Funding and access
Axi review
How to fund and withdraw with Axi, and what it costs to trade.
Axi is workable, with clear compromises. Regulated by ASIC (AFSL 318232); FCA (FRN 466201); New Zealand FMA (FSP 518226); DFSA, offering MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Axi Trading Platform. What follows is drawn from the broker's own published material and covers the things that decide the account you end up with: who oversees them, what trading actually costs, and where the compromises sit.
Our rating
One rating, identical across our sites - only the way it is shown changes. It averages six assessments: regulation, trading costs, platforms, markets, support and education.
What it costs to trade
- Spread from
- 0.0 pips
- EUR/USD spread
- 0.0 pips, Pro
- GBP/USD spread
- Approx. 0.2 pips, Pro
- Commission
- US$2.25 per side / US$4.50 round turn, Pro
- All-in cost, EUR/USD
- Approx. 0.45 pips
- Spread type
- Variable
- Overnight swap
- Both: overnight swaps charged/credited; swap-free accounts available
- Inactivity fee
- $10/month after 12 months inactivity
- Deposit fee
- None internally
- Withdrawal fee
- None internally
- Currency conversion
- Currency conversion applies where account and transaction currencies differ
A quoted spread from 0.0 pips is a raw-spread figure, which almost always means a separate commission per lot. Compare the two together - a "zero spread" account with a high commission can cost more than a wider spread with none.
Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.
Axi lists a minimum deposit of $5. Treat it as the cost of opening an account, not the cost of trading one - position sizing on a small balance is what tends to cause damage.
Markets and execution
- Markets
- Forex, Shares, Indices, Commodities, Metals, ETFs, Cryptocurrencies, Futures
- Currency pairs
- 70+
- Total instruments
- 1,500+
- Crypto CFDs
- Yes
- Maximum leverage
- 1:30 retail
- Execution model
- Market execution / liquidity-provider aggregation
- Execution speed
- 29ms
- Order types
- Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop
- Servers
- Co-located servers in major global financial data centres
Leverage is capped at 1:30 retail, which is the retail limit under tier-one regulation. It is a protection rather than a restriction: it caps how quickly a position can move against your balance.
Axi covers forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, etfs, cryptocurrencies, futures. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.
Funding options: visa, mastercard, bank transfer, paypal and regional/local payment methods. Check withdrawal routes as well as deposit ones - they are often not the same, and the difference only becomes apparent when you try to take money out.
Platforms and tools
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Axi Trading Platform
- Own platform
- Yes, Axi Trading Platform
- Mobile app
- Both proprietary and third-party
- Browser trading
- Yes
- Automated trading
- Yes; MT4/MT5 Expert Advisors and automated trading
- Copy trading
- Yes, Axi Copy Trading
- Indicators
- 100+ through TradingView; 30+ MT4; 38+ MT5
- Third-party tools
- TradingView, Autochartist, VPS, PsyQuation
- API access
- Yes, institutional/API connectivity
MetaTrader 4 remains the most widely supported platform for expert advisors. If you rely on an existing EA, this is usually the deciding factor.
MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.
Regulation and safety
- Regulated by
- ASIC (AFSL 318232); FCA (FRN 466201); New Zealand FMA (FSP 518226); DFSA
- Regulator tier
- Tier 1
- Register entry
- ASIC Professional Registers, AFSL 318232
- Client money segregated
- Yes
- Held at
- Regulated banking institutions
- Negative balance protection
- Yes, retail clients where required
- Compensation scheme
- FSCS up to £85,000 for eligible UK clients; no statutory investor compensation scheme under ASIC
- Audited by
- Independent external auditors
- Not available to
- United States and other jurisdictions where Axi products are prohibited or restricted
Axi holds tier-one authorisations from ASIC, FCA and FMA. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.
ASIC caps retail leverage at 1:30, requires negative balance protection, and obliges the broker to hold client money in a separate trust account.
The FCA caps retail leverage at 1:30, mandates negative balance protection, and covers eligible clients under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
The DFSA regulates from the Dubai International Financial Centre, a separate legal jurisdiction from the wider UAE.
Accounts
- Minimum deposit
- $5
- Account types
- Standard, Pro, Elite, Premium, Cent, Islamic, Demo
- Account currencies
- AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, NZD, PLN, SGD, USD
- Islamic account
- Yes
- Demo account
- Yes
- Professional account
- Yes
- Minimum trade size
- 0.01 lots
- Time to open
- Typically a few minutes
Deposits and withdrawals
- Deposit methods
- Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, PayPal and regional/local payment methods
- Withdrawal methods
- Cards, bank transfer, PayPal and supported regional methods
- Deposit time
- Instant for cards, PayPal and selected electronic methods; bank transfer typically 2-3 business days
- Withdrawal time
- Instant for eligible card withdrawals; other methods vary by provider
- Minimum withdrawal
- $5
- Local payment methods
- PayPal; Waave and multiple region-specific payment methods
Support and education
- Support hours
- 24/7
- Contact channels
- Live chat, email, support request, callback
- Languages
- 10+ languages
- Telephone
- N/A
- success@axi.com
- Live chat response
- Typically under 2 minutes
- Education
- Extensive: Axi Academy, courses, tutorials, articles, ebooks, videos and trading guides
- Research
- Market analysis, Autochartist, technical/fundamental analysis, market news and trading tools
The company behind the brand
- Legal entity
- AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Ltd
- Company number
- ACN 127 606 348
- Headquarters
- Sydney, Australia
- Founded
- 2007
- Publicly listed
- No
- Parent company
- Axi Group
- Employees
- 300+
- Also trades as
- Axi; AxiTrader
Information is regularly updated. Last compiled from Axi's own website on 26 August 2026.