What is Exness: a factual company profile

Short answer

Exness is an online broker. A broker is a company that gives you access to financial markets through a trading account. Exness offers contracts for difference (CFDs). A CFD is a contract where you trade on the price change of an asset, such as a currency pair, gold or an index, without owning the asset itself.

Key facts, as Exness publishes them:

Extrade Pakistan is an independent information site and a partner of Exness. We are not Exness. Conditions change, so check the current terms in the Exness Personal Area or on the official site before you rely on any of them.

Trading leveraged CFDs and forex can lose money fast, including the whole deposit. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to open an account or to trade.

The company behind the brand: entities and regulators

"Exness" is a group of separate companies. Each one is called an entity, and each holds its own licence from a financial regulator in a particular country. Which entity holds your account decides which rules and which regulator apply to you.

The regulators listed in the Exness FAQ: FSA Seychelles, CySEC*, FCA UK*, FSCA, CBCS, FSC BVI, FSC Mauritius, CMA Kenya, JSC, CMA UAE, FSC Belize. Entities marked as offering no retail services do not take ordinary individual traders.

To see which entity your own account belongs to: shown in the Personal Area footer. Exness does not publish which entity serves residents of Pakistan, so check it there. Details on each licence are on Entities and regulators.

Exness says its entities do not serve residents of certain places, including: USA, Canada, Iran, North Korea, Europe, the United Kingdom, Russia, Belarus, and others. See Restricted countries.

The position in Pakistan

None of the licences above is a Pakistani licence. Pakistani regulators have published the following:

• 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)).
• On residents buying offshore products: per the SBP, the purchase of offshore forex/margin/CFD products by Pakistani residents violates section 4(1) of FERA 1947.
• On platform status: per the SECP, offshore forex/CFD platforms operate without regulatory approval in Pakistan.
• On investor protection: per the SECP, offshore platforms have no Pakistani licence or oversight and offer no legal protection or recourse.
• SECP supervision: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), with trading in listed securities and commodities only via SECP-licensed securities and futures brokers.

The SBP and SECP texts we read do not name Exness, but they describe offshore forex and CFD platforms as a category. Read Is Exness legal and Law and regulators before you decide anything, and consider taking advice from a qualified Pakistani lawyer.

What you can trade

Exness lists over 200 CFD instruments. On the Standard account the instrument groups are: forex, metals, cryptocurrencies, energies, stocks, indices.

Some symbols use Exness's own names. For example, the Nasdaq-100 index is listed as USTEC, not US100 or NAS100. Gold against the dollar is XAUUSD.

Trading hours differ by instrument: indices differ by underlying instrument; servers run on UTC+0. More on Instruments and Trading hours.

Platforms

A trading platform is the software where you see prices, open and close trades and manage orders. Exness provides: Exness Terminal (web), MT WebTerminal (web, MT4/MT5), Exness Trade app (Android, iOS), MetaTrader 4 (desktop, Android, iOS), MetaTrader 5 (desktop, Android, iOS), MT4 MultiTerminal (Windows only).

• MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. Widely used third-party platforms. MT4 devices: desktop (Windows, Mac), Android, iOS. MT5 devices: desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux mentioned), Android, iOS. Supported versions: MT4 build 1440, MT5 build 4755 (from 01 July 2025).
• Exness Terminal. Web-based, no download; for Exness and MT5-based accounts.
• Exness Trade app. Android and iOS; MT5 accounts only; MT4 not supported in the app. Install it only from Google Play Store and Apple App Store; APK where Android stores are unavailable, through the official links.
• MT WebTerminal. Browser-based, MT4 and MT5.

Comparisons and setup are on Platforms and apps, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and Exness Trade app.

Account types

Exness splits accounts into Standard types and Professional types. On registration you get a real Standard MT5 account and a demo Standard MT5 account.

The spread is the difference between the buy and sell price. It is a cost you pay on every trade. Spreads can widen in volatile markets. Commission is a separate fee per lot on some accounts.

Margin call and stop-out levels by account: 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%. A margin call is a warning that your funds are running low against open positions. A stop-out is the level where the platform starts closing positions automatically. Note: 0% stop out not supported in some countries; may vary.

Clients registered from Pakistan: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan are on the list where swap-free status is assigned automatically. A swap is an overnight holding charge. See Swap-free accounts.

Full details are on Account types, Leverage and Margin call and stop out.

Customer support

Exness states: 24/7; homepage says 14 languages, indices page says 15. The language count differs between Exness's own pages, so check the current list on the official site. Contact routes and what to prepare before you write to them are on Customer support.

Deposits, withdrawals and protection

• Hours: 24/7.
• Payment methods: shown only in the Personal Area; depends on registered region.
• Fees: Exness covers third-party costs; some deposit fees may apply on specific methods.
• Withdrawals: to own personal payment accounts only; maximum up to free margin.
• "Instant" withdrawals: 'instant' means processed automatically; delivery time depends on the payment method.
• Payment security: segregated accounts, OTP, PCI DSS, 3D Secure.
• Negative balance protection: balance reset to 0 after stop out.

Keep in mind the SBP position on sending foreign exchange abroad for forex and CFD trading, described above. More on Deposits and withdrawals and Is Exness safe.

Before you open anything

• Read the client agreement for your entity: Client agreement.
• Practise on a demo account with virtual money: Demo account.
• Learn position sizing and loss limits: Risk management.
• Registration requires you to be 18+ years and to pass verification: Verification.

Leverage multiplies both gains and losses. A small price move against you can wipe out the funds in your account.

Frequent questions

What is Exness in simple terms?

A group of broker companies offering CFD trading on forex, metals, energies, crypto, stocks and indices through MetaTrader and its own platforms.

Who regulates Exness?

Different entities hold licences from different regulators: FSA Seychelles, CySEC*, FCA UK*, FSCA, CBCS, FSC BVI, FSC Mauritius, CMA Kenya, JSC, CMA UAE, FSC Belize. None is a Pakistani regulator.

How long has Exness been operating?

Exness states it has operated since 2,008 year.

Which Exness company would hold my account?

It depends on where you register. Shown in the Personal Area footer.

Is this page an Exness review with a rating?

No. We do not rank or score brokers. This page lists published facts so you can check them yourself.

Is trading with Exness legal in Pakistan?

The SBP and SECP have published restrictions on offshore forex and CFD platforms. Read Is Exness legal and seek qualified legal advice.

Can I lose more than my deposit?

Exness states: balance reset to 0 after stop out. You can still lose your entire deposit, and losses can happen fast.