Exness minimum deposit: account types, payment methods and what a small balance means

What "minimum deposit" means

The minimum deposit is the smallest first payment you can send to open trading on a real account. Exness ties it to the account type you choose. Your payment method and your registered region can raise it.

The figures below come from Exness's own account pages and Help Center. Exness can change them, and they can differ for your region. Before you pay, check the current condition in the Exness Personal Area or on the official site.

Exness minimum deposit by account type

Exness groups its accounts into Standard types (Standard Cent and Standard) and Professional types (Pro, Zero and Raw Spread).

The Help Center summarises it this way:

• Standard and Standard Cent: the minimum first deposit is low; depends on payment method and/or location.
• Professional types (Pro, Zero, Raw Spread): the minimum first deposit is at least 200 USD (depending on regional requirements).

An Exness blog post gives a wider range: 10 to 300 USD (blog); elsewhere in the same post Pro-type 200 to 3000 USD, depending on region. That post contradicts itself, so treat the Help Center wording above as the reference. Treat the figure shown in your own Personal Area as final.

For a full comparison of the accounts beyond deposits, see Account types.

Exness minimum deposit in Pakistan and the payment method

Exness does not publish a public per-country list of payment methods or their limits. Shown only in the Personal Area; depends on registered region. So the method minimum that applies to you in Pakistan appears only after you register and sign in.

Why a payment method can set a higher minimum

The account-type minimum is a floor set by the broker. Each payment method runs through a provider, such as a card processor, a bank transfer system or an e-wallet. Providers have their own processing costs and limits. Where a provider's minimum is higher than the account minimum, the higher figure applies to that method. That is why the Standard minimum is described as from 10 USD; may vary by location or payment method.

On costs, the stated position is: Exness covers third-party costs; some deposit fees may apply on specific methods. The fee for your chosen method is shown when you make the deposit. Check it there before you confirm.

The deposit process in brief

The stated steps are: register and verify your account, choose one of the available payment methods, complete your deposit request. Deposits and withdrawals can be made 24/7. Verification (Verification) is part of this, and up to 24 hours is the stated time for document checks.

For card payments, Exness lists segregated accounts, OTP, PCI DSS, 3D Secure. Withdrawals go to own personal payment accounts only, so deposit from an account in your own name. More detail is on Deposits and withdrawals.

The Pakistani legal position

Read this before you send any money from Pakistan. First, per the SBP, remitting foreign exchange to overseas forex/margin/CFD platforms is not allowed through any payment channel (FERA s.5(1)). Also, per the SBP, the purchase of offshore forex/margin/CFD products by Pakistani residents violates section 4(1) of FERA 1947. These SBP statements do not name Exness, but they cover offshore forex and CFD platforms in general.

See Is Exness legal in Pakistan and Law and regulators before you decide anything.

What a small deposit means for position size and margin

A low entry amount makes it easy to open an account. It does not make trading safer. Leveraged CFD and forex trading can lose money fast, and a small balance can be wiped out by a few adverse moves.

Lot size and the cent account

A lot is the standard unit of trade size. The smallest order on most instruments is 0.01 lot. Some instruments have a different minimum (see Minimum lot size).

On a small Standard account, even the smallest lot can be a large share of the balance once the price moves against you. The Standard Cent account shows the balance and volume in cents:

• A 5 USD deposit gives a balance of 500 USC.
• 1 cent lot = 1,000 USD = 0.01 standard lot.

The cent account does not reduce risk per unit of money. It shows the same money in smaller units, so you can trade smaller volumes. Note that the cent account is demo not available. It runs on MT4 and MT5 (BTCUSDc, ETHUSDc not on MT4).

Margin, margin call and stop out

Margin is the part of your balance the platform sets aside to keep a leveraged position open. Leverage decides how much margin a given position needs. Higher leverage means less margin, but a much larger position relative to your money. See Leverage.

Two levels matter on a small account:

• Margin call is a warning level. Your equity has fallen to that share of the margin used.
• Stop out is the level at which the platform starts closing positions.

Stated levels: Standard Cent: margin call 60%, stop out 0%; Standard: margin call 60%, stop out 0%; Pro: margin call 30%, stop out 0%; Raw Spread: margin call 30%, stop out 0%; Zero: margin call 30%, stop out 0%. Exness also notes that 0% stop out not supported in some countries; may vary.

With a small deposit, a modest price move can bring you to stop out. If a stop out would leave the account negative, the stated rule is: balance reset to 0 after stop out. That limits the loss to your deposit. You can still lose the whole deposit. See Margin call and stop out and Negative balance protection.

Work out a position size before you trade

Use the calculator below to work out a position size. Enter your balance, the share of it you are prepared to risk on the trade, and the distance to your stop-loss. If the result is below the minimum lot for that instrument, your balance does not support that trade at that stop distance.

General principles are on Risk management and Calculators.

Practising before the first deposit

Registration creates a real Standard MT5 account and a demo Standard MT5 account. The demo account comes with 10,000 USD (virtual), which you can change via Set Balance in the Personal Area or Exness Trade app.

If you plan to start small on a real account, set the demo balance to the amount you would actually deposit. That shows you how margin and stop out behave at that size. See Demo account.

Frequent questions

What is the Exness min deposit for a Standard account?

The stated figure is from 10 USD; may vary by location or payment method. The amount shown in your Personal Area for your payment method is the one that applies.

Is the minimum deposit the same for Pro, Zero and Raw Spread?

Yes. All three are stated as from 200 USD, depending on geographic region.

Why does my payment method show a higher minimum than the account type?

Payment providers can set their own minimums and costs. When a method's minimum is higher than the account minimum, the higher figure applies to that method.

Can I deposit in PKR?

PKR appears in the Standard account currency list. Which methods and currencies you can actually use depends on your region and is shown in the Personal Area. See Account currency.

Are there deposit fees?

The stated position is: Exness covers third-party costs; some deposit fees may apply on specific methods. Check the fee shown for your method before you confirm the payment.

Does a small deposit limit what I can trade?

Yes. The minimum lot, the margin needed and the stop out level together decide whether a trade fits your balance. Use the lot calculator above to check before you open a position.

Is depositing from Pakistan allowed?

On payments, per the SBP, remitting foreign exchange to overseas forex/margin/CFD platforms is not allowed through any payment channel (FERA s.5(1)). Read Is Exness legal in Pakistan before you send any money.