How to use the Exness demo account that registration creates — Kenya
A demo is not a separate application: an MT5-based practice account is set up the moment the Personal Area is registered.
Go to the Exness registration page →The demo already exists. Registering an Exness account creates an MT5-based demo account with 10,000 USD in virtual funds by default, so there is no separate demo application to submit. Open it from Trade on any MT5 account or through the Exness Trade app, top up the virtual balance in the Personal Area, and open extra demos for Pro, Zero and Raw Spread when you want to compare.
The demo in brief
Practising with virtual money is usually called paper trading. It is useful for learning the order screens and comparing account types, but it removes the pressure of real money, and live effects such as slippage can feel different, so results on a demo should not be read as a forecast.
- Registration creates an MT5-based demo account with 10,000 USD in virtual funds by default (Exness)
- The demo balance is topped up by logging in to the Personal Area (Exness)
- A demo can be opened for each of Pro, Zero and Raw Spread to study their spreads without depositing (Exness)
- Demo trading accounts can also be created in the Exness Trade app (Exness Help Center)
- Demo results use virtual money and say nothing about a real account; past performance is not an indication of future results
The demo that registration creates
Signing up ends with a working demo, not an empty dashboard. As soon as an Exness account exists, an MT5-based demo account with 10,000 USD in virtual funds is created by default, so no separate demo request is needed. It is managed from the Personal Area, where its balance is also topped up.
Because that account is MetaTrader 5 based, it opens in Exness Terminal, the MetaTrader 5 terminal or MetaTrader WebTerminal. Click Trade on any MT5 account and choose Exness Terminal. For certain regions, MT5 accounts work only with the MetaTrader 5 terminal and are unsupported on Exness Terminal, so check what your login shows.
Topping up the virtual balance
Virtual money drains the way real money does, and the refill happens in the Personal Area: log in and top up the demo trading account there. Nothing leaves your bank, since a demo top-up moves virtual funds only. The 10,000 USD figure is the default at creation; later top-ups change the practice balance.
No deposit is required to run a demo; that requirement starts with live trading, where a successful first-time deposit is needed before trading can begin. Leverage is the other setting worth fixing early, since it is changed after logging in to the Personal Area and alters how much margin a position consumes.
One demo per professional account type
The demo from registration is one account, and it exists to teach the platform rather than settle which type suits you. For that, open separate demos: a demo can be opened for each of Pro, Zero and Raw Spread, and spreads studied there without needing to deposit funds.
Comparison only works when other variables stay fixed: same instrument, same session, same timeframe, plus a note of the spread at the moment you look, because spreads float. Only Zero and Raw Spread account types carry a trading commission, so a raw quote can look tighter until the fee is counted. Choosing among the five account types has its own guide.
Demo accounts in the Exness Trade app
Demo trading accounts can be made using the Exness Trade app, which puts practice on a phone. The app works only with MT5 accounts, so an MT4 login will not connect; those holders are redirected to the MT4 mobile app. Sort out the platform before you practise.
Inside the app, deposits and withdrawals can be handled directly, which matters once a live account exists. On demo the balance stays virtual, so treat identical screens as a rehearsal of taps, not of risk. A phone screen and a browser terminal are laid out differently, so practise on the device that will be used for real trades.
Where a demo stops being a guide
Virtual funds remove the pressure real money applies, and that is the honest limitation. A demo shows how an order form behaves, how a spread widens around news, where a stop sits. It does not show how you behave when the balance is your own. Past performance is not an indication of future results.
A demo forecasts nothing either: results on virtual funds are practice output, not a projection of live trading. Live trading begins after a successful first-time deposit, and full verification is required to lift certain limitations. If the aim is testing real conditions, a demo is the wrong instrument; if the aim is learning the terminal, it is right.