Four active licences
CMA in the UAE, FSC in Mauritius, CySEC in Cyprus and FSA in Seychelles. Each is verifiable on the regulator's own public register.
Forex & currency CFDs
50+ currency pairs on MT4 and MT5, priced from tier-1 liquidity. süno holds four regulatory licences across the UAE, Mauritius, Cyprus and Seychelles — so the entity behind your account is named, licensed and auditable.
Forex CFDs are leveraged products. Most retail accounts lose money. Read the risk disclosure before you trade.
The market
The largest market in the world, and the one with the fewest moving parts to learn.
Forex — foreign exchange, or FX — is the buying and selling of one currency against another. Every quote is a pair: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY. The first currency is the base, the second is the quote. When you buy EUR/USD you are taking a position that the euro will strengthen against the dollar.
Roughly $7.5 trillion changes hands daily across the global FX market, which trades continuously from Sunday evening to Friday evening. There is no central exchange — pricing comes from a network of banks, liquidity providers and brokers.
With süno you trade forex as a contract for difference. You take a position on the price movement of a pair without owning the underlying currency, which is what makes it possible to go short as easily as long, and to size a position with margin rather than full capital.
That same margin is why forex CFDs carry real risk. Leverage scales your exposure in both directions. A position that moves against you consumes your account faster than an unleveraged one would.
The FX market is not retail traders alone. Commercial banks handle client flow, central banks manage reserves and monetary policy, corporations hedge cross-border revenue, and funds take speculative positions. Retail volume is a small slice of a very large pool — which is precisely what makes the majors so liquid.
Why süno
Every claim below is structural — licences, infrastructure and account terms. Nothing here depends on a performance figure we would rather you didn't check.
CMA in the UAE, FSC in Mauritius, CySEC in Cyprus and FSA in Seychelles. Each is verifiable on the regulator's own public register.
Client money is held in accounts separate from süno's operating capital, in line with each regulator's client money rules.
Quotes aggregated from tier-1 liquidity providers rather than a single internal book, with raw-spread pricing on ECN accounts.
Servers co-located near the liquidity venues to shorten the round trip between your terminal and the fill.
Majors, European and Asian crosses, and exotics including USD/ZAR and USD/TRY for traders working African and MENA corridors.
Bank transfer, card, and mobile money where available — including M-Pesa, Airtel Money and Mixx by Yas in East African markets.
Spreads, commission and swap rates are documented per instrument and per account type, not quoted on request.
Where the governing entity provides it, your account cannot be driven below zero by a gapping market.
Account and platform support across the languages of the markets süno serves, through the trading week.
Instruments
Spreads shown are typical minimums under normal market conditions. They widen around news, at session rollover, and in thin liquidity.
Major pairs all include the US dollar and account for the bulk of global FX volume. They carry the tightest spreads and the deepest books, which is why they are the sensible place to start.
| Pair | Typical spread | Commission | Indicative | Daily range | Character |
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Crosses exclude the US dollar and pair two other major currencies. Spreads run slightly wider than the majors, and moves are often driven by regional data rather than the dollar.
| Pair | Typical spread | Commission | Indicative | Daily range | Character |
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Exotics pair a major currency with an emerging-market one. Spreads are materially wider, liquidity is thinner, and moves can be abrupt. Size positions accordingly.
| Pair | Typical spread | Commission | Indicative | Daily range | Character |
|---|
Indicative prices are simulated for illustration. Spreads are typical minimums under normal conditions and are not guaranteed.
Trading conditions
Execution model, order sizing, stop-out level and server time. The things that decide how the account actually behaves once you are in a position.
| Minimum deposit | From $100 |
|---|---|
| Execution model | Market execution |
| Spread type | Floating |
| Minimum order size | 0.01 lot |
| Maximum order size | 50 lots |
| Margin call level | 100% |
| Stop-out level | 50% |
| Hedging | Permitted |
| Scalping & EAs | Permitted |
| Server time | GMT+3 |
| Account currencies | USD · EUR · AED |
| Currency pairs | 50+ |
Hours shift around public holidays and daylight-saving changes. Affected instruments are notified by email and published in the platform before the change takes effect.
Liquidity is deepest during the London–New York overlap. Spreads are widest around the daily break and at the Sunday open.
Position tool
This calculator includes spread and commission, because leaving them out is how a marginal trade looks profitable on paper. Swap and overnight financing are not included.
Approaches
These are frameworks, not recommendations. Each one suits a different amount of screen time, risk tolerance and holding period — and none of them removes the risk of loss.
Positions opened and closed inside a session, with nothing held overnight. Demands sustained screen time and tight cost control — spread matters most here.
Holding for days to weeks to capture a larger move. Fewer decisions, but positions carry overnight swap and are exposed to gaps at the weekly open.
Entering in the direction of an established move and staying in until it breaks. A low win rate with a high average win is normal, and difficult to sit through.
Working between defined support and resistance while a pair consolidates. The method fails the moment the range breaks, so the stop placement is the strategy.
Entering as price clears a consolidation boundary, often around a scheduled release. False breaks are common, and slippage is widest exactly when you need the fill.
Holding for weeks to months on a macro view — rate differentials, policy divergence, terms of trade. Requires capital that can absorb long drawdowns.
Platforms
Both platforms, on desktop, web and mobile, with the same account credentials.
MetaTrader 4
The long-standing standard for retail forex. If you have an existing EA library or a strategy written in MQL4, this is where it runs.
MetaTrader 5
The newer platform, with more timeframes, a faster backtester and depth of market. The right default if you are starting fresh.
| Feature | MetaTrader 4 | MetaTrader 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Timeframes | 9 | 21 |
| Built-in indicators | 30 | 38 |
| Pending order types | 4 | 6 |
| Programming language | MQL4 | MQL5 |
| Depth of market | No | Yes |
| Economic calendar | No | Built in |
| Strategy tester | Single-threaded | Multi-threaded |
| Position accounting | Hedging | Hedging or netting |
| Desktop platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Accounts
The real choice is whether you pay for liquidity inside the spread or separately as commission. Higher volume generally favours paying it separately.
All-in spread, no commission
Suits traders who want one number to reason about, and who trade in modest size.
Open a Standard accountRaw spread plus commission
Suits active traders whose edge is thin enough that a wide spread erases it.
Open a Raw ECN accountReduced commission at volume
Suits high-volume and systematic traders where commission per lot is the dominant cost.
Open a Pro accountOpen a demo account with virtual funds and trade the same instruments on the same platforms. Use it to learn the terminal and test a strategy — but note that a demo removes the two things that make live trading hard: real slippage and your own reaction to a real loss.
Funding & withdrawals
The part traders ask about most and brokers write about least. Here is how it works, including the constraints.
Availability varies by entity and country of residence. The methods offered to you are shown in the client portal once your account is opened.
Deposits sit in accounts segregated from süno's operating capital, under the client money rules of the regulator licensing your entity.
Funds are returned to the method used to deposit, up to the deposited amount, before any remaining balance is paid out separately. This is an anti-money-laundering requirement, not a policy choice.
Identity and address verification must be complete before a withdrawal is processed. Completing it at signup rather than at withdrawal is what makes the difference between hours and days.
süno does not add a processing charge on deposits or withdrawals. Your bank, card issuer or mobile money operator may apply their own — those are outside our control.
Deposits must come from an account in your own name. Payments from a third party are returned, which protects you as much as it protects us.
Conversion rates and any method-specific limits are shown in the client portal before you confirm, so the figure you approve is the figure that moves.
Risk controls
Cost and execution matter, but survival is a function of position sizing and exits. These controls are available on every account type.
Where your governing entity provides it, a gapping market cannot push your account below zero and leave you owing a balance.
Set the exit before you enter. Note that a standard stop is not guaranteed — in a gap it fills at the next available price.
Close automatically at a defined level, which removes the decision from the moment you are least equipped to make it well.
Get notified at a level instead of watching the chart — useful when the alternative is over-trading out of boredom.
Live margin level in the terminal, with margin call and stop-out thresholds published in advance rather than discovered under pressure.
Client money held separately from company operating funds, under the client money rules of the licensing regulator for your entity.
Questions
Forex trading is buying one currency while selling another, in a pair such as EUR/USD. With süno you trade it as a CFD, meaning you take a position on the price movement without owning the underlying currency. That is what lets you go short as easily as long and size a position on margin.
Account minimums are listed above, but the minimum is the wrong question. What matters is whether your account is large enough that a single losing trade costs a small percentage of it.
Funding at the bare minimum leaves no room for normal adverse movement, which forces you into position sizes that a routine drawdown can wipe out.
The majors — EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY. They carry the tightest spreads and the deepest liquidity, so your transaction cost is lower and your fills are closer to the price you saw. Exotics such as USD/TRY or USD/ZAR carry spreads many times wider and can move sharply on domestic news, which is a hard place to learn.
Yes. Forex CFDs are leveraged, and leverage magnifies losses at the same rate it magnifies gains. Most retail accounts lose money trading CFDs.
Risk can be managed with position sizing, stop-losses and conservative leverage — but it cannot be removed, and no tool on this page removes it. Do not trade with money you cannot afford to lose.
Considerably less than the maximum. The cap is a ceiling, not a target, and many experienced traders operate far below it — controlling exposure through position size instead.
Maximum available leverage depends on which süno entity holds your account and how you are classified. Retail clients under CySEC are subject to the ESMA caps, which are materially lower than those available under the offshore entities.
Liquidity is deepest and spreads tightest during the London session and the London–New York overlap. Thin periods — the late New York session, and the gap around the Sunday open — carry wider spreads and more slippage. The best time is less about maximising volatility than about not paying a premium for a poor fill.
süno holds four active licences: the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) in the UAE, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) in Mauritius, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Seychelles.
Which entity holds your account depends on your country of residence, and that determines your leverage cap, your protections and your complaints route. The entity is named in your client agreement.
Processing times depend on the method and on completion of identity verification. Card refunds and mobile money are typically faster than international bank transfers. Requests are processed to the same method used to deposit, where regulation requires it. Current timeframes are published in the client portal.
That depends entirely on your country of tax residence, and süno cannot advise on it. Treatment of CFD gains differs widely between jurisdictions. Speak to a qualified tax adviser in your own country before assuming any particular treatment.
Yes. MT4 and MT5 both have full iOS and Android apps with charting, order management and account monitoring, using the same credentials as the desktop terminal. There is also a browser terminal if you would rather not install anything.
Getting started
Registration is quick. Verification is the step that determines how fast everything afterwards moves — including your first withdrawal.
Create an account with your name, email and country of residence. Your country determines which süno entity holds the account, and therefore your leverage cap and protections.
Upload proof of identity and address. Do this before you deposit rather than after — an unverified account cannot withdraw, and that is where most delays come from.
Download MT4 or MT5, or use the browser terminal. Start on a demo alongside the live account if you have not traded the platform before.
Get started
Open an account with a broker whose licences, entity and cost schedule you can check before you fund it.