OptionTrade Review

Review

OptionTrade, founded in 2013, is a binary options broker powered by HF Markets (Europe) Ltd, an award-winning broker in the Forex industry. OptionTrade was one of the first binary options brokers to be licensed and regulated by CySEC and is in full compliance with EU laws and MiFID. Their main office is located in Larnaca, Cyprus.

OptionTrade’s website is a pleasure to navigate and it moves along at a steady clip. All the sections are properly labeled and it was nice to see that the information was clearly laid out and easy to follow.  Opening an account took only several minutes from start to finish.

Accounts

There are three different accounts to choose from at OptionTrade.  The standard account requires a deposit of only $100 and members receive one risk-free $25 trade. Traders with this account can trade over 80 different assets with a payout of up to 83%. The minimum deposit in the Premium account is $1000 and the account holder is entitled to one $50 risk-free trade. Premium account holders can trade 120 assets and receive payouts of up to 85%.

OptionTrade Account Types
OptionTrade Account Types

$5000 is required for OptionTrade’s VIP account which comes with one $100 risk-free trade, access to 180 different assets, and additional bells and whistles.

Clients opening and funding a Standard, Premium or VIP account are eligible to apply for a Cash Match Bonus of up to 100% of their initial deposit. All three accounts can be traded via the OptionTrade mobile app.

I was pleased to see that OptionTrade offers a substantial Demo account with up to $1000 in virtual funds and unlimited usage. Not all binary brokers are so generous and many limit the span of usage to a month or so. The demo account can be set up through any of the three accounts and trades are executed in real time.

Features

A trader has several options to choose from at OptionTrade.  With the classic binary option trade, a trader can predict in which direction the price will move within a predefined time period. Clients can trade all of the products available from the asset list.

The Long Term Binary Option is essentially a prediction of which way the market will move within a predefined longer term time period (usually a week). Only a selected list of assets is available with this option.

The One Touch option at OptionTrade is based on whether or not an asset will reach a predetermined price level at least once by the time of expiry; very high payout rates of 300% - 500% are offered.

OptionTrade OneTouch Option
OptionTrade OneTouch Option

The ‘60 Seconds’ trading option is slightly different from that offered by other binary options brokers. If a trader notices a trend in the market, he can jump right in by trading options that expire within just 60 seconds. This option was designed specifically for traders who welcome fast paced trading and who can respond quickly and effectively to sudden market movements.  There are 60 currency pairs available with this option.

With Ladder options, the strike prices are spaced at equal intervals, just like the rungs of a ladder, and for each preset a trader needs only predict whether the underlying asset will close above or below the strike price by a certain point in time. There are five strike prices for each ladder option, so traders have multiple opportunities to place a trade at different payout percentages with a potential return that can reach up to 1500%.

The Pairs option is a perfect for traders looking to spice up their investments by focusing on the relationship between two different instruments.

The myOptionTrade client area is an all-in-one account management solution where traders can manage all of their trading accounts via the same user-friendly interface by logging in only once.

Bonuses/Promotions

OptionTrade offers a very generous welcome bonus. As part of their initiative to give clients a trading head-start, they provide a Cash Match bonus to anybody opening and funding a trading account and once a trade has been placed, the cash bonus of up to 100% of the initial bonus, with a maximum of $500, is deposited in the account holder’s account. There is no time limit on the required volume.

Deposits/Withdrawals

Funding to OptionTrade accounts can be done via bank transfers, credit cards and various online payment programs such as Skrill, WebMoney and Neteller. The minimum deposit to credit cards is $50 and the maximum deposit is $15,000. There is a minimum deposit of $250 when using bank wires and deposits are unlimited.

Withdrawals are made using the same methods. A minimum withdrawal is $10 and $150 via wire transactions.

Education

OptionTrade has recently expanded the already extensive instructional material it offers its traders at the Academy. There are videos on the basics of binary option trading and more advanced lessons on strategies and trading tools. In addition, traders can view videos that instruct on how to use the OptionTrade platform.

OptionTrade Forex Courses
OptionTrade Forex Courses

Registered traders can tune in to participate in online webinars presented by Blue Sky Binary, a leading industry educator. They can also benefit from past prerecorded webinars.

Major concepts and terms are listed clearly in their glossary section and there is an up-to-date economic calendar.

Customer Support

Customer support is available at OptionTrade 24/5 by Chat, email and phone to their office in Cyprus.  I spoke to a representative via Chat and found it to be a pleasant and instructive experience.

Conclusion

All in all, I found OptionTrade to be efficient and user friendly.  Setting up an account is simple and trades are executed efficiently. 

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Features

OptionTrade offers traders mostly standard features. The one that stands out the most is their risk-free trade promotion which entitles anyone opening one of their three trading accounts to receive a risk-free trade, the amount dependent on the chosen account. Not many binary option brokers offer this option and it goes a long way to bring in new clients. Also attractive is their demo account with unlimited usage real market conditions and a generous $1000 in virtual funds.

Company Information

  • Broker's Name : OptionTrade
  • Headquarter : Cyprus
  • Regulation : CySEC, MiFID

Account Information

  • Type of Broker : Binary Options
  • U.S. Clients Allowed :
  • Minimum Deposit : $100
  • Maximum Leverage : N/A
  • Account 1 : Standard
  • Account 2 : Premium
  • Account 3 : VIP
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Instruments Traded

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Trading Platforms

    • OS Compatibility :
      • Mobile
      • Web
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Customer Support

    • Website Languages :
      • Multiple Languages
  • Support Hours : 24/5
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Platforms

OT Trader

OptionTrade uses the OT Trader, one of the most advanced binary options trading platform on the market.

OT Trader highly intuitive, user-friendly interface enables any trader, whether novice or advanced, to trade binary options in just one click. Plus, because OT Trader is web-based, there is no need to download; all you need is an internet connection to trade on-the-go, from any device.

OptionTrade Trading Platform
OptionTrade Trading Platform

With OT Trader, traders can invest in over 200 financial assets including currencies, commodities, indices and stocks via a comprehensive range of binary option products and trading tools such as Rollover, Double Up, Sell Option, Multi-view and others.

Mobile

Traders at OptionTrade can use their mobile devices from anywhere at any time. The mobile app offers the same features and trading tools as the web-based platform.

OptionTrade Mobile Platform
OptionTrade Mobile Platform

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6 User Reviews
Sajid.Jani

Its been an year now since I am with this broker and making quite good returns from my investments. The good point is that they have very good customer support and a very fast execution of orders. I am not an excellent trader but the 2015 results were quite encouraging for me.

xavi

This broker is my first binary broker
Pros:
- Demo account lassts forever, I opened a demo account last year and left it for > 6 months and it's tradeable.
- Clean interface and there are multiple assets to trade
- Fast payment also support Skrill
- Educational section
Cons:
- Just many functions and you cannot be adapted in short-time.

nice.g2015

Its only been a month testing this platform, I might need more time to have a final conclusion, the webbase platform is quiet good, execution is not bad at all. will keep tabs and continue and see how it goes

A.Musafir

I have account with Hotforex since 2011 and till I`m trading with them. Before few months ago I got email from HF regarding OptionTrade so i gave it try with small deposit and I got good profit.

navruz

Goodish broker with quite acceptable trading conditions. Activated my account for 10 min, one guy from the support helped me to sort out trading types, educational resources, deposit and withdrawal option so after one hour of careful conversation I was ready to get fun and train on demo. It is really much easier than spot trading, platform is much easier and no-frills I would say. I am going to be fundamental trader so I don't need any indicators, lines, etc to clutter my charts. I think 1 month of demo will be enough to start real trading. Will update my review after trying their real acc.

vnforex99

I just opened an account with them, so far the process seems really good, no issues with their platforms, and the services provided are pretty much acceptable, im a very caustios person, but i do trade with hotforex and they did not give me any headaches, i hope its the same with optiontrade, I have not made any withdrawals yet, I will keep tabs and leave an update after a coulpe of weeks. so far so good.

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