AvaTrade is an international CFD broker founded in 2006 in Dublin, Ireland. One of the most regulated CFD brokers globally — nine active licences across multiple jurisdictions.
The group comprises AVA Trade EU Ltd (Central Bank of Ireland C53877), DT Direct Investment Hub Ltd (CySEC 347/17), Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd (ASIC 406684), Ava Trade Japan K.K. (JFSA 1662), Ava Capital Markets Pty Ltd (FSCA 45984, South Africa), AVA Trade Middle East Ltd (ADGM FSRA 190018, UAE), ATrade Ltd (Israel Securities Authority 514666577), Ava Trade Markets Ltd (BVI FSC SIBA/L/13/1049) and the Polish branch of AVA Trade EU Ltd (KNF 693023). Clients from Kazakhstan are served by Ava Trade Markets Ltd under BVI FSC licence SIBA/L/13/1049.
Platforms: proprietary mobile AvaTradeGO, MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaSocial copy trading and ZuluTrade integration. Strong Russian localisation via the dedicated ru.avatrade.com domain with education, analytics and support.
Minimum deposit is $100 / €100 / £100. Fixed spreads, no separate commission. EUR/USD spread runs 0.6–0.9 pips on the Standard account and 0.6 on Pro. Maximum leverage on the BVI entity is up to 1:400.
Deposit and withdrawal methods: bank cards (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Electron), Skrill and Neteller e-wallets, bank wire (correspondent banks: J.P. Morgan, NatWest, Standard Chartered), and UMoney. Supported currencies: USD, EUR, AED, AUD, CHF, CNY, GBP, JPY, PLN, THB, ZAR. AvaTrade charges no internal fees on deposits or withdrawals. Per AML rules, a withdrawal is first routed back to the original deposit method (up to the deposited amount); any excess profit can be sent to a different available method. Processing times: 1–3 days for cards, up to 24 hours for e-wallets, up to 10 business days for bank wire.
Notable features: AvaSelect premium-account tier, AvaProtect optional position protection, free educational courses and Russian-language webinars. Downside: $50 inactivity fee per quarter after three months without trades.