Single Account: Everything You Need to Know About the Modern Trading System

Imagine that you can trade spot instruments, margin positions, swap contracts, futures, and options—all within a single account without transferring funds. This is the opportunity offered by many modern trading platforms through the single account technology.

How the Single Account System Works

A single account is an integrated trading system that allows you to operate simultaneously with different types of instruments from one trading profile. The main idea is that all your positions, regardless of their type, are in a single space and can interact with each other.

Why is this advantageous

Trading Process Optimization
You won’t spend time managing multiple accounts. Everything is in one place—spot market, margin trading, derivatives. This is especially convenient when trading in multiple currencies at the same time.

More Efficient Capital Use
One of the key benefits is the netting of profits and losses across different instruments. If you had a loss on one position and a profit on another, they can offset each other. This means you need less margin to maintain the same positions.

Better Risk Management
When calculating the required margin, the system considers all your positions and the total amount of liabilities. Thus, risks are assessed comprehensively, not in isolation.

What account modes are available

Most platforms with a single account offer several modes tailored to different trading styles:

Simple Mode — enabled by default for new users. Margin trading is not available here.

Single-Currency Cross Margin Mode — allows all trading products denominated in one currency to share a common margin. Profits can offset losses within the same currency.

Multi-Currency Cross Margin Mode — shared margin and netting of profits and losses operate regardless of the currencies you trade in.

Portfolio Margin Mode — shared margin and netting across different derivatives, especially useful for complex strategies.

Isolated Margin — you can set this mode for individual positions to limit risk to that position only. This mode works within each of the three previous modes.

How to enable the single account

1. Go to the trading section
2. Click the (three dots) menu in the top right corner
3. Select “Settings”
4. Go to “Account Mode”
5. Choose the desired mode

Important to know:

• If the mode is not activated, you may need to pass a knowledge test on trading basics
• You cannot change the mode if there are open orders or positions on the account—close them first

Single Account vs. Regular System

In a regular system, you often have multiple separate accounts—for spot trading, margin, derivatives. This requires constant fund transfers and is more complex in terms of risk management.

The single account solves these problems by allowing all instruments to work together. This is especially useful for traders using complex trading strategies and requiring maximum flexibility.

Thus, the single account is becoming an increasingly popular solution for active traders who want to optimize their operations and make the most efficient use of capital.