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Alison Heyerdahl is the Head of Content at FxScouts, a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), and an experienced trader, as well as a financial writer with extensive expertise in Forex trading, broker analysis, and market research. She has reviewed 100+ brokers, publishes weekly YouTube trading videos, and co-hosts the “Let’s Talk Forex” podcast.
In the fast-paced world of forex trading, choosing the right broker is crucial. AvaTrade and Tickmill are two popular options, each with unique strengths and weaknesses. This comparison will dive into the key features of both platforms,helping you decide which one best suits your trading style and goals.
The radar chart above illustrates the comparison between AvaTrade and Tickmill across several key metrics, with the highest possible score being 100 in each category.
At FxScouts, our mission is to assist traders in finding the broker that best suits their needs. Comparing brokers side-by-side is an effective method to achieve this goal. We evaluated AvaTrade and Tickmill, using our standard criteria: trust and regulation, trading platforms, costs and trading conditions, and educational and market analysis resources.
Trust and regulation are crucial when selecting a Forex broker. A broker’s credibility is largely built on its regulatory status. We spend considerable time verifying the safety of each broker by examining their regulatory licenses. The more top-tier authorities regulating a broker, the higher its trust rating.
In our comparison:
Based on these findings, AvaTrade earned a higher trust rating than Tickmill.
When comparing brokers, trading costs are a significant factor. We consider the minimum deposit required to open an account and ongoing costs, including spreads and commissions. We measure the cost to trade one lot of EUR/USD using the broker’s account with the lowest minimum deposit, including both the spread and any commission charged.
We found that Tickmill has overall lower trading costs than AvaTrade.
Trading Platforms Offered Traders prefer brokers that offer a variety of trading platforms. We rate brokers higher if they support multiple platforms like MetaTrader4, MetaTrader5, cTrader, and proprietary platforms.
Copy trading is beneficial for beginner traders or those unable to trade full-time. In this case both AvaTrade and Tickmill offer copy trading.
A broader range of CFD instruments provides more trading opportunities. AvaTrade offers a greater variety of instruments compared to Tickmill:
For those interested in trading cryptocurrencies, AvaTrade offers 30 cryptocurrencies, while Tickmill offers 9 cryptocurrencies. Therefore, AvaTrade is the better choice for cryptocurrency trading.
Traders prefer brokers with quick and cost-effective deposit and withdrawal processes. We favor brokers that process withdrawals within 24 hours using multiple methods without charging fees.We found that neither AvaTrade nor Tickmill charges a withdrawal fee. Overall, AvaTrade has better deposit and withdrawal processes than Tickmill.
We often find that brokers offer very little in the way of educational materials, forcing traders to use other third-party sites or self-educate elsewhere. Beginner traders need well-structured, well-presented materials in multiple formats to get a good start at trading. More experienced traders also benefit from webinars led by experts in the field and advanced trading strategy sections with new trading ideas.
AvaTrade and Tickmill both have very good educational support. Both AvaTrade and Tickmill offer educational support for more experienced traders.Access to frequent and high-quality market research and analysis is crucial.
We found that AvaTrade offers better research analysis than Tickmill and that both AvaTrade and Tickmill offer frequent webinars.
As one of the best all-around Forex brokers, AvaTrade will be an attractive choice for most traders. AvaTrade has low trading fees, a wide range of trading instruments, and a choice of four different trading platforms. AvaTrade offers some of the best trading tools in the industry, alongside a world-class selection of educational and market analysis materials.
AvaTrade is also popular for its award-winning mobile app which has great risk management tools and a direct connection to AvaSocial, AvaTrade’s popular social trading system.
One major drawback for Indian traders considering Avatrade is that they are onboarded through Avatrade’s BVI-regulated entity, which means that they are not as well protected as their international counterparts.
A trustworthy broker with MT4 and MT5 support and two of the lowest-cost trading accounts in the industry, Tickmill provides a perfect trading environment for serious beginners and more experienced traders. Tickmill provides two commission-based accounts with low spreads (0.0 pips on the EUR/USD) and some of the lowest commissions in the industry. A standard account is also available, with no commission and spreads starting at 1.6 pips on the EUR/USD. Education and market analysis are both excellent and experienced traders will appreciate the wide range of currency pairs.
Overall, while Tickmill’s standard account is more expensive than other similar brokers, the two low-cost commission accounts make it an excellent choice of broker for Metatrader users looking for a new broker.
For more detailed reviews, please read our comprehensive assessments of AvaTrade and Tickmill.
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Broker | Overall Rating Our overall rating evaluates brokers on platform quality, fees, service, regulation, and instruments. Higher scores reflect better performance and reliability. | Official Site Click to visit the broker’s official website for more information and to open an account. | Min. Deposit The minimum amount of money required to open an account with this broker. | Min. Spread | Trading Cost | Licenced by Displays the financial regulators licensing the broker, shown by national flags, ensuring compliance with financial standards for safer trading. | Accepts Traders from %s | Compare Select two brokers using the checkboxes to compare their features, fees, platforms, and more side by side. |
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| USD 5 | 0.60 pips | USD 6 |  | us, es, ca, ir, il | |||
 | USD 0 | 0 pips | USD 10 |   | jp, be, el, lt, pt, bg, es, lu, ro, cz, fr, hu, si, dk, hr, mt, sk, de, it, nl, fi, ee, cy, at, se, ie, lv, pl | |||
 | USD 50 | 1 pips | USD 10 |  | us, es, jp | |||
 | USD 100 | 0 pips | USD 6 | | jp, es | |||
 | USD 100 | 0.90 pips | USD 9 | | es, be, cu, ir, kp, sy, us, nz, ru, by, lb, ye, im, uk, je, gg, af, dz, iq, ps, in | |||
 | USD 10 | 0.70 pips | USD 17 | | es | |||
 | USD 200 | 0.10 pips | USD 8 | | jp, es | |||
 | USD 0 | 0.10 pips | USD 8 |  | es, at, be, bg, cy, cz, de, dk, ee, el, es, fi, fr, hr, hu, ie, it, lt, lu, lv, mt, nl, pl, pt, ro, se, si, sk, us, ca, af, by, cu, ir, kp, ru, sy, ve, ye, sd, so, ly, gu, pr, vi, as | |||
 | USD 100 | 0 pips | USD 6 | | us, es, jp, ca, au, be, iq, kp, sy, mm, cu, ir, su | |||
 | AUD 0 | 0 pips | USD 4.50 |  | us, es, jp |
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