Saxo account

Trade, hedge and invest across 71,000+
instruments from our most popular account.

Join Saxo today and trade all our asset classes on
industry-leading prices, through award-winning platforms and
with expert personal service.

Looking to open a Corporate, Trust or SMSF account?

Why trade with Saxo?

Global market access

Trade more than 71,000 instruments across forex, CFDs, stocks, options, ETFs, commodities, futures and bonds.

Powerful platforms

Access all our platforms, SaxoTraderGO, SaxoTraderPRO and SaxoInvestor, from one account.

Industry-leading prices

Benefit from market-leading entry prices and get tighter spreads and lower commissions when you upgrade your trading tier.

Expert support

Receive best-in-class digital support as standard and unlock even better personal service with our premium trading tiers.

Our account tiers

Trade more, pay less and get better service

  • No minimum funding

    Classic

    Benefit from industry-leading entry prices

    • Tight entry prices
    • Best-in-class digital service and support
    • 24/5 technical and account support
    • Benefit from multi-currency sub-account 
    • Priority local-language customer support
    • Direct access to our trading experts, 24/5
    • 1:1 SaxoStrats access
    • Exclusive event invitations
  • Minimum funding   AUD 300,000

    Platinum

    Receive even tighter spreads and commissions

    • Up to 30% lower prices
    • Best-in-class digital service and support
    • 24/5 technical and account support
    • Benefit from multi-currency sub-account
    • Priority local-language customer support
    • Direct access to our trading experts, 24/5
    • 1:1 access to the SaxoStrats
    • Exclusive event invitations
  • Minimum funding   AUD 1,500,000

    VIP

    Get the VIP treatment with our best prices and service

    • Our very best prices
    • Best-in-class digital service and support
    • 24/5 technical and account support
    • Benefit from multi-currency sub-account
    • Local-language personal relationship manager
    • Direct access to our trading experts, 24/5
    • 1:1 SaxoStrats access
    • Exclusive event invitations

    Join a prestigious VIP
    network

How to move between tiers

How to move between tiers

When you open an account with Saxo, you'll automatically join our loyalty program, Saxo Rewards. Your initial deposit will determine which account tier - VIP, Platinum or Classic - you join. You can then start earning reward points to upgrade your status, and monitor your points balance in real-time, in our platforms. Learn more

digital support

Expert support

Whether you’re a long-term investor or a high-volume trader, you’ll receive first-class support tailored to your needs. 

Find a bank of helpful resources in our self-service Support centre or platform-integrated helpdesk.

Visit support centre

Get expert support for account and technical queries whenever markets are open. Our teams operate from 16 countries, and each team member is a Saxo platform specialist and fully immersed in their local market.

Contact us

Our team of top-tier strategists – the #SaxoStrats – provide daily insights, analysis and views across global markets, asset classes and tradable instruments.

Meet the SaxoStrats

VIP clients benefit from a personal point of contact to answer account queries and offer exclusive invitations to events and webinars. Your relationship manager can also provide a personal introduction to Saxo platforms and educational content, as well as curated market news relevant to your trading and investment interests.

Become a VIP client to receive priority one-to-one support, market commentary, assistance placing complex orders and a sparring mate to discuss trading strategies. VIP clients can also speak directly with the SaxoStrats to discuss asset allocation in line with macro developments, their views on all major asset classes, and the implications of central bank policies and other market events.

See VIP benefits

Frequently asked questions

Please read the following documents before applying for a Saxo account: General Business Terms, Order Execution Policy and Conflict of Interest Policy.

  • Driver’s License (or Passport)
  • Tax File Number (TFN)
  1. You can appoint an individual to act as Power of Attorney, this will authorise this person to review or trade on your behalf. For more information, please contact us
  2. You may consider opening a non-individual account:
    • Joint account can only be opened between first-line family members, such as spouse, siblings, parents and children. All applicants must be at least 18 years old. A joint account can only be opened between two direct family members.
    • Corporate account can be opened if you want to trade under a company name.
    • Trust account is for trustees who want to trade under a Trust fund.
    • Self-managed superannuation fund trading account can be opened if you prefer to use your SMSF for investment and trading activities with Saxo.

For a comprehensive overview of our industry-leading spreads and commissions and details of additional costs, Such as custody fees, click here to see details of general charges.

Saxo Capital Markets holds client money in a ‘pooled’ client segregated trust account, a portion of the client money is invested in a term deposit which is also designated as a client segregated trust account. All Saxo Capital Markets’ client segregated trust accounts are held at an Australian ADI (Authorised Deposit-taking Institution), and are in compliance with Australian client money laws and regulations. For more information in regards to client money protection, click here

It’s quick and easy to open a Saxo account: just fill in our simple online form and verify your ID.

You can fund and deposit your Saxo account with 18 different currencies. Speak to our experts to find out more.

Your Saxo account will provide access to more than 71,000 instruments, across asset classes, including FX, CFDs, ETFs, stocks, bonds and more. Find out about our range of tradable markets, here.

You can transfer your existing stock portfolio to Saxo after you have opened a Saxo account. The stocks are owned (registered) by exactly the same party/name as the one on the Saxo account.

Log in to the platform, go to the ‘Account’ section, select ‘Deposits and Transfers’ and then ‘Portfolio Transfer’. See the step by step guide here


If you didn’t find what you were after, contact us directly and we’ll be pleased to help.

Open a Saxo account now

Open a Saxo account now

Simply fill in our application form, fund securely and access our entire product range.

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