What a trading rebate is, in plain words

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Every trade you open has a cost. A trading rebate gives part of that cost back to you. It does not change your broker's prices, and it does not make a losing trade a winning one.

Where the cost of a trade comes from

When you buy, you pay the ask price. When you sell, you get the bid price. The gap between the two is the spread: in the words of Exness's Help Center, "the difference between a trading instrument's bid and ask prices". Some account types also charge a commission per trade, and positions kept open overnight can have a swap.

You pay these costs whether the trade wins or loses.

Where a rebate comes from

Brokers pay partners for the clients they introduce. A rebate service is such a partner: it passes part of what the broker pays back to you. The broker pays it out, not the rebate service, so the service never holds your money.

What a rebate does not do

• It does not lower the price you see in the trading app.
• It does not cover losses. If a trade loses, it still loses.
• It does not make trading safer. Leveraged trading can lose more than you expect.

Before you sign up anywhere

1. Read your broker's own page on fees for your account type.
2. Check how the rebate is paid and when, in writing.
3. Never share your trading password. A real rebate service never asks for it.

Trading carries a high level of risk. Only trade with money you can afford to lose.