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Exness Account Types: The Choice You May Revisit — Philippines

An account is not edited into a different one — a different set-up usually arrives as a second account. This page sorts what the second one inherits and what it starts empty.

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Most traders meet the account-type question twice: once at the very beginning, and once later, when the way they trade has moved on. The second time, the practical question is not which type is right in the abstract but what an extra account costs in effort. The answer is short. The identity work and the portal sign-in are already done and are reused; the account number, the platform password and the whole trade history start again from nothing.

What a second account inherits and what starts empty

Second account: inherited or created again

WhatInheritedCreated again
Verified profile and documentsYesNo
Client-portal email and passwordYesNo
Trading account numberNoYes
Platform password (MT4 / MT5)NoYes
Order history and statementsNoYes, starting empty
Base currency of the accountNoYes, chosen again
Charts, templates, indicator setsYes — they live on the terminalNo

What usually prompts the second account

The commonest trigger is size. A position size that felt right at the start stops fitting, and the trader wants somewhere to run the new size without mixing it into a statement built around the old one.

The second commonest is separation for its own sake. Keeping one approach readable means keeping its trades away from another; two accounts produce two statements, and two statements are far easier to read than one merged history.

A third trigger has nothing to do with conditions at all — it is terminal habit. A trader who works across MT4 and MT5 often ends up with an account attached to each, simply so the platform passwords and connections stop competing for the same slot.

What an extra account does not solve

An additional account does not tidy the first one. Its history stays where it is, and an open position stays with the account that opened it until it is closed there.

Nor does it multiply attention. Every extra account is another balance, another statement and another password to keep straight, and that cost is paid daily rather than once at opening.

Before opening the second one

  1. Write down in one sentence what the new account is for. If the sentence also describes the existing account, the two will not stay separate for long.
  2. Check what the first account still holds: an open position cannot be moved across, so the old account stays alive until it is closed out.
  3. Set the new platform password deliberately — it is issued per account and it is the part people most often mix up months later.
  4. Decide which account each terminal profile connects to before adding it, so a routine order does not land in the wrong place.

None of this changes the terms of an account that is already open. The point is to work out whether an extra account or a fresh start is the smaller job.

Trigger for a second account, and what it really changes

TriggerWhat actually changesWhat stays put
Position size no longer fitsThe new account records the new size from day oneThe old statement keeps the old sizes
Two approaches in one statementEach account produces a statement of its ownNeither history is rewritten
Working across two terminalsA separate platform password per accountThe client-portal sign-in
A clean restart after a breakAn empty history to readThe verified profile behind it

Every row costs one more balance to watch, which is the standing price of the second account.

Frequently asked questions

Can an Exness account be switched to another type later?
The type is chosen when the account is created, so traders who want different conditions normally open an additional trading account rather than converting the one they already have.
How many trading accounts can one profile hold?
One client portal manages up to 100 MT4 and 100 MT5 accounts, 200 in total, all behind the same sign-in.
Which account types does Exness list?
Five: Standard, Standard Cent, Pro, Raw Spread and Zero. The type is picked at creation, and it is the one decision on this page that an extra account exists to work around.
Does a second account need the identity check again?
No. Verification belongs to the profile rather than to an individual trading account, so it is done once and reused.
Does trade history move to a new account?
No. Statements and closed trades stay with the account that produced them, and a new account starts with an empty history.
Is the platform password shared between two accounts?
No. Each trading account carries its own platform password; only the client-portal sign-in is shared between them.

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