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Exness account types, in plain words

Exness offers several account types. A beginner only needs to understand two. This page explains those two properly — and tells you, honestly, why the rest can wait.

If you are new to trading, look at two accounts: Standard or Standard Cent. Standard has no minimum deposit. Standard Cent counts your balance in cents, so mistakes cost cents instead of dollars. Every other account type can wait.

Standard: the everyday account

First, one word explained. A deposit is money you send to your trading account. Many brokers set a minimum — a smallest amount you must send before you can start.

The Standard account has no minimum deposit. You decide the amount, not the broker. That fits the honest rule of this site: start with an amount you can afford to lose entirely, however small.

Standard is the general-purpose account. It covers the markets most people start with, and its main trading cost is the spread — the small gap between the buy and sell price, which is the broker’s fee. For most beginners it is simply the default.

Standard Cent: the account that counts in cents

This one deserves the most attention on this page. A cent account keeps your balance in cents — hundredths of a dollar — instead of whole dollars. Same markets, same prices, much smaller numbers.

Your balance shows in cents. Send $10 and the account shows roughly 1,000 small units.
Trades are about 100 times smaller than on a regular account.
Mistakes cost cents. The wrong clicks and rushed decisions every beginner makes are almost free lessons here — annoying, not painful.

To be clear: this is still real money in a real market. Losses are small, but real. That is the point — you feel what a losing trade is like without it costing money you saved for months.

A common path: practice on demo first, then make your first real trades on Standard Cent while the habits settle.

Pro, Raw Spread, Zero: accounts for later

You may see three more names: Pro, Raw Spread, and Zero. These are professional accounts, built for experienced traders with specific needs around pricing and costs. You do not need to compare them, and you are not behind for skipping them. They will still be there if trading becomes serious later.

Not sure yet? You can practice before choosing

You do not have to pick an account type today. On a demo account you trade with virtual money instead of your own. It is free, there is no time limit, and no documents are needed — an email and a password are enough. A mistake there costs you nothing.

One honest note: results on demo don’t guarantee the same results on a real account. Real money changes how decisions feel. Demo is still the right first step.

One more option you may see: swap-free

Keep a trade open overnight and a small charge called a swap may apply — the platform shows it before you trade. Exness also offers a swap-free option, where this overnight charge does not apply.

How to choose, honestly

There is no account type that makes trading safe or profitable. The choice only decides how big your steps are while you learn. So the honest recommendation is boring:

Start on demo — no account choice needed at all.
When you move to real money, start small. Standard Cent if you want mistakes to cost cents; Standard if you want no minimum deposit and regular-size trades.
Ignore the professional accounts for now. Other account types start from around $10, depending on account type and region.

The exact conditions and minimums are shown during sign-up, before you send any money. Read that screen slowly — and keep the basic safety rules in mind before any deposit.

Common questions

Can I have more than one account?

Account choice and management live in the Exness personal area — the private dashboard you get after signing up. It shows which account types are available to you and lets you manage them in one place. This page stays out of those details on purpose — what you see there is always current.

Which account is right for me?

Honestly: it depends on you, and no page can decide for you. For a complete beginner, the sensible pattern is small — demo first, then Standard Cent or Standard with a small amount you can afford to lose entirely. You can always revisit the choice once you have some practice behind you.

Keep going

How to open an account

Email, password, verification — the whole sign-up, one step at a time.

See the steps

The demo account

Virtual money, real prices, no time limit — practice before any choice.

Try it on paper

Practice calculator

Put your own numbers in and see what a trade could cost you.

Run the numbers

Still deciding? You don’t have to decide today.

A free demo account works before any account choice: virtual money, real prices, no time limit. Take it slow.

The button is a partner link — it leads to the official exness.com sign-up page.

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