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.
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A no-deposit bonus can be received without making a deposit, but there are steps before you get it. Some offers run in the order register, verify, then claim with a link or a form. Others need a registration form and an approval, and a complimentary balance then sits in a separate account. This guide sorts the steps from registering to claiming, using only what the terms and steps of each offer say, and checks where identity verification appears.
The bonuses are offered by the brokers, not by this site. This article does not rank brokers. Amounts are left out of the text because brokers change them. Read each broker’s official page for the current details.
The offers shown differ between the English and Japanese pages
In this site’s data, the no-deposit offers shown on the English pages are three: AXIORY (the offer made for English-language clients), FXGT and Tickmill. The Japanese pages show six offers made for Japan: AXIORY (the Japanese-language offer), BigBoss, FXGT, HFM, Milton Markets and XMTrading. AXIORY is listed as two separate offers, one for each language, each with its own official page.
So the steps below are those of the three offers shown on this English page. The other brokers are not covered here.
Four stages from registering to using the bonus
The steps differ by offer, but they can be read as four stages. Not every offer has all four. The verification stage is placed only where the terms or steps state it.
- 1. Register or open an accountSome offers start from an invitation e-mail or a registration form instead.
- 2. Verification, where the terms say soWhere it sits, and what it covers, differs by offer. If the data does not say, it is not assumed.
- 3. Claim the bonusA button, an invitation link or a form. Some offers add it automatically. A claim deadline can apply.
- 4. Trade, and read the withdrawal termsA profit may need further steps before it can be moved out.
The order and the stages differ by offer. The data lists what each offer's terms state.
There are two broad ways the bonus reaches the account: it is added automatically, or you claim it.
Added automatically
The credit is added once you open an eligible account.
You claim it
A button, a form or a step in the client area comes first. A claim deadline can apply.
Which type applies is written in each offer's terms.
Claiming with an invitation link: AXIORY
AXIORY’s English-language offer starts from an invitation e-mail. The steps say you have 14 days from receiving it to activate the bonus, and that you need a live account; if you are using a demo account, you upgrade it to live first. The claim itself is worded like this in the terms.
Click the link in the email, log in to your account, and press “Claim Credit.”
AXIORY, official page
What it means. You open the link in the invitation e-mail, log in, and press “Claim Credit”. The data does not say whether identity verification is needed for this offer.
Verify first, then claim: FXGT
FXGT’s no-deposit bonus puts an account verification before the claim. The evidence stored for the offer is in Japanese, so the original is quoted here and its meaning follows.
ただし、登録日から30日以内に認証を完了し、ボーナスを受け取る必要があります。
FXGT.com, official page
What it means. You must complete the verification and claim the bonus within 30 days of the registration date. The terms call it account verification. What you have to submit for it is not in the data. The steps also say the credit is given only if no deposit has been made to a trading account.
A form and an approval, then a separate account: Tickmill
Tickmill’s Welcome Account is a different kind of offer. The terms call it a complimentary deposit, and it is not added to an account you already have. It sits in a Welcome Account that is created for you. The terms say this about how the account is created.
The Welcome Account is created automatically after the Client completes the registration form on the web page and the application has been approved.
Tickmill, official page
What it means. You fill in the registration form on the Welcome Account page. After the application is approved, the account is created automatically. The steps add that the login details are sent by e-mail.
Eligibility is limited to people who do not already hold a client account with Tickmill.
Existing Clients cannot apply for a Welcome Account.
Tickmill, official page
What it means. A person who is already a Tickmill client cannot apply for a Welcome Account.
Where identity verification appears
Where verification appears in the steps differs by offer. The next figure sorts the three offers shown in English by where the steps place it.
Before the claim
FXGT
Written in the steps
The terms put an account or identity verification ahead of the claim.
When the profit is moved out
Tickmill
Written in the steps
ID documents are asked for later, at the profit transfer.
Not in the data
AXIORY
No step found
Whether verification is needed is not stated in what the data holds. Read the official page.
Companies are listed in name order, not by rank. The offers shown differ between the Japanese and English pages.
For FXGT, the verification comes before the claim. For Tickmill, the steps place ID documents later, when you move a profit out: you register a Client Area account with the same details and provide ID documents. In the data, the registration steps of the Welcome Account itself do not mention ID documents. For AXIORY, the data does not state anything about verification. That does not mean it is not needed. Check the official page before you apply.
Point
Check what each deadline counts from. One runs from the invitation e-mail, another from registration, and another from the account opening. If you mix up the start, the offer can no longer be claimed.
Checklist before you apply
- Is the bonus added automatically, or do you claim it with a button, a link or a form?
- Is there a deadline, and what does it count from?
- Is verification needed before the claim, or only later when you move a profit out? Are documents named?
- Does the bonus go to your existing account, or to a separate account that is created for you?
- What steps come between receiving the bonus and withdrawing a profit?
For the flow from claiming to withdrawing, read How a no-deposit bonus works. For the restrictions, see No-deposit bonus restrictions.
Risks to keep in mind
Trading with leverage can lose money quickly. Using a bonus does not remove the loss on a trade. This article does not recommend any broker. Read the broker’s full terms before you open an account, and only trade with money you can afford to lose.
