Written by Stephane Dubois
Reviewed by Sandro Pontedra
ActivTrades General Information
ActivTrades are pioneers within the CFD industry. Founded in 2001 the company serves a global client base, and it fully understand the systems, technology and infrastructure needed to create the ideal trading environment. Specializing in Forex, ActivTrades gradually expanded the range of products and currently offers over 1000 CFD or Spread Betting instruments across Forex, Indices, Shares, Commodities, Financials and ETFs.
Licenses and regulations
ActivTrades is regulated by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) and Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB).
Advantages of trading with ActivTrades
- Negative Balance Protection
- 1000+ instruments to trade
- Enhanced funds protection
- Average execution below 0.004
ActivTrader and MetaTrader platforms 4&5
ActivTrades offers MetaTrader, enhanced with an exclusive host of Smart Tools. Also available is the company’s own ActivTrader – a fully-featured platform designed for all levels of trading, and available on desktop, smartphone, and tablet.
ActivTrader
The enhanced ActivTrader platform utilizes cutting-edge technology to create an immersive trading experience. Access global markets and trade over 1000 CFDs including Forex, Commodities, Financial and Indices, Shares and ETFs.
Advantages:
- Progressive Trailing Stop - protect your profit through setting up additional tiers, modifying your Trailing Stop distance if the market progressively reaches the defined trigger prices
- Hedging - risk strategy that allows you to offset adverse price movements by investing in the same product but in another direction
- Market Sentiment - monitor which direction the market is
- Charts - real-time charts to explore historical trends, see current patterns and forecast your next move. Choose from over 14 chart types and a range of precise indicators to strengthen your trading strategy.
MetaTrader 4
MetaTrader 4 is a user-friendly platform which offers advanced technology as well as enhanced security to trade Forex, Metals, Indices, Fixed Income and Commodities.
Advantages:
- Price alerts and trailing stops
- 50 pre-installed technical indicators
- 9 different time frames
MetaTrader 5
MetaTrader 5 features new and extended characteristics which makes online trading more professional and precise. Access more than 500CFDs on stocks as well as ETFs plus the rest of the products available in MetaTrader 4.
Advantages:
- Integrated trailing statements
- Historic data center and advanced strategy tester
- One-click trading
- 21 time frames and 8 order types
Trainings and education
ActivTrades spare no resources to educate its clients and help them improve their trading strategies. To help clients reach their full potential, ActivTrades provides high quality resources and education tools such as:
- Video and written tutorials
- Daily market analysis
- In-depth analysis on crucial trading events
- Premium expert webinars
