ECN Trading
FXOpen: ECN trading for the experts
Advantages of ECN trading with FXOpen
One platform with multiple instruments and markets
With us as your ECN account broker, you can use one platform for CFD trading using different underlying assets such as commodity (metals and energy only), indices, shares, forex and cryptocurrency.
You're trading with an ASIC-regulated broker
We’re authorised and regulated by ASIC in Australia and keep client funds in segregated Australian bank accounts.
Highly customisable
Your ECN account can be tailored to your trading style and strategies, giving you complete control of your trading.
Access to automated trading
You can download and use ready-made scripts and expert advisors or create a custom indicator or script, based on your very own trading strategy.
Access anytime, anywhere
via the desktop, web-based or mobile version of the MT4, MT5 and TickTrader trading platform.
Access to a wide range of analysis
50+ built-in indicators and graphic tools for technical analysis, quotes history center, strategy tester and news, all designed to help you increase your trading knowledge.
What is an ECN trading account?
An ECN trading account can also offer plenty of flexibility in that you can deal in a range of instruments without having to set up multiple accounts. You could delve into ECN forex trading, focus on shares, or create a diverse portfolio featuring indices and crypto too.
Which instruments can you access via ECN trading?
The risks and rewards of ECN trading
An ECN trading account is cost-effective and easy to use – especially when it comes to trading in large volumes – but the markets themselves are less predictable. Changes in supply and demand, geopolitical issues and even freak weather conditions can all have an impact, so traders need to make sure they’ve done their research before making trades.
Whether creating a forex ECN trading account, entering the commodities market or otherwise, weigh up all the determining factors before starting your ECN trading journey.
ECN trading with FXOpen
All it takes to start trading is to fill out our simple registration form and verify your identification. So, why not contact us today or open an account and enjoy the benefits of our ECN trading platform.
What is an ECN account broker?
ECN account brokers like FXOpen operate on a no dealing desk
model, which means the broker matches a trader’s order with a
buyer or seller depending on the nature of the order. ECN
account brokers make their money by charging a commission on
all executed deals, so they have no conflict of interest with
their clients.
Through ECN brokers, traders can usually execute deals on more
than one instrument such as forex, indices and commodities.
This means you don’t have to open multiple ECN trading
accounts to access these markets.
What’s the difference between ECN and STP trading accounts?
Your choice of account type – ECN or STP – affects certain
factors such as pricing. Straight Through Processing (STP)
accounts differ from ECN accounts in that there is no separate
commission to pay when a trade is executed. Instead, that
commission is already included in the spread. STP trading
accounts are perhaps more suited to novice traders who are
looking to keep their pricing information simple.
We also offer Crypto-specific trading accounts in Australia.
Find out more about
our trading account types.
How to define success in ECN trading?
When you start out on your ECN trading journey, it’s important
to have clearly defined goals. One trader’s idea of success
will look very different to that of another. The key is to
make your decisions with conviction, backed up by the in-depth
research and analysis you have carried out.
Before opening your ECN trading account, set out your
objectives and how you’re going to achieve them while
maintaining realistic expectations. There are no guarantees of
making a profit with ECN trading, so be sure to have a
strategy in place should you make any losses.
As an ECN account broker, our interests align with yours and
we want you to enjoy success, however you define it.