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Professional trading account
Go PRO and get access to higher leverage. You can also earn a PRO welcome bonus* and qualify for our popular premium account packages. We even offer cash rebates for your trades and lower your trading costs. What’s not to like?
Ready to apply or reclassify your account?
PRO account benefits
- Lower margins give you access to higher leverage on major indices, FX pairs, metals and other instruments.
- Cash rebates give you money back each month, depending on your trading volume.
- Earn extra cash bonus with our cash bonus offers when you open a Professional account. Terms apply.
- Experienced relationship managers help you with your account matters so you can focus on your trading goals.
- Enjoy access to exclusive premium events.
- A three-month trial of TradingView Premium subscription.
Know the risks of being a professional trading account holder
- You don’t get Negative Balance Protection
- You waive the right to receive a Financial Services Guide (FSG).
- You waive the right to receive a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).
- You may lose the right to compensation and complaint handling arrangements. This remains at the discretion of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA).
Earn a welcome bonus
As a new professional trading account holder, you could qualify for a welcome bonus of up to A$10,000*. All you have to do is deposit funds into your account within the first 30 days and meet the below minimum trading requirements within 90 days from the time you deposit funds into your account.
| Tiers | Deposit amount (A$) | Minimum notional trade volume requirements (A$) | Welcome bonus (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | $5,000 to $29,999.99 | $10,000,000 | $2,000 |
| #2 | $30,000 to $49,999.99 | $30,000,000 | $5,000 |
| #3 | $50,000 plus | $60,000,000 | $10,000 |
Refer a friend and earn up to A$1,000 each
Know a professional trader who doesn’t have an OANDA account yet? Refer them today and you could both earn up to A$1,000* each when they meet the minimum trading requirements within 90 days.
*See full Terms and conditions.
Compare our trading accounts
Retail and professional trading account offer.
| Features |
Retail (spread only OR raw spreads + commission) |
Professional (spread only OR raw spreads + commission) |
Professional Plus (spread only OR raw spreads + commission) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available leverage | Up to 30:1 | Up to 200:1 | Up to 300:1 |
| Volume-based rebates | No | Yes | Yes |
| Cash bonus offers | No | Yes | Yes |
| Premium events | No | Yes | Yes |
| Premium trading tool subscriptions | No | Yes | Yes |
| Client funds segregation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hedging account | No | Yes | Yes |
| Negative balance protection | Yes | No | No |
| Access to FSG | Yes | No | No |
| Access to PDS | Yes | No | No |
| Compensation anddispute resolution | Yes | At AFCA's discretion | At AFCA's discretion |
Margins
See margin rates for professional accounts:
Qualifying for our professional trading account
To trade using a professional trading account, you must qualify as either a ‘wholesale client’ or ‘sophisticated investor’, based on the specific criteria listed below.
Wholesale clients
To qualify as a wholesale client, you will need to
- Demonstrate your knowledge by completing a short online test.
- Have assets of at least A$2.5 million, or gross annual earnings of at least A$250,000 for the last 2 years.
Sophisticated investors
To qualify as a sophisticated investor, you will need to:
- Demonstrate your knowledge by completing a short online test.
- Have placed a minimum of 50 leveraged derivative trades per quarter for at least four quarters in the preceding three years, with a notional value of A$500,000 or more each quarter.
- You can demonstrate this experience from your OANDA account or another provider (or a combination of both).
We cannot guarantee you will meet the qualifying standards needed to be a wholesale client or sophisticated investor. If you do qualify, you will be upgraded to our professional trading account.
We won’t be able to assess you as a wholesale client or sophisticated investor if you:
- Trade derivatives in connection with a business, or
- Have not traded derivatives previously
Need more information?
To learn more about OANDA’s professional trading account or how you might qualify as a wholesale client or sophisticated investor, please contact Daivd Villagra email sales-anz@oanda.com.
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