AvaTrade has been operating since 2006, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. An international CFD broker covering forex, stock CFDs, indices, commodities, metals, energies, ETFs, FX options and cryptocurrencies.
Regulation
The group holds licences from nine regulators: Central Bank of Ireland, CySEC, ASIC, FSCA, JFSA, ADGM FSRA, ISA, KNF and BVI FSC. Clients from Mexico are served by Ava Trade Markets Ltd under licence BVI FSC SIBA/L/13/1049, which keeps client funds segregated from the company's operating accounts. Mexico has no dedicated retail-CFD regulator: CNBV oversees banks and securities markets but does not cover retail CFDs, and CONDUSEF only handles complaints against entities licensed in Mexico. Escalation for a Mexican client runs through the broker's internal procedure and then the BVI FSC.
Platforms and instruments
The proprietary AvaTradeGO and AVA WebTrader platforms, MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. AvaOptions adds vanilla FX options with 15 built-in strategies in a single account, and exchange-listed futures are available through MetaTrader 5. Around 1,250 instruments are available. Copy trading runs through the in-house AvaSocial and integration with ZuluTrade.
Trading conditions
The main retail account is the Standard: deposit from $100, EUR/USD spread from 0.6 pips, no separate commission. Minimum trade size is 0.01 lots, and MetaTrader accounts allow up to 500 open and pending orders combined. Leverage reaches up to 1:400 and varies by instrument. A swap-free (Islamic) account is available: positions can be held overnight for up to 5 days without the overnight fee, after which the fee applies; it is requested after the account is verified and funded, with review usually taking 1-2 business days. An inactivity fee of $50 per quarter applies after three months without trades.
Payments for clients from Mexico
- Visa, Mastercard: deposit and withdrawal
- Skrill, Neteller, PayPal: deposit and withdrawal
- Bank wire: local or international transfer
Account base currencies are USD, EUR, GBP and CHF; there is no Mexican peso account. The minimum deposit is $100 and AvaTrade charges no deposit or withdrawal fees. Under AML rules, withdrawals are first returned to the original funding method.
Withdrawals
- Cards: broker processing 24-48 hours, then up to 5 business days to appear on the statement
- E-wallets: broker processing 24-48 hours, then up to 1 business day
- Bank wire: broker processing 24-48 hours, then up to 10 business days depending on the bank
Localisation and support
The avatrade.es website, the trading terminal and the education materials are available in Spanish. Support for Mexico works through live chat, WhatsApp, email at [email protected] and the local phone line +52 55 8525 0780.
Additional programs
- AvaSelect: premium account tier for active traders
- AvaProtect: optional protection of an open position against losses
Public sources
Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 across 12,512 reviews (May 2026). No regulatory fines against AvaTrade have been recorded.
