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XM vs AvaTrade

Side-by-side regulation, cost, platforms, and score -- generated from the same disclosed data and methodology behind our rankings.

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	XM	AvaTrade
Overall score	3.42 / 5	4.1 / 5
Regulation	CySEC No. 120/10 + FCA-licensed (FRN unconfirmed) + FSA Seychelles No. SD010 FCA-licensed; firm reference number not independently confirmed. XM also operates a second Seychelles-licensed entity, XM (SC) Limited, under licence SD190	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	Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd	Ava Trade EU Ltd
Founded	2009	2006
Headquarters	Limassol, Cyprus	Dublin, Ireland
Minimum deposit	$5	$100
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	1.1 pips	0.93 pips
Platforms	MT4, MT5	Proprietary (AvaTradeGO), MT4, MT5, DupliTrade, ZuluTrade
Other Tier-1 regulators	ASIC, DFSA	ASIC, JFSA (Japan), CIRO (Canada), Central Bank of Ireland
Instruments	1,000+ across forex, stocks, indices, commodities, metals, crypto	CFDs across forex, stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, bonds, crypto
Visit	Visit XM	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.