Vantage Markets review

The listed minimum deposit is $50, and there is no deposit or withdrawal fee to add to it. That sits above the typical figure across the brands compared here, which is €4.64, so it is worth checking the entry point on your own account before funding it.

Vantage Markets runs on a low-fees model (low fees), and there is no deposit fee on funding or taking money out (No deposit fee). demo account, mobile app and copy trading are all included too, so you can try a demo account and the mobile app before putting money in.

The brand holds licences from FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) and CIMA (Cayman Islands Monetary Authority), and UK clients are covered by FSCS up to GBP 85,000. The FSCS figure applies to the UK entity, so check which licence your account is opened with and what protection comes with it in your country before depositing.

The account covers stocks, etfs and forex, so shares, ETFs, forex, CFDs and crypto sit in a single place rather than separate apps. For comparison, eToro lists stocks, etfs and forex, so its list runs wider by including futures.

Trading runs on MT4, MT5 and Vantage App, so you can use MetaTrader, the Vantage app or the ProTrader terminal on desktop. That means you can practise and place trades away from a desk, whichever way you prefer to work.

Leverage on retail accounts runs Up to 1:500 offshore, 1:30 FCA, so the higher offshore figure does not apply to UK clients. Leverage magnifies gains and losses alike, so size positions to what you can afford to lose.

Yes. Its listed audience is beginners (beginners), and beginners make up 76.1% of the brands in this comparison. Vantage Markets is a trading account with leverage rather than a savings product, so it fits people learning a platform and not those wanting to set money aside.

Across the brokers compared here, 70.15% of retail accounts lose money. The lower quartile of that figure is 65.75% and the upper quartile is 74.5%, so losing money is the most common outcome. Size the account to what you can afford to lose.