As a professional client, you can trade on a higher leverage level but will lose a certain level of protection.
Send us an email to know more about the professional account and a member of our team will contact you.
To qualify, you must meet at least two of the criteria outlined below:
You have placed at least 10 trades in each quarter, over the previous four quarters, of at least £50,000 minimum notional value with OANDA Europe Ltd or other providers.
You have an investment portfolio that exceeds €500,000.
You have worked in the financial sector for at least one year in a professional position that requires knowledge of FX and CFD trading.
Margin rates for professional clients
| Instrument | Leverage* |
|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 1% |
| Gold | 1% |
| UK 100 | 1% |
| EUR/USD | 1% |
| US Wall Street | 1% |
| USD/JPY | 1% |
*Margin - corresponds to: 100:1 - 1%, 50:1 - 2%, 40:1 - 2.5%, 30:1 - 3.3%, 20:1 - 5%, 10:1 - 10%
Our professional clients have access to a dedicated relationship manager. You will have their direct telephone number and email address. To find out more about the professional account, email us at: proenquiries@oanda.com
As a professional account holder, you will be responsible for ensuring that your account does not fall into a negative balance. If it does, you will be expected to add deposits to cover the difference.
As an OANDA account holder, you can speculate on the markets using our award-winning OANDA trading platform**, the globally recognised TradingView social platform, MT5 or MT4.
**Ranked highest for overall client satisfaction (Investment Trends Report 2023). Most Popular Broker 3 years in a row (TradingView Broker Awards 2022, 2021 & 2020). Voted Best Forex and CFD Broker 2021 (TradingView Broker Awards 2021). Best Trading Tools winner (Online Personal Wealth Awards 2021).
You can always apply to open a live account.
Retail account clients have higher margin requirements than professional clients. However, retail clients have an increased level of protections compared to professional clients, which includes negative balance protection.
ESMA (the European Securities and Market Authority) sets limits to the amount of leverage that a retail client may be exposed to on various CFD products. Professional clients are not affected by these rules and are therefore not provided with this protection.
Professional clients may lose the right of access to the Financial Ombudsman Service (the FOS), which is available to retail clients, unless they are an individual (professional client) trading in a personal ('consumer') capacity and not by way of business.
Where client money is held, it is held in accordance with the rules in CASS 7. As a professional client however, you may choose to opt-out of these rules.
Cash, stock portfolios, stocks and shares ISAs, trading accounts and mutual funds, and SIPPs. Physical assets and managed company pensions are not accepted.
You cannot transfer your status from another broker. You will need to apply for professional client status at OANDA by contacting proenquiries@oanda.com.
Yes. Trading history in the form of trading statements from other brokers will be considered for criteria 1.
With over 25 years experience, we offer multiple platforms and powerful tools to help you trade smarter.
CFD trading
We offer CFD prices on a range of financial instruments, including shares, indices, forex pairs, commodities, metals and bonds.
Open a position with OANDA
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Retail & professional spreads
We offer competitive spreads on the UK 100, Germany 40, and more.
**Broker of the Year, TradingView Awards 2023. Ranked highest for overall client satisfaction (Investment Trends Report 2023). Most Popular Broker 3 years in a row (TradingView Broker Awards 2022, 2021 & 2020). Voted Best Forex and CFD Broker 2021 (TradingView Broker Awards 2021). Best Trading Tools winner (Online Personal Wealth Awards 2021).