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Vantage in Australia — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%75
- Round-turn cost20%100
- Safety20%90
- Payouts15%40
- Track record10%85
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (5 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Vantage Australia Pty Ltd
- Founded
- 2009
- Round turn
- 5 USDAU
- Currencies
- AUD, USD, EUR, GBP, NZD, SGD, JPY, CAD
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check
Open an account with VantageThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Australia residents
- Vantage Australia Pty Ltd
- Local standing
- Regulated CFD broker
- Licence as the register states it
- ASIC
- Leverage for this entity
- Retail leverage capped by ASIC
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2009, Sydney
- What we hold against it
- Low deposit, strong platforms
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Australian residents enters the score.
Retail leverage capped by ASIC
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youRegulated CFD broker
- 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 Australia market median(priced from 73 of 76)
Medians run over the 73 of 76 brokers that publish a price for Australia, 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: Standard, RAW, RAW Premium. 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.
Cost calculator (median of 73 priced of 76)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a AUD conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.
Where Vantage sits in the Australia base(76 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (73 of 76 priced)
Median 6 USD · range 1.5-20 · this broker 5 USD · 3 of 76 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 76 priced)
Median 32.5 USD · range 0-100 · this broker 50 USD · 60 of 76 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (43 of 76 with a Australia figure)
Median 1:30 · range 30-5000 · 33 of 76 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (76 brokers)
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
Domestic fast transfer
- Account currency
- AUD, USD, EUR, GBP, NZD, SGD, JPY, CAD
- Fee declared
- 0 of 0 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(8 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(4 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
- TradingView
- Vantage app
Identical for every row: Min spread 1.4.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.5 | — |
Share of reviewers in Australia: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(5 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 5 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the Australia median 6
- Authorised by the Australia regulator in its own register
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 4 platforms: MT4, MT5, TradingView, Vantage app
- Min deposit 50 USD, over the Australia median 32.5
- Withdrawal in 72 h, over the Australia median 24
- Payouts 40 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in Australia(6 of 76 scored in Australia)
- Round turn, USD
- 6AU
- Min deposit, USD
- 50AU
- Leverage
- 30AU
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 5AU
- Leverage
- 30AU
- Rank in this country
- #20
- Round turn, USD
- 6AU
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupAU
- Leverage
- 500 group
- Rank in this country
- #40
- Round turn, USD
- 6AU
- Min deposit, USD
- 20 groupAU
- Leverage
- 30AU
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 6AU
- Leverage
- 30AU
- Rank in this country
- #7
- Round turn, USD
- 9AU
- Rank in this country
- #36
"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.
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 Australia score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | Vantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 75 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 100 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 90 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 40 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 85 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does Vantage accept residents of Australia?
- Yes. Regulated CFD broker Onboarding entity: Vantage Australia Pty Ltd
- Is Vantage licensed to serve clients in Australia?
- ASIC Checked on 29.09.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Vantage?
- About 5.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for Australia is 6.0 USD.
- Which trading platforms does Vantage support?
- MT4, MT5, TradingView, Vantage app. Instruments: 1000+ CFDs
- How can I withdraw money from Vantage in Australia?
- Domestic fast transfer
- What account types does Vantage offer?
- Standard, RAW, RAW Premium
- Does Vantage offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Vantage offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to Australia residents.
Taxes for an Australian resident
Not tax advice. Check with the ATO.