RoboForex said today (Monday) it is making swap-free trading available to every client on its platform, removing overnight holding fees entirely without adjusting spreads or adding new commissions in return, the company declared.
The broker, which operates under a Belize FSC license, said the new account structure eliminates the charges traders pay when keeping positions open past the daily rollover. The firm claims its approach differs from comparable offerings elsewhere: rather than recouping the lost fee income by marking up spreads or applying additional charges, it is simply absorbing the cost.
RoboForex described that practice, widening spreads or raising commissions in exchange for swap-free status, as common among other providers.
Latin America Pilot Leads to Wider Rollout
RoboForex said it ran a regional test across several Latin American countries last year before deciding to extend the feature globally. According to the broker, client feedback from that trial was strong enough to support a full launch.
"Following a successful test launch last year in several Latin American countries and strong positive feedback from clients, we decided to scale swap-free trading across all our markets," said Douglas Abreu, LATAM Operations Director at RoboForex.
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"This step reflects our broader focus on simplifying trading conditions and making costs more transparent and predictable, giving traders more flexibility in managing longer-term positions."
The company added that swap-free status will apply to newly created accounts and will cover what it described as the most popular instruments, including metals and currency pairs. RoboForex did not specify which instruments are excluded from that coverage or disclose how many clients it expects to adopt the new account type.
Cost Cutting Becomes a Broker Battleground
The move places RoboForex in a crowded field of retail brokers competing on fee reductions as a way to attract and retain traders. Vantage Markets launched a swap-free offering in Vietnam in September 2025, positioning the product as a way to prevent overnight charges from eating into returns.
Versus Trade has similarly listed swap-free accounts among its core value propositions, alongside execution quality and reduced stop-out levels, as part of its pitch to retail traders.
Swap-free accounts originated in Islamic finance, where rules prohibit paying or receiving interest. In recent years, brokers have increasingly widened the offering beyond that segment, marketing it to swing traders and position traders who hold trades over days or weeks and want a more predictable cost structure.
Fee Reductions Extend Beyond Swap Removal
RoboForex tied the swap announcement to a broader picture of reduced costs it says it offers clients. The broker said it allows up to three free withdrawals per month and does not charge commissions on deposits. The company frames this combination as a low-barrier environment for traders managing both entry costs and ongoing position costs.
The announcement is the latest in a run of product updates from the broker. In November 2025, RoboForex overhauled its copy trading program, expanding platform support to include MT4 and MT5 and adding a commission-sharing model for partners, an update that came as copy trading was estimated to represent 6-20% of retail broker volumes, according to figures from Brokeree Solutions.
Separately, the broker's affiliated entity RoboMarkets obtained a full Category 1 brokerage licence from Dubai's Securities and Commodities Authority in September 2025, allowing it to onboard UAE clients and execute trades locally.
RoboForex said the swap-free feature is available immediately to new account holders across all its markets. The broker did not provide data on current client numbers or projected uptake for the new account type.
