Active Trader
Realize your full trading potential
Designed for high-volume traders, you’ll enjoy exceptional customer experiences tailored to your unique needs:
- Reduced trading costs by up to 15% with cash rebates†
- One-on-one support from a dedicated Market Strategist
- Reimbursement on bank fees for wire transfers
Active Trader is a program delivering a range of premium benefits for high-volume traders. With features including lowered trading costs and the ability to earn interest on your available balance, this account recognizes and rewards your dedication to the markets.
Reward yourself the more you trade
As an Active Trader client, you can earn cash rebates on your monthly trade volume. Our new and improved scheme means you automatically receive monthly cash rebates when you trade a minimum of $50M in a calendar month.
US$50M to US$100M
Rebate per million
US$100M to US$250M
Rebate per million
US$250M to US$500M
Rebate per million
US$500M to US$1B
Rebate per million
US$1B+
Rebate per million
How to Become an Active Trader
New Clients
1. Open an account using our online form.
2. Fund with an initial deposit of at least $10,000 or trade $50M of volume in a calendar month.
3. Automatically qualify for Active Trader status and enjoy the benefits.
Existing Clients
1. Reach or maintain an average available daily balance of $25,000 or more after each calendar quarter.
2. Continue enjoying your Active Trader status.
A lot can happen in 20 years. But throughout that time we’ve remained steadfast, providing traders with the stability and opportunities they need to make their mark on the financial markets.
Peace of mind that your trades are executed swiftly, with a 99.71%* execution rate of less than a second.
As part of a NASDAQ-listed company, we've got financial strength and security you can depend on.
Take your trading to the next level with state-of-the-art tools that cover every aspect of the markets.
Our experienced staff are on hand to assist you 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.
*Refers to FX executions for the FOREX.com group. Please note that multiple factors may impact execution speed, including but not limited; market conditions, platform type, network connectivity, trading strategies, and account type. FOREX.com's execution statistics represent orders executed on FOREX.com's platforms during market hours between October 31, 2022, 5:00 pm ET, and November 30, 2022, 5:00 pm ET for all FOREX.com's international affiliates and exclude trades/orders entered on the MetaTrader platform.
Market volatility, volume, and system availability may delay trade executions. Price can change quickly in fast market conditions, resulting in an execution price different from the price available at the time order is submitted. Price improvement is not guaranteed and will not occur in all situations.
**Excludes trades that received non-standard order processing and orders that failed to trigger
More about Active Trader
A minimum initial deposit of $10,000 or trade $50M in a calendar month to automatically qualify for Active Trader. Continued eligibility is contingent on total quarterly trade volume of at least $50M or an average account balance of at least $25,000. The Average Savings displayed above are based on average savings a client may have received after rebates based on FOREX.com standard Typical EUR/USD Spread from February 2021. Typical spreads represent the median spread offered during the month.
Active Trader is not available for Managed accounts, accounts referred by an Introducing Broker, or IRA accounts.
Rebates will generally be posted to the account within ten business days of the following month, but there may be occasions where the process takes longer. You should not use rebates as a basis of any trading decisions in your account, including to satisfy your total margin required. Additionally, rebate credits are not intended to limit your liability in respect of your trades and may not be used to set-off any payment obligation you have to us. Please refer to the margin and liquidations section of the website to understand our policy.
Participating accounts earn 5% APY on balances up to $500,000 and 1.5% APY on balances $500,000+. Active Trader status is required to earn stated APY. Interest will be calculated based on the average daily Available Margin.
**Average daily Available Margin (Trading Resource) is calculated by taking the average of your available margin (trading resources) as of 5PM each trading day during the prior month. Margin utilized for your open positions is not included. Interest will be posted within 15 business days of the following month. APY rates are subject to change daily. This promotion is void where prohibited or restricted by law and subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
***The National Yield Average is based on interest checking accounts as reported by the FDIC (as of January 11, 2021) for interest checking accounts with deposits greater than $100,000.
FOREX.com retains the right to alter, amend or terminate this Rebate Scheme, or any aspect of it, at any time and without prior notice. FOREX.com reserves the right to refuse or withdraw the rebates from any account.
The cash rebates are not transferable between clients.