Legal company nameAVA Trade EU Ltd · Ava Trade Markets Ltd · Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd · Ava Trade Japan K.K. · Ava Trade Middle East Ltd
Year founded2006
Headquarters / registered countryDublin, Ireland
Websitewww.avatrade.com
Last checked06.10.2026
According to its official website, AvaTrade was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The site states that it offers online trading in forex and in CFDs on commodities, stocks, ETFs, bonds, cryptocurrencies and indices, and that the group is licensed in several countries. AVA Trade EU Ltd (Central Bank of Ireland) is shown for the European Union and Ava Trade Markets Ltd (British Virgin Islands) for international clients; separate companies exist in Australia, Japan, South Africa, Abu Dhabi and Israel. The company reports 9 million registered users, a monthly trading volume of 230 billion US dollars and more than 100 industry awards. This information is the company's own statement.
Account Details
ACCOUNT TYPESRetail · Professional · Islamic (swap-free)
PRODUCTSForex · Commodities · Stocks · ETFs · Bonds · Cryptocurrencies · Indices (CFDs) · FX options
LEVERAGEVaries by product
Licences and regulation
CBI — Central Bank of Ireland (Ireland)
Licence no.C53877
Licence holderAVA Trade EU Ltd
ScopeAuthorised as an Investment Firm – MiFID; trading name in the register: “AvaTrade”. The company states that it operates a Polish branch notified to the KNF under this authorisation.
StatusVerified
ASIC (Australia)
Licence no.406684
Licence holderAva Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd
ScopeAustralian Financial Services (AFS) licence; start date 9 Nov 2011 (ASIC licensee dataset, October 2026). The company states that this licence applies to Australian residents only.
StatusVerified
FSA (Japan)
Licence no.1662 (関東財務局長(金商)第1662号)
Licence holderAva Trade Japan K.K. (アヴァトレード・ジャパン株式会社)
ScopeFinancial instruments business operator registration; the company appears under this number on the Japan FSA's list of registered financial instruments business operators.
StatusVerified
ADGM FSRA — Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Licence no.190018
Licence holderAva Trade Middle East Ltd
ScopeFinancial Services Permission (FSP); permission date 6 Feb 2020, register status: Active. The register lists one regulatory action dated 9 Jun 2022 (financial penalty for breaching Common Reporting Standard requirements).
StatusVerified
CySEC (Cyprus)
Licence no.347/17
Licence holderD.T. Direct Investment Hub Ltd
ScopeCyprus Investment Firm licence; licence date 11 Dec 2017. Approved domains in the CySEC register are dtdirectinvestment.com and www.duplitrade.com; avatrade.com is not listed in this record.
ScopeThe company declares that it is licensed by the BVI Financial Services Commission. The record could not be verified because the BVI FSC register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
FSCA — Financial Sector Conduct Authority (South Africa)
Licence no.FSP 45984
Licence holderAva Capital Markets Pty Ltd
ScopeThe company declares that it is regulated by the FSCA. The record could not be verified because the FSCA register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
ISA — Israel Securities Authority (Israel)
Licence no.514666577
Licence holderATrade Ltd
ScopeThe company declares that it is regulated by the Israel Securities Authority. The record could not be verified because the ISA register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
CMA — Capital Markets Authority (Kenya)
Licence no.262
Licence holderAva Trade Kenya Limited
ScopeThe company declares a “non-dealing online foreign exchange broker” licence (site footer). The record could not be verified because the CMA register could not be checked.
StatusPending verification
SFC — Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (Colombia)
ScopeAuthorisation only to promote and advertise products through a representative office (company statement). Not verified because the SFC record could not be checked.
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