Our Advantages

 

Alpari (UK) proudly delivers Institutional-Level Trading services to all its customers, whether they are institutional clients or individual retail investors. Alpari (UK) provides innovative proprietary technology, low cost trading, a fully regulated service, safety of customer funds, comprehensive market research tools, advanced educational programs and world-class customer services.

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    Regulation

    Alpari (UK) has always placed a strong emphasis on our strict adherence to prevailing regulations to ensure a high level of client protection.
    Alpari (UK) has been authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) since 2006 (FSA Register Number: 448002).

    Private individuals with trading accounts at Alpari (UK) are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) - visit www.fscs.org.uk for more information.

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is an independent body that has been the single regulator for financial services in the UK since December 2001.

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    Safety of Customer Funds

    As a fully regulated financial services firm, Alpari (UK) is committed to ensuring a high level of protection for your Forex investments . Alpari (UK) takes pride in building and maintaining a strong reputation amongst its clients and the Forex industry.

    Alpari (UK) offers its clients the following protection on their funds:

    100% Segregation of all unused capital
    Financial Service Compensation Scheme
    Bank Accounts in Tier 1 Banks
    Constant Supervision by the Regulator
    Automated Risk Management System
    Prime Brokerage and Best Execution

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    Best Execution

    In the context of today’s FX market, Alpari (UK) has implemented a prime brokerage model in order to deliver a high quality, efficient and low cost trading service for all its clients.
    With a combination of Prime Brokerage model, Non Dealing Desk (NDD), and stable Multi Liquidity feeds from the largest financial institutions, Alpari (UK) is able to pass on to all its clients the efficiencies and the lower costs of execution, usually reserved for institutions such as banks and corporations.

    Alpari offers:

    Prime Brokerage Model
    Multi Liquidity Feeds from Tier 1 banks
    Non-Dealing Desk (NDD) and Straight-Through Processing via MT4
    5 Decimal Price Format
    Complete Transparency

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    R&D and IT Excellence

    Since its creation, Alpari’s constant effort to deliver innovative proprietary technology, institutional-level performance, and world-class client service, has been the catalysts behind its impressive growth.

    Alpari (UK) offers:

    Unique MT4 adds-ons (automatic hedging capabilities, floating leverage, 5 decimal place pricing format, faster execution and superior reliability)
    Best of breed server infrastructure
    Fully resilient low latency network
    Highly qualified maintenance team
    Extensive Disaster Recovery Policy

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    Meta Trader 4 Trading Platform

    Alpari (UK) offers Online Trading in Forex via MetaTrader 4 (MT4), one of the world’s most recognised Forex trading platforms for stability and reliability. MT4 is highly regarded and very popular among traders With a combination of Prime Brokerage model, Non Dealing Desk (NDD), and stable Multi Liquidity feeds from the largest financial institutions, Alpari (UK) is able to pass on to all its clients the efficiencies and the lower costs of execution, usually reserved for institutions such as banks and corporations.
    MT4 was developed by MetaQuotes Software Corporation in 2000 and, from its earliest days, enhanced by Alpari with a number of proprietary plug-ins and add-ons. Growing from domestic to global Retail Forex market dominance thanks to its superior Technical Analysis Package, Alpari’s MT4 currently enables automatic hedging, floating leverage, faster execution and superior reliability.

    Alpari’s MetaTrader 4 offers:

    Click and Trade Technology
    Complete technical analysis package with charting and built-in custom indicators
    Unique adds-ons: hedging capabilities, floating leverage, five decimal places pricing format
    Automatic trading with Expert Advisors
    Real-time news commentary from Dow Jones
    MetaTrader for PDAs, mobile phones, MultiTerminal
    Historical Quotes for back testing
    Multilingual interface

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    Tight Spreads and competitive trading terms

    MT4 Classic and MT4 Micro:
    Tight spreads from 1.6 pips
    Floating Leverage up to 1:500
    No commission
    Trading accounts in USD, EUR, GBP, CHF and JPY
    29 currency pairs + Gold and Silver (MT4 Classic only)
    Rollover Policy

    MT4 Pro:
    Spreads from zero
    Floating leverage up to 1:100
    Low Commission
    50 currency pairs
    Rollover Policy

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    No commission for MT4 Classic and MT4 Micro

    Alpari (UK) does not charge commission or additional transaction fees for Classic and Micro accounts. Transaction costs are incorporated into the bid/ask spread.

    With a combination of a Prime Brokerage model, Non Dealing Desk (NDD), and stable Multi Liquidity feeds from the largest financial institutions, Alpari (UK) is able to pass on the efficiencies and the low costs of execution, usually reserved for institutions such as banks and corporations, to all its clients.

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    Floating leverage up to 1:500

    Alpari (UK) offers a maximum leverage of 1:500.

    MT4 Classic and MT4 Micro:

    An open position of less than 3,000,000 USD (3M) nominal value carries a maximum leverage of 1:500.
    An open position of 3M - 5M USD carries a leverage of 1:500 for the first 3M and a leverage of 1:200 for the remaining 2M.
    An open position of 5M - 10M USD carries a leverage of 1:500 for the first 3M, a leverage of 1:200 for the next 2M and a leverage of 1:100 for the remaining 5M.
    For open positions higher than 10M USD, the first 3M carries a leverage of 1:500, the next 2M carries a leverage of 1:200, the next 5M carries a leverage of 1:100. Everything above carries a leverage of 1:33.

    MT4 Pro:

    An open position of less than 5,000,000 USD (5M) nominal value carries a maximum leverage of 1:100.
    Everything above 5,000,000 USD (5M) nominal value carries a maximum leverage of 1:33.

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    Accounts in USD/EUR/GBP/JPY/CHF

    Alpari (UK) offers the possibility to open trading accounts not only in USD but also in GBP, CHF, EUR and JPY.

    Demo customers
    In order to open a Demo Account in one of these currencies, please download the latest version of MetaTrader 4 and choose the currency of the trading account in the “Account Type” drop down list when opening a new Demo Account.

    New Live customers
    You will need to specify the currency in the online application form when opening a live account. To open a Live Account, please refer to “Apply for a Live Account” web page.

    Existing Live customers
    If you would like to open an additional account in USD, GBP, CHF, EUR or JPY email our Back Office team, please fill out an Additional Account Request form and send it to newaccount@alpari.co.uk.

    When opening additional accounts, we will not require proof of ID/address documentation as long as those we have on file satisfy current regulatory requirements.

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    Alpari Research

    Alpari (UK) proudly assists its clients to make informed and responsible online FX trading decisions by providing institutional-level investment research.

    Delivered in conjunction with Trading Central, an award winning financial analyst whose clients include most of the top 50 investment banks, Alpari Research offers the following:

    Forex Email Reports: daily, weekly, monthly
    Daily Forex WebTV Reports
    Real Time Trading Signals
    Weekly Fundamental Analysis
    Economic Calendar
    FX Expert Corner

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    Alpari Academy

    Alpari (UK) helps its clients to make informed and responsible online FX trading decisions by offering comprehensive educational tools.

    Alpari Academy provides access to comprehensive video tutorials and webinars, created by Learning Markets. Learning Markets is an impartial provider of high quality online educational information. This material is supplemented by traditional, institutional-level seminars hosted by Schneider Trading Associates (STA). STA is an industry leading provider of trading services for individual professional and small corporate trades. STA is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

    Free Online Video Tutorials
    Free Online Webinars and Forums
    FX Graduate Program, Alpari’s offline 5 Days institutional-level Training

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    World Class Customer Service

    With many years of experience in trading the financial markets and with close contacts at leading banks and brokerage firms, Alpari (UK) offers professional help to its clients and enables them to make the most of their online Forex trading experience.

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    Treating Customers Fairly

    Alpari (UK) has placed a strong emphasis on its strict adherence to prevailing regulations to guarantee a high level of client protection and to provide industry leading standards in major regulatory issues such as Treating Customers Fairly.

    Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) initiative aims to raise standards in the way firms conduct their business by introducing changes that will benefit consumers and to increase their confidence in the financial services industry.

    Specifically, TCF aims to help customers in fully understanding the features, benefits, risks and costs of the financial products and services they buy and minimize the sale of unsuitable products by encouraging best practice before, during and after a sale.

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Alpari (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA Register number 448002.
Company No. 05284142. Registered Office: 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AB, United Kingdom.