AvaTrade vs MultiBank 2023

Comparing the trading costs of forex and CFDs is not easy. Not every broker publishes average spreads data, and pricing structures vary. Based on our thorough annual assessment, AvaTrade offers better pricing overall for traders.

At ForexBrokers.com, we track where each forex and CFD broker is regulated across over 23 international regulator databases. Here's our findings. AvaTrade holds 4 global Tier-1 licenses, while MultiBank holds 3. AvaTrade holds 3 global Tier-2 licenses, while MultiBank holds 1. In our analysis of 23 international regulators across 50 brokers, AvaTrade (94) earned a higher Trust Score than MultiBank (84).

To compare the trading platforms of both AvaTrade and MultiBank, we tested each broker's trading tools, research capabilities, and mobile apps. For trading tools, AvaTrade offers a better experience. With research, AvaTrade offers superior market research. Finally, we found AvaTrade to provide better mobile trading apps.

For forex and CFDs traders, copy trading and MetaTrader are both popular platform options. Both AvaTrade and MultiBank offer MetaTrader 4 (MT4).AvaTrade and MultiBank both offer copy trading.

AvaTrade provides traders 55 currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD) compared to MultiBank's 41 available pairs. Forex pairs aside, AvaTrade offers traders access to 1260 CFDs while MultiBank has 1042 available CFDs, a difference of 218.

AvaTrade is not publicly-traded and does not operate a bank. AvaTrade is authorised by four Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), three Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and one Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). AvaTrade is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), the European Union via MiFID, and the Japanese Financial Services Authority (JFSA), and via Friedberg Direct, with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO).

MultiBank Group is not publicly traded, does not operate a bank, and is authorised by three Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), one Tier-2 regulator (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and three Tier-4 regulators (High Risk). MultiBank Group is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS, and the European Union via MiFID.

AvaTrade is a trusted global brand best known for offering an extensive selection of trading platforms for forex and CFD traders, as well as exceptional educational content that helped it nab a Best in Class rating for Beginners for 2022.

MultiBank Group, in operation since 2005, is home to numerous global brands and regulated in jurisdictions all over the world. A multi-asset broker, MultiBank offers forex and CFDs through the MetaTrader and cTrader platform suites (though not all markets are readily available) as well as underlying crypto assets via its regulated crypto exchange. On the negative side, the broker’s market research offering is unimpressive and educational content is entirely absent; MultiBank’s poor performance in these important categories drags down its Overall rating.