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ACY Securities vs Davy Select

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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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Davy Select

Davy Select

Irish self-directed investors

Davy Select is an Irish execution-only platform offering stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds and pension accounts, reg…

Head-to-head comparison

ACY Securities vs Davy Select
Feature ACY Securities Davy Select
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee - Irish and UK stocks: 0.5% (min EUR 14.99); International stocks: 0.06% + EUR 25 settlement per trade
Regulators ASIC, FSCA CBI
Best for Active forex and CFD traders Irish self-directed 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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Margin
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Demo Account
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Multi Currency
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Funds
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Money Market Funds
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Business Account
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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
Davy Select

Davy Select

Pros

  • Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland with long track record
  • Client funds held in segregated accounts
  • Access to over 7,500 stocks across 30 international markets
  • Over 650 ETFs and 1,200 funds available
  • Pension accounts (PRSA, ARF, PRB) offered on the same platform
  • No account opening fee and no deposit fee
  • Research tools powered by Morningstar and Thomson Reuters

Cons

  • High inactivity fee of EUR 50 per quarter
  • Irish and UK trade commissions of 0.5% are above the low-cost market average
  • EUR 40 custody charge per trade for instruments outside Ireland and UK
  • No demo account available
  • Mobile app is view-only - trades cannot be executed on mobile
  • Account opening process is not fully digital and can take several weeks
  • No CFDs, leverage, crypto or forex trading
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.

Davy Select

Davy Select

Davy Select is an Irish execution-only platform offering stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds and pension accounts, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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