Required Documents

Documents required for opening a live account

Proof of residence and identity:

With FXFlat, you open an account at GFT Global Markets. GFT is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Great Britain. We are legally obligated to verify your identity and addressprior to the trading.

New customers that use our services will have to provide us with the following documents via e-mail, regular mail or fax:

 

Yes – sufficient:

Yes – sufficient:

Proof of identity
Please choose one:

Copy of passport via e-mail or fax

or

Copy of ID card

Illegible copy of passport

or

Copy of driver’s license

Proof of residence
Please choose one
:

Yes – sufficient:

Less than three months old:

Utility bill e.g. natural gas, water, electricity or fixed telephone,
bank statement, credit card bill or an official letter from public authorities

Please send either paper copies or files via e-mail

Not sufficient:

Documents more than three months old

Other types of bills

We do not accept mobile phone bills (fixed net telephone obligatory when choosing this option)

What is a machine-readable passport number?

This is not the actual passport number but the one that appears in the red box.

No need for Post Ident

You will not need to carry out the Post Ident procedure at the post office - just provide us with your passport or ID card number by e-mail, fax or regular mail. The same procedure applies to the proof of residence. In addition, we require a signed copy of our form “Disclosure for clients introduced by third-parties” received by you when opening the account.
This document will inform you about the collaboration between GFT Global Markets and FXFlat. FXFlat is the German service provider of GFT and offers you the exact cost structure. We function solely as an additional and free contact partner.