Exness offers leveraged CFDs through several operating companies. This profile covers the international retail offering on exness.com, with Exness (SC) Ltd in Seychelles as the legal reference. The group’s UK and Cyprus companies do not serve retail clients. Account pricing, contract size and overnight treatment matter more than the headline promise of unlimited leverage: each can change the amount needed to open and maintain a position.[2][17][13]
Company and service essentials
| Measure | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Brand established | 2008 | Exness identifies Petr Valov as founder and CEO.Source 1 |
| Published group scale | 2,000+ employees; 13 offices | Company website figures checked 9 October 2026; these are workforce and office counts.Source 1 |
| Retail product model | CFDs | Forex, metals, energy, indices, shares and cryptocurrencies; share CFDs do not give ownership of the underlying shares.Source 20Source 17 |
| International eligibility | Country restrictions apply | The international site excludes residents of the US, Canada, Europe, UK, Russia and Belarus, among other jurisdictions.Source 2Source 18 |
How the accounts differ
Sections ↑Account pricing and execution
| Account | Advertised spread floor | Trading commission | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | From 0.2 pips | None | MarketSource 4 |
| Standard Cent | From 0.3 pips | None | Market; cent-denominated balanceSource 7Source 6 |
| Pro | From 0.1 pips | None | Instant for most asset classes; market for cryptoSource 5 |
| Raw Spread | From 0.0 pips | Up to US$3.50 per lot per side | MarketSource 8 |
| Zero | From 0.0 pips | From US$0.05 per lot per side; varies by symbol | MarketSource 5 |
Funding threshold and trading units
| Feature | Standard / Standard Cent | Pro / Raw Spread / Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Initial funding | No separate account threshold; payment-method minimum applies | Regional initial-deposit requirement appliesSource 6 |
| Raw Spread example | — | Starts at US$200, depending on geographic regionSource 8 |
| Balance denomination | Standard uses ordinary currency units; Cent uses cents | Ordinary account currency unitsSource 7Source 8 |
| Available currency examples | Cent: USC, EUC, GBC, CHC, AUC and CAC | Raw: USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, JPY and many local currenciesSource 7Source 8 |
| Minimum volume | Usually 0.01 lot; Cent means 0.01 cent lot | Usually 0.01 lot; instrument exceptions applySource 4Source 7Source 8 |
| Margin call / ordinary stop-out | 60% / 0% | 30% / 0%Source 4Source 7Source 8Source 5 |
Standard Cent now supports both MT4 and MT5. Its instrument list is narrower and uses a “c” symbol suffix; BTCUSDc and ETHUSDc are available only on MT5. This matters when transferring a strategy: a 0.01-cent-lot order has different exposure from a 0.01-standard-lot order, even though the platform shows the same volume number.[7]
Contracts and cash commission
Sections ↑Representative contract sizes
| Instrument | One standard lot | Small order example |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD / GBPUSD | 100,000 units of base currency | 0.01 lot = 1,000 EUR / GBPSource 9 |
| USDJPY | 100,000 US dollars | 0.01 lot = US$1,000; one pip is JPY 0.01Source 9 |
| XAUUSD gold | 100 troy ounces | 0.01 lot = 1 troy ounceSource 10 |
| USOIL / UKOIL | 1,000 barrels | 0.01 lot = 10 barrelsSource 10 |
| XNGUSD natural gas | 10,000 MMBtu | 0.01 lot = 100 MMBtuSource 10 |
Commodity commission: Raw Spread versus Zero
| Instrument | Raw: per side / round trip | Zero: per side / round trip |
|---|---|---|
| XAUUSD, one lot | US$3.50 / US$7.00 | US$5.50 / US$11.00Source 10 |
| USOIL, one lot | US$3.50 / US$7.00 | US$6.25 / US$12.50Source 10 |
| UKOIL, one lot | US$3.50 / US$7.00 | US$32.50 / US$65.00Source 10 |
| XNGUSD, one lot | US$3.50 / US$7.00 | US$35.00 / US$70.00Source 10 |
The same “from zero” spread headline therefore leads to different cash costs. A 0.01-lot XAUUSD round trip has calculated commission of US$0.07 on Raw Spread and US$0.11 on Zero, before spread or financing. Live bid and ask prices still determine the complete transaction cost. The public forex pages describe their displayed spreads as previous-trading-day averages, but the numerical quote tables were not available in the retrieved page; no current EURUSD average is asserted here.[10][11]
Leverage, equity and overnight positions
Sections ↑Equity bands for instruments with dynamic leverage
Unlimited leverage additionally requires at least ten closed orders totalling five standard lots, or 500 cent lots, across real accounts. It applies to eligible forex and gold/silver instruments, not the full CFD catalogue. Exness can make Stop Out Protection unavailable when unlimited leverage is selected. The Kenya entity has a separate 1:400 ceiling, so these international bands should not be carried into a Kenyan account.[12]
Swap-free status does not settle every overnight-cost question. Exness reserves an administration fee when overall activity falls outside its mainly intraday, minimal-overnight trading profile. The fee can apply immediately to existing positions; notification appears by email or in the Personal Area. The following rates apply only when that administration-fee treatment has been imposed.[14]
Conditional overnight administration charges
Deposits, withdrawals and other fees
Sections ↑Payment and account administration
| Item | Published treatment | Practical detail |
|---|---|---|
| Deposits and withdrawals | Available 24/7 | Personal Area shows each method’s limits, fees and processing estimateSource 15 |
| “Instant” processing | Automatic approval without manual intervention | Receipt in a bank or wallet depends on the payment methodSource 15 |
| Non-instant requests | Company says processed within 24 hours | Bank/payment-provider delays are additionalSource 15 |
| Funding ownership | Own-name personal payment accounts only | Third-party payments are not acceptedSource 15 |
| Transaction fees | Advertised commission-free; some deposit-method fees may apply | Method disclosures and legal terms qualify the headlineSource 15Source 17 |
| Account opening / management | No routine opening or management fee advertised | SC legal disclosure reserves activity-related administration chargesSource 16Source 17 |
| Currency conversion | SC statement says no additional conversion markup | Buy/sell conversion rates and account-currency effects still applySource 17 |
The SC Key Facts Statement also reserves inactivity, dormancy or account-termination handling charges depending on client activity and communicated terms. It does not supply a universal flat rate. A long-term holder should check the applicable agreement and overnight status in the Personal Area rather than treating the public account-opening fee as a complete account-cost schedule.[17]
Platforms, hours and safeguards
Sections ↑Choosing an interface
| Platform | Access and account scope | Distinctive function |
|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 5 desktop | Desktop trading; separate iOS/Android mobile apps | MetaEditor, automated strategies, economic calendar and hedging modeSource 20 |
| Exness Terminal | Browser; Exness account types supported by MT5 | Multi-chart workspace, indicators, drawings and order/account managementSource 18 |
| Exness Trade | Mobile; in-app trading for MT5 accounts | Funding, trading, alerts, Trading Central and FXStreet materialSource 19 |
| MT4 accounts on mobile | Use the MetaTrader 4 mobile application | Exness Trade redirects MT4 holders to MT4 for tradingSource 19 |
Service clock and market interruptions
| Service | Published timing | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Trading server | UTC+0 | Instrument schedule can be displayed in the reader’s timezoneSource 21 |
| Rollover | Sunday–Thursday: 21:00 UTC summer; 22:00 winter | Liquidity can be thinner for 1–2 hours; XAUUSD usually closes during rolloverSource 21 |
| Ordinary forex week | Sunday 21:05–Friday 20:59 GMT on the product page | Consult the instrument calendar for DST, holidays and breaksSource 11Source 21 |
| Weekend maintenance | Saturday 04:00–08:00 UTC summer / 05:00–09:00 winter; Sunday 05:00–09:00 | Indicative windows; trading and payment functions may pauseSource 21 |
| In-app support | 24/7 live chat | Multiple languages; language availability variesSource 19 |
Client-money and dispute arrangements
| Arrangement | Established scope |
|---|---|
| Segregated client funds | Exness states it separates client funds from company funds across banks.Source 22 |
| Negative balance protection | Company-stated trading protection; separate from proprietary Stop Out Protection.Source 22 |
| Financial Commission fund | Eligible judgments up to €20,000 per client; excludes ordinary trading losses and blanket insolvency coverage.Source 23 |
| Seychelles entity check | The FSA’s capital-markets list names Exness (SC) Ltd and links exness.com.Source 3 |
Exness’s retail contract belongs to the company named during onboarding. Its international website also names entities in Curaçao, the British Virgin Islands, Mauritius and Belize. Those arrangements, and the separate UK and Cyprus institutional businesses, do not turn a Seychelles retail contract into a UK-regulated account.[2][18]
Company background & evidence
Sections ↑- Founded
- 2008 (brand)
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Exness (SC) Ltd
| Issuer & identifier | Recorded status | Date & scope |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services Authority of SeychellesSD025 | Authorised | Checked 9 Oct 2026The current FSA capital-markets list names Exness (SC) Ltd and exness.com. The licence number is stated on the company regulation page.Source 3Source 2 |
Sources & further reading
- About Exness Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Exness group regulation Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Capital markets: regulated entities Seychelles Financial Services Authority · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Standard account conditions Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Professional account conditions Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trading account types Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Standard Cent account Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Raw Spread account Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Forex contract specifications Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Commodities contract specifications Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Forex CFDs Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Unlimited leverage eligibility Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Leverage and equity bands Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Administration fees on overnight orders Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Deposits and withdrawals Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trading and account fees Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Key Facts Statement: Exness SC Exness (SC) Ltd · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Exness Terminal Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Exness Trade app Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- MetaTrader 5 at Exness Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Instrument trading hours Exness Help Center · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Client protection Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Financial Commission compensation fund Exness · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
This profile reports dated public information, including broker-published services and terms. It does not independently test or guarantee execution, pricing or withdrawals. Inclusion is not an endorsement. Permissions and protections apply only to the named legal entity, service and client category; check the current official records and your contract.