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Unable to open position
One of the main reasons why you could fail to open a deal in a trading platform is typing in the investor password instead of the trader password. Please make sure that you enter your trader password in the authorization form.Another common...
Order
Order is a command to execute a certain operation in the account. The types of orders vary, depending on the market and the instrument. Moreover, different brokers offer different sets of available order types. These sets may include (espec...
Stop Loss order
Stop loss, or safety order, is an order placed with a broker to automatically close a position when the price reaches a certain level. You can set the safety order to minimize losses in case of unexpected market moves.Stop loss is an order...
Take Profit order
Take profit is meant for closing a position as soon as the price of a financial instrument starts moving in the right direction. The order is always connected with a specific open position or a pending order.
Pending order
A pending order is placed when opening a trading position. A pending order is an instruction to the broker to buy or sell a currency pair when the price reaches the pre-defined level mentioned in the order.There are four types of pending or...
Failed signal
It is necessary to take into consideration that the price consists of two components – Bid price and Ask price.Bid price is displayed on the chart.Sell order is opened at Bid price and closed at Ask price.Buy order is opened at Ask price an...
Execution speed in InstaCopy
The system may have up to 15 second time lag in copying. Nevertheless, the copied trades will be identical to the original ones opened on a trader's account.
Orders modification for subscribers
Yes, the follower's order settings will change as well.
Closing order offline
To close a deal, you can contact the support service via messengers or via a live chat. You will be required to provide your account number, a code word, and an order ticket. With this information, the customer support manager will be able...
Order VPS service
You can order the VPS hosting in your Client Area.The cost of the VPS hosting will be charged from the client’s deposit. The monthly payment, depending on the selected tariff, ranges from $3 to $40. All VPS statistics and deposited funds wi...
Technical problems when ordering VPS
If you have problems with ordering the VPS hosting due to technical reasons such as page reset, error message, etc., you need to make sure you have enough funds to pay for the VPS services.Most likely, the amount of your free margin (withou...
Server crash/connection issues
1. If the server error occurred due to the company’s fault and you sustained losses due to the error, you have the right to send a complaint to the company. Complaints are accepted within two working days from the moment when the case occur...
How to open a demo account?
In order to open a demo account, you should:- follow the "For beginners" - Open Demo account section;- fill the form at the page by entering:* account owner's full name;* e-mail;* phone number;* country;* account currency;* amount of the ac...
How to open a live account?
In order to open MT4 trading account, you should:- follow the "For traders" - Account opening section;- read the Public offer agreement and accept it by clicking on the "Accept terms of agreement and confirm that I an 18" button;- fill...
Profit miscalculation
Why does the profit shown in my trading platform differ from the sum by which the balance has been increased?The point is that in your InstaTrader setups the option to show the deal result in the currency of the order, not in the one of the...
Stop out
Stop out is an order generated by the server to force close a position in a trading account when the Margin level reaches 10% or less. To become familiar with the Stop out conditions, please follow "For traders" - "Trading conditions" - Acc...
Pip value for currencies
The pip value can be estimated with the help of three methods. It will depend on the trading volume; the choice of calculation method will be reliant on the currency pair:1. If USD is the second currency in a currency pair (for example, EUR...
Broker
Broker is a professional market participant that carries out transactions with a particular set of tools either on behalf of and on account of the client, or in its own name and on the client's account on the basis of commutative contracts...
Margin
Margin is a sum of money which is to be available in the account in order to open a trade.
Pipsing
This trading approach is used for gaining profit from intraday currency fluctuations. Some traders open more than 200 deals a day while holding a position open for just several minutes. Of course, the profit from each position is rather sma...
Pullback trading
As a rule, market participants are divided into several groups, each of them prefer their own trading methods. It is hard to say what is the exact ratio of supporters of various methods. However, we tend to think that most traders stick to...
Breakout trading
Breakout trading means buying an asset after it has moved above a certain price level (and vice versa for selling). The breakouts can emerge on any time frames. The 5-minute and 15-minute charts are popular among day traders practicing brea...
Money Management
Money Management is a set of rules and specific techniques used for minimizing the risks and maximizing profit.The risk is a maximum amount of assets that will be lost until a decision about closing of an unprofitable position is made. Thus...
Intraday trading
Intraday trading is believed to be one of the most complicated types of Forex trading and, at the same time, the most widely used by independent traders. This trading system suggests opening and closing positions on Forex within one day, i....
Hedging
Hedging is the parctice of protecting client's funds from unfavorable price fluctuations by opening a position in a contrary or opposing market. Hedging: ensures protection from possible losses by the time of forward deal settlement; provid...
Long-term trading
Long-term trading is considered the most predictable trading strategy from the technical point of view. The thing is that long-term trends tend to continue and remain stable over a long period of time. The absence of noise (frequent small p...
Locking
Locking is a type of a hedging strategy aimed at minimizing risks associated with changes in markets behaviour. The difference between hedging and locking is that hedging is used for different trading instruments, while locking is used for...
Martingale
The martingale strategy has been popular among gamble players since the 18th century. The main idea behind this betting strategy lies in the constant increase of bets after each loss. In such a way, all previous losses are easily covered by...
Medium-term trading
The medium-term trading strategy is a method based on medium-term time frames that range from several days to 1-2 months. The advantage of medium-term trading is that you can trade successfully doing other things at the same time. This stra...
Automated trading
Automated trading is the final step on the path of becoming a trader. If a trader is able not only to create his own trading strategy, but also to code it properly and make it workable, then his/her financial independence is guaranteed.What...
InstaTrade affiliate programs
InstaTrade affiliate program is a riskless method of making a profit with InstaTrade. Forex brokers earn on spreads their clients pay to open trades. You can earn the part of the broker's profit if you become an affiliate and start attracti...
Average daily trading strategy for EUR/JPY
The average daily trading strategy consists of certain steps, including analysis, setting certain targets, placing orders, and executing a deal. The main idea of such a strategy is that the trade depends on the analysis that you have carrie...
EUR/JPY pipsing
Pipsing involves daily work in front of your computer, minimum of news and maximum of luck. There is no need to know the financial mechanism of global economy regulation and countries’ GDP. Even the bullish market has a lot of pullbacks dur...
SAR (Parabolic Stop and Reverse)
The next technical analysis indicator which should be paid attention to in the process of Forex education is the Parabolic Stop and Reversal System (PSAR). This indicator was developed by the famous trader Welles Wilder, who contributed muc...
Support, resistance and trend types
The primary task of technical analysis of financial markets in general and the Forex market in particular is finding a trend on a plotted chart. The Dow theory discerns three types of trends: long-term, medium-terms and short-term trends. T...
Support, resistance and trend types
Moving average – the simplest type of technical indicators on the financial markets. Since these indicators of technical analysis represent the oldest type of analysis, they are frequently used by professionals and, consequently, are...
Simple moving average
The plain form of the [[Moving Averages|moving average (MA)]] is a simple moving average, SMA. This type of technical analysis indicators is depicted as a curve on the price chart, the main task of which is to even (or filter) price changes...
Support and resistance levels
Support level – is the prices level which has a rather big potential for buying with the purpose to stop and upturn the price fall. Support level is shown on the chart by a horizontal or almost horizontal line, which connects a few bottoms....
Trend lines
A straight line, connecting two neighboring lows, shows the minimal strength denominator of bulls; and the line, connecting two neighbouring tops, shows the lowest strength denominator of bears. These lines are called trend lines. Trend lin...
Trading platform
Trading platform is a software product by MetaTrader 4 which allows clients to get real-time information about trading in financial markets (to the extent determined by the company), perform technical analysis, conduct trading operations, s...
Client log file
Client log file is a file created by the trading platform which instantly records all requests and orders sent by the client to the dealer. ...
Server log file
Server log file is created by the server. It records all requests and orders the dealer receives from the client as well as the processing results with pinpoint accuracy.
Expert advisor
Expert advisor is a program developed for managing a trading account written in MetaQuotes Language 4. The program sends requests and orders to a server through the client's trading platform.
Obvious error
An obvious mistake occurs when a dealer is opening/closing a client’s position or executing a client’s order at a price that significantly differs from the one quoted at this particular moment. This term also refers to some other dealer’s a...
Indicator
Indicator is a signal of some trend changes in the market. You can use different indicators of technical analysis when working on the foreign or stock exchanges, but it is not recommended to use more than three. To understand indicators bet...
Requirements for the Real Scalping contestants
1. Clients over 18 years old have a right to participate in the contest.2. The participants open a separate DEMO account to take part in each monthly contest.3. TThe participants should provide authentic data upon registration, including th...
Determining a winner
1. The winners of the Contest are determined by a transparent internet voting carried out among the visitors of the contest`s website.2. The voting starts when a profile appears on the website of the Contest and continues till the end of th...
Voting in the Miss Insta Asia contest
1. The voting starts when a profile appears on the website of the Contest and continues till the end of the Contest. The website users, having a live trading account with InstaTrade attached to the user's profile, have a right to vote for a...
InstaTrade lot size
InstaTrade provides an opportunity to trade on Forex using three types of accounts in one: Micro Forex, Mini Forex, and Standard Forex. In order to make it possible, the company came up with a non-standard 10000 lot, which at the trade of 0...
How can I join the campaign?
Legally capable customers over 18 owning live trading accounts with InstaTrade Company may take part in the Campaign.In order to participate in the campaign, it is necessary to replenish an InstaTrade live trading account with at least 3,00...
How can I get the Chancy Deposit?
In order to receive the prize, the winners should open and verify a trading account within 30 calendar days after the results are announced. The campaign administration will send you a notification by email and ask to provide the necessary...
Rules on withdrawing 30% Bonus
The 30% Bonus can be withdrawn only after BUY or SELL trades are completed. The total volume of the trades must equal X*3 InstaTrade lots, where 'X is the sum of received bonuses (the total amount of all bonuses including cancelled or partl...
Requirements for the Great Race contestants
1. Owners of InstaTrade accounts can take part in all steps of the contest.2. Each participant should be registered on the InstaTrade website.3. The participants should provide authentic data upon registration, including the full name as it...
Special trading conditions for the Great Race contest
Trading conditions applied to accounts participating in Great Race 2020 are the following:1. A participant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 100,000 USD for all participants and cannot be ch...
Requirements for the InstaTrade Sniper contestants
1. Clients over 18 years old have a right to participate in the contest2. The contestant opens a separate DEMO account to participate in each weekly contest.3. The contestants should provide authentic data upon registration, including the f...
Types of cent accounts
InstaTrade offers clients an opportunity to trade on the Forex market using three types of accounts at once: Micro Forex, Mini Forex, Standard Forex. In order to make such a technology possible a nonstandard 10,000 lot was established, whic...
Complaints about trading platform
In accordance with paragraph 5 of the InstaTrade Companies Group public offer agreement, when contentious cases occur, the Client is entitled to file a claim with the Company. Claims are accepted within two working days from the date the pr...
Affiliate program reward
InstaTrade is obliged to:* pay the 1.5 pip affiliate commission for forex major instruments.* pay the 1.2 pip affiliate commission for CFD instruments.* pay $20 affiliate commission for GOLD; $10 affiliate commission for SILVER.* pay 33.3%...
InstaTrade referral program
Below are three methods aimed to attract new clients (referrals) so that they bring you profit by each executed deal:- Using affiliate link. Everyone who follows this link and opens a trading account then, becomes your referral.- Using affi...
Requirements for the Lucky Trader contestants
1. Clients over 18 years old have a right to participate in the contest2. Each contestant should be registered on the InstaTrade website.3. The contestant opens a separate DEMO account to participate in each two-week contest.4. The contesta...
Special trading conditions of the Lucky Trader contest
1. A contestant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 30,000.00 USD or all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. All orders opened at non-market prices are subject to cancel...
Account type change. Eurica/Standart
You can switch the type of your account from Standard/Eurica to Eurica/Standard in your Client Cabinet. To do this, you need to enter the login and password to your trading account opened with the InstaTrade company. In the menu of the Cabi...
How can I become PAMM partner?
In order to register with the PAMM system as a PAMM partner, it is necessary to activate an affiliate program of the PAMM system for the already existing account of a PAMM investor or register a new account as a PAMM partner by choosing the...
Requirements for the FX-1 Rally contestants
1. Owners of InstaTrade trading accounts can take part in the weekly contest.2. Clients over 18 years old have a right to participate in the contest3. Each contestant should be registered on the InstaTrade website.4. The contestant opens a...
Special trading conditions of the FX-1 Rally contest
1. A contestant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 40,000 USD or all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. All orders opened at non-market prices are subject to cancellat...
If a PAMM investor ordered a Rollover, will a PAMM trader get his share of the profit withdrawn by a PAMM investor?
Yes, after the rollover is requested, the part of the profit withdrawn by an investor is credited to the account of a PAMM trader.
Why did my investment shrink after I ordered a Rollover?
The process of synchronization takes one hour. As soon as it is over, the requested profit is withdrawn from the investment. During the synchronization the investment profit can reduce and so the difference between two sums of the ordered r...
Registration for E-class InstaTrade
In order to take part in a webinar one should register on the «Webinar registration» page (http://instatrade.com/forex_webinars/registration.php) or choose a webinar in the schedule and click «Participate». All fields of the registration fo...
The main trading conditions of the InstaTrade Sniper contest
1. A participant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 10,000 USD for all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. Orders opened at non-market prices are subject to cancellatio...
Chapter 1. Introduction
Until the 1970s, the exchange rate of a particular currency was determined by the country's gold reserves. That was due to the fact that global markets were regulated by the gold standard. Each currency had its equivalent in a troy ounce. H...
Chapter 2. Forex market participants
It is vital to understand what part a private investor plays in the global currency exchange market before starting trading forex. Giving an insight into the types of forex participants, as well as their influence on the market, will help y...
Chapter 5. Forex quotes
When we buy something in a shop, a price tag shows us the price of an item in the domestic currency. For example, we pay $12 for a book which is common practice for us.In the Forex market, we always trade one currency against another. There...
Chapter 7. Cross currency pairs
The trading operations on Forex are carried out not only against the US dollar. We intentionally have not touched on these operations until now to make the content more intelligible. The currency rates, which do not include the US dollar, a...
Chapter 8. Trading sessions
Despite the fact that Forex operates within 24 hours, there are certain time frames during which it can be more or less active in relation to transactions with different currencies. It can be explained by the working hours of the world’s ma...
Chapter 9. Forex market and exchange offices
Forex trading is aimed at making money on currency speculations. We have been describing the currency market above but avoided such topics as what starting capital is needed to work on Forex and what profit can be expected. In this chapter...
Chapter 10. Margin trading
In the previous chapter we compared work on Forex with the opportunity to earn from the buy/sell operations at an exchange office. It is obvious that Forex has a range of advantages that allow traders to take significant profit in a short t...
Chapter 11. Margin requirement
Each time a trader opens a position through an online broker (dealing company), the part of funds on his account becomes frozen. This part is called a security deposit and used for a guarantee that a trader will never lose more than he has...
Chapter 12. Interest rates and swaps
We have already clarified that margin trading supposes the usage of the loan capital, when a trader borrows assets from his broker to carry out operations on Forex. For better understanding of this chapter, let us study the principle of cas...
Chapter 15. Difference between forex trading and gambling
There are many articles on the internet in which trading on Forex is compared to gambling in casinos, and in particular, to roulette. The authors of these articles bring out different proofs, citing mathematical extracts from the theory of...
Chapter 17. Stock exchanges and stock indices
Even though this section is devoted to forex education, we will also touch on the stock exchanges and stock indices. At first glance, it seems that the chapter is not related to Forex, but, in fact, it is. Currency rates are interrelated wi...
Rules of 55% Bonus withdrawal
The 55% bonus can be withdrawn only after BUY or SELL trades are completed. The total volume of the trades shall be equal to X*6 InstaTrade lots, where X – the total volume of received bonuses (the total volume of all bonuses including canc...
Cancellation of 55% Bonus in part
In case of any withdrawal, which causes the total amount of all bonus funds (including cancelled bonuses) to exceed 55% of the free margin in the trading account, is followed by cancellation of the bonus part equaling the difference between...
How many Coupon Bonuses can I receive?
Every client can receive coupon bonus one time and on one trading account only. Also, a client should have high level of verification in order to obtain this bonus.
Activation of the Coupon Bonus
In order to activate the coupon bonus you should accept terms of bonuses agreement on the following page, specify your account number and password for authorization and set a coupon, which you want to activate....
Personal data security assurance
According to the Public Offer Agreement, the company guarantees that the client’s personal data and especially the client’s identity documents are considered confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party.As an extra protection...
Forex calculator
Notification:The value of a pip is calculated on the basis of the current rate of a given currency pair.Please note that 1 lot of InstaTrade is equal to 10,000 units of the base currency.You can find below a formula to calculate the value o...
Participation in campaign
In order to participate in the campaign, it is necessary to fund an InstaTrade live trading account with at least 500 USD and pass registration here.After successful registration, you automatically become a candidate for the main prize over...
Trading server system
At present InstaTrade is one of the leading brokers in the Forex market. The number of the Company’s clients exceeds 2,000,000 people around the world and the trading operations’ volume of InstaTrade is enhancing every day. In this regard,...
Methods to withdraw and deposit finds
InstaTrade offers a wide range of payment methods. The process of funding a trading account is quite easy and will not take much time: 24 hours for a bank card transfer, 2 minutes for a transfer via payment systems, 1-3 days for a ban...
The main trading conditions of the Real Scalping contest
1. A participant receives a competitive DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 20,000.00 USD for all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. All orders open at non-market prices are subje...
Special trading conditions of the InstaTrade Sniper contest
1. A participant receives a DEMO account after registration in the contest.2. The minimum deposit is 10,000 USD for all participants and cannot be changed.3. Leverage is 1:500.4. Orders opened at non-market prices are subject to cancellatio...
Basic questions about trading conditions
Can I trade CFDs on American shares in a demo account? A demo account does not provide CFDs trading. In order to trade CFDs, you should open a live account According to the website, a 6% annual interest rate is accrued on th...
Renewal of VPS services
You can extend the VPS hosting anytime after its activation.At the same time, the total prepaid period for using VPS hosting cannot exceed 5 months. That is, when you order the VPS services for 1 month, the renewal term will be 4 months; wh...
VPS tariff plans
InstaTrade offers the most reasonable prices for the VPS hosting. Traders can choose one of the three VPS configurations for OS Windows with MetaTrader installed. Customer account balanceVPS 1024VPS 2048VPS 3072Account balance less than USD...
Verification validity duration
Documents provided for verification must be valid at the moment of request. The day a document expires, the verification status of your trading account is automatically reset to zero.Your identity document should expire no sooner than six m...
ATTENTION: SCAMMERS!
There are numerous types of online scams including phishing, website cloning, and others. They all aim to gain access to your personal data and e-wallets. Now scammers even create fake trading platforms in an attempt to deceive InstaTrade u...
Cashback Service
The InstaTrade cashback service is an opportunity to get back a portion of the commission from closed deals. Thanks to this program, you can refund to your trading account 5% and more from spreads, swaps, and commissions incurred during tra...
