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FAQ

How can I open an investment account at XTB?


You can open a real account at any of our international offices or by printing and filling out the documents available on our website.

Who are we?


X-Trade Brokers DM S.A. is a licensed brokerage house operating within the European Union, according to European Union Directive 93/22/EEC of 10 May 1993 on investment services in the securities field. The activity of the company is being controlled by the Polish Securities and Exchange Commission. XTB offers access to Warsaw Stock Exchange and has branch offices in Europie: Czech Republic, Spain, Slovakia, Germany and  Romania. Affiliate partner company of XTB is X-Trade Brokers Ukraine.

The history of the X-Trade group dates back to 2002 and the establishment of X-Trade Ltd. From that moment we have continued to develop successful relations with our clients, creating new level of quality on the retail investment market in Europe. We have been awarded with the title of Best-in-class broker in Eastern Europe, according to the journal "Money Markets", published by the company “Callender Media“. This is the result of a 2005/06 FOREX Platform & Brokerage Review - aimed at distinguishing the best brokers operating on European and USA FX retail market.

What is the minimum deposit?

The minimum deposit to open an account is 2000 USD, EUR or PLN
Depends from the country you want to open an account. Approx level is around 500 euro.

Does the XTB-Trader platform provide the current (online) exchange rates?

Yes. The XTB-Trader system provides actual and real quotations, and most importantly, those are transaction prices.

On what currency pairs investors can trade using the XTB-Trader platform?

XTB offers investors 40 currency pairs (as CFDs and options): EUR/PLN, EUR/USD, EUR/SEK, EUR/AUD, EUR/CAD, EUR/NOK, EUR/JPY, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, USD/PLN, USD/SEK, USD/JPY, USD/CHF, USD/CZK, USD/CAD, USD/NOK, USD/ZAR, USD/MXN, AUD/USD, AUD/JPY, AUD/NZD, GBP/JPY, GBP/CHF, GBP/PLN, GBP/USD, GBP/AUD, GBP/NZD, NZD/USD, CHF/JPY, CHF/PLN.

The full list of derivatives can be found in here.

Besides currencies, on what other markets can investor trade at XTB?

In addition to currencies, XTB offers investors the possibility of trading CFD and options contracts based on 19 listed indices (including the WSE WIG 20, the S&P500 or Nikkei 225), 26 commodities - including oil, gold, gasoline, corn, shares of foreign companies (including Microsoft, GE , Nokia, Intel and many more), and U.S. (TNote) or German (Bunds and Shatz) government bonds.
In addition to currency, commodities and foreign exchanges, we offer full access to the Warsaw Stock Exchange - the spot market and derivatives.

What is the minimum unit of transaction?

The minimum unit of transaction is 0.1 lots for CFD contracts based on currencies and 0.03 lots for commodities.

What is the deposit (margin) amount?

The deposit (margin) is 1% of the nominal value of the contract in case of currencies, 2% in case of indices and 3% in case of commodities.
In the case of investing more than 50 000 euros or 75 000 U.S dollars, the deposit increases with the increase in the balance