sep 13, 2022 - 1 Star I've seen 16 years of fx. I had a half million account with them at one stage. (think of the commissions they were making from us).

If you care for your draw down records for public scrutiny, this is not the broker for you.

I swear to you one night I recorded a 100 pip spread. Plenty of margin and still stopped out on news events on mysterious spread that didn't show on the mt4 screen?? My God, it's 2022 and this still goes on??

NEVER AGAIN WITH THIS BROKER. NEVER AGAIN!!!

I will update with the rest of the dark experience later.

Reply by Vantage FX submitted Sep 19, 2022 Hi Richard,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, and we are sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience. We hear your frustrations and we wish to assure you that your trading experience is of utmost importance to us. Based on your review, we believe you experienced a widened spread, which often occurs during volatile moments such as market opening and closing. This widened gap between the bid/ask prices often causes fluctuations in P&L even while the chart appears still. Our team was unable to locate your specific case, so we would like to invite you to contact us directly via phone, live chat or email at support@vantagemarkets.com. We'd be happy to assist you further on this.
1 trader has found this review helpful
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Reply by Vantage FX submitted Sep 25, 2022:
Hi Richard,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, and we are sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience. We hear your frustrations and we wish to assure you that your trading experience is of utmost importance to us. Based on your review, we believe you experienced a widened spread, which often occurs during volatile moments such as market opening and closing. This widened gap between the bid/ask prices often causes fluctuations in P&L even while the chart appears still. Our team was unable to locate your specific case, so we would like to invite you to contact us directly via phone, live chat or email at support@vantagemarkets.com. We'd be happy to assist you further on this.
E
Netherlands, Netherlands,
Sep 2, 2022,
Registered user

A broker to recommend

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
A broker to recommend
Very good broker. Opened a Demo and a Live account. If you immediately have a Live acc. open, the Demo acc. is forever. If you first open a Demo, it is only valid for 30 days. Anyway, their conditions are very good -spreads up to 1:500- and the support very fast. You will be helped quickly in the chat contact. Certainly a broker to recommend
1 trader has found this review helpful
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Reply by Vantage FX submitted Sep 6, 2022:
Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and for recommending Vantage, we truly appreciate it! We are delighted to hear that you are enjoying our services and we look forward to providing you with further positive experiences in the future.
F
KL, Malaysia,
Jul 16, 2022,
Registered user

VANTAGE STEALS MONEY & TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
DO NOT USE THIS PLATFORM! They will take your hard earned money. Vantage Market removed USD800 in my profit claiming it was due to abnormal behaviour. After more than a month emailing the support email for assistance, they have not helped me at all. Their customer support just keeps replying saying they are reviewing the case. Vantage Market is the worst trading platform I've ever seen, literally go to any other platform.

Vantage Market I am still waiting for your response on my request (785156) !!!!
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Reply by Vantage FX submitted Jul 19, 2022:
Dear Friadi,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are saddened to hear of your experience with us and would like to assure you that unfortunately, having looked into your incident we can see that you were found to be engaging in trading behaviour that was a clear breach of the Terms and Conditions. This behaviour set reasonable grounds for taking the right actions. However, we do wish to extend our apologies for any delayed correspondence. While we do try our best to communicate effectively and efficiently with our customers, unfortunately due to the complexity of a case, it may take longer for some cases to resolve any underlying issues and provide the best possible outcome.

We have passed on your feedback and will have our team make contact with you as soon as possible. Should you need to reach us at any point, feel free to do so via phone, live chat or email at support@vantagemarkets.com.
K
k
Brussel, Belgium,
Jun 17, 2022,
Guest

SCAMMM

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
i have now -15k and i had 50k without any reason i am now -15k all my money is lost
K
Reply by Vantage FX submitted Jul 12, 2022:
Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. While trading leverage CFD products itself carries significant risks, we are sorry to hear that you have had a negative experience with your trading and would like to hear more on the actual issue. While we were not able to locate your specific case, we would love to get in touch with you directly to resolve any issues where possible. We are always available for contact via phone, live chat or email at support@vantagemarkets.com
B
Puncak alam, Malaysia,
Jun 13, 2022,
Registered user

My money stuck at pamm

Service use: Other Length of use: 0-3 Months
My money stuck at vantagemarkets pamm..pamm master missing in action..withdraw already request 1 week..pamm master didnt approve..vantagemarkets cant do anything..careful if you join pamm vantagemarkets..you money will stuck there
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Reply by Vantage FX submitted Jul 12, 2022:
Dear Bosol,

We’re sorry to hear about your experience and would like to stress that we take pride in responding to all our clients' requests efficiently in the best way possible to address their concerns. Regarding the PAMM investor account, however, it is to note that a PAMM master acts in their capacity as an agent of the trader and not that of Vantage. Therefore, for any PAMM account related inquiries, we suggest you to contact the PAMM master directly. To discuss the matter further, we suggest you contact our support team and we'll be happy to look into the circumstances specific to your individual case.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vantage FX legit?

Vantage FX Group of companies is authorized and regulated in various jurisdictions.
  • Vantage International Group Limited: is authorised and regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), Securities Investment Business Law (SIBL) number 1383491 
  • Vantage Global Prime Pty Ltd: is regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), AFSL no. 428901
  • Vantage Global Prime LLP: is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN: 590299

Is Vantage FX an ECN broker?

Yes, Vantage FX offers ECN Accounts in retail and professional types with following features.
  • Minimum deposit: $500 for retail traders, $20,000 for professional traders
  • Minimum trade size: 0.01 for both
  • Leverage: up to 500:1
  • Platform: MT4, MT5, Webtrader, Mobile App.

How do I withdraw money from Vantagefx?

To make a withdrawal from VantageFX is pretty simple.
  • Log into Vantage FX client portal
  • Select the withdraw tab from the menu
  • Select the withdrawal method
  • Enter the amount