The main difference between the Standard, ECN and Pro ECN Accounts is how you're charged on your trading in terms of commission and spreads.
- On Pro ECN, the commission 25$ per million notional volumes on FX, Index CFDs, and Commodity CFDs, and Spot Metals, 0.05% of the notional value for Cryptocurrency CFDs, $0.02 per side/lot (1 share = 1 lot) on Stock CFDs traded plus ultra-tight spreads as low as 0.
- On Standard and ECN Accounts, there is zero commission.
To understand more on how the commission is calculated, you can check out the explicit guide on How is commission calculated.
Account type | Standard MT4 | Standard MT5 | ECN MT4 | PRO ECN MT4 | PRO ECN MT5 |
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Trading Platform | MT4 | MT5 | MT5 | MT4 | MT5 |
Execution type | Market | Market | Market | Market | Market |
Deposit currency | USD, EUR | USD, EUR | USD, EUR | USD, EUR | USD, EUR |
Min deposit (USD, EUR) | 50 | 50 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Leverage | 1:1-1:1000 | 1:1-1:1000 | 1:1-1:3000 | 1:1-1:3000 | 1:1-1:3000 |
Stop Out | 20% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Hedged margin | 50% of hedged margin | 50% of hedged margin | 50% of hedged margin | 50% of hedged margin | 50% of hedged margin |
Commission | - | - | - | $25 per million notional on FX, Metals and CFDs. | $25 per million notional on FX, Metals and CFDs. |
Available instruments
A full list of contract Specifications can be found on our official website: Contract Specifications | Alpari
You can trade instruments such as:
- Metals
- Stocks CFDs (only on MT5)
- FX
- FX Indices
- Commodities