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AvaTrade in Pakistan — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Ava Trade Markets Ltd
- Founded
- 2006
- Retail leverage
- 400PK
- Round turn
- 9 USDPK
- Currencies
- USD/EUR/GBP; no PKR account verified.
- Swap-free account
- yes
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Licence check
Open an account with AvaTradeThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Taxes for a Pakistani resident(1 rule)
- Forex/derivatives trading profit for residents is generally taxed as income;https://avatrade.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Board of Revenue.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Pakistan residents
- Ava Trade Markets Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore; no SECP licence (not required without local presence). Accepts Pakistani clients under international licences.
- Licence as the register states it
- BVI FSC SIBA/L/13/1049; not SECP regulated.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:400 (BVI entity).
- The firm behind it
- AvaTrade Group, founded 2006, Dublin, Ireland.
- What we hold against it
- No SECP oversight; offshore protection only.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Pakistani residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youOffshore; no SECP licence (not required without local presence). Accepts Pakistani clients under international licences.
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against Pakistan market median(priced from 36 of 62)
Medians run over the 36 of 62 brokers that publish a price for Pakistan, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Retail, Islamic, AvaOptions, min USD 100. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Payouts
Identical for every row: Deposit, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 50.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (4 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, wire, Skrill, Neteller.
- Cards
- Wire
- Skrill
- Neteller
- Account currency
- USD/EUR/GBP; no PKR account verified.
- Fee declared
- 4 of 4 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(2 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(7 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
- WebTrader
- AvaTradeGO
- AvaOptions
- AvaSocial
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 0.9 |
| MT5 | — | 0.9 |
| WebTrader | — | 0.9 |
| AvaTradeGO | — | 0.9 |
| AvaOptions | — | 0.9 |
| AvaSocial | — | 0.9 |
| All instruments | 1000 | — |
114 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard, Pepperstone no minimum deposit, Trade Nation Two live tiers - lower-leverage and 108 more.
Identical for every row: Leverage 400 PK.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.7 | — |
Share of reviewers in Pakistan: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Withdrawal in 24 h, one of 46 of 62 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 6 platforms: MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTradeGO
- Round turn 9 USD on the standard basis, over the Pakistan median 7
- No Pakistan authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Min deposit 100 USD, over the Pakistan median 7.5
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Where AvaTrade sits in the Pakistan base(62 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (36 of 62 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 3-19 · this broker 9 USD · 26 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 62 priced)
Median 7.5 USD · range 0-237.2 · this broker 100 USD · 46 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (34 of 62 with a Pakistan figure)
Median 1:750 · range 50-5000 · this broker 1:400 · 28 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (62 brokers)
Alternatives in Pakistan(6 of 62 scored in Pakistan)
- Round turn, USD
- 7PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupPK
- Leverage
- 1000PK
- Rank in this country
- #22
- Round turn, USD
- 7PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupPK
- Rank in this country
- #20
- Round turn, USD
- 8PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupPK
- Leverage
- 200PK
- Rank in this country
- #8
- Round turn, USD
- 9PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #33
- Round turn, USD
- 9PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupPK
- Leverage
- 3000PK
- Rank in this country
- #16
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupPK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #21
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a Pakistan score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | AvaTrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 85 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 80 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 80 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does AvaTrade accept residents of Pakistan?
- No. Offshore; no SECP licence (not required without local presence). Accepts Pakistani clients under international licences. Onboarding entity: Ava Trade Markets Ltd
- Is AvaTrade licensed to serve clients in Pakistan?
- BVI FSC SIBA/L/13/1049; not SECP regulated. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at AvaTrade?
- About 9.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for Pakistan is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does AvaTrade offer to retail clients in Pakistan?
- Up to 1:400. Up to 1:400 (BVI entity).
- Which trading platforms does AvaTrade support?
- MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTradeGO, AvaOptions, AvaSocial. Instruments: FX, indices, shares, commodities, crypto CFDs, options.
- How can I withdraw money from AvaTrade in Pakistan?
- Cards, wire, Skrill, Neteller.
- What account types does AvaTrade offer?
- Retail, Islamic, AvaOptions; min USD 100.
- Does AvaTrade offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. AvaTrade offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to Pakistan residents.
Cost calculator (median of 36 priced of 62)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a PKR conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.