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Exness vs Avatrade
Exness vs AvaTrade: Exness offers raw-spread accounts, automated withdrawals and no inactivity fees; AvaTrade offers broad regulation, options, AvaProtect and copy trading, with a $100 minimum and inactivity fees.tters for you.
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Two worries drive most broker decisions: can I get my money out quickly, and how well is the company regulated? Exness is built around low costs and automated withdrawals; AvaTrade around broad regulation and extra tools. The useful question is which of those you weigh more heavily.
Neither answer is wrong. They just solve for different fears. So the useful question isn’t which broker is better, it’s which of those two things you weight more heavily when your own money is on the line.
Regulation and Safety
AvaTrade has operated since 2006 and its companies are licensed by nine regulators: the Central Bank of Ireland, ASIC, CySEC, the FSCA, Japan’s FSA, the ADGM FSRA, the BVI FSC, the CMA in Kenya and the Israel Securities Authority.
Exness’s companies hold licences from 11 regulators, but its FCA and CySEC companies don’t serve retail clients, so individual traders are served by offshore companies such as Exness (SC) Ltd in Seychelles. Exness does not serve residents of the US, Canada, the EU or the UK. For traders in the EU or Australia, only AvaTrade offers locally regulated accounts; elsewhere, both brokers’ accounts usually sit with offshore companies.
Comparison Table
| Exness | AvaTrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2006 |
| Regulation | 11 regulators; retail clients served offshore (FSA Seychelles, FSCA, CMA and others) | Central Bank of Ireland, ASIC, CySEC, FSCA, Japan FSA, ADGM FSRA, BVI FSC, CMA Kenya, ISA |
| Minimum deposit | Payment-method minimum on Standard ($10 on its ZA site); from $200 on Professional | $100 (€100, £100, AUD 100) |
| Standard spread | From 0.2 pips (EUR/USD average 0.8) | EUR/USD 0.8 pips on its table (30 Sep 2026) |
| Raw account | Raw Spread and Zero, from 0.0 pips plus commission | None |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, Exness Terminal, Exness Trade app | MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTrade app, AvaOptions |
| Copy trading | Closed on 25 June 2026 | AvaSocial, DupliTrade, ZuluTrade |
| Max leverage | Unlimited (eligible) or up to 1:2000 | 400:1 on forex (international); 30:1 EU/AU retail |
| Inactivity fee | None | $50 after every 3 months of non-use, plus $100 after 12 months |
Figures come from each broker’s official site, checked on 30 September 2026. Spreads move through the day.
Trading Costs
Both brokers publish similar EUR/USD spreads on their spread-only accounts (Exness Standard averaged 0.8 pips; AvaTrade’s table showed 0.8). Exness also offers Raw Spread and Zero accounts from 0.0 pips plus a commission, which AvaTrade doesn’t have.
The inactivity fee is a real mark against AvaTrade for casual traders: $50 after every 3 months without trading and a further $100 after 12 months. Exness charges no fees for inactive accounts.
Withdrawals and Leverage
Exness says over 98% of withdrawals are processed automatically, 24/7. AvaTrade says it processes withdrawals in 24 to 48 hours (one or two working days, Monday to Friday) once your account is verified; wire transfers can take up to 10 business days to reach you.
Exness offers unlimited leverage to eligible accounts and up to 1:2000 otherwise; AvaTrade’s international forex leverage is 400:1. Both are very high. Leverage multiplies losses as fast as gains, so beginners should use far less than the maximum at either broker.
What AvaTrade Does Better
AvaTrade offers tools Exness doesn’t: vanilla options through AvaOptions, AvaProtect, which reimburses losses on a protected position for a premium, futures through AvaFutures, and copy trading through AvaSocial, DupliTrade and ZuluTrade (Exness closed its Copy Trading service in June 2026).
Which One Should You Choose?
Go with Exness if low costs, raw-spread accounts, automated withdrawals and no inactivity fees matter most, and you are comfortable with offshore regulation. Keep leverage well below the maximum.
Go with AvaTrade if you want locally regulated accounts (for example in the EU or Australia), options, loss cover or copy trading. You’ll need to stay active to avoid its inactivity fees.
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