| Online Broker | Minimum Deposit | Trading Platforms | Markets | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAAFx | $10 Minimum Deposit | MT4, MT5, ActTrader Trading Platforms | 250+ Markets To Trade | AAAFx provides trading on MT4, MT5 and ActTrader (allowing automated trading on all these platforms) and has social and copy trading via ZuluTrade About |
| Vantage | $50 Minimum Deposit | MT4, MT5, ProTrader Trading Platforms | 400+ Markets To Trade | Vantage provides trading on MT4 and MT5, allowing autoamted trading with EA robots, offers user friendly ProTrader (powered by TradingView) and has a wide range of copy trading platforms About |
AAAFx vs Vantage Comparison
This is a comparison of AAAFx with Vantage (formerly Vantage FX). Both offer MT4 and MT5, allowing automated trading with EA robots. AAAFx additionally provides ActTrader (which also allows EA robots). Vantage additionally offers ProTrader, which has TradingView charts. Both allow social and copy trading.
AAAFx is regulated by the HCMC in Greece, while Vantage is regulated by the ASIC in Australia and the CIMA in the Cayman Islands.
ECN trading conditions
Both can potentially offer low spreads, plus a commission charge and provide platforms for ECN trading.
Quick comparison
Both provides MT4 and MT5. AAAFx additionally offers ActTrader. Vantage additionally provides ProTrader.
Minimum deposit and account types
The minimum deposit for AAAFx is $10. The minimum deposit for Vantage is $50.
- AAAFx offers and ECN, an ECN Plus and an ECN Zulu account. The ECN Plus account (with a £10,000 minimum deposit) does not charge commissions, the others do. AAAFx integrates with ZuluTrade for social and copy trading.
- Vantage offers Standard STP, Raw ECN, Islamic and Pro ECN accounts. The STP account has a minimum deposit of $50, the Raw ECN account has a minimum deposit of $50 and the Pro ECN account has a minimum deposit of $10,000. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lots.
- Vantage's Standard STP account does not charge commissions, while the Raw and Pro ECN accounts do charge commissions. All accounts allow scalping. Vantage supports social and copy trading via ZuluTrade, Myfxbook Autotrade, DupliTrade and Vantage Social Trading (on the Vantage mobile app). The Pro ECN account offers lower commission charges and access to Interbank price feeds.
Markets
- AAAFx offers Forex, Indices, Metals, Cryptocurrencies, Energy and Stocks CFDs, with 250+ available.
- Vantage offers Forex, Indices, Metals, Cryptocurrencies, Energy, Stocks and Soft Commodities, with 400+ available.
AAAFx provides 70+ Forex pairs, Vantage provides 45+ Forex pairs.
Cryptocurrency CFDs
- AAAFx offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash.
- Vantage offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Stellar, Uniswap, Cardano, Chainlink, Polkadot, Binance Coin, Algorand, Solana, Dogecoin, Polygon, Avalanche, Cosmos, EOS, Zcash, The Sandbox, SHIB, Tezos, BAT, TRON, IOTA, NEO, Axie Infinity, Curve, Ethereum Classic, Filecoin, 1inch, Loopring, Maker, NEAR Protocol, Harmony, Sushi and Uniswap CFDs.
| Broker | Trading Platforms | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AAAFx Broker | MT4, MT5, ActTrader Trading Platforms | AAAFx provides trading on MT4, MT5 and ActTrader, and has social and copy trading via ZuluTrade Description |
| Vantage Broker | MT4, MT5, ProTrader Trading Platforms | Vantage offers trading on MT4 and MT5, with accounts for a wide range of traders including automated traders and scalpers, offers user friendly ProTrader and provides a wide range of social and copy trading platforms Description |
Spreads and leverage
- Both brokers may offer very low Forex spreads for the most liquid Forex pairs, plus a commission charge. Vantage also offers Forex spreads without a commission charge from 1.0. On its ECN plus Account, AAAFx provides spreads from 0 without a commission charge.
Maximum leverage for AAAFx (HCMC regulated) is . Maximum leverage for Vantage (CIMA regulated) is 500:1.
Commissions
- AAAFx charges a commission of $0.99 per lot for the ECN Account, no commission charge for the ECN plus Account and a $10 per lot commission for the ECN zulu Account.
- Vantage has a commission charge of $3 per lot per side for ECN trading, except for its Pro ECN account which has a commission charge of $1.50 per lot per side.
Online trading platforms
Both brokers offer MT4 and MT5. AAAFx additionally provides ActTrader, while Vantage additionally provides ProTrader.
Why AAAFx or Vantage ?
Traders who want to trade on MT4 or MT5 may do so at either AAAFx or Vantage. Traders who want to trade on ActTrader (a user friendly platform also with automated trading) can do this at AAAFx. Those who want to trade on ProTrader, which is powered by TradingView, may do this at Vantage. Traders who want to social and copy trade can do this at either. Traders who want to trade using robots can do so at both.
Comparison summary
- Each provides CFD trading
- Both offer MT4 and MT5
- AAAFx additionally offers ActTrader
- Vantage additionally provides ProTrader
- Both offer social and copy trading
- Each allows trading with robots
- AAAFx has a $10 minimum deposit
