FXCM's Active Trader platform is designed to offer spreads
approximately 1 pip lower than a typical FXCM Standard account.
The combined transaction costs of the Active Trader platform (spreads + commissions) should be substantially lower than the transaction costs (spreads) available to the typical FXCM Standard account.
- FXCM Active Trader rewards clients for higher volumes with lower commissions
- Minimum: $50,000 deposit OR trade more than 10M per month in notional volume.
Low Commissions
Commission free per side per 100K lot. Commissions are negotiable based on trading volume and/or deposit.
- 10M / Month
- 500M / Month
- 1 Yard / Month
For an account trading more than
- $3.50
- $3.00
- $2.00
Fee per side per 100K lot
Typical spread for major currencies*
- EUR / USD: 0.7 pips
- USD / JPY: 1.2 pips
- GBP / USD: 1.8 pips
- USD / CHF: 1.8 pips
Cost savings example: If you trade 100K Lot EUR/USD
- EUR / USD Spread
- Commission
- Transaction Cost
- 2.3 pips = $23
- $0
- $23
Traditional FXCM Platform
- 0.7 pips = $7
- ($3.50 x 2 Sides) = $7
- $14
Active Trader Platform
Get the best in FXCM Pricing and FXCM's advanced trading platforms
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FXCM Trading Station
- FXCM Award Winning Desktop Platform. Our premiere trading platform with advanced integrated charting. Ability to backtest and create automated strategies directly on the charts.
- With one login you have access to trade on Trading Station Web and Trading Station Mobile platforms.
Market Depth Display
Multiple liquidity providers§ compete to provide liquidity to FXCM's Active Trader platform. The platform displays the total available liquidity at the 10 best available price levels.
- Transparent Execution: Before trading, you should know the price at which a market order can be filled based on available liquidity.
- Short-Term Market Direction Indicator: If the amount of liquidity is heavily tilted towards either the bid or ask side, this indicates that short-term prices may be moving towards the side with less liquidity.
- Short-Term Trading Strategy: Learn how to use market-depth information for short-term trading.
API
The Active Trader platform supports a FIX API: API Documentation
Trade more than 10M per month or deposit more than $50,000
and receive Active Trader Level Service.
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Active Trader Level Service Includes:
- Dedicated Trading Specialists: Clients that trade with the Active Trader Group have direct access to a dedicated account representative.
- Expedited Account Services: Deposits, Withdrawals, Forms, and any account specific inquiries get priority handling.
- Trade Inquiries: Fast response to market-related questions and trade inquiries.
- Charts with Back-Testing Capabilities: Ask our Active Trader Group about the Advanced Charting Package and Course.
- Automated Trading Strategies: Get premium support for setting up automated trading strategies.
By Phone
- To speak with an Active Trader specialist, please call 1-646-432-2970 or 1-888-503-6739. You can also dial the toll-free number listed for your country on the
Contact Us page and enter extension 702970.
By E-mail
- To request more information by e-mail, please contact us at activetrader@fxcm.com.
* FXCM strives to provide traders with tight, competitive spreads; however, there may be instances when market conditions cause spreads to widen beyond the spreads displayed here. Additionally, spreads may not be applicable to Japanese-yen-denominated accounts or client accounts of referring brokers. Certain currency pairs may not be available for all account types. For additional information about widened spreads, click here.
§ FXCM’s liquidity providers include global banks, financial institutions, prime brokers and other market makers.