CFDs are complex financial products and come with a high risk of losing money.
73.8% of retail client accounts lose money trading CFDs with this provider.
You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

AU Professional trading account

Professional account benefits

Lower margins
Lower margins

Get access to higher leverage on CFDs on major indices, FX pairs and other instruments.

Cash rebates
Cash rebates

Receive money back each month depending on your trading volume.

Cash bonus offers
Cash bonus offers

Earn an extra cash bonus when you open a Professional account. Terms apply.

Experienced relationship managers
Experienced relationship managers

To help you with your trading goals.

Premium events
Premium events

Enjoy sport and lifestyle premium events.

three-month trial
A three-month subscription

A trial of a TradingView premium subscription.

Know the risks as a professional trading account holder

You waive the right to receive a Financial Services Guide (FSG)
You waive the right to receive a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS)
You may lose the right to compensation and complaint handling arrangements This remains at the discretion of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)

Earn a Welcome Bonus

As a new professional trading account holder, you could qualify for a Welcome Bonus of up to AU$10,000*. All you have to do is deposit funds into your account within the first 30 days and meet the below minimum trading requirements within 90 days.

Tiers Deposit account (AUD) Minimum notional trade volume Welcome bonus (AUD)
#1 $5,000 to $29,999.99 $20,000,000 $2,000
#2 $30,000 to $49,999.99 $50,000,000 $5,000
#3 $50,000 plus $100,000,000 $10,000

*Terms apply. See the full terms and conditions of this offer.

AU Refer a friend

Refer a friend and earn up to AU$1,000 each

Know a professional trader who doesn’t have an OANDA account yet? Refer them today and you both could earn up to AU$1,000* when they meet the minimum trading requirements within 90 days.

*Terms apply. See full terms and conditions.

Compare our trading accounts

These are our retail and professional trading account offers as of 6 May 2025.

Features Retail Professional Professional Plus
Available leverage Up to 30:1 Up to 200:1 Up to 300:1
Volume based rebates x
Cash Bonus offers x
Sports & lifestyle premium events x
Premium trading tools subscriptions x
Margin relief on SLOs/GSLOs x
Client funds segregation
Hedging Account x
Margin closeout level 50% 50% 50%
Negative balance protection x x
Access to FSG x x
Access to PDS x x
Compensation and
dispute resolution At AFCA's discretion At AFCA's discretion
AU Qualifying

Qualifying for our professional trading account

To trade using a professional trading account, you must qualify as either a wholesale client or sophisticated investor based on the specific criteria listed below.

We cannot guarantee you’ll meet the qualifying standards to be a wholesale client or sophisticated investor. If you do qualify, we’ll upgrade you to our professional trading account.

We won’t be able to assess you as a wholesale client or sophisticated investor if you:

Trade derivatives in connection with a business, or
Haven’t traded derivatives previously
Not resident in Australia
Wholesale clients

To qualify as a wholesale client:

Demonstrate your knowledge by completing a short online test.
You should have at least AU$2.5 million in assets or AU$250,000 annual earnings for the last two years.
Sophisticated investors

To qualify as a sophisticated investor:

Demonstrate your knowledge by completing a short online test.
You should have placed a minimum of 50 leveraged derivative trades per quarter for at least four quarters in the preceding three years, with a notional value of AU$500,000 or more each quarter
You can demonstrate this experience from your OANDA account or another provider (or a combination of both).
Need more information?

To learn more about our professional trading account or how you might qualify as a wholesale client or sophisticated investor, please contact David or Christopher.

David Villagra

David Villagra

Direct: 02 8243 7112 dvillagra@oanda.com

Christopher Boudib icon

Christopher Boudib

Direct: 02 8243 7103 cboudib@oanda.com

See our margin rates for professional accounts.

See our margin rates for professional plus accounts.