Open the Exness account creation screen for the first time and you’re hit with five options — Standard, Standard Cent, Pro, Raw Spread, Zero — each with its own spread structure, commission setup, and minimum deposit. Most guides just list the specs and leave you to figure out the rest. Let’s actually walk through how to pick, based on how you trade rather than what sounds most “advanced.”
Start With One Honest Question
Before looking at spreads or commissions, ask yourself: how often do I actually place trades, and how long do I hold them? Everything else follows from this one answer.
Standard Account: For Beginners and Occasional Traders
If you’re new, or you trade occasionally without a rigid system yet, Standard is the right starting point. No commission, spreads baked into the price, and a low barrier to entry. You won’t be optimizing for the tightest possible spread here — you’ll be learning how you actually behave as a trader, which matters more at this stage than shaving fractions of a pip.
We go deeper on this in our Standard Account guide.
Standard Cent: For Testing Strategies With Real Money, Small Stakes
This one gets overlooked. It’s essentially a Standard account with position sizes denominated in cents rather than full lots — meaning you can test a strategy with real execution and real emotional stakes, but with position sizes small enough that mistakes don’t sting. Underrated for anyone building confidence before scaling up.
Pro Account: For Traders Who’ve Outgrown Standard
If you’re trading actively — several times a week, holding positions from hours to a few days — but don’t want to manage a separate commission line, Pro sits in a comfortable middle ground. Tighter spreads than Standard, still no commission. We covered this in detail in our Pro Account breakdown.
Raw Spread and Zero: For High-Frequency and Scalping Styles
These accounts strip the spread down close to raw market pricing and add a per-lot commission instead. If you’re placing dozens of trades a day, or your strategy depends on capturing very small price movements, the math almost always favors commission-based pricing over a wider all-in spread. Our Zero vs Raw Spread comparison breaks down exactly when one edges out the other.
The tradeoff: you need enough trade volume for the commission structure to actually pay off. If you’re only placing a handful of trades a month, the commission per trade on Raw Spread or Zero can end up costing more than Standard’s wider spread would have.
A Simple Decision Framework
- New to trading, or trading occasionally? → Standard
- Testing a strategy with small real stakes? → Standard Cent
- Trading actively, holding hours to days, want simplicity? → Pro
- Scalping or high-frequency, comfortable managing commissions? → Raw Spread or Zero
Don’t Forget the Rebate Angle
Rebate rates differ slightly by account type, since the broker’s own cost structure changes with each one. If you’re choosing partly based on rebate potential, it’s worth checking actual rates for your specific account type rather than assuming they’re identical across the board.
Whichever account type fits your style, make sure it’s opened under our rebate program so your volume earns cashback from day one: Open an Exness account with rebate tracking.
Related Reading
- Standard Account Explained: A Beginner’s Honest Guide
- Exness Pro Account Explained
- Zero vs Raw Spread: Which One Actually Saves You Money
Account type isn’t a personality statement — it’s a cost structure. Match it to how you actually trade today, and don’t be afraid to switch later if your style changes. Most traders do, more than once.
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