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Trade in fewer clicks with our optimised trade ticket designed for speed while providing all the info you need in the ticket itself.
| Popular pairs | Minimum spread | Initial margin* |
|---|---|---|
 EURUSD | 2.1 pips | 1.5% |
 USDCHF | 2.4 pips | 2% |
 GBPUSD | 2.4 pips | 2% |
| Popular pairs | Minimum spread | Initial margin* |
|---|---|---|
 BTCUSD | 287 USD | 40% |
 ETHUSD | 16.4 USD | 50% |
 BTCEUR | 263 USD | 40% |
| Popular pairs | Minimum spread | Initial margin when buying a call* |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 5 pips | 1.5% |
| USDCHF | 8 pips | 2% |
| GBPUSD | 8 pips | 2% |
*Initial margin for clients with Swiss residence. Information for clients with EU residence can be found here.
No exchange fees
No third-party fees
No minimum funding
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Technical analysis and advanced charting tools
Get integrated trade signals plus 85+ technical indicators, annotation and drawing tools, and quick trading straight from the chart. -
Extensive risk management tools
Use stop-limit orders, trailing stops, account-wide stop loss, cancel all orders, margin monitoring, FX exposure reports, and more to help manage your risk. -
Comprehensive option chain
Trade directly from the option chain and access real-time data plus crucial metrics like the Greeks and volatilities. -
Third-party tools and APIs
Tailor your setup with OpenAPI, FIX API, and integrations such as TradingView and MultiCharts.
More reasons to trade FX with Saxo
With Saxo, you’ll get an average execution speed of 0.009 seconds on market orders (October 2025 statistics) and no asymmetric slippage. Our fully customised orders offer you potential price improvements on every trade and an optimal balance between fill ratio and price level.
To protect you from being stopped out early, we trigger stop orders on the opposite side of the spread, based on a neutral price from a primary inter-bank venue.
We fully disclose our dealing practices and never trade against you in the market.
With tiered margin, the average margin requirement (“blended margin requirement”) increases with the level of exposure. As the level of exposure decreases, the margin requirement also decreases.
We use a tiered margin methodology for FX spot, forwards, and FX options.
You can connect to our stable, fast, flexible, and fully documented infrastructure. Tailor your setup with OpenAPI, FIX API, and plugins, including TradingView and MultiCharts.
Explore ways to connectWe’re a regulated Swiss bank. This means we’re under the supervision of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and comply with stringent reporting requirements and client management regulations.
Your deposits are protected up to CHF 100.000, in line with the Swiss deposit insurance scheme.
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Webinars
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Real-time news
Daily commentary and in-depth analysis across the global markets available directly in the platform -
Investment Themes
Easily find inspiration for your next investment with investment opportunities organized by sector, industry and market trends
Forex trading FAQs
There are benefits to trading FX that could enhance your portfolio, depending on your goals. Forex trading allows you to speculate on currency price movements and access the world's largest and most liquid financial market. It offers opportunities in both rising and falling markets, but it can be highly volatile and trading with leverage increases risk, so be sure to assess your risk tolerance.
With a Saxo account, you can trade currencies as spot, options, swaps, and forwards. You can check out our forex offering in our trading platform before even creating an account.
Explore available forex pairs
With a Saxo account, you can trade currencies as spot, options, swaps, and forwards. You can check out our forex offering in our trading platform before even creating an account.
Explore available forex pairs
To start trading forex, first be sure you understand the risks and that you research your investment choices beforehand. Once you have a trading account, you can start researching further and investing in FX. Our website and platform offer expert analysis, news, and more content to help you get started even before you have an account.
To learn about forex in general, the associated risks, and why forex can be a strategic trading product, you can check out our forex deep dive.
Read our forex deep dive
To learn about forex in general, the associated risks, and why forex can be a strategic trading product, you can check out our forex deep dive.
Read our forex deep dive
On our trading conditions page you can find information about market orders, order routing, exchange- and market-specific conditions, corporate actions, and more.
See trading conditionsRead our margin information page to find out more about initial and maintenance margin. You can also find details about professional margin rates and how to qualify.
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Review margin requirements
We offer you greater control of your trading via our fully customised orders.
See our published FX order execution statistics by month for our most traded FX spot currency pairs.
Our policy is designed to ensure client orders are executed promptly, efficiently, and with the best possible terms.
To open an individual account, a valid identification document (ID card or passport) will be all you need. You will be required to take a selfie in a second step.
Most sign-ups for individual accounts are approved digitally within a few minutes. However, since we cannot compromise on security checks, the process can take up to a few days.
Timing and processing for corporate account opening depend on each individual case and will be assessed at the time of the account opening request.