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Leverage
Leverage is the ratio between the amount of the margin and the borrowed funds allocated for it: 1:100, 1:200, 1:500. The leverage of 1:100 means that a trader is required to have an amount in the trading acount which is 100 times less than...
What is Forex?
Where may I learn about trading on Forex?You may visit our educational resource, where you find a lot of useful information about the Forex market, download trading platform and open a demo account. Trading on demo account is the same as at...
Company's license
InstaForex is a group of companies that are registered in different countries and operate under the InstaForex brand. The group includes various legal entities and authorized agents that provide services to clients in accordance with the lo...
Server crash/connection issues
1. If the server error occurred due to the company’s fault and you sustained losses due to the error, you have the right to send a complaint to the company. Complaints are accepted within two working days from the moment when the case occur...
Agreement with the company
How can I conclude a business contract with InstaForex?In accordance with the legislation of many countries, the conclusion of a contract in writing is not mandatory. Registering a trading account, you accept the Public Offer Agreement whic...
CFDs on demo account
May I use a demo account for CFDs on shares and futures trading?Trading on demo accounts is similar to trading on live accounts. Thus, trading on demo accounts there are no limits to what kind of trading instrument one uses....
How to open a demo account?
In order to open a demo account, you should:- follow the "For beginners" - Open Demo account section;- fill the form at the page by entering:* account owner's full name;* e-mail;* phone number;* country;* account currency;* amount of the ac...
How to open a live account?
In order to open MT4 trading account, you should:- follow the "For traders" - Account opening section;- read the Public offer agreement and accept it by clicking on the "Accept terms of agreement and confirm that I an 18" button;- fill...
Minimum deposit
The minimum deposit amount is $1....
Server connection lost
The platform fails to connect to the server. What should I do?If you see the "No connection" message in the status line in the bottom right corner, please do the following:1. Close the platform and restart it.2. Close the platform, press th...
Profit miscalculation
Why does the profit shown in my trading platform differ from the sum by which the balance has been increased?The point is that in your InstaTrader setups the option to show the deal result in the currency of the order, not in the one of the...
Unable to open position
One of the main reasons why you could fail to open a deal in a trading platform is typing in the investor password instead of the trader password. Please make sure that you enter your trader password in the authorization form.Another common...
Minimum withdrawal
The minimum withdrawal amount for e-wallets and bank credit cards is $ 1, including the commission, via wire transfer is $ 300, the minimum withdrawal to the Bitcoin wallet is 0.000118 BTC, to a LiteCoin wallet is equivalent of $3. The exch...
Scalping
Scalping is a differential trading method designed to profit form small price changes. It can be applied in any market, but it is especially effective on Forex as the most liquid and dynamic market.Scalping is a trading strategy that involv...
Problems with depositing/withdrawing funds
In case a partial sum was transferred or other problems concerning deposit and withdrawal arise, please send a request to support@mail.instaforex.com.In the request, you need to specify your account number along with a code word and provide...
Commissions
No commissions are charged for withdrawal and replenishment, however, it must be borne in mind that the commission of the payment system itself (when transferring via EPS) or the bank's commission (when crediting and withdrawing by bank cur...
Pip value for currencies
The pip value can be estimated with the help of three methods. It will depend on the trading volume; the choice of calculation method will be reliant on the currency pair:1. If USD is the second currency in a currency pair (for example, EUR...
Intraday trading
Day trading is a market strategy which has been increasingly popular due to advancements in the computer network technology. It involves speculation on short-term fluctuations of market prices. Positions are frequently opened and closed, so...
Order
Order is a command to execute a certain operation in the account. The types of orders vary, depending on the market and the instrument. Moreover, different brokers offer different sets of available order types. These sets may include (espec...
Pip value for shares
The pip value for shares is calculated by a trade volume.Therefore, the pip value in the trade of 1 lot will be equal to $1; in the trade of 10 lot 1 pip will be equal to $10, etc.It can be also calculated by using the following formula:v....
Pip value for gold
The pip value for GOLD is calculated by the trading volume.Therefore, the pip value will be equal to $1 in the trade of 1 lot; while in the trade of 10 lots 1 pip will be equal to $10, etc.* The tick size for #GOLD is 10 pips....
Margin
Margin is a sum of money which is to be available in the account in order to open a trade.
Currency pairs
To calculate the margin, it is necessary to know the following characteristics:* account balance and currency (1,000 USD)* leverage (1:100)* currency pair (EUR/USD)* trade size (1 lot 10,000 EUR)To assess the volume of the trade, it is nece...
Trade volume for currencies
To calculate the transaction size, we need to take into account the following details:- account balance 1,000 RUB;- EUR/USD currency pair;- leverage 1/100.Let us convert RUB in USD.To do this, we need to divide the account balance = 1,000 R...
Stocks
To calculate the margin for shares, you need to know the transaction size and the share price.For example, the share price totals $47 with the transaction size of 5 lots.When calculating, you should take into account that 1 lot = 100 shares...
Locked positions
The margin for locked positions is calculated as follows.We have three positions with two of them are Sell and one is Buy (all these three Buy and Sell positions are locked).To calculate the margin, you need to know the currency pair, accou...
Spread
Spread is the current difference between the buy price and the sell price of a currency pair or CFD.
Point
Point (pip) is the smallest change in the currency price in the last digit of a quote (i.e. the last digit of a decimal).
Stop Loss order
Stop loss, or safety order, is an order placed with a broker to automatically close a position when the price reaches a certain level. You can set the safety order to minimize losses in case of unexpected market moves.Stop loss is an order...
Canceling of withdrawal
If you have requested money withdrawal but the request is still being processed, you can cancel this withdrawal by clicking on the link: https://secure.instaforex.com/en/cancel-withdrawal.aspxYou can also contact the Finance Department:E-Ma...
Pipsing
This trading approach is used for gaining profit from intraday currency fluctuations. Some traders open more than 200 deals a day while holding a position open for just several minutes. Of course, the profit from each position is rather sma...
Elliott Wave Theory
The Elliott Wave theory represents a development of the well-known Dow theory. It applies to any freely traded assets, liabilities, or commodities (stocks, bonds, oil, gold, etc.). The Wave theory was proposed by an accountant Ralph Nelson...
Williams Alligator indicator
Williams' Alligator technical indicator is a combination of three Balance Lines (Moving Averages):The three moving averages comprise the Jaw, Teeth, and Lips of the Alligator:Jaw (blue line) – a 13-period smoothed moving average built at th...
Pullback trading
As a rule, market participants are divided into several groups, each of them prefer their own trading methods. It is hard to say what is the exact ratio of supporters of various methods. However, we tend to think that most traders stick to...
Breakout trading
Breakout trading means buying an asset after it has moved above a certain price level (and vice versa for selling). The breakouts can emerge on any time frames. The 5-minute and 15-minute charts are popular among day traders practicing brea...
Intraday trading
Intraday trading is believed to be one of the most complicated types of Forex trading and, at the same time, the most widely used by independent traders. This trading system suggests opening and closing positions on Forex within one day, i....
Long-term trading
Long-term trading is considered the most predictable trading strategy from the technical point of view. The thing is that long-term trends tend to continue and remain stable over a long period of time. The absence of noise (frequent small p...
Locking
Locking is a type of a hedging strategy aimed at minimizing risks associated with changes in markets behaviour. The difference between hedging and locking is that hedging is used for different trading instruments, while locking is used for...
Martingale
The martingale strategy has been popular among gamble players since the 18th century. The main idea behind this betting strategy lies in the constant increase of bets after each loss. In such a way, all previous losses are easily covered by...
News trading
The news trading strategy represents one of the trading methods based on the idea that news moves the market. The release of positive news results in rising prices, while negative news makes them fall. In this approach, any factors that aff...
Medium-term trading
The medium-term trading strategy is a method based on medium-term time frames that range from several days to 1-2 months. The advantage of medium-term trading is that you can trade successfully doing other things at the same time. This stra...
Take Profit order
Take profit is meant for closing a position as soon as the price of a financial instrument starts moving in the right direction. The order is always connected with a specific open position or a pending order.
Chaos Theory
The sky is the limit for traders when it comes to financial speculations. They either use casino methods or neglect risk management. Sometimes they delve into mathematics in search for patterns in the obviously chaotic behaviour of the mark...
Mirror theory
The Elliott Wave Theory was once quite popular and remains widely-used to this day. However, every popular theory undergoes various modifications and additions. A good example of this is a complex mixture of the Chaos Theory and the Wave th...
Automated trading
Automated trading is the final step on the path of becoming a trader. If a trader is able not only to create his own trading strategy, but also to code it properly and make it workable, then his/her financial independence is guaranteed.What...
Fibonacci numbers
The Fibonacci numbers is a theory, named after an outstanding Italian mathematician of the XII-XIII centuries, which affords to use numerical coefficients (Fibonacci numbers), which, in their turn, play an important role in forecasting the...
Ultra-Short Strategy
It is a perfect strategy for beginners that can quickly lead them to complete collapse. The temptation of short-term fluctuations of a few pips can result in a trader catching from 1 to 5 pips. Having succeeded several times, traders earn 2...
Average daily trading strategy for EUR/JPY
The average daily trading strategy consists of certain steps, including analysis, setting certain targets, placing orders, and executing a deal. The main idea of such a strategy is that the trade depends on the analysis that you have carrie...
Long-term trading strategy for EUR/JPY
When you develop a long-term trading strategy for EUR/JPY, it will be useful to look at the trading history of this currency pair in the past few years.So, if you look at the weekly chart of the EUR/JPY, you will notice continuous growth fr...
EUR/JPY pipsing
Pipsing involves daily work in front of your computer, minimum of news and maximum of luck. There is no need to know the financial mechanism of global economy regulation and countries’ GDP. Even the bullish market has a lot of pullbacks dur...
Swing trading
The purpose of swing trading is to catch gains in the long term. This is the main difference between this method and intraday trading. Swing traders take profit every 3 to 5 days. The majority of the world's most successful traders use this...
Chart types
Forex graphic charts are usually made in two coordinates - the price (shown on the vertical y-axis) and the time (shown on the x-axis). Sometimes the tick volume chart is also made along the y-axis. The time–axis scale (also called interval...
Price, trading volume and open interest
The price is not the only weighty factor to be considered while analyzing Forex market. Besides the currency exchange rate, its trading volume plays an important role, too.There is the postulate of the Dow Theory that tells that the trend m...
Support, resistance and trend types
The primary task of technical analysis of financial markets in general and the Forex market in particular is finding a trend on a plotted chart. The Dow theory discerns three types of trends: long-term, medium-terms and short-term trends. T...
Support, resistance and trend types
Moving average – the simplest type of technical indicators on the financial markets. Since these indicators of technical analysis represent the oldest type of analysis, they are frequently used by professionals and, consequently, are...
Simple moving average
The plain form of the [[Moving Averages|moving average (MA)]] is a simple moving average, SMA. This type of technical analysis indicators is depicted as a curve on the price chart, the main task of which is to even (or filter) price changes...
Bollinger bands
The idea of Bollinger Bands Technical Indicator (BB) is similar to MA envelopes, which were discussed in the previous chapter, and are used to identify the optimal points of opening position on Forex and other financial markets. Unlike MA e...
Exponential moving average
Another type of [[Moving Averages|moving average]] is the Exponential Moving Average (EMA). It can be considered as weighted MA which weights are decreasing exponentially with the remoteness of the trading period taken for calculation start...
Short-term trading
The “secret” of this trading strategy is that the shorter the duration of your trade, the less money you will make.Think about any investment you have ever made. Did you make a killing in one day?And even if you are so lucky, how many times...
Trend and range fluctuations
The trend exists as long as prices maintain the tendency to rise and to fall through time. When the trend is uprising, every following support and resistance level exceeds the preceding. During the downtrend every following level of low and...
Trendline correcntion, the fan principle
As time goes by, the speed of price movement within a trend can change. It can increase which corresponds to the bigger angle of the [[Trend Lines|trend line]], or decrease and make the [[Trend Lines|trend line]] not that steep. In these ca...
Tic-Tac-Toe chart
Point and Figure charts differ from the bar charts in two significant ways. At first, bar charts are constructed on time intervals regardless of whether there is any change in price. A new plot on a Point and Figure chart is made only if th...
Delay in deposit/withdrawal of funds
Late withdrawal or replenishment of funds can have many different reasons. But very often this happens not through the fault of the company, but due to some external factors.Some of the most common reasons for delays are:- finding the site...
Taxation
InstaForex Company does not come as a tax agent and does not provide data on clients' earnings to the tax authorities. In practice, trade taxation in the Forex market mostly depends on what method is used for withdrawal from a trading accou...
Triple swap
Carrying over a position from Wednesday to Thursday, a triple swap is accrued. It happens as the Forex market is the spot market. It means calculations of all the deals are made on the second working day after a trading operation was done....
Import of custom indicators
To use non-standard indicators on the MT4 trading platform, select Open Data Folder command in the File menu. Then you need to choose the MQL4 folder and copy indicator files to the Indicators folder. In case the custom indicator is importe...
Trade volume for gold
To calculate the transaction size for gold, we need to take into account the following details:To calculate the volume of the trade we will take into account the following conditions:- free margin (1,000 RUR)- leverage (1:100)Convert RUR to...
Time of depositing/withdrawing funds
Deposit transactions via Neteller processed instantly, via Yandex.Money within 3 hours. Money transfers from Visa/MasterCard cards are processed over the time interval from 0 up to 24 hours depending on the method of payment. Cash deposits...
Account details lost
Situation 1You've forgotten your trader password.Solution: contact our support team for assistance via any means of communication, specifying your account number and code word. In addition, specify the new trader password you would like to...
Balance
Balance is a cumulative financial result of all completed transactions and deposits/withdrawals of funds to/from the trading account.
Account history
Account history is a record of all the activity in the trading account, including completed transactions and non-trading operations.
Trading platform
Trading platform is a software product by MetaTrader 4 which allows clients to get real-time information about trading in financial markets (to the extent determined by the company), perform technical analysis, conduct trading operations, s...
Transaction volume
Volume of trading operation is the number of lots multiplied by the lot size.
Market opening
Market opening is the time when markets open for trading after the weekend, holidays or after the interval between trading sessions.
Quotes feed
Quotes feed is the sequence of quotes for each trading instrument on the trading platform.
Expert advisor
Expert advisor is a program developed for managing a trading account written in MetaQuotes Language 4. The program sends requests and orders to a server through the client's trading platform.
Spike
Spike - see Non-market quote
Contract specification
Contract specifications are the basic trading terms such as spread, lot size, minimal transfer amount, minimum possible change in the trade volume, initial margin, margin for locking positions, etc. for each instrument.
Obvious error
An obvious mistake occurs when a dealer is opening/closing a client’s position or executing a client’s order at a price that significantly differs from the one quoted at this particular moment. This term also refers to some other dealer’s a...
Account history displaying
To view your trading history, right-click on the “Account History” tab and select “All history” in the drop down menu.
Failed signal
It is necessary to take into consideration that the price consists of two components – Bid price and Ask price.Bid price is displayed on the chart.Sell order is opened at Bid price and closed at Ask price.Buy order is opened at Ask price an...
Terminal time
The winter terminal time is set to UTC+2. In the summer period, clocks in the terminal are turned forward one hour to UTC+3. The terminal time is shifted twice a year due to the Europe switching to day-light saving time and vice versa, on t...
InstaForex contractors
InstaForex cooperates with many Western contractors, in particular, regulated by NFA and FSA brokers. The policy is not to give such information publicly, as it would be an advertising support for our contractors; many of them are company’s...
Account protection
Bank-level security of a trading accountAny client can protect his/her trading account against hack attacks enabling the service of SMS code. It includes the request of one-time SMS code for every withdrawal. So a trader gets 100% protectio...
MT4 for Linux
The MT4 trading platform can be installed and run on computers with Linux using Wine. Wine is free software that allows users of the Unix-based systems to run an application developed for the Microsoft Windows systems. Among all the Wine ve...
InstaForex ECN trading
InstaForex is an ECN broker providing qualitative trading services on the Forex market. Cooperation with major market makers and brokers complete with large customer base provide InstaForex with high liquidity and opportunity to make fast o...
Receiving the prize won in the Real Scalping contest
1. The winners should open and verify accounts within 30 consecutive days after the contest results are announced.2. The prize funds will be credited to a verified live trading account of the client.3. The winner acknowledges that any activ...
InstaForex lot size
InstaForex provides an opportunity to trade on Forex using three types of accounts in one: Micro Forex, Mini Forex, and Standard Forex. In order to make it possible, the company came up with a non-standard 10000 lot, which at the trade of 0...
Special trading conditions for the Great Race contest
Trading conditions applied to accounts participating in Great Race 2020 are the following:1. A participant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 100,000 USD for all participants and cannot be ch...
Spread size
InstaForex uses fixed spreads on all trading instruments except of Major currency pairs, during the period of low liquidity (from 23:30 to 03:00 terminal time), the spread on some Forex Majors can be increased up to 10 pips;EUR/CZK, and EUR...
Account security
Such positive feature as bank-level security of a trading account was developedEvery client can protect his trading account from hack attacks by means of SMS-password service activation every time making a withdrawal. Thus, activating the S...
Providing analytics
Forex news is available on our website. Moreover, there is section containing Forex analytical reviews, you can find it on. Economic Calendar helps you to be aware of the main economic events of the world. Besides, you are able to subscribe...
Types of cent accounts
InstaForex offers clients an opportunity to trade on the Forex market using three types of accounts at once: Micro Forex, Mini Forex, Standard Forex. In order to make such a technology possible a nonstandard 10,000 lot was established, whic...
Mobile trading
InstaForex supports trading via mobile devices. You will find mobile platform applications for iOS and Android on our website: https://www.instaforex.com/trading_platform...
Complaints about trading platform
In accordance with paragraph 5 of the InstaForex Companies Group public offer agreement, when contentious cases occur, the Client is entitled to file a claim with the Company. Claims are accepted within two working days from the date the pr...
Cent accounts
International online broker InstaForex offers its clients the opportunity to trade on the Forex market using accounts, the currency of which is expressed in the US Cents.Cent.Standard and Cent.Eurica account types are meant for beginning tr...
Special trading conditions of the Lucky Trader contest
1. A contestant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 30,000.00 USD or all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. All orders opened at non-market prices are subject to cancel...
Account type change. Eurica/Standart
You can switch the type of your account from Standard/Eurica to Eurica/Standard in your Client Cabinet. To do this, you need to enter the login and password to your trading account opened with the InstaForex company. In the menu of the Cabi...
Candlestick shadow
The distance between the candlestick body and the maximum day price in the form of a vertical line is called the candlestick upper shadow (uwakage). The distance between the candlestick body and the minimum price is also depicted as a line...
Special trading conditions of the FX-1 Rally contest
1. A contestant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 40,000 USD or all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. All orders opened at non-market prices are subject to cancellat...
Terms for data verification
We usually verify accounts within three minutes, but in some cases, the process can take up to 24 hours. The actual review time depends on the workload of the specialists, but we do everything possible to ensure the verification process goe...
Benefits of verification
Account verification is necessary to confirm the customer’s identity. Customers with verified accounts have access to a wider range of deposit methods as well as to bonuses offered by InstaForex.
Necessity of verification
According to the Public Offer Agreement accepted by the Client when registering an account with InstaForex, verification of a trading account is optional. However, the Company has the right to request the Client to confirm the validity of t...
Restrictions for non-verified accounts
Yes, you can still deposit and withdraw funds if your account is not verified. However, some payment methods such as bank cards/wire transfers are available only for verified accounts.
List of documents for verification
The list of documents accepted for every verification level can be found in the For Traders section of the InstaForex website Trading account verification. One document from the list is sufficient to verify the account at any given level....
Benefits of second verification level
After passing the second level of verification, you get access to the following benefits:- bonus programs (100% Bonus and Coupon Bonus);- possibility to win a prize for taking part in contests;- deposit/withdrawal of funds through bank card...
Size of uploaded files
The total size of the files uploaded for each level of verification should not exceed 25 Mb. The resolution of the image should be at least 400 pixels.
Rejection in document verification
Check your status in the Client Area in the Account Verification section and carefully read the letter with verification results that was sent to your email. To successfully complete the verification process, follow the recommendations sent...
File upload error
If an error occurred or nothing happened when you were uploading your documents, try to do the following:try to verify your account using another Internet browser;clear cookies and cash on your browser;check the total size of the files (it...
Benefits of different verification levels
The second verification level confirms the identity of an account holder. After passing the second verification level, the Client gains access to all services of the Company.
Closing trades on the contest account
All trades will be closed at market price during the weekend.
How many accounts can be used with one Club Card?
No, you cannot. InstaForex Club Card can be attached only to one account, but you will be able to attach it to several accounts in the near future.
Trading servers
At the moment trading system of InstaForex includes 11 trading serves, 9 are for live accounts and 2 for demo accounts. Servers in the USA:InstaForex-USA.com (choose in the list of servers, or type in InstaTrader settings - InstaForex-USA.c...
Arabic
When the client selects Arabic language in the platform, it can show strange symbols instead of Arabic words. In this case you have to open your Control panel through Start menu and choose the option "Clock, language and region", then "Regi...
Minimal deposit for MT5 accounts
The minimum deposit is $1. ...
Bonus for registering with MT5
No, the bonus program is not available for MT5 accounts.
Leverage for MT5 accounts
You can choose leverage from 1:2 to 1:500 for MT5 accounts.
Client Area for MT5 accounts
We are sorry, but MT5 Client Area is unavailable for now. The service will be launched in the near future.
Transferring funds between MT4 and MT5 accounts
The transfer between accounts for MT5 accounts is available on the Money withdrawal section of the main website.
Eurica accounts for MT5
No, Eurica account type is not available at the moment. This type of an account will be offered to MT5 account holders in the near future.
Currencies of MT5 accounts
At the moment, you can open MT5 account deposited only with US dollars.
PAMM for MT5 accounts
No, the PAMM system is unavailable for MT5 accounts.
Affiliate commission on MT5 accounts
Yes, they do. We are pleased to announce that the affiliate program is now available for MT5 accounts.
Segregated accounts for MT5
No, this service is not available for MT5 accounts.
InstaRebate for MT5 accounts
No, MT5 accounts can not be registered with the InstaRebate system.
Contests for MT5 account holders
No, the contests are not available for MT5 accounts.
MT5 leverage amount
Yes, it is possible. Please contact Technical Support service via online chat or send a request to support@mail.instaforex.com specifying your account number and code word....
MT5 trading instruments
Due to technical faults, not all instruments can be traded on MT5 accounts. The whole range of trading instruments will be available in the near future. ...
ForexCopy for MT5 accounts
Meanwhile, this service is not available for MT5 accounts. However, it will be introduced for this type of accounts soon.
Ways of verifying client's identity
In most cases it will be enough to upload the photo of your ID and Proof of Address to verify an account. You can check the list of the documents accepted for verification for your country here.If you cannot provide the copies of the docume...
Requirements for verification documents
All the documents uploaded for account verification must meet the following requirements:1. The photo must be clear and in color.2. The image must have a two-page spread, including all edges and corners:• photos of both sides of an ID card...
The main trading conditions of the InstaForex Sniper contest
1. A participant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 10,000 USD for all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. Orders opened at non-market prices are subject to cancellatio...
Chapter 1. Introduction
Until the 1970s, the exchange rate of a particular currency was determined by the country's gold reserves. That was due to the fact that global markets were regulated by the gold standard. Each currency had its equivalent in a troy ounce. H...
Chapter 8. Trading sessions
Despite the fact that Forex operates within 24 hours, there are certain time frames during which it can be more or less active in relation to transactions with different currencies. It can be explained by the working hours of the world’s ma...
Chapter 9. Forex market and exchange offices
Forex trading is aimed at making money on currency speculations. We have been describing the currency market above but avoided such topics as what starting capital is needed to work on Forex and what profit can be expected. In this chapter...
Chapter 10. Margin trading
In the previous chapter we compared work on Forex with the opportunity to earn from the buy/sell operations at an exchange office. It is obvious that Forex has a range of advantages that allow traders to take significant profit in a short t...
Chapter 12. Interest rates and swaps
We have already clarified that margin trading supposes the usage of the loan capital, when a trader borrows assets from his broker to carry out operations on Forex. For better understanding of this chapter, let us study the principle of cas...
How to gain profits with InstaForex StartUp Bonus
You can open and close trades on Forex on your own or subscribe to copying deals of successful traders through the InstaForex ForexCopy system.Trade via browserTrade via mobile app:Android MetaTrader 4iOS MetaTrader 4Trade via PCCopy trades...
Swap-free trading on account with StartUp Bonus
Yes. You can turn on the Swap Free service in Client Cabinet in the Personal information section. With this service, swaps for rollovers are not charged.
Currency of StartUp Bonus account
Only USD accounts can participate in the bonus campaign.
What accounts are allowed to participate in StartUp Bonus program
A Standard account is opened by default, but you can change an account type in Client Cabinet anytime.
Withdrawal of funds from bonus account
Yes, you can withdraw the funds that you deposited anytime without restrictions.
Trading disabled message
Please check the email box you specified when getting the bonus if your account has been opened before 2019-03-29. The automated notification can be sent by email. If you didn't get such email, please contact Instaforex Support service....
Restrictions on withdrawing profits when trading 55% Bonus
The Company reserves a right at its discretion to calculate and distribute profit received with the use of bonus funds from the moment of registration of trading accounts, or from the moment of crediting of bonus funds to the account, in pr...
Withdrawal of profit equal to 100% Bonus amount
There is no limit on withdrawing the profit gained from the bonus, but the bonus is cancelled at any withdrawal from the trading account.
How to receive 100% Bonus
To get the 100% Welcome Bonus, please open a trading account of Standard type in USD, US Cent, EUR or EUR Cent currency, pass the account verification, deposit it and fill the 100% bonus form at "For traders" - "Trading conditions" - "Insta...
Bank card verification
If you top up your trading account with a credit card, you must verify it by uploading copies of the front and back sides of the credit card in the Verification > > Verify card section of the client area.The requirements for a bank card ver...
Personal data security assurance
According to the Public Offer Agreement, the company guarantees that the client’s personal data and especially the client’s identity documents are considered confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party.As an extra protection...
Display of verification status
After you upload documents for verification in your Client Area, you will see the status telling you that the documents are uploaded and accepted for consideration. Besides, we will email you a confirmation that your documents are received....
Verification by email
If you cannot upload your documents in the Client Area, you can email them to the Verification department at verification@mail.instaforex.com You need to provide your account number and the code word in an email. You can find the code word...
Third verification level
After you pass two levels of verification, the field for uploading documents to the third verification level will appear in the Verification section of the Client Area.The third level of verification is an optional procedure for all account...
Benefits of third verification level
The third verification level is required for the clients who need to withdraw profits received with the use of some no deposit bonus types. If you are required to pass the third level of verification, you will see a message about it on the...
Failure to accept a client's photo for verification
Most frequently, photos are declined because they are too dark or the data in the document is impossible to read.There is no need to take a full-length or waist-high photo. To take a high-quality photo, hold the document in your hand at fac...
Forex calculator
Notification:The value of a pip is calculated on the basis of the current rate of a given currency pair.Please note that 1 lot of InstaForex is equal to 10,000 units of the base currency.You can find below a formula to calculate the value o...
How to verify account via InstaVerify?
You can use the InstaVerify app compatible with both Android and iOS.You can take a photo of a document or upload its photo from the memory of your mobile phone. After that, you should send it to InstaForex Verification Department.In the a...
Two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication is a method of identifying a user by requesting two different types of authentication data. This method ensures two-tier and, therefore, more effective protection of the account from unauthorized access.After enabl...
Trading server system
At present InstaForex is one of the leading brokers in the Forex market. The number of the Company’s clients exceeds 2,000,000 people around the world and the trading operations’ volume of InstaForex is enhancing every day. In this regard,...
Methods to withdraw and deposit finds
InstaForex offers its clients a wide range of ways to fund their account. The current list of systems for replenishment / withdrawal is reflected in the Financial transactions section . The procedure for depositing funds is as simple as pos...
No email confirming account opening
The problem can be caused by one of the following reasons:1. You have entered the wrong mailbox during registration.2. You have installed SPAM filters on your mailbox, mistakenly blocking our mail.3. Your mail does not work (letters from ot...
No swaps charged
There are two cases when this happens:1. You have opened a deal on the pair with zero swap. Below is a list of such pairs: http://instaforex.com/en/specifications2. SWAPs have been charged, but the amount of charged swaps is less than the m...
Changing Payment Requisites
To change payment requisites in your Personal Account, please follow these steps: Go to your Personal Account at linkLog in using your username and password.In the left menu, select "Financial Operations".In the "Change Requisites" sec...
Exchange rate conversion
How does InstaForex exchange rate converter for deposits and withdrawals differ from other forex brokers?If you replenish your account in a currency that differs from your account one, the company uses the current market rate. The informati...
The main trading conditions of the Real Scalping contest
1. A participant receives a competitive DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 20,000.00 USD for all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. All orders open at non-market prices are subje...
Special trading conditions of the InstaForex Sniper contest
1. A participant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 10,000 USD for all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. Orders opened at non-market prices are subject to cancellatio...
How to change account type?
You can change the account type in the Client Area in the Account Settings> Personal Information section.
How to change the leverage?
You can change the leverage in the Client Area in the Account Settings > Personal Information section.
How to change trader password?
You can change the trader password in the Client Area in the Account Settings > Personal Information section.
How to change investor password?
You can change the password in the Client Area in the Account Settings > Personal Information section.
How to reset a PIN number?
To recover your PIN, you need to go to Account Settings > Personal Information.To recover your PIN, you should:- upload a scan/photo of your identity document;- indicate the code word;- determine the most convenient time for you to talk.* O...
How to recover the code word?
To recover the code word, you need to send a request to the customer support department at support@mail.instaforex.com. Your email should contain: - account number;- new code word;- attached scan/photo of your identity document;- the most c...
How to reset a password?
To recover the trader password, you need to send a request to the customer support department at support@mail.instaforex.com. Your email should contain:- account number;- new code word;- attached scan/photo of your identity document;-the mo...
How to activate SwapFree?
You can activate the SwapFree service in the Client Area under Account Settings > Personal Information.Please note that the trades must be closed to activate the SwapFree service....
How to link account to another one?
You can link an account to an existing account in the Client Area under the Attached Accounts section.Please note that all personal account data (except for the email address and a phone number) must fully match in all the accounts. This in...
Closing order offline
To close a deal, you can contact the support service by phone or via a live chat. You will be required to provide your account number, a code word, and an order ticket. With this information, the customer support manager will be able to clo...
List of technical errors when working with platform
While working with the trading platform traders may face some technical errors (messages). They could appear at the moment of information exchange between the platform and the server. Below, there is a list of the most common errors.1. ...
Basic questions about trading conditions
Can I trade CFDs on American shares in a demo account? A demo account does not provide CFDs trading. In order to trade CFDs, you should open a live account According to the website, a 6% annual interest rate is accrued on th...
Editing uploaded files
If the photo of the document is on your PC, then right-click on the file and select Properties to check its size.You can change the file size using Paint, a standard desktop drawing software (open the document through this program and click...
Proxy settings
Internet connection through a proxy server may be the reason why your device fails to connect to the MT4 platform. If the system requires you to enter details of the proxy server settings (a popup window will appear) when installing or down...
Limited verification
Please note that if you are planning to deposit/withdraw funds using a bank card or a wire transfer, then previously accepted documents for account verification do not meet the requirements of processing systems.To repeat verification, plea...
Limitations on payment document verification
You might have uploaded a screenshot. Electronic documents are accepted only in PDF format.Make sure that you do not violate the laws of your country, providing electronic documents. You may check up the list of accepted documents, followi...
Refusal of reverification
Rules for accepting documents by payment systems have been tightened up. That is why the company may ask its clients to verify their accounts again if a deposit/withdrawal of funds is performed by means of a bank card or a wire transfer.The...
Editing personal data via support service
To edit the data, please send a request to the email support@mail.instaforex.com. In the email, you should specify the issue and your code word. You can find the code word in the email that was sent after the account registration with the s...
Verification validity duration
Documents provided for verification must be valid at the moment of request. The day a document expires, the verification status of your trading account is automatically reset to zero.Your identity document should expire no sooner than six m...
How to upload documents?
Please make sure that files uploaded for verification have the right format. Accepted file types are .png, .jpeg, .jpg, .gif and .pdf. The total size of the files should not exceed 25 Mb and the resolution should be more than 400 pixels.Log...
Cashback Service
The InstaForex cashback service is an opportunity to get back a portion of the commission from closed deals. Thanks to this program, you can refund to your trading account 5% and more from spreads, swaps, and commissions incurred during tra...
Rebate Service
The InstaForex Rebate Service is a unique program that refunds a portion of the spread* for every transaction made, regardless of its outcome. With this service, you can receive 1.5 points from each transaction, trading in your usual mode....
Stop out
Stop out is an order generated by the server to force close a position in a trading account when the Margin level reaches 10% or less. To become familiar with the Stop out conditions, please follow "For traders" - "Trading conditions" - Acc...
Futures contracts
Futures contract is an agreement or a contract to buy or sell a certain amount of a specific commodity at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future. What is the futures contract?Futures contract is the obligation to buy or sel...
Money Management
Money Management is a set of rules and specific techniques used for minimizing the risks and maximizing profit.The risk is a maximum amount of assets that will be lost until a decision about closing of an unprofitable position is made. Thus...
Hedging
Hedging is the parctice of protecting client's funds from unfavorable price fluctuations by opening a position in a contrary or opposing market. Hedging: ensures protection from possible losses by the time of forward deal settlement; provid...
Pending order
A pending order is placed when opening a trading position. A pending order is an instruction to the broker to buy or sell a currency pair when the price reaches the pre-defined level mentioned in the order.There are four types of pending or...
Scalping
There is no single opinion about the scalping trading strategy. However, more and more traders are getting interested in this method. Why does scalping look so appealing? Probably because it is one of the few ways to make a quick profit on...
InstaForex affiliate programs
InstaForex affiliate program is a riskless method of making a profit with InstaForex. Forex brokers earn on spreads their clients pay to open trades. You can earn the part of the broker's profit if you become an affiliate and start attracti...
Terms of affiliate programs
Whatever type of affiliate program you choose, you will always have the following advantages:1. You make a profit on every client’s trade of 1.5 pips from the spread or 0.015% from each deal’s volume (depending on a client’s trading account...
Trend reversal patterns
The charts of any currency price movement with any units of time measurement form periodical and identical patterns of different type. Some of these figures are always formed on the charts before the trend ends, when the operation volume in...
Trend continuation patterns
In technical analysis, there is a possibility to observe graphical figures which confirm the current trend. They are known as figures of the trend continuation. They depict a relatively short period of market consolidation after which break...
SAR (Parabolic Stop and Reverse)
The next technical analysis indicator which should be paid attention to in the process of Forex education is the Parabolic Stop and Reversal System (PSAR). This indicator was developed by the famous trader Welles Wilder, who contributed muc...
Japanese candlesticks (I)
Where do Japanese candlesticks come from? Candlestick charts are thought to have been developed by Munehisa Homma, a Japanese rice trader. He developed a method of analyzing the futures market to predict the prices of rice contracts. This m...
Japanese candlesticks (II)
We will consider a number of patterns which comprise of two or more Japanese candlesticks. It should be noted, that they are of limited use on Forex as they presuppose that the closing price of the prior trading period and the opening price...
DMI (Directional Movement Index)
The index is developed by J. Welles Wilder, Jr.CharacteristicsThe indicator spots the trend and its strength, as well as points at the possible price reversals. The scale from 0 to 100% is used to measure the trend. The positive line is def...
Weighted moving average
The weighted moving average (WMA) is one of the varieties of the [[Moving_Averages|moving averages (MA)]]. The essential drawback of the [[Simple moving average |simple moving average (SMA)]] is the assignment of the equal weights to all th...
Moving average convergence divergence
Moving average convergence divergence (MACD) is a technical indicator that follows the trend of a dynamic indicator. It shows the relationship between two moving averages of an asset price.The MACD technical indicator is calculated by subtr...
Support and resistance levels
Support level – is the prices level which has a rather big potential for buying with the purpose to stop and upturn the price fall. Support level is shown on the chart by a horizontal or almost horizontal line, which connects a few bottoms....
Client log file
Client log file is a file created by the trading platform which instantly records all requests and orders sent by the client to the dealer. ...
Normal market conditions
Normal market conditions meet each of the following requirements: absence of noticeable breaks in quotes supply on the trading platform, absence of rushing price dynamics, and absence of essential price gaps.
Account insurance
There is no company, which gives bank guarantees providing Forex services. InstaForex has hundreds of thousands clients all over the world and they trust the company. Some time ago we offered bank guarantee but due to the world financial cr...
Indicator
Indicator is a signal of some trend changes in the market. You can use different indicators of technical analysis when working on the foreign or stock exchanges, but it is not recommended to use more than three. To understand indicators bet...
Index
Index, or a stock index, is a composite indicator of prices of assets belonging to a particular group (securities, commodities, derivatives), a so-called stock basket.As a rule, the readings of indices are not as important as the index chan...
Gap on the chart
A gap is a discontinuous space on the price chart which may appear during rapid price changes. On the chart, a gap looks like an area where the price moves sharply up or down, which creates a space between the closing level of one trading p...
PAMM account
PAMM (Percentage Allocation Management Module) is a trading account designed for trust management of investors' funds. The PAMM account enables beneficial cooperation between account managers and investors. With the PAMM system, profits and...
Requirements for the Real Scalping contestants
1. Clients over 18 years old have a right to participate in the contest.2. The participants open a separate DEMO account to take part in each monthly contest.3. TThe participants should provide authentic data upon registration, including th...
Determination of the Real Scalping winners
The holders of the largest deposits will be declared winners. The participants should meet the following requirement: at least 5% of the total profit must come from trading GBP/USD and GBP/JPY.
Determining a winner
1. The winners of the Contest are determined by a transparent internet voting carried out among the visitors of the contest`s website.2. The voting starts when a profile appears on the website of the Contest and continues till the end of th...
Voting in the Miss Insta Asia contest
1. The voting starts when a profile appears on the website of the Contest and continues till the end of the Contest. The website users, having a live trading account with InstaForex attached to the user's profile, have a right to vote for a...
How can I join the campaign?
Legally capable customers over 18 owning live trading accounts with InstaForex Company may take part in the Campaign.In order to participate in the campaign, it is necessary to replenish an InstaForex live trading account with at least 3,00...
How can I get the Chancy Deposit?
In order to receive the prize, the winners should open and verify a trading account within 30 calendar days after the results are announced. The campaign administration will send you a notification by email and ask to provide the necessary...
Duration of 30% Bonus campaign
The promotion of receiving a bonus of 30% of each deposit made to the trading account started on 03.01.2010. The end of the promotion has not yet been established....
Cancellation of 30% Bonus in part after withdrawal
1. If after the 30% bonus was credited, a customer failed to take profit in trading but withdrew the money, a part of the bonus proportionate to the withdrawal amount would be cancelled.Example 1. A customer deposited $1,000 and received $3...
Requirements for the Great Race contestants
1. Owners of InstaForex accounts can take part in all steps of the contest.2. Each participant should be registered on the InstaForex website.3. The participants should provide authentic data upon registration, including the full name as it...
Determining the winners of the Great Race contest
1. All trades of the contestants are automatically closed at current prices at the end of each step of the contest.2. The owners of the largest deposits are declared the winners.3. If the results of the contest show that two contestants hav...
Receiving the prize won in the Great Race contes
1. The winners should open and verify accounts within 30 consecutive days after the contest results are announced.2. The prize funds will be credited to a verified live trading account of the client.3. The winner acknowledges that any activ...
Withdrawal of profits gained from Welcome Bonus
The profit received using bonus funds from the moment of registration of a trading account, or from the moment the bonus funds are credited to the account, can be calculated proportionally between real funds and bonus funds on the account....
Requirements for the InstaForex Sniper contestants
1. Clients over 18 years old have a right to participate in the contest2. The contestant opens a separate DEMO account to participate in each weekly contest.3. The contestants should provide authentic data upon registration, including the f...
Receiving the prize won in the InstaForex Sniper contest
1. The winners should open and verify accounts within 30 consecutive days after the contest results are announced.2. The prize funds will be credited to a verified live trading account of the client.3. The winner acknowledges that any activ...
Affiliate program reward
InstaForex is obliged to:* pay the 1.5 pip affiliate commission for forex major instruments.* pay the 1.2 pip affiliate commission for CFD instruments.* pay $20 affiliate commission for GOLD; $10 affiliate commission for SILVER.* pay 33.3%...
InstaForex referral program
Below are three methods aimed to attract new clients (referrals) so that they bring you profit by each executed deal:- Using affiliate link. Everyone who follows this link and opens a trading account then, becomes your referral.- Using affi...
What account currency is required for taking part in the PAMM-system?
Only the U.S. dollar trading accounts can be registered in the PAMM system for now.
Can the PAMM-trader withdraw my invested funds?
The PAMM system by InstaForex protects investors from the risk of funds withdrawal by a PAMM trader. However, a PAMM trader can withdraw only a part of his share in the PAMM account which not involved in trading.
Can there occur a situation when a refund request by the investor can cause Stop Out immediately on the PAMM-trader's account?
If the investors' share on the trader's account exceeds 90% and there are few of them or just one investor - then such situation can happen. But the PAMM system accepts funds for managing from hundreds of PAMM investors providing the possib...
I am a PAMM-investor and I've sent the investment request. The PAMM-trader did not accept it and did not refuse from it as well. When the investment amount comes back to my trading account?
If the PAMM trader is inactive during 72 hours (3 days) after receiving the request, the invested sum will return back to your PAMM investor trading account.
Can a PAMM-Trader disactivate the PAMM-service (refuse from participation in monitoring)?
Unfortunately, you cannot deactivate this option. However, if you want to register with the PAMM system as another participant (PAMM investor or PAMM trader, or vice versa), you just have to open a new trading account. InstaForex does not s...
Requirements for the Lucky Trader contestants
1. Clients over 18 years old have a right to participate in the contest2. Each contestant should be registered on the InstaForex website.3. The contestant opens a separate DEMO account to participate in each two-week contest.4. The contesta...
Receiving the prize won in the Lucky Trader contest
The winners should open and verify accounts within 30 consecutive days after the contest results are announced. The prize funds will be credited to a verified live trading account of the client.The Company will send a notification to the pa...
Does the partner receive a reward for trading of a client attracted by him (who became a PAMM-trader) with the invested funds.
Yes, he does, according to the normal procedure.
Paragraph 8 of Agreement on 30% Bonus
The Company reserves the right to cancel bonus without prior warning, so we strongly recommend not to use bonus funds in calculation of profit in your trading strategy. The Company is not responsible for any consequences of bonus’s cancella...
Contests and trading accounts
You do not need to open a live account to participate in a contest.
Incorrect account registration
InstaForex does not delete trading accounts therefore we recommend that you use only one of them and you will not be disqualified.
Advantages of PAMM Affiliate Program
Having registered in the system as a PAMM partner, you get the part of a PAMM trader's dividends. If someone of the attracted investors starts trading, you get the commission as if your PAMM partner account is usual affiliate account.
If the investor replenishs his account, receives bonus and then invests funds in the trading accounts will the bonus be cancelled?
If, when investing funds, the total amount of bonuses received (the amount of bonuses taking into account canceled bonus funds is taken into account) on the account exceeds 30% of the amount of the current free real funds of the PAMM invest...
Requirements for the FX-1 Rally contestants
1. Owners of InstaForex trading accounts can take part in the weekly contest.2. Clients over 18 years old have a right to participate in the contest3. Each contestant should be registered on the InstaForex website.4. The contestant opens a...
Determination of the FX-1 Rally winners
1. All trades of the contestants are automatically closed at current prices within the first 10 minutes after the contest is over. The participants acknowledge that the closing prices may vary due to a several minutes difference in closing...
Receiving the prize won in the FX-1 Rally contest
1. The winners should open and verify accounts within 30 consecutive days after the contest results are announced.2.The prize funds will be credited to a verified live trading account of the client.3. Prizes, unlike profits, cannot be withd...
Features of ForexCopy Trading
Yes, you can adjust the subscription parameters and choose either to copy all trades or the trades on the desired currency pairs only.
Closing a ForexCopy Trading account
Yes, you can unsubscribe from the ForexCopy system at: Client Cabinet-> ForexCopy System-> Profile-> Deactivate account.
Cancellation of ForexCopy Trading application
You can close a copied trade in InstaTrader, but you cannot cancel it.
Application for ForexCopy Trading
All applications for copying trades can be accepted automatically or manually, it depends on preferences of a ForexCopy trader. If the application for copying has not been approved within 72 hours (3 days), then it is canceled automatically...
Trading with the contest account
Unfortunately, you cannot participate in the current contest. You will be able to trade when the next step of the contest starts.
Unsubscribe from ForexCopy Trading
Yes, you can cancel the subscription after you close all the trades copied from this ForexCopy trader's account. After that, go to Client Cabinet-> ForexCopy system-> My traders to unsubscribe.
Restrictions on ForexCopy Trading subscription
You can cancel the subscription of a ForexCopy follower to your account only in case the subscription has been profitable, and a follower closes all the trades copied from your account.
Determining winners
1. The Winner's account will be determined by the following scheme: the last 5 digits of the account are used to determine the winner (no matter whether it is a 5-digits, 6-digits or 7-digits account). If these 5 digits coincide with device...
Chapter 2. Forex market participants
It is vital to understand what part a private investor plays in the global currency exchange market before starting trading forex. Giving an insight into the types of forex participants, as well as their influence on the market, will help y...
Chapter 3. Currency designation in the Forex market
In the physical retail market, we sell goods for money. How does it work in the forex market, where the money is a commodity? It is simple: in the Forex market, we trade one currency against the other. It means that several units of one cur...
Chapter 6. Buy and sell price of currency pairs and spread
Until now, talking about quotes, we have intentionally used only spot (current) Forex exchange rates to make our website easier to understand. However, a Forex quote consists of two rates (prices) - the sell rate (bid) and the buy rate (ask...
Chapter 7. Cross currency pairs
The trading operations on Forex are carried out not only against the US dollar. We intentionally have not touched on these operations until now to make the content more intelligible. The currency rates, which do not include the US dollar, a...
Chapter 11. Margin requirement
Each time a trader opens a position through an online broker (dealing company), the part of funds on his account becomes frozen. This part is called a security deposit and used for a guarantee that a trader will never lose more than he has...
Chapter 13. Profits of Forex market players
As we have already mentioned, an individual trader gets access to Forex by means of a broker or a dealing company. Traders earn money via currency speculations. In other words, they close positions at a higher price compared to the price of...
Chapter 14. Calculation of profit and loss
We have thoroughly considered the basic terms used on Forex and the main principles of margin trading. It is the time to study how to calculate profit and loss of the opened trades. We know that a trader enters the international currency ma...
Chapter 15. Difference between forex trading and gambling
There are many articles on the internet in which trading on Forex is compared to gambling in casinos, and in particular, to roulette. The authors of these articles bring out different proofs, citing mathematical extracts from the theory of...
Chapter 17. Stock exchanges and stock indices
Even though this section is devoted to forex education, we will also touch on the stock exchanges and stock indices. At first glance, it seems that the chapter is not related to Forex, but, in fact, it is. Currency rates are interrelated wi...
Chapter 18. Commodity currencies on Forex
As we have already found out from previous chapters, the currency price is determined by a great variety of factors, such as: economic, political and some others. All listed factors concerning each country separately influence its national...
Refer Friend Bonus
Yes, you can. Kindly check the letter with the bonus account details, there is an affiliate link for inviting new clients. If your friend (attracted person) will follow your affiliate link and open the account with the StartUp bonus, you (a...
How to receive 55% Bonus
Every Client of the company has the right to receive the bonus in the amount of 55% of his deposit to the trading account. The 55% bonus can be credited within the campaign’s effective period but not later than one week after the deposit is...
Rules of 55% Bonus withdrawal
The 55% bonus can be withdrawn only after BUY or SELL trades are completed. The total volume of the trades shall be equal to X*6 InstaForex lots, where X – the total volume of received bonuses (the total volume of all bonuses including canc...
Cancellation of 55% Bonus in part
In case of any withdrawal, which causes the total amount of all bonus funds (including cancelled bonuses) to exceed 55% of the free margin in the trading account, is followed by cancellation of the bonus part equaling the difference between...
Cancellation of 55% Bonus
The company reserves the right to cancel the 55% bonus without prior warning, so we strongly recommend refraining from use of bonus funds in developing your trading strategy. The company is not responsible for any consequences of bonus canc...
How to receive 55% Bonus
To get the Welcome Bonus 55%, please open the trading account of Standard type in USD, US Cent, EUR or EUR Cent currency, deposit it and fill the 55% bonus form at "For traders" - "Trading conditions" - "InstaForex bonuses" - 55% Bonus sect...
Participants in 100% Bonus campaign
Every InstaForex client is entitled to receive bonus in an amount equaling 100% of the deposited amount. This is a one-time bonus that cannot be credited to a trading account that had already received bonuses of other types. The 100% Welcom...
How often Welcome 100% Bonus is credited
The bonus is credited one time only on one trading account and cannot be credited to a trading account that had already received bonuses of other types.
100% Bonus could be cancelled after withdrawal
100% Bonus is cancelled at any withdrawal from trading account. Also, the bonus is cancelled automatically in case equity totals less than 120% of the bonus amount.
Who can get the Club Bonus?
Every owner of InstaForex Club Card has a right to receive the Club Bonus on his/ her trading account.
How many Club Bonuses can I receive?
The Club Bonus can be credited after every replenishment of the trading account.
How is the Club Bonus credited?
The amount of the credited Bonus depends on the trading account surplus. * Thus, the credited Bonus will be equal to:Surplus is < 500$ - 1% of surplusSurplus is 500-1000 – 2%Surplus is 1000-1500 – 3%Surplus is 1500-2500 – 4%Surplus is 2500-...
Profit from trading with the Club Bonus
Any profit made over the Club bonus can be withdrawn without any restrictions.
How can I get the Club Bonus?
To get the Club bonus, you should fund your trading account and, after your deposit is credited, send a request here.
How many Coupon Bonuses can I receive?
Every client can receive coupon bonus one time and on one trading account only. Also, a client should have high level of verification in order to obtain this bonus.
The Coupon Bonus canceled after withdrawal of funds
The Client agrees that in case of any funds withdrawal from his trading account, the bonus will be cancelled in full.
Why was the Coupon Bonus canceled?
The Company reserves the right to cancel bonus without notice, for that reason, it is strongly recommended not to include bonus in calculations of trading strategy profitability. The Company is not liable for any consequences of bonus cance...
Profit from trading with the Coupon Bonus
The profits derived from the Coupon bonus can be withdrawn with the condition, that the bonus is cancelled in full amount after any withdrawal from trading account.
MT4 for MacOS
The client terminal can be installed and run on computers with Mac OS using Wine. Wine is free software that allows users of the Unix-based systems to run an application developed for the Microsoft Windows systems. Among all the Wine versio...
Frequency of card verification
You should verify your bank card only if you are going to use it for the first time to make a deposit. Once it is verified, you won’t have to repeat this procedure every time you replenish your trading account. However, should you wish to u...
Introducing Broker program
This type of affiliate program is created specially for the partners who deal directly with the clients, e.g. teach them Forex trading, create expert advisors and trading signals, and influence public opinion. With this program, you can rec...
CPA program
The CPA (Cost Per Action) program perfectly suits webmasters, search engine promotion and online marketing specialists who do not have a deep knowledge of the forex market. This type of partnership does not require complex calculations, ter...
How to receive 30% Bonus
To get the 30% Welcome Bonus, you should fund your trading account and, after your deposit is credited, send a request here. Please note the bonus can be credited to your trading account not later than a week after you have funded your acco...
Participation in campaign
In order to participate in the campaign, it is necessary to fund an InstaForex live trading account with at least 500 USD and pass registration here.After successful registration, you automatically become a candidate for the main prize over...
Main prizes
1. The winner can obtain one of the campaign main prizes only in one of the Company's representative offices in the Russian Federation (Kaliningrad, Moscow, and St. Petersburg). The prize can be delivered to any part of the world based on t...
Methods to withdraw and deposit finds
InstaForex offers a wide range of payment methods. The process of funding a trading account is quite easy and will not take much time: 24 hours for a bank card transfer, 2 minutes for a transfer via payment systems, 1-3 days for a ban...
Determination of the InstaForex Sniper winners
1. All trades of the contestants are automatically closed at current prices at the end of the contest.2. The owners of the largest deposits are declared the winners.3. If the results of the contest show that two contestants have deposits of...
Prize pool
The prize fund of the contest is 45,000 USD distributed among the winners the following way:- 1st place - 20,000 USD- 2nd place - 10,000 USD- 3rd place - 5,000 USDForex Lady - 5,000 USD.Insta Choice - 5,000 USD.This amount is distributed am...
How to receive the prize
1. The winner can receive the prize at the representative office in Kaliningrad or Moscow, Russia, as well as anywhere in the world on agreement.2.The winner can receive the prize only after ID validity is checked and the Acceptance Certifi...
Choosing a winner
The winner of the Ferrari InstaForex contest will be determined according to the following scheme: the winner is selected on the basis of the last 5 digits of a trading account, no matter if it contains 5, 6, or 7 digits. If these 5 digits...
VPS in trading
Virtual Private Server (VPS) is a service that allows users to trade non-stop in the forex market, regardless of a trader’s physical location and the capability to access trading platforms.In fact, a VPS is similar to a remote computer with...
VPS technical problems
The speed of the VPS hosting depends on the selected VPS configuration. For example, the VPS 256 tariff is not intended for simultaneous launching of more than two MT4 trading platforms with operating expert advisors.If this requirement is...
Use of online cards
Yes, you can deposit and withdraw funds using an online card. For this, you need to verify the card in the Verification > Card Verification section of the Client Area. Alternatively, you can verify your card through InstaVerify mobile app f...
ATTENTION: SCAMMERS!
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How to start trading IPO shares?
We offer trading on IPO shares via CFDs. It enables you to speculate on price changes in both rising and falling markets, providing you with flexibility in seizing trading opportunities.To start trading IPO shares, first of all you need to...
What platform is provided for trading IPO shares?
You can trade IPO shares on the MetaTader 4 platform.
Is it possible to use leverage when trading IPO shares?
A fixed leverage is available for trading IPO shares. However, you should remember that margin trading poses significant risks, magnifying both potential profits and potential losses. The contract specifications will be published on our tra...
What is the minimum deposit to start trading IPO shares?
It is required to have enough margin amount to open a position. We would recommend using our trader calculator to get info about the exact margin sum. However, technically, 1 USD is the minimum deposit amount.
What are the upcoming IPOs?
We publish a list of the upcoming IPOs on our website.
Do I need to verify an account to trade IPO shares?
Account verification is not needed for trading IPO stocks. However, verification may be necessary when funding your trading account, as some payment systems require it.
