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You can deposit funds to your Forex, spread betting and CFD accounts via debit or credit card, bank wire or cheque. Alpari (UK) does not charge any fees for deposits, except for credit card payments under $3,000.00.

Withdrawals from your Forex, spread betting and CFD accounts can be processed via bank transfer. Please bear in mind we do not make transfers to third parties.

To transfer funds between different MetaTrader 4 accounts opened in your name, please use our secure page to make an immediate online transfer.

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Deposits/withdrawals Transfer
currency
Expenses:
Deposits into a trading account
Expenses:
withdrawals from a trading account
Transfer time
International SWIFT bank wire transfer GBP, USD, EUR, CHF, JPY, AUD Free £15(bank fee)
£18 (non US bank)
1 to 5 business days
SEPA payment within the EU GBP, USD, EUR, CHF, JPY, AUD Free £5 (Euro equivalent) 2 to 3 business days
Chaps
CHAPS (also known as a TT payment). UK to UK only
GBP Free £15 1 business day
Bacs
BACS payment. UK to UK only
GBP Free Free 3 business days
Credit card GBP, USD, EUR, CHF, JPY, AUD 1.75% bank charge for payments under $3,000.00 N/A for credit cards Up to three hours
Debit card GBP, USD, EUR, CHF, JPY, AUD Free N/A for debit cards Up to three hours
Transfer funds from one trading account to another
Online Form
Alpari Internal Transfer
GBP, USD, EUR, CHF, JPY, AUD GLD
Free Free Immediate (for MT4) IF using on-line link, 1 business day for manual MT4, Alpari Direct and Direct Pro

Back office opening hours: 09.00-18.00 (UK time) Monday-Friday.

At busy periods the deposit process may take longer.

Credit/debit card payments are not available for the residents of the following countries: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cote d'lvoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Myanmar, North Korea, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Zimbabwe.

Alpari (UK) does not charge any fees for deposits. Your bank will charge you for carrying out a bank transfer (banks rates may vary) and our bank will charge you for receiving your transfer.

When you are depositing funds to your Forex, spread betting and CFD accounts, our bank will charge a fee of approximately GBP6.00 per transaction. Alpari (UK) will absorb this fee for all deposit amounts. The narration for this refund fee on your account will read as Inward wire fee. Please note that Alpari daily conversion rates may vary.

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