PreviewPreliminary data. Licences were checked on 2026-11-05. Anything we could not confirm on a regulator’s own register is marked “Verification pending”. User ratings have not started. Tier groupings are illustrative.
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AvaTrade

Website avatrade.com Founded 2006

AvaTrade operates through entities including AVA Trade EU Limited (Central Bank of Ireland C53877), Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd (ASIC 406684), Ava Trade Middle East Limited (ADGM FSRA 190018), Ava Trade Japan K.K. (FSA Japan 1662), Ava Capital Markets Pty (FSCA 45984) and Ava Trade Markets Ltd. (BVI FSC).

Licences last checked 2026-11-05
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10.0
Trust Score
High · 10.00 /10
Formula v1 · Regulation only, so far

Is AvaTrade regulated?

Yes. 4 active licences, including 2 from Tier-1 regulators (CBI, ASIC). 2 more licences listed by the broker are still being verified.

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Licences

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Legal entityRegulatorLicence no.Licence typeStatusVerifiedSource
AVA Trade EU Limited
Ireland
CBIT1
Central Bank of Ireland
C53877 Investment Firm - MiFID Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd
Australia
ASICT1
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
406684 Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
Ava Trade Middle East Limited
United Arab Emirates
FSRAT2
Financial Services Regulatory Authority (ADGM)
190018 Financial Services Permission (FSP) Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
Ava Trade Japan K.K.
Japan
FSA (JP)T1
Financial Services Agency
1662 Financial instruments business registration (FSA Japan); FFAJ member Verification pending Not yet Source ↗
Ava Capital Markets Pty
South Africa
FSCAT2
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
45984 Authorised financial services provider (FSP) Verification pending Not yet Source ↗
Ava Trade Markets Ltd.
British Virgin Islands
FSC (BVI)T3
Financial Services Commission
SIBA/L/13/1049 SIBA investment business licence (dealing as principal; arranging deals in investments) Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗

Score breakdown

Formula v1
Preliminary score: only regulation strength has been assessed, so the score shown is that part alone, out of 10. The other four parts are added in the next research phase.
Regulation strengthweight 45%
10.0 /10
Best active licence tier, plus 0.5 for each extra active licence.
Transparencyweight 20%
Not assessed yet
Five disclosure checks, 2 points each: legal entity named, licence numbers shown, physical address, client agreement and execution policy published, full fee schedule.
Client protectionweight 15%
Not assessed yet
Segregated funds 4, negative balance protection 3, compensation scheme 3.
Risk signalsweight 10%
Not assessed yet
Starts at 10. Minus 4 per regulator warning and 0.5 per unresolved complaint (up to 4).
Track recordweight 10%
Not assessed yet
One point per year since the first licence, up to 10.

Regulator warnings and clone alerts

Clone firm

A clone firm called “Tradervesta” (tradervesta.com) is using this broker’s details.

Warning published by CBI on 2024-12-12. Source ↗

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