{ "schemaVersion": 1, "kind": "demoOffering", "id": "avatrade-web-au", "urls": { "html": "/demo-accounts/avatrade-web-au.html", "json": "/demo-accounts/avatrade-web-au.json", "markdown": "/demo-accounts/avatrade-web-au.md" }, "policy": "Documentation research, not account or execution testing. Research regions do not establish residence eligibility. Requires Verification is an evidence gap, not proof of unavailability. Source conflicts and product/entity qualifications must remain attached to claims. Demo results do not establish live trading performance.", "record": { "checked": "2026-10-12", "tested": false, "funds": 10000, "currency": null, "fundsLabel": "10,000 (group help)", "fundsNote": "Group help amount; Australian platform-specific balance unconfirmed.", "expiryType": "conflict", "expiry": "Sources disagree", "expiryNote": "Conflicting: Australian landing page advertises unlimited; global help says 60 days.", "evidence": "conflicting", "signup": "Signup required; exact required fields not stated on retrieved regional page.", "note": "Duration requires clarification. Balance comes from group help, not an Australian-specific platform schedule.", "id": "avatrade-web-au", "broker": "AvaTrade", "entity": "Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd", "regions": [ "AU" ], "region": "AU", "regionLabel": "Australia", "researchScope": "Australia", "platform": "web", "platformLabel": "AvaTrade proprietary WebTrader / App", "terms": "Not stated on scoped demo page.", "fundingReset": "Not stated", "deposit": "Free practice before committing real funds; no funded live account required in described flow.", "devices": "Web; mobile", "forexCoverage": "Free forex practice advertised; pair count not stated.", "eligibility": "Australian regional site; full demo residence restrictions not stated.", "evidenceNote": "Official broker documentation; signup and trading not tested.", "sources": [ "avatrade-1", "avatrade-2", "avatrade-3" ], "visit": "avatrade-1", "regulation": { "status": "Verified", "entity": "Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd", "regulator": "Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)", "finding": "ASIC current licence406684 identifies AVA CAPITAL MARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Latest displayed conditions (25 November 2019) permit general advice, dealing (including issuance and dealing on behalf of another) and market making in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts for retail and wholesale clients.", "scope": "Australian entity only; authorisation remains subject to licence conditions and applicable rules. Does not establish demo/live availability for every country or another AvaTrade group entity.", "sources": [ "avatrade-reg-1" ] }, "signupLink": { "kind": "demo-page", "note": "Broker demo page; select your platform to continue.", "status": "Official entry route", "url": "https://www.avatrade.com.au/demo-account", "sourceUrl": "https://www.avatrade.com.au/demo-account", "checked": "2026-10-13", "tested": false }, "execution": { "scope": "Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd; Australian OTC CFD PDS; MT4, MT5 and web records.", "tested": false, "role": { "value": "Principal", "status": "Documented", "note": "Australian PDS section 10, printed page 14, identifies AVA as issuer and principal counterparty, not agent.", "sources": [ "ex-a-ava-pds" ], "checked": "2026-10-13" }, "arrangement": { "value": "OTC market making", "status": "Broker-reported", "note": "The same PDS section describes AVA as market maker for its OTC products. It does not establish that every client position is externally hedged.", "sources": [ "ex-a-ava-pds" ], "checked": "2026-10-13" }, "demo": { "value": "Requires Verification", "status": "Requires Verification", "note": "The Australian demo page was reviewed, but no sufficiently detailed comparison of simulated and live execution was established for these platforms.", "sources": [ "ex-a-ava-demo" ], "checked": "2026-10-13" }, "review": { "checked": "2026-10-13", "outcome": "Reviewed; supported findings in role, arrangement. Remaining uncertainty is recorded per field and scope.", "remainingChecks": [ "Obtain Australian MT4, MT5 and WebTrader demo disclosures for slippage, liquidity, order rejection, financing and margin handling." ] } }, "markets": { "scope": "Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd · Australia · AvaTrade proprietary WebTrader / App. Market coverage not yet reviewed.", "tested": false, "forexCfd": { "status": "Requires Verification", "note": "Forex CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.", "sources": [], "checked": null }, "cryptoCfd": { "status": "Requires Verification", "note": "Cryptocurrency CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.", "sources": [], "checked": null } }, "api": { "status": "Requires Verification", "type": null, "route": "Not established for this offering", "note": "API access has not yet been established for this legal entity and demo platform. This does not mean it is unavailable.", "requirements": "Confirm the account, platform and regional requirements with the broker.", "sources": [], "docs": [], "checked": null, "tested": false } }, "sources": { "avatrade-1": { "id": "AVA-1", "title": "AvaTrade Australia demo account", "url": "https://www.avatrade.com.au/demo-account", "claims": "MT4, MT5, proprietary WebTrader/app; free forex demo, unlimited marketing claim; Australia entity/licence footer.", "checked_date": "2026-10-12", "verification": "Official documentation opened; no account test" }, "avatrade-2": { "id": "AVA-2", "title": "AvaTrade: Why can't I log into my demo account?", "url": "https://support.avatrade.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001784271-Why-can-t-I-log-into-my-demo-account", "claims": "Group help gives 60-day expiry and new account remedy; conflicts with Australian unlimited claim.", "checked_date": "2026-10-12", "verification": "Official documentation opened; no account test" }, "avatrade-3": { "id": "AVA-3", "title": "AvaTrade: Minimum demo balance", "url": "https://support.avatrade.com/hc/en-001/articles/360028586432-What-is-the-minimum-Balance-on-a-Demo-Account", "claims": "Group policy states standard 10,000 USD/EUR/GBP virtual balance; not separately scoped by entity/platform.", "checked_date": "2026-10-12", "verification": "Official documentation opened; no account test" }, "avatrade-reg-1": { "title": "ASIC Professional Registers — AVA CAPITAL MARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD", "url": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/EntityDetail?LicenceNumber=406684&PermissionType=Australian%20financial%20services%20licensees&licenceName=AVA%20CAPITAL%20MARKETS%20AUSTRALIA%20PTY%20LTD", "evidence": "Status CURRENT; AFSL406684; commenced09/11/2011; ACN143340907; ABN72143340907. Latest displayed conditions25/11/2019 authorize general advice, dealing and market making in derivatives and FX contracts to retail/wholesale clients.", "source_date": "Live AFSL record accessed2026-10-12; latest condition version25/11/2019", "access_note": "Verified rendered ASIC register and expanded latest licence conditions. Page says AFSL information is latest; 5amAEDT12Oct2026 timestamp applies to other registers, not specifically AFSL." }, "ex-a-ava-demo": { "title": "AvaTrade Australia demo account", "url": "https://www.avatrade.com.au/demo-account", "owner": "Broker", "checked": "2026-10-13", "locator": "Australian demo entry page.", "access": "Initial official-page text retrieved; later section retrieval errored. No detailed execution-equivalence disclosure established." }, "ex-a-ava-pds": { "title": "Ava Capital Markets Australia PDS, 14 March 2025", "url": "https://origin.avatrades.net/legal-docs/au/product-disclosure-statement/en.pdf", "owner": "Broker", "checked": "2026-10-13", "locator": "Section 10, printed page 14; AVA Trading as Principal. Page 1 binds clients to PDS.", "access": "Official page/PDF text read through web retrieval on 2026-10-13." } } }