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| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tradeable Assets | Forex, metals, energies, indices, stock CFDs, crypto CFDs |
| Min Deposit | From $10 (Standard), around $200 for Pro and raw accounts (varies by region) |
| Forex Majors Spread | About 0.8 to 1.1 pips on EUR/USD (Standard); 0.6 to 0.7 pips (Pro) |
| Regulators | FSA (Seychelles), CBCS (Curaçao), FSC (BVI), FSCA (South Africa), CMA (Kenya); FCA and CySEC entities for professional clients only |
| Trading Platforms | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Exness Terminal, Exness Trade app |
| Funding Methods | Cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller, crypto and many local methods |
| Currency Pairs | 70+ currency pairs |
| Available Leverage | Up to unlimited on offshore entities for eligible accounts; up to 1:400 in Kenya |
| Broker Type | Market maker and ECN-style raw accounts |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Country | Group entities in the Seychelles, Curaçao, the BVI, Mauritius, South Africa, Cyprus, the UK and Kenya |
| Free Demo Account | Yes |
| Clients Accepted | Selected countries outside the EEA. Not available in the US. UK and EU retail clients are not accepted. |
| Pricing System | Spread only (Standard, Pro) or raw spread plus commission (Raw Spread, Zero) |
| Inactivity Fee | No |
Exness has been around since 2008 and, by its own reported trading volumes, is one of the largest retail forex brokers. It is popular with experienced MetaTrader traders for its low costs on Pro and raw-spread accounts, and notorious for offering leverage that can go as high as unlimited.
There is an important change since many reviews were written: Exness’s UK and Cyprus companies no longer take retail clients. If you trade with Exness as an individual, you will almost certainly be with one of its offshore entities. This review explains what that means, along with costs, accounts and platforms, checked in October 2026.
Exness was founded in 2008 and grew into a high-volume MetaTrader broker. Over the years it added licenses in Cyprus, the UK, South Africa, Kenya, the Seychelles, Mauritius, the British Virgin Islands and Curaçao.
Recent changes have pulled it further offshore for retail business. Its CySEC and FCA entities now serve professional clients only, its copy trading service has stopped taking new users, and its standalone research blog has closed, with education moving mostly to YouTube.
Exness does not serve residents of the United States and several other countries.
The range is focused rather than broad. On MT5 there are about 350 symbols:
There are no ETFs, options, futures or real shares. The web platform shows fewer symbols than MT5.
There is no cTrader and no retail API.
Minimum deposits depend on your region and payment method, and some reviewers report $1,000 minimums for Pro and raw accounts in certain countries. Swap-free conditions are available in many regions.
Exness serves selected countries outside the European Economic Area. It does not accept US residents, and its UK and EU companies do not take retail clients, so retail traders in those regions cannot open a standard Exness account. Leverage and products also vary by country. In Kenya, for example, leverage is capped at 1:400.
Exness used to offer a Social Trading app for copying strategies, but the service is being wound down. It no longer accepts new users, and existing users can only continue under the closing terms. If copy trading matters to you, look at brokers such as eToro, AvaTrade or XM instead.
Exness supports cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller, crypto and a long list of local payment methods, depending on your country. It does not charge its own fee on most deposits and withdrawals, including international wires, though your bank or payment provider may.
Withdrawals go back through the method you used to deposit. Crypto and e-wallets are usually the fastest, bank wires the slowest. Exness advertises fast, largely automated withdrawal processing, but timing still depends on the method and your verification status.
For most active traders the Pro account is the simplest good-value choice, while Raw Spread suits high-volume traders and scalpers.
Exness’s fee schedule is one of the simplest around. The real cost to watch is the leverage, not the fees.
