Deriv Spreads & Fees — What Trading Actually Costs
Spread-only pricing on Standard, wider swap-free spreads, or 0.0 spreads plus commission on the Zero Spread account — the real cost picture.
Open Deriv Account →Deriv's trading costs depend on the MT5 account: Standard runs spread-only pricing from 0.6 pips on EUR/USD with $0 commission; Swap-Free widens spreads (from 2.2 pips) in exchange for no overnight swaps; Zero Spread prices at 0.0 spread and charges a fixed commission instead — about 0.0045% per side on EUR/USD, charged on opening and closing. Deposits are free on Deriv's side; payment agents and P2P counterparties set their own conversion fees.
Deriv trading costs at a glance
- MT5 Standard: spreads from 0.6 pips on EUR/USD, $0 commission
- MT5 Swap-Free: spreads from 2.2 pips, no overnight swaps
- MT5 Zero Spread: 0.0 spread with a fixed commission (about 0.0045% per side on EUR/USD, charged at open and close)
- No deposit fees from Deriv; payment agents, P2P counterparties and card providers charge their own fees
- Overnight swaps apply on Standard and Zero Spread positions held past rollover
- Synthetic indices price 24/7 with their own variable spreads
Frequently asked questions
What is the EUR/USD spread on Deriv?
From 0.6 pips on the MT5 Standard account. On the Zero Spread account the spread is 0.0 and a fixed commission applies instead.
How does the Zero Spread commission work?
Commission = contract size × volume × price × commission rate, charged at open and close. Deriv's published EUR/USD example works out to roughly $0.96 on a 0.1-lot trade.
Does Deriv charge deposit fees?
Deriv itself does not charge deposit fees. Independent payment agents, P2P counterparties and card providers apply their own fees and exchange rates.