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ACY Securities vs Vanguard

Compare ACY Securities and Vanguard side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

ACY Securities

ACY Securities

Active forex and CFD traders

ACY Securities is an ASIC-regulated forex and CFD broker founded in Australia in 2011, offering 2,200-plus in…

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Vanguard

Vanguard

Long-term fund and ETF investors

Vanguard offers funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, margin, options, Cash Plus and advice services, with $0 online co…

Head-to-head comparison

ACY Securities vs Vanguard
Feature ACY Securities Vanguard
Minimum deposit - $0 to open an account
Stock trading fee - $0 online stock trading
Regulators ASIC, FSCA FINRA
Best for Active forex and CFD traders Long-term fund and ETF investors
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
Forex
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CFDs
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Crypto
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Bonds
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Options
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Margin
Demo Account
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Multi Currency
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Funds
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Fractional Shares
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Ready Made Portfolios
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Money Market Funds
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Pros & cons

ACY Securities

ACY Securities

Pros

  • ASIC-regulated primary entity with segregated client funds
  • Raw spreads from 0.0 pips on ProZero and Bespoke accounts
  • Over 2,200 instruments including share CFDs, forex, indices, commodities and crypto
  • No deposit fees and no inactivity fee
  • Fast order execution via a pool of multiple tier-1 liquidity providers
  • Free demo account with $100,000 virtual balance
  • LogixTrader proprietary web platform with guaranteed stop-loss orders
  • Free VPS hosting for algorithmic traders

Cons

  • Withdrawal fee of $25 applies after the first three withdrawals per month
  • No direct ownership of stocks or cryptocurrencies - all instruments are CFDs
  • Unregulated offshore entity (St Vincent and the Grenadines) used for international clients
  • No FCA or EU-based regulatory coverage
  • Demo account expires after 30 days by default unless extended through support
  • Proprietary mobile app is a recent addition with more limited features than the web platform
  • Elevated spreads on crypto and cross currency pairs under Standard account
Vanguard

Vanguard

Pros

  • $0 online commissions for stocks, ETFs and Vanguard mutual funds
  • $1 minimum for Vanguard ETFs through fractional shares
  • $0 Cash Plus minimum balance and no service fee with e-delivery
  • Digital Advisor starts at $100 with no advisory fee for 90 days
  • SIPC coverage up to $500,000 for eligible brokerage securities
  • Free dividend reinvestment with no commission

Cons

  • $25 annual account service fee unless e-delivery is selected
  • Most Vanguard mutual funds require a $3,000 minimum
  • Individual bonds require a $1,000 minimum investment
  • Personal Advisor requires a $50,000 minimum
  • Cash Plus has no issued checks or ATM card
  • Cash Plus transactions may face 7-day or 60-day holding periods
ACY Securities

ACY Securities

ACY Securities is an ASIC-regulated forex and CFD broker founded in Australia in 2011, offering 2,200-plus instruments across MT4, MT5 and its proprietary LogixTrader platform.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

Vanguard

Vanguard

Vanguard offers funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, margin, options, Cash Plus and advice services, with $0 online commissions on major listed products.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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