Avatrade Inactivity Fees guide

The only reliable source for inactivity fee information is the broker's current fee schedule and client agreement, published on its own website. Locate the sections covering inactivity, dormancy or administration fees and note the exact wording. Pay attention to how inactivity is defined, since some brokers count login activity while others require a trade or a funding event. Also check whether the fee is charged monthly, quarterly or annually, whether it escalates over time, and in which currency it is billed. Save or screenshot the document with its date, so you have a record of the terms that applied when you opened the account.

A recurring dormancy charge can meaningfully reduce a small or infrequently traded account over several years. Once you have the verified figures from the fee schedule, calculate the annual cost against your expected account balance and activity pattern. A long-term investor who buys once or twice a year may or may not trigger dormancy definitions depending on how the broker measures activity, so this calculation depends entirely on the verified wording. You can combine inactivity charges with other verified account costs using the brokerage fee calculator at /tools/brokerage-fee-calculator to see the total annual drag on your plan.

Fee terms can differ between a broker's regulated entities, so confirm which legal entity would hold your account and read the documents for that specific entity. Check how the broker notifies clients of fee changes, how much notice the client agreement requires, and what happens if fees reduce an account balance to zero, including any account closure provisions. Also verify whether fees are deducted from cash balances only or can force position changes. If dormancy charges are a concern for your approach, use the checklist at /find-my-broker to weigh this factor alongside other verified criteria, and see /invest-long-term for related guides on structuring a low-maintenance portfolio.