The Backcom VN editorial team
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Exness has five account types, and the rebate between them varies by nearly five times.
Choosing the wrong one is the quietest way to lose money, because it repeats on every trade.
Five account types
| Account type | Rebate | Minimum deposit | Spread from | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $8.5 / lot | From $10 | 0.2 pips | None |
| Standard Cent | $14.4 | From $10 | 0.3 pips | None |
| Pro | $9 | From $10 | 0.1 pips | None |
| Raw Spread | $3 / lot | $1,000 | 0.0 pips | $3.5/lot |
| Zero | $3.0 / lot | $1,000 | 0.0 pips | From $0.05 |
Source: the account-type table on the
Exness page. Rebate levels are published by the broker and can
change.
How to read this table properly
The easiest misreading: a high rebate does not mean cheap.
Standard Cent pays $14.40 a lot — the highest in the table — because its spread is wider. Raw Spread pays $3
but starts from 0.0 pips plus $3.50 commission per lot. The large rebate comes out of a large underlying
cost.
The figure to compare is net cost = spread +
commission − rebate, calculated on your real monthly lots.
Choosing by how you trade
Few trades, small capital
Standard — from $10, no commission, simple arithmetic. At $8.50 a lot the rebate strikes a
good balance against the underlying cost.
Practising with real money
Standard Cent — the converted volume is 100
times smaller so the risk per trade is tiny. Note that for exactly that reason, the rebate you actually
receive is correspondingly small however high the per-lot figure.
High volume, needing good execution
Raw Spread or Zero — from 0.0 pips, with the cost in the commission. But
the minimum is $1,000 and the rebate is far lower. Worth it only when the volume is large enough that the
spread saving exceeds what you give up in rebate.
A tight spread without commission
Pro — from 0.1 pips, no commission, from $10, $9 a lot in rebate. The most balanced option
in the table for anyone trading regularly.
The calculation to do before choosing
Take the lots you really trade each month and work it out for the two types you are weighing:
- Gross cost = (spread in pips × pip value) +
round-turn commission - Less the rebate × number of lots
The final figure usually inverts the intuition. Which is why there is no general answer to “which type is
best” — it depends on your volume.
One note when switching type
If you open a new account rather than converting, the new account has to be linked again. Otherwise the
volume you trade on it will not be counted for the rebate.
This article is for information only and is not investment advice. Conditions and fee levels are published by the brokers and can change at any time — check with the broker you actually use. Leveraged forex and CFD trading carries a high level of risk and can cost you your entire deposit.
The Backcom VN editorial team
The Backcom VN editorial team tracks forex trading costs: the fee schedules, rebate levels and licences of eight brokers, together with the market figures that feed into the cost of each trade. Every number we publish carries a public source and the date it was accessed, so you can check it yourself.
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