Bonus guides
How broker bonuses work, from receiving one to withdrawing.
Using an EA on a bonus account: what to check first
Whether an EA can run on a bonus account differs by broker and bonus. The wording confirmed from official terms, and what to read before you start.
When a bonus disappears: expiry, inactivity and withdrawal compared
A bonus can disappear when a date passes, when the account sits idle, or when you take money out. How each broker words these conditions.
How to claim a no-deposit bonus, up to identity verification
The steps from registering to claiming a no-deposit bonus, checked against each broker's own terms and claim steps.
How the lots needed to withdraw a bonus are counted
How lot requirements for withdrawing a bonus are worded in each company's terms: trading volume, number of trades and eligible instruments.
No-deposit bonus versus a demo account
A demo account and a no-deposit bonus differ in the money used, the kind of account and how a withdrawal works. A plain comparison.
Trades that are banned while you hold a bonus
Which trades bonus terms forbid, read from each company's wording: how strongly each rule is worded and which offers list no banned trade.
Bonus types: credit versus cash
A forex bonus can arrive as credit you cannot withdraw, as a bonus withdrawable after conditions, or as cash. How to tell them apart in the terms.
Bonus withdrawal conditions compared: the usual patterns, read in the terms
Brokers word the withdrawal conditions of a bonus in different ways. The wordings side by side, with quotes from the terms.
Deposit bonuses compared: rate, cap and conditions, read in the terms
The deposit bonuses running now in one table: rate, cap, deposit conditions and what a withdrawal does, with quotes from the terms.
Forex demo contests and trading contests: a list, and how to read the terms
Demo and trading contests running now in one table: who can enter, the prize form and whether it can be withdrawn, with quotes from the terms.
No-deposit bonus restrictions and cautions
The no-deposit bonuses running now, and six kinds of restriction to read: who can join, accounts, countries, time, withdrawal and trading terms.
Using bonuses from several brokers: an order and a routine
How to plan bonuses from more than one broker: which kind to take first, tracking deadlines, keeping a record per account, and the risks to watch.
No-deposit bonuses compared: what is on offer now and how to read the terms
Every no-deposit forex bonus running now, side by side: the amount, the conditions, and the terms that matter before you sign up.
How to read bonus withdrawal conditions: real wording from broker terms
What the withdrawal, trading-volume, early-withdrawal, time-limit and automated-trading clauses in bonus terms say, with short quotes from terms.
What is a no-deposit bonus? From claiming it to withdrawing
A plain explanation of how a no-deposit bonus works at a forex broker, the usual steps from claiming it to withdrawing, and what to check first.