Kenya — Standard, Standard Cent or a professional account: picking the first Exness account type

The account type is not chosen on the registration form. It is picked later, when a trading account is created inside the Personal Area, and two questions narrow it down: which group, and whether a commission is charged.

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Start with Standard Cent if the smallest possible starting amount is the constraint; otherwise take Standard for a plain first account with no commission. The professional types — Pro, Zero and Raw Spread — suit a trader who already reads spreads and commissions with confidence. Exness publishes 5 account types in two groups, and only Zero and Raw Spread carry a trading commission, so the first fork is the group and the second is the cost model.

Account types in brief

The Exness Help Center sorts the five account types into two families. For a first account, the differences that matter in practice are whether a commission is charged on each trade and how small a position can be. Whatever the type, the instruments traded are contracts for difference, which carry a high risk of losing money, and every quote includes a bid–ask spread.

Exness lists 5 account types, split into a Standard group and a Professional group (Exness Help Center)
The Professional group is Pro, Zero and Raw Spread; the Standard group holds Standard and Standard Cent
Only Zero and Raw Spread charge a trading commission (Exness Help Center)
Pro is described by the brand as offering the lowest Exness spreads without commission.
For starting with an absolute minimum amount of funds, the Help Center points to Standard Cent

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How the five account types are grouped

Exness splits its 5 account types into the Standard group and the Professional group. Standard holds Standard and Standard Cent, the simple starting point. Professional holds Pro, Zero and Raw Spread, which the broker describes as being for traders ready to go to the next level. That is the first fork in the decision.

You set the type when you create a trading account inside the Personal Area, so nothing is fixed before that moment; the platform, MT4 or MT5, is chosen in the same step, and demo accounts are created the same way. The full registration sequence is covered in how to sign up for Exness.

Commission or no commission: Zero and Raw Spread

Cost structure is the cleanest filter. Of the five types, only Zero and Raw Spread apply a trading commission, so if you want one simple figure to watch, choose Standard, Standard Cent or Pro. Exness describes Pro as the account with its lowest spreads among those without commission.

A commission is charged per trade on top of the spread, so the total depends on how much you trade and in which instruments. That is why the professional types suit a trader with a plan rather than curiosity. Check the current conditions for each instrument before trading instead of relying on figures copied from elsewhere.

When Standard Cent makes sense for a first account

Standard Cent is the type Exness names for starting with an absolute minimum amount of funds. If the size of your first deposit is the constraint rather than the cost per trade, that is the signal to take it. It sits in the Standard group, so no trading commission applies.

Minimum deposit applicable; may vary based on payment method or geographic location. So the exact figure is not something to plan from a guide page: it appears when you pick a payment method in the Personal Area, and the country chosen at registration decides which methods exist at all.

Comparing account types on a demo before depositing

You do not need money to see how the professional types behave. Registration creates an MT5-based demo account with 10,000 USD in virtual funds by default, and a demo can be opened for each of Pro, Zero and Raw Spread to study spreads without depositing. Read one instrument across all three.

Top up a demo by logging in to the Personal Area, and demo accounts can also be created in the Exness Trade app. Spreads are the number worth comparing; a commission-based type can look wider or narrower depending on the instrument. Skip screenshots from forums, because pricing moves and those numbers age badly.

Questions to answer before creating the account

Three answers decide the type. First, how much can you put in as a first deposit, given that a successful first-time deposit is required before trading begins. Second, do you want commission inside your cost or not. Third, will you trade the same instrument repeatedly, which makes demo comparison meaningful.

Then act in order: open a demo for each professional account type you are considering, watch it long enough to see the spread move, and only then create your first real account in the Personal Area. Platform choice is a separate step, covered in the MT5 account setup walkthrough.

Five account types, two groups

Account type	Group	Trading commission
Standard	Standard	No
Standard Cent	Standard	No
Pro	Professional	No
Zero	Professional	Yes
Raw Spread	Professional	Yes

Source: Exness Help Center — a trading commission applies only to Zero and Raw Spread.

Questions people ask at this step

Can my first Exness account be Standard Cent?

Yes. Exness names Standard Cent for starting with an absolute minimum amount of funds, and it sits in the Standard group with no trading commission. Minimum deposit applicable; may vary based on payment method or geographic location.

Do Standard or Pro accounts charge commission?

No. Only Zero and Raw Spread account types have a trading commission applied, so Standard, Standard Cent and Pro are priced through spreads alone. That makes them easier to budget for a first account, though spreads still differ between instruments.

How do I compare spreads without spending money?

Open a demo for each professional account type and watch the same instrument on all three. A demo is topped up from the Personal Area, and demo accounts can be created in the Exness Trade app. Deposit nothing before that.

Is the account type permanent once chosen?

The type is set for each trading account at the moment it is created in the Personal Area. The setting Exness describes as permanent is the country of residence chosen at registration, which also shapes the payment methods shown.