How to Open an Exness Account
A simple step-by-step guide to registering, verifying and funding your Exness account.
Open Exness Account →Opening the account is the easy part; the checklist before funding it is the part that matters. Register with an email, verify identity with a government photo ID and proof of address, choose the account type and the base currency, and only then fund. Registration takes a few minutes and verification (KYC) is usually approved within about 24 hours — which is time that should be spent on a demo rather than waiting.
What you need to open an account
- A valid email address and phone number
- A government-issued photo ID (passport, national ID or driver's licence)
- Proof of residential address for verification (KYC)
- A supported funding method for your account's base currency
How long: Registration takes a few minutes; identity verification (KYC) is usually approved within about 24 hours.
Eligibility: You must be of legal age and a resident of an eligible country. Identity is verified with a government ID and a proof of address.
Step by step
- Open the registration form from the button on this page and enter an email address.
- Create a password for the Personal Area, and treat it as separate from the platform password that comes later.
- Complete the registration details, then verify identity (KYC) with a government photo ID and a proof of address.
- While verification is processing, open a free demo account and start the practice run — the waiting time is not idle time.
- Choose the account type and the base currency deliberately: Standard or Standard Cent for a first live balance.
- Write the plan, run it on the demo for several weeks, and work out the lot size for the first live trade before funding anything.
- Fund an amount you would shrug at losing, place one small trade, then request one small withdrawal as a test.
Before you deposit
It is worth starting with a free demo account to get comfortable with the platform and test your strategy with virtual funds first.
The pre-deposit checklist
- Verification finished, not started. A rejected document found later is the most common reason a first withdrawal stalls.
- Account type chosen deliberately: Standard or Standard Cent for a first live balance, with the reason written down.
- Base currency chosen at opening, from the options offered on the sign-up form. A payment sent in another currency is converted into the account currency by the payment provider.
- A written plan that has already survived a demo run of several weeks, with a log to show for it.
- The lot size for the first live trade worked out in advance, not decided at the ticket.
- An amount to fund that you would shrug at losing entirely, because the first live trade is a test of composure rather than of the plan.
Real and demo MT5 Standard accounts are created automatically after sign-up; open a new account if a specific account currency is needed.
Questions a first-time trader asks
What has to be finished before the first deposit?
How long does opening an account take?
What documents are needed?
Should the demo continue after a live account is opened?
Does Exness give a welcome or deposit bonus?
Reviews
What traders say about opening and verifying an Exness account:
Documented company. I swear to God, I tried it excellent
Good app. Overall good and smooth app, but the verification process takes long time
About account verification. Yesterday I uploaded my proof of residence and I was informed that the reviewing of my documents would only just take 24hours and it has been two days now and my account it still not verified. Yours sincerely Team Exness
Verification issue. Pathetic experience while verifying the email if you go to your email to check cofe and come back the page goes back and if you try again it make you wait for 20 mins