Online Broker | Minimum Deposit | Trading Platforms | Markets | About |
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AAAFx | $10 Minimum Deposit | MT4, MT5, ActTrader Trading Platforms | 250+ Markets To Trade | AAAFx offers trading on MT4, MT5 and ActTrader (with automated trading) and has social and copy trading via ZuluTrade About |
IronFX | $50 Minimum Deposit | MT4 Trading Platform | 200+ Markets To Trade | IronFX provides trading on MT4, offering a range of account including fixed spreads, Cent and STP/ECN and provides social and copy trading platforms About |
AAAFx and IronFX Comparison
Each allows automated trading with EA robots. IronFX focuses on MT4, offering a wide range of MT4 account types, including fixed and variable spreads and spreads from 0 with or without a commission charge. AAAFx offers variable spreads, but also provides spreads from 0 with or without a commission charge. The accounts which offers spreads from 0 without a commision charge (Absolute Zero at IronFX and ECN plus at AAAFx) have higher minimum deposit requirements.
Account types and minimum deposit
The minimum deposit for AAAFx is $10. The minimum deposit for IronFX is $50.
- AAAFx offers and ECN, an ECN Plus and an ECN Zulu account. The ECN Plus account does not charge commissions, the others do. AAAFx integrates with ZuluTrade for social and copy trading.
- IronFX offers a range of account types and services. These include a Standard account which has a minimum deposit of $50, a Premium account with a minimum deposit of $2,500 and a VIP account with a minimum deposit of $20,000. These three account types are available with fixed or variable spreads and the spreads can be tighter on higher account types. There is additionally a Cent account, which offers small trade sizes and has a minimum deposit of $50. Social and copy trading is provided via Myfxbook AutoTrade and TradeCopier. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lots except for the Premium and VIP accounts where it is 0.1 lots and the Cent account where it is 0.0001 lots.
- IronFX also offers a Zero Fixed Spread account. This provides zero spreads for some markets, with commissions charged. As well, IronFX offers STP/ECN accounts with or without commissions. It also has an STP/ECN Absolute Zero account, with spreads from zero, with no commission charge. For the Zero Fixed Spread account and the STP/ECN accounts, the minimum deposit is $500. The minimum deposit for the Absolute Zero account is upon request to the account manager.
- All IronFX accounts offer a Dedicated Account Manager, Technical Analysis Reports, Investor Education Tools and Private One-on-One Trading Guidance. The Premium, VIP, STP/ECN No Commission and STP/ECN Zero Spread accounts also offer a Dealing Department Transaction Hotline.
Markets
- AAAFx offers Forex, Indices, Energy, Metals, Cryptocurrencies and Stocks, with 250+ available.
- IronFX offers Forex, Indices, Energy, Metals, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks and Soft Commodities, with 200+ available.
Broker | Trading Platforms | Description |
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AAAFx Broker | MT4, MT5, ActTrader Trading Platforms | AAAFx offers trading on MT4, MT5 and ActTrader, allowing automated trading and provides ZuluTrade, with social and copy trading Description |
IronFX Broker | MT4 Trading Platforms | IronFX offers trading on MT4, with a wide range of account types for this platform including fixed spreads, Cent and STP/ECN Description |
Cryptocurrency CFDs
- AAAFx offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash.
- IronFX offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Iota, EOS, Stellar, Tron, OmiseGO, Cardano, Dogecoin, Polkadot, Uniswap, Ethereum Classic, Solana, Internet Computer Protocol and IOST CFDs.
Spreads
- AAAFx offers typical Forex spreads from 0 with or without a commission charge. IronFX offers Forex spreads from 0 with or without a commission charge and from 0.5 without a commission charge (VIP).
Commission charge
- AAAFx charges a commission of $0.99 per lot for the ECN Account, no commission charge for the ECN plus Account and a $10 per lot commission for the ECN zulu Account.
- IronFX's commission charges are from $6.75 per lot per side for Forex.
Online trading platforms
AAAFx offers MT4, MT5 and ActTrader. IronFX provides MT4.
Why AAAFx or IronFX ?
Traders who want to trade on MT4 can do so at either AAAFx or IronFX. Traders who want to trade on MT5 (the successor to MT4) can find this platform at either IronFX AAAFx. Those who want to trade on user friendly ActTrader can do so at AAAFx. Traders who want to social and copy trade can do so at both. Those who want to trade with EA robots can do this at either. Traders who want a Cent account with low minimum trade sizes, can find one at IronFX.
Comparison summary
- Both provide CFD trading
- Each offers MT4
- AAAFx additonally provides MT5 and ActTrader
- Both allow EA robots
- Both offer social and copy trading
- Each has spreads from 0
- IronFX offers a Cent account