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Head to head
Markets.com or Vantage Markets? Fees, regulation, platform and product range compared side by side — with a verdict drawn from the data.
Risk warning: CFDs and leveraged products are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Investments can fall in value. Past performance is not an indicator of future results.
Strong sentiment and analyst research wrapped around pricing that is merely average — and a dormancy fee that punishes casual users.
The offshore CFD broker that kept the tier-1 licences and built its own platform instead of renting MetaTrader.
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Four decision axes, each derived from the recorded data.
Overall Vantage Markets takes it, 3.9 against 3.7 out of 5. On commissions there is little between them — €5.00 against €5.00 for a reference EUR 5,000 order. Vantage Markets scores 78 against 74 out of 100 on the group index. Your account's protection depends on its legal entity. Vantage Markets covers more ground with 9 of 14 asset classes against 8. On platform and app Vantage Markets is ahead, 4.2 against 3.9 out of 5. Which one is right depends on which of these axes matters for your trading profile.
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Data as of: 30 Aug 2026
| Criterion | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.7 | 3.9 — Better |
| Group index | 74 of 100 | 78 of 100 |
| Best for | Research-led discretionary tradersMetaTrader usersMulti-asset CFD tradersBond CFD exposure | Raw-spread FX tradersTradingView usersCopy tradingMulti-currency accountsSmall-balance ECN access |
| Regulation | FCACySECFSCABVI FSCFSA SVG | ASICFCACIMAFSCAVFSC |
| Top-tier licences | 1 | 2 — Better |
| Investor protection | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Listed group | No | No |
| Banking licence | No | No |
| Segregated client accounts | Yes | Yes |
| Negative balance protection | Yes | Yes |
| Audited financials | Yes | Yes |
| Disclosed regulatory actions | None | None |
| Founded | 2008 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, CY | Sydney, AU |
| Fees | 3.2 | 3.9 — Better |
| Safety & regulation | 4.1 — Better | 3.7 |
| Trading platform | 3.9 | 4.2 — Better |
| Product range | 3.7 | 3.9 — Better |
| Mobile app | 3.8 | 4.1 — Better |
| Research | 4.1 — Better | 3.4 |
| Customer support | 3.6 | 4.2 — Better |
| Deposit & withdrawal | 3.8 | 4.4 — Better |
| Account opening | 3.9 | 4.5 — Better |
| Education | 3.5 — Better | 3.4 |
| Reference order EUR 5,000 | €5.00 | €5.00 |
| Minimum deposit | US$100 | US$50 — Better |
| Stocks (per order) | in the spread | in the spread |
| US stocks | in the spread | in the spread |
| ETFs | in the spread | in the spread |
| Options | Not offered | Not offered |
| Futures | Not offered | Not offered |
| Crypto | in the spread | in the spread |
| Bonds (order) | in the spread | in the spread |
| Funds (order) | n/a | n/a |
| EUR/USD spread | 1.2 pips — Better | 1.4 pips |
| Index CFD spread | n/a | n/a |
| FX conversion | 0.6 % | n/a |
| Inactivity fee | US$10 · after 3 months | None — Better |
| Custody fee | n/a | n/a |
| Withdrawal fee | free | free |
| Deposit fee | n/a | free |
| Overnight financing | n/a | n/a |
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| Asset classes (of 14) | 8 | 9 — Better |
| Exchanges | n/a | n/a |
| Stocks | Yes | Yes |
| ETFs | Yes | Yes |
| Options | No | No |
| Futures | No | No |
| Forex | Yes | Yes |
| CFDs | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto | Yes | Yes |
| Bonds | Yes | Yes |
| Funds | No | No |
| Commodities | Yes | Yes |
| Indices | Yes | Yes |
| Warrants | No | No |
| Spread betting | No | No |
| Social trading | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Marketsx (proprietary web platform)Markets.com Mobile AppMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5TradingView | MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5ProTraderVantage AppTradingViewDupliTrade / ZuluTrade / Myfxbook AutoTrade |
| Demo account | Yes | Yes |
| Fractional shares | No | No |
| Maximum leverage | 1:30 · Pro 1:300 | 1:500 · Pro 1:500 |
| Account opening | 10–20 minutes online, verification usually within one business day | Under 5 minutes online; verification usually clears the same business day |
| Account types | Standard (Retail)Professional | Standard STPRAW ECNPro ECNCent |
| Payment methods | Bank transferSEPACredit cardDebit cardSkrillNetellerPayPal | Credit cardDebit cardBank transferSkrillNetellerPayPalCrypto |
| Account currencies | USDEURGBPZAR | USDEURGBPAUDCADNZDJPYHKDSGDPLN |
| Deposit time | Instant for cards and e-wallets, 1–3 business days for bank transfer | Instant for cards and e-wallets; 1–2 business days for bank transfer |
| Withdrawal time | 1–5 business days depending on method | 1–6 hours for cards and e-wallets; same or next business day for bank transfer |
| Free withdrawals | n/a | n/a |
| Languages | EnglishItalianFrenchArabicSpanishGerman | EnglishChineseJapaneseThaiVietnameseIndonesianSpanishPortugueseArabicGerman+3 |
| Channels | EmailLive chatPhone | Live chatEmailPhone |
| Availability | 24/5 (Monday 00:00 to Friday 23:55 GMT+2) | 24/7 live chat; phone cover 24/5 |
Editorial assessment based on the recorded data.
Markets.com
Strong sentiment and analyst research wrapped around pricing that is merely average — and a dormancy fee that punishes casual users.
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Vantage Markets
The offshore CFD broker that kept the tier-1 licences and built its own platform instead of renting MetaTrader.
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