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CFI vs AvaTrade

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	CFI	AvaTrade
Overall score	3.88 / 5	4.1 / 5
Regulation	EU-regulated (MiFID passporting) + FCA No. 828955 + FSA Seychelles No. SD107 Held by Credit Financier Invest Limited, a separate UK group entity from the Dubai-headquartered Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd reviewed as this broker's primary entity.	EU-regulated (MiFID passporting) + FSA Seychelles No. SD033 Regulated in the EU via MiFID passporting; confirm current entity with AvaTrade directly. single-source; spot-check recommended
Entity	Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd	Ava Trade EU Ltd
Founded	1998	2006
Headquarters	Dubai, UAE	Dublin, Ireland
Minimum deposit	No minimum	$100
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	0.4 pips	0.93 pips
Platforms	MT5, cTrader, TradingView, Proprietary (CFI Trading App)	Proprietary (AvaTradeGO), MT4, MT5, DupliTrade, ZuluTrade
Other Tier-1 regulators	FSCA	ASIC, JFSA (Japan), CIRO (Canada), Central Bank of Ireland
Instruments	1500+ instruments across forex, stocks, energies, metals, indices, ETFs, crypto, bonds and futures	CFDs across forex, stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, bonds, crypto
Visit	Visit CFI	Visit AvaTrade

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How this score is calculated: Nine weighted categories against a fixed, disclosed rubric -- regulation & client protection 30%, trading costs 20%, non-trading fees 10%, platforms & tools 10%, execution/trading conditions 10%, product range 5%, deposits/withdrawals 5%, transparency 5%, track record 5% -- not a ranking relative to other brokers, and not hands-on tested. See the full methodology. Verify current terms directly with the broker and its regulator's public register before depositing funds. This is not personalized financial advice.