Forex Trading with Alpari

A trading platform is an instrument to help you execute trading operations.

Alpari offers 5 different trading platforms, each with its own unique advantages. On this page, you can choose a platform, get acquainted with the account types offered and explore their trading terms. Every account is different, thereby allowing you to pick out the one that best suits your trading style and strategies.

To open a live trading account, you must register in myAlpari.

Attention! A myAlpari Account is unique: each client may have no more than one registered myAlpari Account.

MetaTrader 4 MetaTrader 4
  • Wide range of capabilities
  • Work from PDAs and smartphones
8 Types of Accounts
Systematic Systematic
  • Complete compatibility with MetaTrader 4
  • Large number of profitable, ready-to-use trading strategies
4 Types of Accounts
Systematic Systematic
  • Huge selection of signal providers for autotrading
  • No emotional influence on trading decisions
2 Types of Accounts
micro.mt4

micro.mt4

A live account designed for novice traders, allowing you to enter the market with a low minimum initial deposit. It is also popular with experienced traders looking for a platform on which they can test and develop new strategies.

  • Register in myAlpari and Open an Account

micro.mt4

micro.mt4.swapfree

A live account that presents the opportunity to trade with a low minimum initial volume of funds without paying swaps. Instead of paying swaps, there is a daily fixed commission.


classic.mt4

classic.mt4

A live account that provides the full range of services, tools and trading instruments offered by Alpari. Find out how to become a VIP client


micro.mt4

classic.mt4.swapfree

A live account that allows you to trade using the full range of Company services, paying a daily fixed commission instead of swaps. This account’s advantages and capabilities are analogous to a classic.mt4 account.


classic.mt4

pamm.mt4, pamm.ndd.mt4, pamm.ecn.mt4

A live account, which consists of one or several Managed Accounts, which come together to form a independent, unified trading structure, where trading operations are carried out solely by the PAMM-Account Manager. PAMM-Accounts are based off the MetaTrader 4 trading platform, but pamm.ndd.mt4 and pamm.ecn.mt4 accounts also give their holders the opportunity to make use of interbank liquidity and work on electronic communication networks (ECN).

  • For Managers
  • For Investors

classic.ndd.mt4

classic.ndd.mt4

A live trading account, combining the convenience of working on the MetaTrader 4 platform and the opportunity to utilize liquidity directly on the interbank market. Advantages of this account type include: work with leading banks, high liquidity, instant order execution, no requotes and the opportunity to place orders within the spread.


pro.ecn.mt4

pro.ecn.mt4

A live account, presenting the opportunity to utilize the electronic communication network (ECN) Currenex via the MetaTrader 4 trading terminal. These accounts are attractive to professional traders by virtue of their tight spreads, high-speed order execution, ability to place orders within the spread, absence of requotes and high liquidity.


alpari.demo

demo.mt4

An educational account that gives traders the opportunity to get acquainted with our terms and conditions and the MetaTrader platform. It has the same functional capabilities as a live account, working with real quotes and in real time but without risking any money.

pamm.systematic

classic.systematic

A live account that offers a large selection of automatic trading strategies to create your own unique portfolio, keeping records of different criteria for effective trading.  Find out how to become a VIP client


pamm.systematic

classic.systematic.swapfree

A live account offering a wide variety of automated trading strategies and the ability to trade without swaps. Instead of swaps, account holders pay a daily fixed commission


pamm.systematic

pamm.systematic

A trading account on the classic.systematic account base that consists of one or several Managed Accounts, where trading operations are carried out solely by the PAMM-Account Manager. This account offers a wide variety of ready-made trading strategies for the Manager's use.

  • For Managers
  • For Investors

alpari.demo

demo.systematic

An educational account, designed to familiarize a trader with the Systematic web platform. In this account, you will have access to 70 trading strategies and, through trial and error, you can decide which ones you would use on a live account. You also have the opportunity to create your own strategic portfolio or choose one of the 20 ready-made portfolios offered on the platform.

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pro.directpro

pro.direct

A live account that gives a trader access to the Alpari Direct Pro platform: a trade blotter reflecting the entire depth of the market and a large number of order types

  • Register in myAlpari and Open an Account

demo.direct

demo.direct

An educational account, designed to familiarize a trader with the Alpari Direct web platform. This account gives you access to feeds from liquidity providers, the second price level and actual market volumes, the ability to complete a transaction in one click, and a enhanced selection of order types.

pro.directpro

pro.direct

A live account that gives a trader access to the Alpari Direct Pro platform: a trade blotter reflecting the entire depth of the market and a large number of order types.

  • Register in myAlpari and Open an Account

demo.direct

demo.direct

An educational account, designed to familiarize a trader with the Alpari Direct web platform. This account gives you access to feeds from liquidity providers, the second price level and actual market volumes, the ability to complete a transaction in one click, and a enhanced selection of order types.

MetaTrader 5

MetaTrader 5 is the newest version of MetaTrader. This platform allows you to work not only with currency, but also with stock options, futures, and equities. This new trading platform can also be used for work on an electronic trading system (ECN). At the present time, only the demo version of MetaTrader 5 is available for our clients.

micro.mt4

classic.zulutrade

A live account that gives its holders the opportunity to choose one or several signal providers from dozens of experienced traders to carry out automated trading. This account also allows you to trade manually on the Zulutrade platform, as well as in the MetaTrader 4 terminal.


micro.mt4

demo.zulutrade

An educational account that allows you to get acquainted with the expansive capabilities of the ZuluTrade web platform. The demo account has the same list of signal providers as presented on the live classic.zulutrade account, which allows you to evaluate their trading profitability without risking your deposit and subsequently, make the best choice when opening a live account.

MetaTrader 4

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Account Type
micro.mt4
Open an Account
classic.mt4
Open an Account
pamm.mt4
Open an Account
classic.ndd.mt4
Open an Account
pamm.ndd.mt4
Open an Account
pro.ecn.mt4
Open an Account
pamm.ecn.mt4
Open an Account
Trading
Platform
MetaTrader 4
Deposit Currency USD, EUR
Minimum
Deposit
x 200 USD
200 EUR
300 USD
200 EUR
1,000 USD
1,000 EUR
5,000 USD
5,000 EUR
Floating Leverage[1] Range 1:500 - 1:33 1:500 - 1:1
May Change Leverage
1:100 - 1:33
Minimum Lot Size 0.01 (step – 0.01) 0.1
(step – 0.01)
0.01
(step – 0.01)
0.1 (step – 0.1) 3 lots (step - 0.01)
Maximum Lot Size 5 lots
(for each instrument)
x 10 lots 100 lots
Maximum Volume for Open Position 5 lots
(for each instrument)
x
Maximum Order Number 100 x
Rollover Swap
Swap-Free Account Availability x
Commission x 3 USD for 1 lot [3] under 500 million USD - $30 per million USD[4]
from 500 million to 1 billion USD - $25 per million USD
over 1 billion USD - $20 USD per million USD
Instruments Forex – 33 currency pairs, spread from 0.5 pips
Spot Metals
CFD – US Shares
СFD – Index Shares
Forex – 51 currency pairs, spread from 0.5 pips
Spot Metals
CFD – US Shares
СFD – Index Shares
CFD – Stock Index
Futures

CFD – Energy
Futures
CFD - Precious Metal
Futures

CFD - Commodity
Futures


Forex – 51 currency pairs, spread from 0.5 pips
Spot Metals
CFD – US Shares
СFD – Index Shares
CFD - Stock Index
Futures

CFD - Energy
Futures

CFD - Precious Metal
Futures

CFD: Commodity
Futures

Forex – 32 currency pairs Forex – 50 currency pairs
Execution
Method
Instant Execution
Market Execution
Telephone Dealing x x
Fund Deposit

Comparison Table
Bank Wire Transfer
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Transfer from Transitory Account Bank Wire Transfer
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Transfer from Transitory Account Bank Wire Transfer
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Transfer from Transitory Account
Fund Withdrawal[2]

Comparison Table
Bank Wire Transfer
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Transfer to Transitory Account Bank Wire Transfer
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Transfer to Transitory Account Bank Wire Transfer
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Transfer to Transitory Account
VIP Terms Premium x x
Trading Central
Analytics
Demo Version
30 days x 30 days

[1] If open positions are modified or positions are opened or closed on Forex currency pairs on a micro.mt4 or classic.mt4 account in the hour before the trading session ends on Friday, a leverage of 1:100 will be fixed for all open or newly open positions on Forex currency pairs. After the trading session closes, leverage will be set in accordance with the volume of the position.

[2] Alpari imposes restriсtions on minimum withdrawal.

[3] For a complete transaction, commission is double the normal rate (opening/closing).

[4] For a complete transaction, commission is double the normal rate (opening/closing). A shift to a lower commission takes place sequentially (the first 500,000 is subject to the maximum commission, the next to the next lower commission and so on). At the beginning of each month, the commission rotation starts over.

Systematic

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Account Type
classic.systematic
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pamm.systematic
Open an Account
Trading Platform Systematic
Deposit Currency USD, EUR
Minimum Deposit 200 USD
200 EUR
300 USD
200 EUR
Floating Leverage[1] Range 1:500 - 1:33 1:100 - 1:33
Ability to Change Leverage 1:500 — 1:1 x
Minimum Lot Size 0.01 (step – 0.01) 0.01 (step – 0.01)
Maximum Lot Size 1,000 1,000
Maximum Lot Volume 1,000 1,000
Rollover Swap Swap
Swap-Free Trading x
Commission Spread widening
for 1 point
Spread widening
for 1 point
Instruments Forex – 30 currency pairs, spread from 1.5 pips
Spot Metals
Forex – 30 currency pairs, spread from 1.5 pips
Spot Metals
Quoting Method Instant Execution
Instant Execution
Telephone Dealing
Fund Deposit

Comparison Table
Bank Wire Transfer
Credit/Debit Card
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Transfer from Transitory Account
Fund Withdrawal[2]

Comparison Table
Bank Wire Transfer
Credit/Debit Cards
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Transfer to Transitory Account
VIP Terms Premium x
Trading Central Analytics
Demo Version
30 days x

[1] If open positions are modified or positions are opened or closed on Forex currency pairs on a classic.systematic account in the hour before the trading session ends on Friday, a leverage of 1:100 will be fixed for all open or newly open positions on Forex currency pairs. After the trading session closes, leverage will be set in accordance with the total volume of open positions.

[2] Alpari imposes restriсtions on minimum withdrawal.

AlpariDirect

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Account Type
pro.direct
Open an Account
Trading Platform Alpari Direct
Deposit Currency USD, EUR
Minimum Deposit 20,000 USD
20,000 EUR
Leverage under 25,000 USD – 1:200
from 25,000 USD to 100,000 USD - 1:100
from 100,000 USD to 500,000 USD – 1:50
over 500,000 USD – 1:33
Ability to Change Leverage x
Minimum Lot Size 0.1 lot (10,000 USD)
Maximum Lot Size x
Rollover Swap
Commission under 500 mln USD - $15 per mln USD[2]
from 500 mln to 1 bln USD - $12.5 per mln USD
from 1 bln to 3 bln USD - $9 per mln USD
over 3 bln USD - negotiable
Instruments Forex – 44 currency pairs
Quoting Method ESP (streaming prices)
Fund Deposit

Comparison Table
Bank Wire Transfer
Credit/Debit Cards
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Fund Withdrawal[1]

Comparison Table
Bank Wire Transfer
Credit/Debit Cards
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Trading Central
Analytics
x
Demo Version
Unlimited

[1] Alpari imposes restriсtions on minimum withdrawal.

[2] For a complete transaction, commission is double the normal rate (opening/closing). A shift to a lower commission is based on the overall volume of trading for the month. At the beginning of each month, the commission rotation starts over.

Zulu Trade

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Account Type
classic.zulutrade
Open an Account
Trading
Platform
Zulutrade
Deposit Currency USD, EUR
Minimum
Deposit
200 USD
200 EUR
Floating Leverage[1] Range 1:500 - 1:33
Ability to Change Leverage 1:500 - 1:1
Minimum Lot Size 0.01 (step – 0.01)
Maximum Lot Size 1,000 lots
Rollover Swap
Swap-Free Trading x
Commission Spread widening for 1 pip
Instruments Forex – 51 currency pairs, spread from 2.5 pips

Quoting
Method
Instant Execution
Telephone Dealing
Fund Deposit

Comparison Table
Bank Wire Transfer
Electronic Transfers
Internal Transfer
Fund Withdrawal[2]

Comparison Table
Bank Wire Transfer
Internal Transfer
VIP Terms Premium
Trading Central
Analytics
Demo Version
30 days

[1] If open positions are modified or positions are opened or closed on Forex currency pairs on a classic.zulutrade account in the hour before the trading session ends on Friday, a leverage of 1:100 will be fixed for all open or newly open positions on Forex currency pairs. After the trading session closes, leverage will be set in accordance with the total volume of open positions.

[2] Alpari imposes restriсtions on minimum withdrawal.

[3] Attention! The commission for using the ZuluTrade platform for clients who opened an account through the site http://zulutrade.com/ is 2 pips.