How to Register and Trade Forex at Octa
How to Register Account at Octa
How to Register a Trading Account
To open a trading account, please, follow the step-by-step instruction:
1. Press the Open Account button.
The Open Account button is located at the top right corner of the webpage. If youre having trouble locating it, you can access the registration form using the signup page link.
2. Fill in your details.
After pressing the Open Account button, youll come across a registration form asking you to fill in your details. After filling in your details, press the Open Account button below the form. If youve selected to sign up with Facebook or Google, fill in the missing information and press continue.
3. Verify your email address.
After providing your details and submitting the form, youll be sent a confirmation email. After locating and opening the email, press Confirm.
4. Fill in your personal details.
Following confirming your email, youll be redirected to our website to fill in your personal details. The information provided must be accurate, relevant, up-to-date, and subject to KYC standards and verification. Please notice that you need to be of a legal age to trade Forex.
5. Select a trading platform.
Next, youll need to choose which trading platform you want to use. Be prompted to select between either a real or a demo account.
To understand which account is best for you, you should check our detailed comparison of Forex accounts and their types and compare trading platform features from Octa. Most clients typically choose the MT4 platform.
Once youve selected your desired platform, youll need to choose whether you want to open a real or a free demo account. A real account uses real money, while a demo account allows you to use virtual currency with no risks.
While you cannot withdraw funds from the demo account, you will be able to practice strategies and become acquainted with the platform without a hassle.
6. Complete account choice.
- After choosing a platform, press Continue to finalize your account creation.
- You will see a summary of your account, including:
- Account number
- Account type (demo or real)
- Currency of your account (EUR or USD)
- Leverage (you can always change it in your account later)
- Current balance
7. Make your first deposit and submit a verification document for withdrawal.
You can then make your first deposit, or you can first complete the verification process.
Please, notice that according to our AML and KYC policies, our clients must verify their accounts by providing the required documents. We request only one document from our Indonesian clients. You need to take a photo of your KTP or SIM and submit it. This way validates you are a sole holder of a trading account and ensures no unauthorized access.
Following the steps above allows you to create a trading account on Octa. To start trading, you need to initiate the deposit process.
Read how to deposit at Octa.
Before opening an account, it’s important to familiarise yourself with this information:
- Please, read the customer agreement thoroughly before you open an account.
- Forex margin trading involves substantial risks. Before entering the Forex market, you need to be aware of the risks involved.
- AML and KYC policies are in place to protect accounts from unauthorized access. To secure transactions, we require documents verification.
How to Register with a Facebook account
Also, you have an option to open your account through web by Facebook and you can do that in just few simple steps:1. Click on Facebook button
2. Facebook login window will be opened, where you will need to enter your email address that you used to register in Facebook
3. Enter the password from your Facebook account
4. Click on “Log In”
Once you’ve clicked on the “Log in” button, Octa is requesting access to: Your name and profile picture and email address. Click Continue...
After That You will be automatically redirected to the Octa platform.
How to Register with a Google+ account
1. To sign up with a Google+ account, click on the corresponding button in the registration form.
2. In the new window that opens, enter your phone number or email and click “Next”.
3. Then enter the password for your Google account and click “Next”.
After that, follow the instructions sent from the service to your email address.
Octa Android App
If you have an Android mobile device you will need to download the official Octa mobile app from Google Play or here. Simply search for “Octa – Mobile Trading” app and download it on your device.
The mobile version of the trading platform is exactly the same as web version of it. Consequently, there won’t be any problems with trading and transferring funds. Moreover, Octa trading app for Android is considered to be the best app for online trading. Thus, it has a high rating in the store.
FAQ of Account Opening
I already have an account with Octa. How do I open a new trading account?
- Sign in to your Personal Area with your registration email address and Personal Area password.
- Click Create account button on the right of My accounts section or click Trading Accounts, and select Open real Account or Open demo account.
What type of account should I choose?
It depends on the preferred trading platform and the trading instruments youd like to trade. You can compare account types here. If you need to, you can open a new account later.
What leverage should I select?
You can select 1:1, 1:5, 1:15, 1:25, 1:30, 1:50, 1:100, 1:200 or 1:500 leverage on MT4, cTrader or MT5. Leverage is virtual credit given to the client by the company, and it modifies your margin requirements, i.e. the higher the ratio, the lower the margin you need to open an order. To choose the right leverage for your account you can use our Forex calculator. Leverage can be changed later in your Personal Area.
How to Trade Forex at Octa
How to Start Forex Trading
1. Once you open the application, youll see a login form, which you need to complete using your login and password. Choose the Real server to log into your real account and the Demo server for your demo account.
2. Please note that every time you open a new account, well send you an email containing that accounts login (account number) and password.
After logging in, youll be redirected to the MetaTrader platform. Youll see a big chart representing a particular currency pair.
3. At the top of the screen, youll find a menu and a toolbar. Use the toolbar to create an order, change time frames and access indicators.
MetaTrader 4 Menu Panel
4. Market Watch can be found on the left side, which lists different currency pairs with their bid and ask prices.
5. The ask price is used to buy a currency, and the bid is for selling. Below the ask price, youll see the Navigator, where you can manage your accounts and add indicators, expert advisors, and scripts.
MetaTrader Navigator
MetaTrader 4 Navigator for ask and bid lines
6. At the bottom of the screen can be found the Terminal, which has several tabs to help you keep track of the most recent activities, including Trade, Account History, Alerts, Mailbox, Experts, Journal, and so forth. For instance, you can see your opened orders in the Trade tab, including the symbol, trade entry price, stop loss levels, take profit levels, closing price, and profit or loss. The Account History tab collects data from activities that have happened, including closed orders.
7. The chart window indicates the current state of the market and the ask and bid lines. To open an order, you need to press the New Order button in the toolbar or press the Market Watch pair and select New Order.
In the window that opens, you’ll see:
- Symbol, automatically set to the trading asset presented on the chart. To choose another asset, you need to select one from the drop-down list. Learn more about Forex trading sessions.
- Volume, which represents the lot size. 1.0 is equal to 1 lot or 100,000 units—profit Calculator from Octa.
- You can set Stop Loss and Take Profit at once or modify the trade later.
- The type of order can be either Market Execution (a market order) or Pending Order, where the trader can specify the desired entry price.
- To open a trade you need to click on either the Sell by Market or Buy by Market buttons.
- Buy orders open by the ask price (red line) and close by the bid price (blue line). Traders buy for less and want to sell for more. Sell orders open by the bid price and close by the ask price. You sell for more and want to buy for less. You can view the opened order in the Terminal window by pressing on the Trade tab. To close the order, you need to press the order and select Close Order. You can view your closed orders under the Account History tab.
This way, you can open a trade on MetaTrader 4. Once you know each buttons purpose, itll be easy for you to trade on the platform. MetaTrader 4 offers you plenty of technical analysis tools that help you trade like an expert on the Forex market.
FAQ of Octa Trading
What is your spread? Do you offer fixed spread?
Octa offers floating spreads that vary according to the market situation. Our goal is to provide you transparent prices and the tightest spreads we can without applying any additional commission. Octa simply passes on the best bid/ask price we receive from our liquidity pool and our spread accurately reflects what is available in the market.The main advantage of a floating spread over a fixed spread is that it is often lower than average, however you may expect it to widen at market open, during rollover at (server time), during major news releases or high volatility periods. We also provide excellent fixed spreads on USD-based pairs, which offer predictable costs and are ideal for long-term investment planning. You can check minimum, typical and current spreads for all trading instruments on our Spreads and conditions page.
How does floating spread change throughout the day?
Floating spread varies throughout the day depending the trading session, liquidity and volatility. It tends to be less tight at market opening on Monday, when high impact news is released, and at other times of high volatility.
Do you have requotes?
No, we do not. A requote occurs when the dealer on the other side of the trade sets an execution delay during which the price changes. As a non-dealing desk broker Octa simply offsets all orders with the liquidity providers to be executed at their end.
Do you have slippage on your platforms?
Slippage is a slight execution price movement that may occur due to the lack of liquidity behind the requested price or when its been taken by other traders orders. It can also happen due to market gaps. Slippage should be factored in as one of the risks when trading with an ECN broker since it cannot guarantee that your order will be executed at the requested price.However, our system is set up to fill orders at the next best available price whenever slippage occurs. Please be aware that slippage can be both positive and negative, and Octa cannot influence this factor.
Do you guarantee stop orders?
Being an ECN broker, Octa cannot guarantee filling at the requested rate. After being triggered, a pending order becomes a market one and is filled at the best available price, which primarily depends on the market conditions, available liquidity, trading pattern and volume.
Is it possible to lose more than I deposited? What if my accounts balance becomes negative?
No, Octa offers negative balance protection, so whenever your balance becomes negative we automatically adjust it to zero.
Negative balance protection
Octas top priority is making your trading experience great, that’s why no matter what the risks are, we’ll back you up: Our risk management system ensures that the client cannot lose more than he initially invested.If your balance becomes negative due to Stop Out, Octa will compensate the amount and bring your account balance back to zero.Octa guarantees that your risk is limited to only those funds you have deposited into your account. Please be aware that this does not include any debt payments from the client. Thus our clients are protected from losses beyond the initial deposit at Octas cost. You can read more in our Customer agreement.
How much margin is required to open my order?
It depends on the currency pair, volume and account leverage. You can use our Trading Calculator to calculate your required margin. When you open a hedge (locked or opposite) position, no additional margin will be required, however if your free margin is negative you will not be able to open a hedge order.
My order was not executed correctly. What should I do?
With market execution we cannot guarantee filling at the requested rate for all of your positions (please check About ECN trading for more details). However in case you have any doubts, or if you would like an individual review of your orders, you are always welcome to write a detailed complaint and send it to [email protected]. Our trade compliance department will investigate your case, provide you with a prompt response and make corrections to the account if applicable.
Do you have any commissions?
MT4 and MT5 commission is included in our spreads as mark-up. No additional fee is applied. We charge trading commission on cTrader. View half-turn commission rates
What trading techniques and strategies can I use?
Our clients are welcome to use any trading strategies, including but not limited to scalping, hedging, news trading, martingale as well as any Expert Advisers, with the only exception being arbitrage.
Do you allow hedging/scalping/news trading?
Octa allows scalping, hedging and other strategies, if the orders are placed in accordance with our Customer Agreement. However please note that arbitrage trading is not allowed.What tools do you have for me to track major news releases and times of high market volatility?
Please feel free to use our Economic Calendar to be informed about upcoming releases, and our Forex News page to learn more about recent market events. You can expect high market volatility when the event with top priority is about to take place.
What is a price gap and how does it affect my orders?
A price gap signifies the following:
- Current bid price is higher than the ask price of the previous quote;
- or Current ask price is lower than the bid of the previous quote
- If your Stop Loss is within the price gap, the order will be closed by the first price after the gap.
- If the pending order price and Take Profit level are within the price gap, the order will be cancelled.
- If the Take Profit order price is within the price gap, the order will be executed by its price.
- Buy Stop and Sell Stop pending orders will be executed by the first price after the price gap. Buy Limit and Sell Limit pending orders will be executed by the order’s price.
For example: bid is listed as 1.09004 and ask is 1.0900. In the next tick, bid is 1.09012 and ask is 1.0902:
- If your Sell order has stop loss level at 1.09005, the order will be closed at 1.0902.
- If your Take Profit level is 1.09005, the order will be closed at 1.0900.
- If your Buy Stop order price is 1.09002 with take profit at 1.09022, the order will be cancelled.
- If your Buy Stop price is 1.09005, the order will be opened at 1.0902.
- If your Buy Limit price is 1.09005, the order will be opened at 1.0900.
