Add, remove, duplicate, and link modules to create a customised layout
Flexible placement of modules like Trade Blotter or Depth Trader to fit your needs
Dark, Iceberg, Implementation Shortfall, and more strategies
Available on major US, European, and Asian markets
Modify orders without the need to cancel and replace them
Trailing stops, stop-limit orders, account-wide protections, margin alerts, and more
Desktop-only features like FX exposure monitoring and bulk order cancellation or position management
Level 2 order book trading (across 40+ exchanges with subscription)
Real-time order placement and management
Real-time trade tape of all order executions (subscription required)
Trade details: time, price, and volume
Market transparency to track activity and confirm momentum
Multi-leg tickets with risk-adjusted pricing
Options risk ladder (ORL) to model portfolio exposure
Delta-based strike selection in single-leg tickets
You can also use SaxoTrader on your phone or in your browser to access your positions and trade wherever you are.
iOS app (iPhone and iPad)Our portfolio-based margin model enables risk netting across product types and positions. This model is exclusively available to those who qualify for professional status, which allows you to waive certain protections to trade with greater flexibility.
To avoid extra currency conversion fees, choose from 24 different currencies and open up to 4 currency sub-accounts. The available currencies and number of sub-accounts that can be opened depend on your account type and country of residence.
Learn about sub-accountsWith 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.
We have two platforms/apps available, depending on the products and tools you need.
SaxoTrader is our more advanced trading platform for web, mobile, or desktop. You get detailed analytics, complex charting, and all the sophisticated tools needed for trading. SaxoTrader has our full range of products, including products traded on margin and with leverage. With the desktop-only app, you can customise windows across multiple screens to allow for more comprehensive analysis and a setup that works for your strategy.
SaxoInvestor is our straightforward, all-in-one platform for web or mobile with a detailed portfolio overview, in-depth analysis, easy-to-use charts and tools, and plenty of inspirational content. SaxoInvestor includes stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs.
With a Saxo account, you automatically get access to both platforms and can switch between the two.
On help.saxo, you can find an introduction to SaxoTrader with a platform walkthrough video and a downloadable platform guide. You can also check out our video guides for more tutorials and answers to questions about using our trading and investing platforms.
In the unlikely event of SCML going into liquidation, all our clients would have their share of the segregated money or segregated assets returned, minus administrators’ costs in handling and distributing these funds. Any shortfall of funds of up to GBP 85,000 may be compensated for under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (‘FSCS’). The FSCS is the compensation fund of last resort for customers of authorised financial services firms.
See investment protection detailsThat depends on the account type you open.
For an individual account, these are the documents you’ll need to provide:
Most sign-ups for individual accounts are approved digitally within a few minutes. However, since we cannot compromise on security checks, the process can sometimes take longer. If all documents you provided meet requirements, we’ll process your application within 2 working days.
If you provide clear copies of all required documents, corporate accounts will generally be approved in about 1 week.
