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Trade 70+ currency pairs.

The world's deepest market, accessed with institutional spreads from 0.0 pips and leverage up to 1:1000. Major, minor and exotic pairs — all on MT5.

70+
Currency Pairs
0.0
Min. Spread (pips)
1:1000
Max Leverage
24/5
Market Hours

Three reasons. No fine print.

01

Direct MT5 execution

We own our MetaTrader 5 server stack. No third-party routing, no bridge-layer slippage, no opaque hand-offs between your broker and the market.

02

Raw institutional pricing

Access to interbank liquidity with spreads from 0.0 pips on Classic accounts. NoCom folds all cost into a competitive, predictable spread — zero commission.

03

Swap-free when you need it

Islamic / swap-free accounts available on all three account tiers, with no hidden administrative fees replacing the swap charge.

Every pair, by the numbers.

SymbolBidAskSpread (pips)Swap LongSwap ShortContract SizeHours
EUR/USD1.08461.08470.1−3.8−0.7100,00024/5
GBP/USD1.26821.26830.4−2.5−1.1100,00024/5
USD/JPY149.81149.830.6−0.3−8.2100,00024/5
AUD/USD0.65880.65890.3−1.8−2.4100,00024/5
USD/CAD1.36451.36470.7−1.5−3.2100,00024/5
USD/CHF0.90870.90890.51.2−4.1100,00024/5
NZD/USD0.59820.59840.6−1.2−2.8100,00024/5
EUR/GBP0.85520.85540.6−2.10.4100,00024/5
EUR/JPY162.48162.510.9−4.2−5.4100,00024/5
GBP/JPY190.05190.091.2−2.8−7.1100,00024/5
USD/ZAR18.74218.7551.3−12.85.2100,00024/5
USD/TRY32.18832.2142.6−48.512.4100,00024/5

What a trade costs.

Worked example — 1 standard lot EUR/USD on a Classic account.

Trade Parameters
SymbolEUR/USD
Position size1.00 lot
(100,000 EUR)
Account typeClassic
Spread at entry0.1 pips
Commission$8.00 / lot
(round turn)
Required margin$108.47
(at 1:1000)

Spread cost at entry equals the spread in pips multiplied by pip value. For EUR/USD, one pip on one standard lot is worth $10, so a 0.1 pip spread costs $1 at entry.

Commission is $8 round-turn — $4 to open, $4 to close. Total transaction cost is spread + commission.

On NoCom the same trade has zero commission but a wider 0.8 pip spread — total cost $8. Pick the account that matches how you trade.

$9.00
Total cost — round turn

Read the real driver.

A currency pair moves because one currency strengthens or weakens relative to the other — not because the pair itself has momentum. The strength meter aggregates the major's performance across every cross to surface which side of the pair is doing the work.

In the snapshot opposite, USD is the dominant currency and JPY is the laggard — meaning USD/JPY isn't really an entry on yen weakness; it's an entry on dollar strength. Knowing which is which changes which catalysts you watch.

USD
CHF
EUR
CAD
GBP
AUD
NZD
JPY
Illustrative snapshot · 0 = weakest, 10 = strongest

The FX market never sleeps. Your liquidity does.

Forex runs 24 hours from Monday open in Sydney to Friday close in New York, but spreads and volatility cluster around four overlapping sessions. The Tokyo–London handover and the London–New York overlap are when most of the day's range prints.

SessionOpen (UTC)Close (UTC)Most Liquid PairsStatus
Sydney21:00 (Sun)06:00AUD/USD, NZD/USD, AUD/JPYClosed
Tokyo00:0009:00USD/JPY, EUR/JPY, GBP/JPYClosed
London07:0016:00EUR/USD, GBP/USD, EUR/GBPOpen
New York12:0021:00EUR/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPYOpen
London–New York Overlap12:0016:00All majors — peak liquidity windowOpen

Status indicators are illustrative. Server time on UE Capital's MT5 infrastructure is GMT+2 in winter and GMT+3 in summer, aligned with the New York close.

The vocabulary, defined.

The terms every Forex trader is assumed to know but rarely sees defined precisely. Bookmark this page or download the full glossary in the Education hub.

Pip Percentage in Point
The standard unit of price movement for most currency pairs. For pairs quoted to four decimal places (EUR/USD, GBP/USD), one pip equals 0.0001. For JPY pairs quoted to two decimals, one pip equals 0.01.
Lot
A standardised trade size. One standard lot equals 100,000 units of the base currency. Mini lots are 10,000; micro lots are 1,000. UE Capital supports trade sizes from 0.01 lot upward.
Spread
The difference between the bid (sell) and ask (buy) price. Spread is the principal cost of a Forex transaction. Tighter spreads reduce break-even distance on every trade.
Swap
The interest rate differential between the two currencies in a pair, charged or credited overnight on open positions. Swap can be positive or negative depending on direction and rate differential.
Leverage
A ratio that lets you control a larger notional position with smaller capital. 1:100 leverage means $1,000 controls $100,000 of currency. Higher leverage amplifies both gains and losses; treat it as a tool, not a feature.
Margin
The deposit your broker requires to open and maintain a leveraged position. Calculated as notional value divided by leverage. Falling equity can trigger a margin call or stop-out.
Slippage
The difference between expected and actual fill price. Caused by latency, volatility, or thin liquidity. Both negative and positive slippage occur; UE Capital reports both in trade records.
Stop-out
The level at which a broker automatically closes losing positions to prevent equity going negative. UE Capital stop-out is 20 % of required margin on retail accounts — the regulatory standard.
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