Two trading accounts are automatically created in your Personal Area (PA) after registration: a real Standard MT5 and a demo Standard MT5.
Demo account
Demo accounts allow you to trade various instruments with virtual equity. The market conditions for demo accounts are similar to those of real accounts, making them ideal for practicing strategies. Demo accounts are available for every trading account type except Standard Cent.
Find out more in our article about demo trading accounts.
Real account
A real account allows you to trade with a variety of trading instruments with real funds, creating real-time value after closing each trade.
Differences
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Real accounts |
Demo accounts |
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Use real funds |
Use virtual funds |
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Real account cannot be deleted, only archived. |
Demo accounts are deleted, not archived. |
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Real accounts on MT4 are archived after 90 days of inactivity* and account balance of less than 10 USD. |
Demo accounts on MT4 are deleted after 180 days of inactivity*. |
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For MT5, real accounts are archived after 3 days of inactivity* and account balance of less than 0.01 USD OR: |
Demo accounts on MT5 are deleted after 21 days of inactivity* (for some servers 7 to 14 days) |
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After 14 days of inactivity and an account balance of less than 1 USD OR: |
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After 30 days of inactivity and an account balance of less than 10 USD. |
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Real accounts can be reactivated. |
Demo accounts cannot be reactivated after deletion. |
*Inactivity refers to the lack of trading operations or balance operations. You must log in and perform these activities to keep an account active.
Note that receiving partner rebates is also considered as a balance operation.
For technical reasons, trading accounts may be archived or deleted within less than the times specified above.