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Basic account

The lowest entry in the range at USD 50, with the most leverage and the widest pricing.

At a glance

Entry deposit
USD 50
Maximum leverage
Up to 1:1000
FX markup
2.5 pips
Commission per lot, FX and gold
None

Why Basic

What this plan is for

Basic is the account IB networks introduce clients on. It opens from USD 50, charges no commission on FX or gold, and carries the highest leverage available at up to 1:1000. The cost is entirely in the spread: a 2.5 pip markup on the majors, the widest of the five groups.

A first live account

USD 50 opens the account, and 0.01 lot sizing keeps each position small enough to learn from without committing meaningful capital.

No commission to track

Nothing is charged per lot on FX or gold. The whole cost sits in the spread, which is simple to reason about even though it is not cheap.

The most room

Leverage up to 1:1000 with a stop out at 30% gives a small balance more room than any other group — in both directions.

Before you choose

The trade-off worth knowing

Basic in plain terms

Basic is the most expensive group to trade by a wide margin. The 2.5 pip markup is roughly USD 25 per standard lot round turn on a USD-quoted major, against about USD 13 on Pro and USD 8 on ECN. On gold the gap is far starker: USD 2.50 an ounce is about USD 250 a lot, where ECN costs about USD 8. At 1:1000 a 1% move against a fully margined position is the account. The low entry and the high leverage are the same decision — USD 50 can only reach a tradeable size through leverage, and leverage is also what empties it.

Account schedule

Every recorded condition on the Basic group

These are the values from the trading group configuration, read down this group's column.

FeatureBasic
Suited toRetail traders introduced by IB networks
Entry depositUSD 50
Maximum leverageUp to 1:1000
Selectable leverage1:10, 1:100, 1:200, 1:300, 1:500, 1:700, 1:1000
FX markup2.5 pips
Commission per lot, FX and goldNone
Commission per lot, indices, crypto and sharesUSD 20
Gold markup per ounceUSD 2.50
Margin call level70%
Stop out level30%
Margin modePercentage
Minimum volume and step0.01 / 0.01 lots
ExecutionMarket; LP supported
Bonus and creditManual
SwapSwap free on FX and gold; normal swaps on indices, crypto and shares
Base currencyUSD
FX contract size1 lot equals 100,000 base units
Gold contract size1 lot equals 100 troy ounces
Priced instrumentsSeven major FX pairs and XAUUSD
Platform accessMetaTrader 5

Conditions vary

Spreads, leverage, commissions, swaps, execution quality and product availability vary by instrument, account type, market conditions, client classification and jurisdiction. Values shown as from or up to describe possible conditions and are not guaranteed for every trade.

The other plans

How the rest of the range compares

Seven conditions separate the five groups. Everything else on the schedule is the same across all of them.

FeatureBasicStandardProECNElite
Entry depositUSD 50USD 200USD 500USD 5,000USD 10,000
Maximum leverageUp to 1:1000Up to 1:1000Up to 1:500Up to 1:200Up to 1:100
FX markup2.5 pips2.0 pips1.3 pipsRaw, no markupRaw, no markup
Commission per lot, FX and goldNoneNoneNoneUSD 8USD 5
Gold markup per ounceUSD 2.50USD 2.00USD 1.30NoneNone
Commission per lot, indices, crypto and sharesUSD 20USD 20USD 15USD 8USD 5
Stop out level30%30%50%50%80%

Questions

Basic questions

It is enough to open the account and place 0.01 lot positions. Whether it is enough to trade a given instrument depends on that instrument's margin requirement and your stop distance. A balance this size is consumed quickly by normal market movement, and leverage up to 1:1000 accelerates that both ways.

Next step

Open a Basic account

Complete verification, then confirm the live conditions shown in the client portal before funding.

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