This post takes a look at the current binary options brokers we recommend and listing out their minimum trade details as well as their smallest deposit amounts. Many traders, myself included like to deposit a couple hundred bucks and have some fun trading the short time frame options. It’s not all about fibbonacci retracements moving averages. Sometimes it’s about feel and price action. Sometimes it’s like gambling and flipping a coin.
| REVIEW | MIN DEPOSIT | AVG RETURNS | VISIT BROKER |
|---|---|---|---|
 | $10 | 80% | VISIT SITE |
 | $50 | 160% - 180% | VISIT SITE |
 | $250 | 95% | VISIT SITE |
 | $250 | 80% - 90% | VISIT SITE |
For most of us though, we want to know what the smallest limits are that we can start out with. Prudent. Here we go.
Minimum Deposit For New Trading Account
Updated 2017 – The following brokers are our recommended brokers
- BinaryMate – $10 min trade and $250 min deposit. 30 and 60 second options available. USA ok
- MarketsWorld – $20 minimum (60 second options available)
- TradeRush.com – $200
- 24Option.com – $250
Additional 60 Binary Option Brokers and their minimum deposits (source)
- OptionFair.com – $250
- WinOptions.com – $200
- EZTrader.com – $200
- iOption.com – $200
- VIPBinary.com – $250
- OptionBit.com – $100
- TraderXP.com – $200
- IkkoTrader.com – $200
- GlobalOption.com – $200
Minimum Trade Amounts for 60 Second Options
- MarketsWorld.com – $1 minimum
- TradeRush.com – $5 minimum – the lowest trade amount possible for 60 second options1 and only on 60 sec trades. Other options have a $10 minimum
- 24Option.com – $24
TradeRush.com wins the smallest trade amount for a broker with 60 second options. As a matter of fact, the $5 minimum trade is only available on the 60 second options. The longer trades have a minimum of $10. Five dollars is quite the small trade amount and is one of the things that makes binary trading fun is that you do not have to risk a lot of money to make these trades.
There is not too much to say about the lowest trade amount at 24option and Banc De Binary. The minimums are a bit higher than TradeRush but some of the other features of these brokers both make them top choices for people who only want to invest modest amounts into binaries.
Minimum Withdrawal Amounts
As important, or arguably more-so, than the lowest deposit amount, the amount required to be able to process a withdrawal is something every trader should consider before making that 1st deposit.
- MarketsWorld – $20 Minimum Cash Out
- TradeRush.com – $200 Minimum Withdrawal
That means if you deposit the $250 minimum and make trades, lose, and go to withdraw then you will be able to assuming you have met all the t’s and c’s. If you accepted a bonus you may be required to roll over the funds before withdrawing, however the amount left in your account is not important in determining whether or not you can make a withdrawal.
TradeRush.com – $200 required to withdraw. This makes making the minimum deposit of $200 riskier because you are not able to withdraw if you even lose 1 trade and your account balance goes below $200
*If you want to practice with a demo trading account you can either make the minimum deposit at any of the above brokers, or you can sign up at MarketsWorld as a demo account client. This lets you trade fake money up until you make your first deposit.