CFDs are complex financial products and come with a high risk of losing money.

73.8% of retail client accounts lose money trading CFDs with this provider.

You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Trading

Professional trading account

Go PRO and get access to higher leverage. You can also earn a PRO welcome bonus* and qualify for our popular premium account packages. We even offer cash rebates for your trades and lower your trading costs. What’s not to like?

Ready to apply or reclassify your account?

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PRO account benefits

  • Lower margins give you access to higher leverage on major indices, FX pairs, metals and other instruments.
  • Cash rebates give you money back each month, depending on your trading volume.
  • Earn extra cash bonus with our cash bonus offers when you open a Professional account. Terms apply.
  • Experienced relationship managers help you with your account matters so you can focus on your trading goals.
  • Enjoy access to exclusive premium events.
  • A three-month trial of TradingView Premium subscription.

Know the risks of being a professional trading account holder

  • You don’t get Negative Balance Protection
  • You waive the right to receive a Financial Services Guide (FSG).
  • You waive the right to receive a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).
  • You may lose the right to compensation and complaint handling arrangements. This remains at the discretion of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA).

Earn a welcome bonus

As a new professional trading account holder, you could qualify for a welcome bonus of up to $10,000*. All you have to do is deposit funds into your account within the first 30 days and meet the below minimum trading requirements within 90 days from the time you deposit funds into your account.

Tiers Deposit amount Minimum notional volume requirements Welcome bonus
#1 $5,000 to $29,999.99 $10,000,000 $2,000
#2 $30,000 to $49,999.99 $30,000,000 $5,000
#3 $50,000 plus $60,000,000 $10,000

*Terms apply. See the full terms and conditions of this offer.

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Refer a friend and earn up to $1,000 each

Know a professional trader who doesn’t have an OANDA account yet? Refer them today and you could both earn up to $1,000* each when they meet the minimum trading requirements within 90 days.

*See full Terms and conditions.

Compare our trading accounts

Retail and professional trading account offer.

Features Retail (spread only
OR raw spreads + commission)
Professional (spread only
OR raw spreads + commission)
Professional Plus
(spread only OR raw spreads + commission)
Available leverage Up to 30:1 Up to 200:1 Up to 300:1
Volume-based rebates No Yes Yes
Cash bonus offers No Yes Yes
Premium events No Yes Yes
Premium trading tool subscriptions No Yes Yes
Client funds segregation Yes Yes Yes
Hedging account No Yes Yes
Negative balance protection Yes No No
Access to FSG Yes No No
Access to PDS Yes No No
Compensation anddispute resolution Yes At AFCA's discretion At AFCA's discretion

Margins

See margin rates for professional accounts:

Qualifying for our professional trading account

To trade using a professional trading account, you must qualify as either a ‘wholesale client’ or ‘sophisticated investor’, based on the specific criteria listed below.

Whole Sale Clients

Wholesale clients

To qualify as a wholesale client, you’ll need to:

  • Demonstrate your knowledge by completing a short online test.
  • Have assets of at least $2.5 million, or gross annual earnings of at least $250,000 for the last two years.
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Sophisticated investors

To qualify as a sophisticated investor, you’ll need to:

  • Demonstrate your knowledge by completing a short online test.
  • Have placed a minimum of 50 leveraged derivative trades per quarter for at least four quarters in the preceding three years, with a notional value of $500,000 or more each quarter.
  • You can demonstrate this experience from your OANDA account or another provider (or a combination of both).

We cannot guarantee you will meet the qualifying standards needed to be a wholesale client or sophisticated investor. If you do qualify, you will be upgraded to our professional trading account.

We won’t be able to assess you as a wholesale client or sophisticated investor if you:

  • Trade derivatives in connection with a business, or
  • Have not traded derivatives previously

Need more information?

To learn more about OANDA’s professional trading account or how you might qualify as a wholesale client or sophisticated investor, please contact Daivd Villagra email sales-anz@oanda.com.

David Villagra

David Villagra

Direct: 02 8243 7112

dvillagra@oanda.com

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