Search results
(30)
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...
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....
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...
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.
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...
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....
Swap (swap - storage)
Swap is the money either deducted from or credited to the customer account for keeping an open position overnight.
Equity
Equity is the secure part of the customer account that includes open positions. It is calculated by the following formula: Balance + Floating profit/Floating loss + Swap. Equity is the funds in the customer sub-account minus the current los...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 4. Types of forex transactions
The concept of a forex exchange transaction is closely connected with financial conditions. We classify the precious metals market, the credit market, the stock market, and Forex as the financial markets where financial instruments are obje...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
