# Volity > Volity is a multi-asset trading platform offering forex, cryptocurrencies, > gold, stocks, indices, and CFDs through a unified wallet. Founded in 2024. > Operated by Volity Trade Ltd (Saint Lucia, registration 2024-00059) acting > as introducing broker for UBK Markets Ltd, which is authorised and regulated > by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) under licence 186/12. > Volity Invest Ltd (Cyprus, registration HE 452984) acts as payment agent. > Volity Capital L.L.C-FZ (Dubai, U.A.E., trademark 2423068) holds the brand. The site is > available in English, German, French, Spanish, Swahili, and Arabic, serving traders across Europe, the UK, > Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. ## Core product - [Markets](https://volity.io/markets/): Trade 350+ instruments — forex pairs, gold and metals, global stocks, indices, and crypto CFDs from a single account. - [Volity MT Platform](https://volity.io/platform/): Proprietary multi-asset trading platform with TradingView charts, real-time market data, automated trading, and risk-management tools, on web, iOS, and Android. - [Accounts](https://volity.io/accounts/): Markets account from $50, Pro account from $500, VIP account from $50,000. - [VIP](https://volity.io/vip/): VIP tier requires $50,000 starting capital. Includes 24/7 priority support, dedicated relationship manager, and private consultations. - [Charges & Fees](https://volity.io/charges-fees/): Free crypto deposits and free withdrawals; 2.99% fee on card deposits; instant processing, commission-free markets trading, dynamic spreads. $25 monthly inactivity fee after 12 months without trades and 90 days without deposits. - [Security](https://volity.io/security/): 2FA, TLS encryption, salted-secure password hashing, HSTS, DMARC email policy, bug bounty programme. - [Safety of Funds](https://volity.io/safety-of-funds/): Client funds segregated under CySEC framework via UBK Markets. ## Education and content - [Forex Hub](https://volity.io/forex/): 212 guides covering candlestick patterns, technical indicators, risk management, broker selection, and trading strategies. - [Crypto Hub](https://volity.io/crypto/): 274 guides covering coins, tokens, blockchain concepts, DeFi, and crypto trading mechanics. - [Gold](https://volity.io/gold/): 43 guides on gold trading strategies, ETF comparisons, and bullion fundamentals. - [Stocks](https://volity.io/stocks/): 98 guides on stocks, indices, bonds, and equity-trading concepts. - [Trader](https://volity.io/trader/): 44 guides of trader-archetype content including day, swing, and positional strategies. - [Trading Platforms](https://volity.io/trading-platforms/): 23 "best platform 2026" comparisons across asset classes. - [CFDs](https://volity.io/cfd/): 33 CFD-specific guides including leverage and spread-betting comparisons. ## Free tools - [Pip Value Calculator](https://volity.io/tools/pip-value-calculator/): What one pip is worth per lot for any currency pair, with formula and examples. - [Position Size Calculator](https://volity.io/tools/position-size-calculator/): Lot size from account balance, risk percent and stop-loss distance. - [Spread Cost Calculator](https://volity.io/tools/spread-cost-calculator/): The real cost of the spread per trade, per month and per year. ## Glossary The Volity Glossary provides plain-English definitions for the terms you will meet across forex, crypto, stocks, and CFDs. Each entry follows the same structure: a one-paragraph definition, how it works, a worked example with concrete numbers, and a link to the long-form guide. Every entry ships with a short native-language audio recording of its definition (12-25 seconds), available in English, French, German, Spanish and Arabic. Audio is linked from each page as an AudioObject schema entity so voice search engines can serve it directly. - [Glossary index](https://volity.io/glossary/): A-Z index of 98 trading definitions per language. Available in English, German (https://volity.io/de/glossar/), French (https://volity.io/fr/glossaire/), Spanish (https://volity.io/es/glosario/), Swahili (https://volity.io/sw/kamusi/), and Arabic (https://volity.io/ar/qamus/). Core forex mechanics: - [Pip](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-a-pip/): The smallest standard price move in a forex pair, usually the fourth decimal (0.0001). One pip on a standard lot of EUR/USD is worth about $10. - [Lot size](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-lot-size/): Quantity of currency units traded. Standard 100,000, mini 10,000, micro 1,000, nano 100. Defines pip value. - [Spread](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-spread-in-forex/): Pip difference between bid and ask. The immediate cost of opening a position. Volity Standard quotes from 0.6 pip on EUR/USD. - [Bid-ask spread](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-bid-ask-spread/): Gap between best bid and best ask. The most consistent trading cost you pay. - [Slippage](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-slippage/): Gap between requested price and actual fill price. Spikes on news and thin liquidity. - [Swap or rollover](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-swap-rollover/): Overnight interest paid or received on a held forex position. Reflects the interest-rate differential. Wednesday is triple-swap. - [Leverage](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-leverage-in-forex/): Borrowed capital that lets you control a larger position. 1:30 means $100 controls $3,000 of exposure. - [Margin](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-margin-in-trading/): The capital reserved to support an open leveraged position. - [Stop out](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-stop-out/): Automatic broker closure of a position when margin drops below a threshold. Pair structure: - [Currency pair](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-a-currency-pair/): A forex quote pricing one currency against another. EUR/USD at 1.0856 means 1 euro buys 1.0856 dollars. - [Major pair](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-a-major-pair/): USD against EUR, JPY, GBP, AUD, CAD, CHF, or NZD. Highest liquidity, tightest spreads. - [Exotic pair](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-an-exotic-pair/): Major paired with an emerging-market currency like TRY, ZAR, PLN, or MXN. Wider spreads, news-driven. - [Base and quote currency](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-base-quote-currency/): Base is the first currency in the pair, quote is the second. The price tells you how much of the quote buys one unit of base. Execution and venue: - [ECN vs market maker](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-ecn-vs-market-maker/): ECN routes orders to a liquidity pool; market makers take the other side themselves. Different cost models. - [Liquidity provider](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-a-liquidity-provider/): Banks and institutions quoting continuous prices. More LPs competing means tighter spreads. - [Requote](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-a-requote/): Broker rejecting your market order and offering a worse new price. Common on market-maker venues during fast moves. - [Fill](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-fill-order/): Execution of an order. Complete, partial, or none depending on liquidity. - [Stop-sell limit](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-stop-sell-limit/): Combined stop and limit order that becomes a limit sell once a trigger price is touched. Trading styles and risk: - [Scalping](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-scalping/): High-frequency style targeting 3 to 15 pip moves over seconds to minutes. - [Swing trading](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-swing-trading/): Positions held days to weeks, targeting multi-day moves on the 4H and daily chart. - [Position trading](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-position-trading/): Holds weeks to years on macro themes. Wide stops, low turnover. - [Hedging](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-hedging/): Opening an offsetting position to neutralise risk on a known event or factor. - [Arbitrage](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-arbitrage/): Capturing risk-free profit from a price difference between markets. - [Drawdown](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-drawdown/): Percentage drop from peak equity. A 50 percent drawdown needs a 100 percent gain to recover. - [Expert Advisor (EA)](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-an-expert-advisor/): Automated trading program that runs on the Volity MT platform. Equities: - [Blue-chip stocks](https://volity.io/glossary/what-are-blue-chip-stocks/): Large, established companies with stable earnings and dividend history. - [Total return](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-total-return/): Capital gains plus dividends plus distributions. The honest measure of stock performance. - [Volume in stocks](https://volity.io/glossary/what-is-volume-in-stocks/): Number of shares traded in a period. Liquidity and conviction signal. ## Pillar guides Long-form canonical guides covering the major asset classes, brand audits, and the learn-to-trade roadmap. Each pillar is published in English, French (/fr/), German (/de/), Spanish (/es/) and Arabic (/ar/), with full hreflang coverage and locale-specific schema (Article, Person, HowTo, DefinedTermSet, Review, FAQPage). - [Volity Review 2026](https://volity.io/volity-review-2026/): Independent 2026 audit of the Volity multi-asset platform. Covers CySEC regulation via UBK Markets, segregated client funds, 4-hour withdrawals, $0 wallet, 0.6 pip Standard EUR/USD, and 1:50 leveraged crypto. Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/avis-volity-2026/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/volity-bewertung-2026/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/resena-volity-2026/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/volity-review-2026/). - [Is Volity Legit?](https://volity.io/is-volity-legit/): Safety review covering CySEC licence verification, fund segregation, ICF investor compensation up to EUR 20,000, KYC/AML, GDPR data handling, and honest market/operational risks. Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/volity-est-il-legitime/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/ist-volity-legitim/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/es-volity-legitima/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/is-volity-legit/). - [Forex Trading Guide](https://volity.io/forex-trading-guide/): Canonical forex pillar covering market structure ($7.5T daily turnover per BIS), session liquidity windows, major/minor/exotic pair categorisation, EU 1:30 retail leverage caps, 1% position sizing, and the five common strategies (trend, range, breakout, carry, news). Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/guide-trading-forex/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/forex-trading-leitfaden/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/guia-trading-forex/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/forex-trading-guide/). - [Crypto Trading Guide](https://volity.io/crypto-trading-guide/): Canonical crypto pillar covering CEX vs DEX vs CFD venue structure, spot vs perpetual futures vs CFDs, 0.5% per-trade risk discipline for volatile assets, MiCA regulation, and active-trading strategies. Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/guide-trading-crypto/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/krypto-trading-leitfaden/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/guia-trading-cripto/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/crypto-trading-guide/). - [Gold Trading Guide](https://volity.io/gold-trading-guide/): Canonical gold pillar covering spot (XAU/USD), CME COMEX futures, GLD/IAU ETFs, CFDs, physical bullion, the real-yields correlation, central-bank buying flows, and the inflation-hedge thesis. Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/guide-trading-or/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/gold-trading-leitfaden/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/guia-trading-oro/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/gold-trading-guide/). - [Stock Trading Guide](https://volity.io/stocks-trading-guide/): Canonical equities pillar covering market structure (NYSE/NASDAQ/LSE/etc), long-term investing vs active trading, fundamental valuation (P/E, ROIC, FCF), technicals (200-DMA, RSI, MACD, Bollinger), and dividend reinvestment as 30-40% of S&P 500 total return. Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/guide-trading-actions/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/aktien-trading-leitfaden/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/guia-trading-acciones/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/stocks-trading-guide/). - [Learn Trading: 12-Week Roadmap](https://volity.io/learn-trading/): Structured 90-day curriculum from market-structure fundamentals (weeks 1-2) through mechanics (3-4), demo strategy validation (5-8), and small-position live capital (9-12). HowTo schema. Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/apprendre-le-trading/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/trading-lernen/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/aprender-trading/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/learn-trading/). - [Trading Definitions](https://volity.io/definitions/): Plain-English glossary index linking to the long-form glossary entries. DefinedTermSet schema. Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/definitions-trading/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/trading-definitionen/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/definiciones-trading/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/definitions/). - [Trading Guides Index](https://volity.io/guides/): Step-by-step how-to walkthroughs organised by trader stage (getting started, practical analysis, risk and execution). Locales: [FR](https://volity.io/fr/guides-trading/), [DE](https://volity.io/de/trading-anleitungen/), [ES](https://volity.io/es/guias-trading/), [AR](https://volity.io/ar/guides/). All pillars are reviewed by Alexander Bennett (Lead Financial Analyst at Volity) and carry author + organisation Person/Organization schema for verifiable E-E-A-T. ## Editorial standards and sourcing - [Editorial Standards](https://volity.io/editorial-standards/): Who writes and reviews Volity content, how claims are fact-checked, and how the dual role of broker and publisher is disclosed. - [Review Methodology](https://volity.io/editorial-standards/review-methodology/): The criteria, weights and tie-breakers used to score trading platforms. Volity's own platform is scored under the same rules. - [Alexander Bennett](https://volity.io/alexander-bennett/): Lead Financial Analyst at Volity. Author and reviewer across the pillar guides and education corpus, published with Person schema and a stable @id. Sourcing: education and analysis cite primary institutional sources in preference to secondary commentary. The most frequently cited across the corpus are the Bank for International Settlements (bis.org), ESMA (esma.europa.eu), the UK Financial Conduct Authority (fca.org.uk), the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, CySEC, CME Group and the London Stock Exchange. ## Company - [Story](https://volity.io/story/): Company background and vision. - [Press & Media](https://volity.io/story/prmedia/): Press kit and media enquiries. - [Latest News](https://volity.io/latest-news/): Product and market announcements. - [Careers](https://volity.io/careers/): Open positions. - [Franchise Partner](https://volity.io/franchise-partner/): Partnership programme. - [Introducing Broker](https://volity.io/introducing-broker/): IB programme. - [Help & Support](https://volity.io/help-support/): Customer support options. External helpdesk: https://help.volity.io - Email: hello@volity.io ## Legal and regulatory - [Terms of Use](https://volity.io/legal/terms/) - [Privacy Policy](https://volity.io/legal/privacy/) - [Risk Disclosure](https://volity.io/legal/risk/) - [AML Policy](https://volity.io/legal/amlpolicy/) - [Compliance & AML](https://volity.io/compliance-aml/) - [Execution Policy](https://volity.io/execution-policy/) ## Corporate entities - Volity Trade Ltd — registered in Saint Lucia, registration number 2024-00059. Acts as introducing broker for UBK Markets Ltd. - Volity Invest Ltd — registered in Cyprus, registration number HE 452984. Acts as payment agent. - Volity Capital L.L.C-FZ — Dubai, U.A.E., trademark registration 2423068. - UBK Markets Ltd — partner broker, authorised and regulated by CySEC under licence 186/12. Registered at 67 Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue, Kyriakides Business Center, 2nd Floor, CY-4003 Limassol, Cyprus. ## Languages - English: https://volity.io/ (this file: https://volity.io/llms.txt) - German: https://volity.io/de/ (llms.txt: https://volity.io/de/llms.txt) - French: https://volity.io/fr/ (llms.txt: https://volity.io/fr/llms.txt) - Spanish: https://volity.io/es/ (llms.txt: https://volity.io/es/llms.txt) - Arabic: https://volity.io/ar/ (llms.txt: https://volity.io/ar/llms.txt) - Swahili: https://volity.io/sw/ (llms.txt: https://volity.io/sw/llms.txt) ## Social and verified profiles - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570055360264 - X / Twitter: https://x.com/VolityBeat - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/volitygroup - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VolityYoutube - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellovolity - Telegram: https://t.me/volitybeat - Trustpilot: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/volity.io