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Forex Trading Australia Guide for Beginners

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In this article you can find a practical and basic guide for beginners to understanding what is the forex market in Australia, how to trade forex, and how to open a forex trading account in 3 steps.

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Top 5 Forex brokers regulated in Australia

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Top 5 Forex Brokers regulated in United Kingdom

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Top 5 Forex Brokers

ActivTrades

4.9/5
Founded
2001
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
FCA, SCB & CSSF
Max. Leverage (PRO)
1:400
Headquarters
London, Luxembourg, Bahamas
Min. Deposit
$0
Average Execution
Under 0.004 sec
Platforms
ActivTrader, MT4, MT5
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30 (UK/EU) / 1:200
Negative Balance Protection
Yes
EUR/USD Spread
From 0.5 pips
GBP/USD Spread
From 0.8 pips
EUR/USD Spread
From 0.8 pips
Inactivity Fees
$10
Accounts
Demo, Pro, Standard, Islamic
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, crypto, ETFs, Bonds
Free Demo Account
Open Account
83% of retail CFD accounts lose money

AvaTrade

4.8/5
Founded
2006 in Ireland
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
Central Bank Of Ireland, CySEC, FSC, ASIC, FSCA, FSA, and ADGM
Max. Leverage (PRO)
-
Headquarters
AVA Trade EU Ltd / Dublin (Ireland)
Min. Deposit
From $100
Average Execution
Fast
Platforms
MT4, MT5 ,Web Based, iOS and Android
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30(UK/EU/AU) / 1:400(FSC)
Negative Balance Protection
Yes
EUR/USD Spread
0.5
GBP/USD Spread
1.2
EUR/USD Spread
1.5
Inactivity Fees
$50 per quarter
Accounts
Demo, Retail, Professional, and Islamic
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, Bonds, Indices, Commodities, Shares, Options and crypto(*)
Free Demo Account
Open Account
76% of retail CFD accounts lose money

MultiBank

4.8/5
Founded
2005
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
ESCA (UAE), ASIC, AUSTRAC, BAFIN, CIMA, FSC, FMA, MAS, TFG, VFSC
Max. Leverage (PRO)
N/A
Headquarters
Dubai (UAE)
Min. Deposit
$250
Average Execution
0.000000001 sec
Platforms
MT4, MT5, MultiBank Trader 4, MultiBank Trader 5, Web Trader, Social Trading
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30 (EU/AU) / 1:500 ( US/International)
Negative Balance Protection
Yes
EUR/USD Spread
0.1
GBP/USD Spread
0.5
EUR/USD Spread
0.5
Inactivity Fees
Yes, $60/month
Accounts
Demo, Standard, Pro, ECN
Instruments
Forex, CFDs*(commodities, metals, indices, shares, crypto*)
This broker is under review by our team
[pokageo_hide codes="US"]71.6% of retail CFD accounts lose money [/pokageo_hide]
[pokageo_show codes="US"] Risk Warning: your capital is at risk [/pokageo_show]

Pepperstone

4.8/5
Founded
2010
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
ASIC, SCB, FCA, DFSA, CMA, CySEC
Max. Leverage (PRO)
1:500
Headquarters
Melbourne, Bahamas, London, Dubai, Cyprus
Min. Deposit
$0
Average Execution
under 0.03 sec
Platforms
MT4,MT5, Web based, desktop, iOS and Android
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30(UK/EU/AU) / 1:200(SCB)
Negative Balance Protection
Yes
EUR/USD Spread
From 0.10 pips
GBP/USD Spread
From 0.10 pips
EUR/USD Spread
From 0.10 pips
Inactivity Fees
$0
Accounts
Demo, Standard, Razor, Islamic
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, crypto, ETFs
Free Demo Account
Open Account
Between 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money

Plus500

4.8/5
Founded
2008
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
ASIC, MAS, FCA,FMA, CySEC and FSA
Max. Leverage (PRO)
1:300
Headquarters
Haifa (Israel)
Min. Deposit
$100
Average Execution
Fast
Platforms
Web Based, iOS, Android and Windows phone
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30 (UK-EU-AU) / 1:300
Negative Balance Protection
Yes (UK, EEA, and AU clients)
EUR/USD Spread
Variable
GBP/USD Spread
Variable
EUR/USD Spread
Variable
Inactivity Fees
$10/month
Accounts
Demo, Standard and Islamic
Instruments
CFDs on Indices, Forex, Commodities, Shares, Options and crypto*
This broker is under review by our team
86% of retail CFD accounts lose money
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Top 5 Forex Brokers

ActivTrades

4.9/5
Founded
2001
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
FCA, SCB & CSSF
Max. Leverage (PRO)
1:400
Headquarters
London, Luxembourg, Bahamas
Min. Deposit
$0
Average Execution
Under 0.004 sec
Platforms
ActivTrader, MT4, MT5
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30 (UK/EU) / 1:200
Negative Balance Protection
Yes
EUR/USD Spread
From 0.5 pips
GBP/USD Spread
From 0.8 pips
EUR/USD Spread
From 0.8 pips
Inactivity Fees
$10
Accounts
Demo, Pro, Standard, Islamic
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, crypto, ETFs, Bonds
Free Demo Account
Open Account
83% of retail CFD accounts lose money

AvaTrade

4.8/5
Founded
2006 in Ireland
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
Central Bank Of Ireland, CySEC, FSC, ASIC, FSCA, FSA, and ADGM
Max. Leverage (PRO)
-
Headquarters
AVA Trade EU Ltd / Dublin (Ireland)
Min. Deposit
From $100
Average Execution
Fast
Platforms
MT4, MT5 ,Web Based, iOS and Android
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30(UK/EU/AU) / 1:400(FSC)
Negative Balance Protection
Yes
EUR/USD Spread
0.5
GBP/USD Spread
1.2
EUR/USD Spread
1.5
Inactivity Fees
$50 per quarter
Accounts
Demo, Retail, Professional, and Islamic
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, Bonds, Indices, Commodities, Shares, Options and crypto(*)
Free Demo Account
Open Account
76% of retail CFD accounts lose money

MultiBank

4.8/5
Founded
2005
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
ESCA (UAE), ASIC, AUSTRAC, BAFIN, CIMA, FSC, FMA, MAS, TFG, VFSC
Max. Leverage (PRO)
N/A
Headquarters
Dubai (UAE)
Min. Deposit
$250
Average Execution
0.000000001 sec
Platforms
MT4, MT5, MultiBank Trader 4, MultiBank Trader 5, Web Trader, Social Trading
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30 (EU/AU) / 1:500 ( US/International)
Negative Balance Protection
Yes
EUR/USD Spread
0.1
GBP/USD Spread
0.5
EUR/USD Spread
0.5
Inactivity Fees
Yes, $60/month
Accounts
Demo, Standard, Pro, ECN
Instruments
Forex, CFDs*(commodities, metals, indices, shares, crypto*)
This broker is under review by our team
[pokageo_hide codes="US"]71.6% of retail CFD accounts lose money [/pokageo_hide]
[pokageo_show codes="US"] Risk Warning: your capital is at risk [/pokageo_show]

Pepperstone

4.8/5
Founded
2010
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
ASIC, SCB, FCA, DFSA, CMA, CySEC
Max. Leverage (PRO)
1:500
Headquarters
Melbourne, Bahamas, London, Dubai, Cyprus
Min. Deposit
$0
Average Execution
under 0.03 sec
Platforms
MT4,MT5, Web based, desktop, iOS and Android
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30(UK/EU/AU) / 1:200(SCB)
Negative Balance Protection
Yes
EUR/USD Spread
From 0.10 pips
GBP/USD Spread
From 0.10 pips
EUR/USD Spread
From 0.10 pips
Inactivity Fees
$0
Accounts
Demo, Standard, Razor, Islamic
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, crypto, ETFs
Free Demo Account
Open Account
Between 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money

Plus500

4.8/5
Founded
2008
Segregated Accounts
Yes
Regulation
ASIC, MAS, FCA,FMA, CySEC and FSA
Max. Leverage (PRO)
1:300
Headquarters
Haifa (Israel)
Min. Deposit
$100
Average Execution
Fast
Platforms
Web Based, iOS, Android and Windows phone
Max. Leverage (Retail)*
1:30 (UK-EU-AU) / 1:300
Negative Balance Protection
Yes (UK, EEA, and AU clients)
EUR/USD Spread
Variable
GBP/USD Spread
Variable
EUR/USD Spread
Variable
Inactivity Fees
$10/month
Accounts
Demo, Standard and Islamic
Instruments
CFDs on Indices, Forex, Commodities, Shares, Options and crypto*
This broker is under review by our team
86% of retail CFD accounts lose money
SEE ALL BROKERS

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