If you enter all your details correctly, the registration process will take less than 5 minutes.

Once your application for an account has been submitted, it will be reviewed by the relevant department and you will be contacted in due course.

If you have already opened a trading account, received your login details by email, submitted your identification documents for account validation, and made a deposit; the next step is to download the trading platform of your choice from the Platforms menu above.

We offer the following trading account types:

Ultra-Low Standard: 1 standard lot is 100,000 units of the base currency
Ultra-Low Micro: 1 micro lot is 1,000 units of the base currency

For further details, please click here.

The minimum deposit/withdrawal for our trading accounts is $5.

Yes, we do. You can request a swap-free Islamic account by following the instructions described here.

At Trading.com demo accounts do not have an expiry date, and so you can use them as long as you want. Demo accounts that have been inactive for longer than 60 days from the last login will be closed. However, you can open a new demo account at any time. Please note that maximum 5 active demo accounts are allowed.

It is not possible to change the base currency of your account, however you can open a new account at any time and then specify your preferred base currency.

No, you cannot lose more than the amount you deposited. Should the slippage of a certain currency pair cause a negative balance, it will be reset automatically with your next deposit.

Please right click on any of the symbols in the Market Watch that you want to see and choose the Chart Window option. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop any symbol in the chart window.

We offer variable spreads that can be as low as 0.6 pips. We have no re-quoting: our clients are given directly the market price that our system receives. See our spreads across all markets here.

Yes, we do.

We provide leverage up to 30:1. The leverage depends on the instrument traded. Please read more details about this here.

Margin is the required amount in the base currency of the trading account needed to open or maintain a position. When trading forex, the Required/Used Margin for a specific position = Number of Lots * Contract size / Leverage. Here the result is originally calculated in the first currency of the traded pair, and then converted into the base currency of your trading account, which will be numerically displayed on your trading platform.

The margin requirement for gold and silver is calculated like this: Lots * Contract Size * Market Price / Leverage. The result will be in USD, which will be converted into the base currency of your trading account (in case it is other than USD).

For CFDs, the required margin is Lots * Contract Size * Opening Price * Margin Percentage. The result will be in USD, which will be converted into the base currency of your trading account (in case it is other than USD).

Margin level is calculated with the formula Equity/Margin * 100%.

Free margin is your equity minus margin. It means the available funds that you use for opening new positions, or for maintaining existing positions.

Margin calculation formula for forex instruments is the following:

(Lots * contract size / leverage) where the result is at always in the primary currency of the symbol.

For Ultra-Low Standard accounts all forex instruments have a contract size of 100,000 units. For Ultra-Low Micro accounts all forex instruments have a contract size of 1,000 units.

For instance, if the base currency for your trading account is USD, your leverage is 30:1 and you are trading 1 lot EURUSD, the margin will be calculated like this:

(1 * 100 000 / 30) = 3,333.33 EUR

Euro is the primary currency of the symbol EURUSD, and because your account is in USD, the system automatically converts the 3,333.33 EUR at the actual rate.

The gold/silver margin formula is lots * contract size * market price/leverage.

The CFDs margin formula is Lots * Contract Size * Opening Price * Margin Percentage.

You can read about the swap charges here.

The swap formula for all forex instruments, including gold and silver, is the following:

lots * long or short positions * point size

Here is an example for EUR/USD:

Client base currency is USD
1 lot buy EUR/USD
Long = -3.68
Because it is a buy position, the system will take the swap rate for long position, which currently is -3.68
Point size = contract size of a symbol * minimum price fluctuation
EUR/USD point size = 100 000 * 0.00001 = 1
If we apply the given numbers in the formula, it will be 1 * (-3.68) * 1 = -3.68 USD.
So for 1 lot buy EUR/USD, if the position is left overnight, the swap calculation for the client will be -3.68 USD.

Here is an example for gold:

Client base currency is USD
1 lot buy gold
Long = -2.17
Because it is a buy position, the system will take the long points, which currently is -2.17.
Point size = contract size of a symbol * minimum price fluctuation
Gold point size = 100 * 0.01 = 1
If we apply the given numbers in the formula, it will be 1 * (-2.17) * 1 = -2.17 USD.
So for 1 lot buy gold, if the position is left overnight, the swap calculation for the client will be -2.17 USD.

Please note that if the base currency of the trading account is in EUR (like in the examples above), the swap calculation will be converted from USD to EUR. The result of the swap calculation is always the secondary currency in a symbol, and the system converts it to the base currency of the trading account.

Yes, we do.

Stop loss is an order for closing a previously opened position at a price less profitable for the client than the price at the time of placing the stop loss. Stop loss is a limit point that you set to your order. Once this limit point is reached, your order will be closed. Please note that you need to leave certain distances from the current market price when you set up stop/limit orders. For further details about the distance in points for each currency pair, please view the limit and stop levels here.

Using stop loss is useful if you want to minimize your losses when the market goes against you. Stop loss points are always set below the current ASK price on BUY, or above the current BID price on SELL.

Take profit is an order to close a previously opened position at a price more profitable for the client than the price at the time of placing the take profit. When the take profit is reached, the order will be closed. Please note that you need to leave certain distances from the current market price when you set up stop/limit orders. For further details about the distance in points for each currency pair, please view the limit and stop levels here.

Take Profit points are always set below the current ASK price on SELL, or above the current BID price on BUY.

A trailing stop is a type of stop loss order. It is set at a percentage level either below the market price for LONG positions, or above the market price for SHORT positions. You need to leave certain distances from the current market price when you set up stop/limit orders. Please note that trailing stops become inactive when you close or log out of the platform.

For more details about the distance in points for each currency pair, please view the limit and stop levels here.

The close by is a function that allows you to simultaneously close two opposite positions on the same financial instrument and save one spread. The buy order needs to close with a sell order, and the sell order needs to close with a buy order.

Multiple close by allows closing more than one opposite position at the same time. In case you have two opposite orders, you can use one of the orders to close the other one, and thus gain or lose the net difference.

Amount of Base Currency*Pips= Value in Quote Currency
Value of 1 pip in EUR/USD= 1 Lot (100 000 €)*0.0001= 10 USD
Value of 1 pip in USD/CHF= 1 Lot (100 000 $)*0.0001=10 CHF
Value of 1 pip in EUR/JPY=1 Lot (100 000 €)*0.01= 1000 JPY

The numbers below are per transaction, and you can open an unlimited amount.

Ultra-Low Standard

1 lot = 100,000
Minimum trade volume = 0.01
Maximum trade volume = 50
Trading step = 0.01

Ultra-Low Micro

1 Lot = 1,000
Minimum trade volume = 0.1
Maximum trade volume = 100
Trading step = 0.01
Please note that the minimum lot size for trading with CFDs is 1 lot.

Yes, we do. You are free to hedge your positions on your trading account. Hedging takes place when you open a LONG and a SHORT position on the same instrument simultaneously. When you open a BUY and a SELL position on the same instrument and in the same lot size, the margin is 0.

However, when you open a BUY and a SELL position on a CFD of the same type and lot size, the margin is only needed once, and it can be seen here.

The margin of CFDs, when you are hedged, is always 50%.

Leverage is the multiplication of your balance. This allows you to open bigger trading positions since the margin required will be lowered according to the leverage of the instrument you have chosen to trade. Even though with leverage you can make a bigger profit, there is also a risk of having a bigger loss because the positions you open will be of higher volume (lot size).

Your trading capital is 10,000 EUR
The leverage based on the instrument you wish to trade is 30:1
For an Ultra-Low Standard trading account this means 30 x 10,000 = 300,000 EUR
On a EURUSD long position opening at 1.3055, position closing at 1.3155
The difference is 0.0100 pips thus 300,000 x 0.0100 = 3,000 EUR - this is the profit you made.

You can change the leverage under the tab My Account, and then by clicking the tab Change Leverage in our Members Area. This method of changing leverage is instant.

The profit calculation is as follows:
(Close Price-Open Price)*Lots*Contract Size
The lot size on every CFD differs. Please read more information here.

All our clients’ funds are kept in segregated European accounts with tier 1 banking institutions.

Slippages hardly ever occur if you trade with us. Sometimes, however, especially when important economic news is released, due to a sharp rise/fall in the market price, your order may be filled at a different rate than you requested.

At Trading.com, your orders are filled at the best available market price, which may be to your benefit.

More information on the Trading.com Execution Policy is available here.

Yes, you can, up to a maximum of 8 active trading accounts. It is preferable, however, to use the same personal details as for your other trading account(s). You can register for an additional account in the Members Area with 1 click.

Accounts with zero balance will be archived after a period of ninety (90) calendar days.

An account shall be deemed as dormant from the last day of the six (6) months during which there has been no activity (trading/withdrawals/deposits) in the account.

A dormant account will be charged with a monthly fee of 10USD (ten United States dollars) or the full amount of the free balance in the account if the free balance is less than 10USD (ten United States dollars). There will be no charge if the free balance in the account is zero.

Open positions and pending orders stay in the system even if you log off from your trading platform. The same applies to all order types except trailing stops. Trailing stops become inactive when you close or log out of the platform. Expert Advisors also become inactive when the platform is closed, or you are not logged in.

You can close any open positions by telephone 24 hours a day. Simply contact our customer support on +44 2031501500. Before your call is transferred to the dealing room for your order to be executed, you will be asked some security questions to validate your account.

There is no maximum amount you can trade online.

There is a maximum number of 50 you can trade at streaming prices for Ultra-Low Standard accounts and 100 for Ultra-Low Micro accounts.

The maximum number of positions open at the same time, for all account types, is 200.

If you want to deal in an amount bigger than your account type’s maximum lots, you may break your trade into smaller sizes.

When placing a trade in the spot forex market, the actual value date is two days forward, for instance, a deal done on Thursday is for value Monday, a deal done on Friday is for value Tuesday, and so on. On Wednesday, the rollover amount is tripled to compensate for the following weekend (during which time rollover is not charged because trading is stopped at weekends).

We do not accept clients residing in the USA. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Yes, we do. Clients who maintain a minimum balance of 5,000 USD or equivalent in other currency are eligible to request a free VPS from the Members Area at any given time on the condition they trade at least 5 round turn lots per month.

Clients who do not meet the above criteria can still request a VPS from the Members Area for a monthly fee of 28 USD, which will be automatically deducted from their account on the first day of each calendar month.

One-click trading allows you to open positions with just one click. When you want to close a position, however, one click does not work and you will need to close it manually.

To enable one-click trading on the left corner of your chart, you will find an arrow. By clicking that arrow you enable one-click trading and a window appears on the left corner of the chart.

No, you can’t. Please register for an additional account in the Members Area.

No, we do not.

A futures contract is an agreement to buy (“go long”) or sell (“go short”) a trading instrument (a financial asset or real asset) at a predetermined price and time in the future.

Futures contracts have limited lifetimes; they have pre-set open and expiration dates. At the expiration date, any open positions in the contract must close; anyone wishing to keep a position in the underlying instrument needs to open a position in the next expiration contract.

This is called rollover.

Trading.com does not automatically rollover positions to the next expiration; your positions are closed just before the expiration date of the futures contract.

You have the flexibility to close your positions on your own before the specified date of expiration and, should you wish to maintain a position in the underlying instrument, you may open a new position in the next contract once it goes live.

The frequency of futures expiration dates varies.

For example, OIL contracts have monthly expiration dates while PLAT (platinum) contracts have quarterly expirations.

Click on any of the following categories to view their corresponding table:

• Commodities Futures
• Equity Indices
• Precious & Other Metals Futures
• Energies Futures

Spot prices are the prices of the market at the present, applicable for immediate buying and selling of an instrument.

On the contrary, futures prices delay payment and delivery to predetermined future dates, allowing you to speculate on where an instrument will trade in the future.

Aside from speculation, futures are also used for hedging purposes.

Futures contracts are not subject to overnight charges.

Following regulations issued by the US Internal Revenue Service ('IRS') under Section 871(m) of the US tax code, all non-US resident holders of US equity derivatives (including CFDs) are required to be taxed on dividend income derived from trading on these instruments.

For more information from the IRS website click here.

i) What do I need to do?

If you want to continue or start trading on in-scope instruments from any of your accounts, please complete the W-8BEN form found in your Members Area.

• From the menu bar in your Members Area, click on the tab “Profile”
• From the Profile tab, click on the option “Edit Profile”
• Click on the option “W-8BEN Form”
• Fill in the form and e-sign it

ii) Which products are affected?

This withholding tax applies to CFDs on shares in US incorporated companies, and non-qualified indices which contain US equities. There is, however, an exemption for CFDs on qualified indices such as (non-exhaustive):

• Dow Jones Industrial Average
• S&P 500
• NASDAQ 100
• Russell 2000

iii) Which positions does this apply to?

The regulations apply to long (buy) positions on in-scope instruments opened on or after 1 January 2017 (and are still maintained open when the regulations come into force), as well as any new positions on in-scope instruments from 1st January 2022, onwards. These instruments include, among others, any US listed equities.

iv) What is Section 871(m)

The IRS issued regulations under section 871(m) that ensure non-US holders of US equity derivatives are taxed on dividend income like non-US holders of the underlying equities. Dividend adjustment on derivatives that reference US equities are 'dividend-equivalent payments' therefore considered to be US-source dividend income. Accordingly, dividends paid for instruments that reference US equities are deemed to be US-source of income and are taxed as required per the US tax regulations.

By default, all individuals are subject to 30% withholding tax under the US regulations. However, the US signed tax treaties with certain countries that may entitle you, where eligible, to a reduced rate of withholding tax. For example, a UK resident may be eligible for 15% rather than 30% withholding tax.

v) What happens to the information I provide?

The information you provide in the W-8BEN form will be safely stored by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy and will only be shared if there is a regulatory requirement to do so as part of an IRS audit.

vi) What is the effect of filling in the form?

In order for us to apply the relevant rate in accordance with the treaty you may be under, you should fill in the form to claim a reduced rate of withholding under your applicable treaty.

Failing to provide the form within the requested time frame could result in restrictions applied to your trading account as well as a withholding tax of 30%, regardless of the bilateral treaty that the US may have signed with your country.

As per the US regulations, our customers are required to provide tax forms to document their status. With regards to the investment platform, the customers receive the value of the dividend after tax deductions.

vii) Expiration of Form W-8BEN and Change of Circumstances

Generally, a W-8BEN form remains in effect for a period starting on the date the form is signed and ending on the last day of the third succeeding calendar year, unless a change in circumstances makes any information on the form incorrect. For example, a W-8BEN form signed on September 30, 2020, remains valid through to December 31, 2023.

Change in circumstances.

If a change in circumstances makes any information on the W-8BEN form you have submitted incorrect, you must notify us within 30 days of the change in circumstances and you must file a new W-8BEN form or other appropriate form.

For example, if you become a U.S. citizen or resident alien after you submit a W-8BEN form, this is considered as a change in circumstances, and you are no longer subject to the 30% withholding rate. In such case, you must notify us within 30 days of becoming a U.S. citizen or resident alien and you may be required to provide a W-9 form.

You can deposit money in any currency and it will be automatically converted into the base currency of your account, by Trading.com prevailing inter-bank price.

In order to protect all parties against fraud and minimise the possibility of money laundering and/or terrorist financing, Trading.com will only process withdrawal/refunds back to the source of the original deposit according to the Withdrawal Priority Procedure below:

Credit/debit card withdrawals

Withdrawal requests submitted, regardless of the withdrawal method chosen, will be processed via this channel up to the total amount deposited by this method.

E-wallet withdrawals

E-wallet refunds/withdrawals will be processed once all credit/debit card deposits have been completely refunded.

Other methods

All other methods, such as bank wire withdrawals, shall be used once deposits made with the aforementioned methods have been completely exhausted.

All withdrawal requests will be completed within 24 working hours; however, they will be instantly reflected in your trading account as pending withdrawals. If you select an incorrect withdrawal method, your request will be processed according to the procedure described above.

All withdrawal requests shall be processed in the currency of the original deposit. Should the deposit currency differ from the transfer currency, we will convert the amount into the transfer currency at the prevailing exchange rate.

Since we can only transfer the same amount back to your card as the amount you have deposited, profits can be transferred to your bank account via wire transfer. If you have also made deposits via e-wallet, you also have the option to withdraw profits to that same E-wallet.

In order to withdraw funds, your trading account must be validated. This means that first you need to upload your documents in our Members Area: Proof of Identity (ID, passport, driving license) and Proof of Residency (utility bill, telephone/Internet/TV bill or bank statement), which include your address and your name and can’t be older than 6 months.

Once you receive confirmation from our Validation Department that your account has been validated, you can request the funds withdrawal by logging in to the Members Area, selecting the Withdrawal tab and sending us a withdrawal request. It is only possible to send your withdrawal back to the original source of deposit. All withdrawals are processed by our Back Office within 24 hours on business days.

Yes, you can, however, to protect your trades and minimise the risk of potential stop outs, the following restrictions apply:

• Requests that would cause your margin level to fall below 150% will not be accepted from Monday 01:00 to Friday 23:50 GMT+2 (DST applies).
• Requests that would cause your margin level to fall below 400% will not be accepted from Friday 23:50 to Monday 01:00 GMT+2 (DST applies).

It depends on the country the money is sent to. Standard bank wire within the EU takes 3 working days. Bank wires to some countries may take up to 5 working days.

Your withdrawal request is processed by our back office within 24 hours. Via e-wallets you will receive your money on the same day, and via bank wire or credit/debit card it usually takes 2 - 5 business days.

All deposits are instant, except for the bank wire transfer. All withdrawals are processed by our back office in 24 hours on business days.

We offer a wide range of payment options for deposits: by multiple credit cards, multiple electronic payment methods, bank wire transfer, local bank transfer, and other payment methods.

As soon as you open a trading account, you can log in to our Members Area, select a payment method of your preference on the Deposits page, and follow the instructions given. All requests are completed within seconds.

We do not charge any fees for our deposit/withdrawal options. For instance, if you deposit USD 100 by Skrill and then withdraw USD 100, you will see the full amount of USD 100 in your Skrill account as we cover all transaction fees both ways for you.

This also applies to all credit/debit card deposits. For deposits/withdrawals via international bank wire transfer, Trading.com covers all transfer fees imposed by our banks, with the exception of deposits amounting to less than 200 USD (or equivalent denomination).

In order to protect all parties against fraud and minimise the possibility of money laundering and/or terrorist financing, our company policy is to return clients' funds to the origin of these funds, and as such the withdrawal will be returned to your Skrill account. This applies to all withdrawal methods, and the withdrawal has to go back to source of funds deposit.

No, this is not possible. It is forbidden to transfer funds between different clients’ accounts and involve any third parties.

As we are a regulated company, we do not accept deposits/withdrawals made by third parties. Your deposit can only be made from your own account, and the withdrawal has to go back to the source where the deposit was made.

Yes, this is possible. You can request an internal transfer between two trading accounts, but only if both accounts have been opened under your name and if both trading accounts have been validated. If the base currency is different, the amount will be converted. Internal transfer can be requested in the Members Area, and it is instantly processed.

If one of your deposit methods has been a credit/debit card, you always need to request withdrawal up to the deposit amount, as a prior to any other withdrawal method. Only in case that amount deposited via credit/debit card is fully refunded back to source, you may select another withdrawal method, according to your other deposits.

At Trading.com we do not charge any fees or commissions. We cover all transaction fees (with bank wire transfer for amounts over 200 USD).

Open the terminal window by pressing Ctrl+T on your keyboard, and select the Account History tab. Right click to enable the context menu, which will allow you to save your trading history as an .html file so that you can later view it when you log out of the trading platform.

Yes, you can. Our desktop platform supports the use of EAs.

Select File > Open Data Folder from the platform menu.

Navigate to MQL5 > Experts and place your expert advisor into this folder.

After restarting your platform, your EA should appear in the Navigator window.

Double-click on your EA or drag-and-drop it to add it to your preferred chart.

First check if trading is allowed by going to Tools -> Options -> Experts tab -> Allow real trading. Then make sure that the expert advisor button on the main tool bar is pressed. You should be able to see a smiley face in the top right-hand corner of your chart which shows that you have activated your EA correctly. If everything is all right, but the EA still does not trade, see your log files via the Experts tab in the Terminal window (you should be able to see what error occurs). You can also email us for further assistance at support.uk@trading.com.

Log in to your MT5 platform -> Market watch window -> right click -> Show all -> scroll down and you will be able to see all instruments available for trading.

No, you can’t. The time zone of our trading servers is always GMT+2 winter time and GMT+3 summer time. GMT time setting avoids having small candlesticks on Sundays and therefore allows the running of technical analysis and backtesting to go more smoothly and straightforward.

We separate standard trades from micro trades (1volume in standard account = 100,000 units, 1volume in micro account = 1000 units). This is why you should search in the Market Watch window for the symbols with "m#" extension (e.g. EUR/USDm# instead EUR/USD), right-click and choose Show all. The other "greyed" symbols are used by the platform to calculate oil prices. Right-click these "greyed" symbols and choose the Hide option to avoid any confusion.

Every buy order opens at ASK price and closes at BID price, and every sell order opens on BID price and closes at ASK price. By default, you are only able to see the BID line on your chart. In order to see the ASK line, right click the particular chart and select Properties > Show > Show ask price line.

To start trading on the MT5 platform you need to have an Trading.com MT5 trading account. It is not possible to trade on the MT5 platform if you have an existing Trading.com MT4 account. To download the MT5 platform click here.

If you are already a Trading.com client, you can open an additional MT5 account from the Members Area without having to re-submit your validation documents. However, if you are a new client you will need to provide us with all the necessary validation documents (i.e. Proof of Identity and Proof of Residency).

On the MT5 platform you can trade all the instruments available at Trading.com including stock CFDs, stock index CFDs, forex, CFDs on precious metals and on energies.

Our company is based in the City of London, United Kingdom. Our company’s full address and contact details can be found here.