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Spreads · AU · August 2026
FxPro spreads & costs Australia
All-in cost is spread + commission + swap + conversion. No fake stars.
75%+ of retail investor accounts lose money trading CFDs.
How to read cost
Standard accounts usually embed commission in the spread. Raw+ shows tighter spreads plus commission per side. Which wins depends on your average trade size, frequency, and symbols. Measure round-turn on the pairs you trade during the session you trade. August 2026.
We will not paste a stale "EURUSD from 0.0" marketing line as a guarantee. Live quotes on demo and small live tickets beat brochure PDFs. Related: scalping, minimum deposit.
All-in cost components
All-in cost is spread + commission + overnight financing (swap) + conversion. Ignore any one line and you mis-rank brokers. A Raw+ account that looks cheap on the spread strip can lose to Standard on small tickets once commission is counted. A Standard account can look expensive on EURUSD while remaining fine for less frequent index CFD holds where swap dominates.
AUD Wallet choice cuts conversion churn when you fund and withdraw in AUD. AUD is listed as an FxPro account currency on the Gen-Info GM PDF; verify live. Deposits guide: deposits.
How to measure like an adult
- Open demo or a tiny live account on the type you will use.
- Record bid/ask at entry and exit on your top three symbols during London and during Sydney hours.
- Add commission if Raw+.
- Note swap if you hold overnight.
- Compare that number to your average edge per trade. If costs eat the edge, change size, frequency, or account type.
Platform choice affects how clearly you see depth and execution, not magic free fills. See platforms.
Other fees
Overnight financing matters for multi-day holds. Inactivity fees can apply after long idle periods on published terms. Withdrawal fees appear on some e-wallet rails. Conversion costs hit when Wallet currency and instrument currency differ.
Entity and ASIC gap: legal Australia. FxPro is not AFSL-licensed. Commonly reported path: FxPro UK Limited (FCA FRN 509956). AFCA does not apply. Full broker take: review. Competitor cost context: vs Pepperstone, vs IC Markets.
Session and symbol bias
AUD crosses can look different during the Australian morning than during New York afternoon. Index CFD spreads behave differently around cash open and close. Measuring EURUSD at 3pm London and assuming that number travels to your ASX200 CFD hold is lazy ops.
Build a small spreadsheet with timestamp, symbol, spread, commission, and swap. Two weeks of honest notes beat a year of forum screenshots. If costs dominate, change behaviour before you change brokers for the fifth time.
Comparing to ASIC desks
Pepperstone and IC Markets will publish their own raw pricing stories. Compare apples to apples: same symbol, same session, same ticket size, same hold time. Licence differences still sit beside cost differences. FxPro is not ASIC-regulated; those competitors often offer AFSL entity paths. Hold both facts. Pages: vs Pepperstone, vs IC Markets.
Open a demo or micro live via the partner link if you need FxPro numbers specifically. Brochure PDFs go stale.
Conversion as a hidden spread
If your bank converts AUD to USD before the Wallet, that markup is part of trading cost even when FxPro shows $0 deposit fee. Prefer matching Wallet currency when Direct allows AUD. AUD is listed on the Gen-Info GM PDF; verify live. Deposits: deposits.
Same logic on the way out. A clean AUD Wallet path can save more than shaving 0.1 pip on a quiet pair. Measure both. Partner: Open FxPro.
Index CFD and AUD cross notes
Index CFD spreads and financing around the Australian cash close deserve their own measurements. AUD crosses can behave differently in thin Asian hours versus London. Build separate rows in your cost sheet. Stock/index product notes: stock CFDs.
Entity and ASIC gap still sit beside cost: no AFSL, commonly reported FxPro UK Limited (FCA FRN 509956), AFCA does not apply. Legal: legal Australia. Review: review. Partner: Open FxPro. August 2026.
Inactivity and idle cost
Idle accounts can face inactivity fees on published terms after long quiet periods. If you pause trading, read the live schedule rather than assuming zero forever. That fee is still part of all-in cost for intermittent traders.
August 2026: measure live, verify AUD Wallet, verify entity (commonly reported FxPro UK Limited, FCA FRN 509956), remember AFCA does not apply. Partner: Open FxPro.