1,062 broker-country pairs measured448 brokers20 countriesformula v1.0recalculated 2026-07-09data re-captured 2026-07-09updated 1 day agoAffiliate links never change scores.
AvaTrade in EC — review, licence and costs
CACamila Andrade author
DMDaniel Mercer editor
DSDiego Salazar fact-checker
score recalculated 01.10.2026
Score (22 of 42 of 42 axes)
3.8/ 5.0
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%reviews 80
- Reviews20%cost 80
- Reviews20%safety 0
- Reviews15%payouts 60
- Reviews10%track_record 100
- Reviews10%platforms 50
2 + 3 × 0.751 = 4.25 · axes on 0–100, total on 2.0–5.0
Key facts (22 of 42 fields)
- Onboarding entity
- Ava Trade Markets Ltd
- Founded
- 2006
- Min deposit
- no data USDEC
- Retail leverage
- 400EC
- Round turn
- 9 USDEC
- Withdrawal
- 24-48 hours hEC
- Currencies
- USD (Ecuador uses USD); EUR/GBP also.
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check (22 of 42 of 42 entity)
SCVS · Securities market registration
no data
Open an account with Halden
Affiliate link; the score does not change. CFDs carry a high risk of rapid loss due to leverage.
Taxes for an Ecuadorian resident(22 of 42 rules · as of 10.2026)
- Forex/CFD trading profit earned by a resident is taxable as ordinary income under Impuesto a la Renta (personal income tax), filed with SRI.https://avatrade.comdomain
Not tax advice. Check with the SRI.
Who actually onboards you(22 of 42 local and 1 offshore entity in the group)
- Sign-up from a Ecuador addressRouted to Ecuador S.A. by residence, not by IP.
- KYC by Ecuador S.A.cédula and proof of address.
- Contract with the S.A.SCVS rules apply; complaints go to SCVS.
- Client moneySegregated with a Ecuador bank; bank name no data
Local entityUsed for Ecuadorian residents
- AvaTrade (Ecuador) S.A., SCVS SCVS-INMV-2021-0087
- Retail leverage 1:50EC
- Negative balance protection: yes
Offshore entityNot used for Ecuadorian residents
- Halden Global Ltd, FSA Seychelles
- Leverage 1:1000group
- No SCVS complaints route
If the sign-up form ever lands you on the Seychelles entity, the SCVS licence above does not cover your account.
Leverage by entity (22 of 42 of 42 entities stated)
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Ecuadorian residents enters the score.
Local entity · onboards youLocal entitylocal · SCVS licence no data
1:500EC
Ecuador median, local entities: 1:50 · 18 of 20 statedApplies to youLocal entity · onboards youOffshore entityoffshore · SCVS licence no data
1:1000EC
Ecuador median, local entities: 1:50 · 18 of 20 statedApplies to youScale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection (22 of 42 of 42 stated)
- Local entity onboards youOffshore; no local licence. General 150+ country acceptance; specific Ecuador acceptance not verified at review.client agreement §4.2 · page
- Segregated client fundsno dataclient agreement §4.2 · page
- Negative balance protectionno dataclient agreement §4.2 · page
- Investor compensation schemeno dataclient agreement §4.2 · page
- Regulator warning on filenone foundclient agreement §4.2 · page
“no data” 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 Ecuador market median(priced from 22 of 42 of 42)
Round turn, 1 lot EURUSD, spread plus commission, USD
| Instrument | Halden Raw, USD | Halden Std, USD | Ecuador median raw | Ecuador median std | Priced |
|---|
Medians run over the brokers that publish a Ecuador price, never over all 44. Group-wide prices are excluded.
Accounts(22 of 42 types)
| Account | Min deposit, USD | EURUSD spread, pips | Commission, USD | Leverage | Swap | Currencies |
|---|
Swap-free account terms (22 of 42 terms · 5 stated)
| Term | Halden, Ecuador |
|---|
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Payouts(22 of 42 of 42 methods timed)
| Method | Deposit, h | Withdrawal, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|
Deposit and withdrawal methods (22 of 42 methods · 2 local)
- Cardslocal
- Deposit
- instant
- Withdrawal
- deposit only
- Fee
- no data
- wirelocal
- Deposit
- instant
- Withdrawal
- deposit only
- Fee
- no data
- Skrilllocal
- Deposit
- instant
- Withdrawal
- deposit only
- Fee
- no data
- Netellerlocal
- Deposit
- instant
- Withdrawal
- deposit only
- Fee
- no data
- Account currency
- USD (Ecuador uses USD); EUR/GBP also.
- Fastest withdrawal
- 24-48 hours h EC
- Fee declared
- 4 of 6 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(22 of 42 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(22 of 42 of 42 platforms confirmed · 6 asset classes)
- MT5
- MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTradeGO, AvaOptions, AvaSocial
- cTrader
- MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTradeGO, AvaOptions, AvaSocial
- Web terminal
- MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTradeGO, AvaOptions, AvaSocial
- Mobile app
- MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTradeGO, AvaOptions, AvaSocial
- Copy trading
- MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTradeGO, AvaOptions, AvaSocial
- TradingView
- MT4, MT5, WebTrader, AvaTradeGO, AvaOptions, AvaSocial
| Class | Count | Min spread | Leverage |
|---|
Reviews(22 of 42 platform · 25% of the score)
4.2/ 5
Trustpilot rating
1,384
reviews
28.09
snapshot, 2026
5 star64%
4 star14%
3 star6%
2 star4%
1 star12%
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|
Share of reviewers in Ecuador: no data The platform does not publish it.
Topics in 1-star reviews (22 of 42 reviews, snapshot 28.09.2026)
Withdrawal delays41 · 25%
Verification (KYC)33 · 20%
Slippage22 · 13%
Support response19 · 11%
Other51 · 31%
Pros and cons(22 of 42 + 5, each tied to a figure above)
For
- Raw round turn 6.20 USD vs Ecuador median 9.20
- SCVS licence SCVS-INMV-2021-0087, active on 01.10.2026
- USD account; bank withdrawal 24 h, fee 0
- Swap-free with no admin fee; ranked #1 of 30
- One of 6 of 44 brokers that publish a withdrawal time
Against
- Payouts axis 58 of 100, the lowest of six
- Min deposit 100 USD vs 10 at Tidemark
- E-wallet withdrawal time and fee not published
- Group site advertises 1:1000, unavailable to Ecuadorian residents
- Gold round turn 9.80 USD; 3 brokers price it lower
Where Halden sits in the Ecuador base(22 of 42 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (22 of 42 of 42 priced)
2<6.5
26.5–7.5
27.5–8.5
38.5–9.5
39.5–10.5
110.5–11.5
4≥11.5
Highlighted: Halden Raw at 6.20
Minimum deposit, USD (22 of 42 of 42 priced)
9<25
925–99
10100
3101–299
4≥300
Highlighted: Halden at 100 · Ecuador median 50
Retail leverage (22 of 42 of 42 with a Ecuador figure)
11≤1:30
71:50
51:51–200
61:201–400
10>1:400
1 group-only figure excluded · 4 no data
Withdrawal time published (22 of 42 brokers)
Published, hours6No data38Halden is one of the 6
Alternatives in Ecuador(22 of 42 of 42)
Methodology(22 of 42 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 Ecuador score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | Halden |
|---|
FAQ(22 of 42 questions)
Cost calculator (22 of 42 accounts · median of 42 priced)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026, in USD.
Verified · What changed · Sources(22 of 42 sources · 4 changes)
Verified01.10.2026
next review 01.01.2027
What changed
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