How to open a live personal account

Residents of Singapore may apply for an OANDA Asia Pacific Account. We cannot accept applications from third parties.

To get more information about our specific divisions , please visit our website.

For more information about account types please visit our website.

To ensure your account is processed in a timely manner, please provide current and complete information. Avoid abbreviations and pay attention to application details like ‘currency type’, when providing figures etc.

If you are asked to provide supporting documents, please be sure to follow our proof of identity and proof of address as outlined in the ' + Do I need to provide supporting documents to open an account? ' section below.

• Full name, including any aliases

• Residential address

• Date of birth

• Nationality

• Unique identification number (such as an identity card number or passport number)

• Employment details

• Financial information

• Customer knowledge assessment ( CKA )

• Prior trading experience

All applicants to our OANDA Asia Pacific Division will be prompted to upload the following supporting documents at the end of the application:

• Proof of identity

• Proof of address

Please monitor your email (including your junk folder) following submission of your application as we may request further supporting documentation and/or information, such as:

• Alternate /second proof of identity

• Alternate /second proof of address

• Code verification

• Clarification of your profile details.

Proof of identity

We accept:

Valid government-issued photo identification that clearly displays:

• Your photo

• Your full name

• Your date of birth

• Your nationality

• Unique identification number

• Date of issue and/or expiry

• High resolution, clear, colour images of the front and back of your identity document• A copy of the full document

• A copy of the full document

Below are examples of the kind of identity documents that we accept:

*Please be aware, these documents are for illustrative purposes only and may be out of date:

We cannot accept:

• Expired documents

• Copies of copies

• Black and white copies

• Partial copies

• Altered copies with blocked/blurred information

• Cropped copies that only display partial information

Proof of address

We accept:

A utility bill, bank statement or credit card bill. This document must be:

• Issued in your name

• Show your current residential address (we cannot accept P.O. boxed or business addresses)

• Dated within the last six months

Government issued photo identification can also be used as proof of address

• Please note that in some instances, you may also be asked to supply a separate piece of photo identification as proof of identity.

OANDA cannot accept:

• Documents that contain partial information, cropped/blurred or blocked copies will need to be re-submitted.

Uploading your documents does not complete registration. A member of the Onboarding team will review your application and be in touch via email either for further details or to let you know that your account has been approved and is ready for funding.