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EC Markets fees, after the safety questions

Cost is the last thing to weigh when the question is whether your money is safe, so this page comes after the regulation page and reads in that light.

Regulation: FCA (571881); ASIC (AFSL 388737); Seychelles FSA (SD009); Mauritius FSC (GB2100130); South Africa FSCA (51842). How EC Markets is regulated

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What it costs to trade

Spread from
0.0 pips
EUR/USD spread
Approx. 0.1 pips, ECN
GBP/USD spread
Approx. 0.3 pips, ECN
Commission
Approx. $3 per side / $6 round turn, ECN
All-in cost, EUR/USD
Approx. 0.7 pips
Spread type
Variable
Overnight swap
Both: overnight swaps may be charged or credited
Inactivity fee
No standard inactivity fee prominently advertised
Deposit fee
Generally none internally
Withdrawal fee
Generally none internally; provider charges may apply
Currency conversion
Applicable where account and instrument currencies differ

What this means

Cost is the last thing to weigh here, and never the thing that should decide it.

A quoted spread from 0.0 pips is a raw-spread figure, which almost always means a separate commission per lot. Compare the two together - a "zero spread" account with a high commission can cost more than a wider spread with none.

Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.

EC Markets lists a minimum deposit of $10. Treat it as the cost of opening an account, not the cost of trading one - position sizing on a small balance is what tends to cause damage.

Questions about EC Markets fees

Does EC Markets charge to deposit or withdraw?

Deposit fees at EC Markets: Generally none internally. Withdrawal fees: Generally none internally; provider charges may apply.

Does EC Markets charge an inactivity fee?

EC Markets's inactivity fee is recorded as no standard inactivity fee prominently advertised.

What does EC Markets charge to hold a position overnight?

Overnight financing at EC Markets is recorded as both: overnight swaps may be charged or credited.

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