Professional Traders

Plus500 offers its Professional Customers most of the protections offered to Retail Customers at no additional cost.

Please be Aware: leverage amplifies investor losses and gains; High leverage magnifies the costs of investment in respect of spreads and financing charges; Higher volumes of trading will result in increasing trading costs.

Leverage Table (max leverage)

Other Criteria

Leverage Table (max leverage)

Instruments Category	Professional Account
Forex	1:300
Indices	1:300
Commodities	1:150
Shares	1:20
Options	1:5
ETFs	1:100
Crypto	1:20

Other Criteria

Criteria	Professional Account
Cash Rebates
Client Money Protection
Negative Balance Protection
Best execution for orders
Guarantee Fund Investor Protection Sectoral Fund rights	-

Illustrative Example:

When Selling €15K of EUR/USD CFD at a Sell rate of 1.1750:

Professional clients with a leverage level of 1:300 will need an initial margin of €58.75.

Who is Eligible to Apply for a Professional Account?

Clients who meet at least 2 of the following 3 criteria are eligible:

Sufficient trading activity in last 12 months

You have performed an average of at least 10 transactions per quarter, of significant size, over the previous four quarters on the relevant market¹ (with Plus500 and/or other providers).

Financial instrument portfolio of over €500,000 (including cash savings and financial instruments)

You will not be required to deposit this amount.
The size of your financial instrument portfolio² exceeds €500,000.

Relevant experience in the financial services sector

You work/have worked in the financial sector, for at least one year in a professional position which requires knowledge of the related transactions or services.

¹ Relevant Market – OTC Derivatives such as Leveraged CFDs, Forex, Spread Betting.
² Financial instruments portfolio includes shares, derivatives (only cash deposits made to fund/profits realised from investing in derivatives), debt instruments and cash deposits. It does not include property portfolios, direct commodity ownership or notional values of leveraged instruments.

About Us

Risk Disclosure Notice

Client Money Protection

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 80% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Due to regulatory obligations, bonuses are not applicable to Plus500EE Retail customers.

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The information on this website is general in nature. Please consider the information in light of your objectives, financial situation and needs.

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Plus500 Ltd operates through the following subsidiaries:

Plus500EE AS is authorised and regulated by the Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority (Licence No. 4.1-1/18). Plus500EE is the issuer and seller of the financial products described or available on this website. Office Address: Plus500EE AS, Liivalaia 13, 10118 Tallinn, Estonia.

Plus500UK Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 509909). Cryptocurrency CFDs are not available to Retail Clients.

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