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What FBS asks
FBS's VPS is free in the first month after a one-time deposit of at least $450, and stays free while you trade at least 3 standard lots in the previous month. Miss that and FBS deducts $33 for the next month from the account you chose; with no funds there, the service is disabled. FXSVPS lists 5 lots as its lowest figure for FBS accounts and bills the first month in full.
| Route | Volume | Money in the account | Only if |
|---|---|---|---|
| FBS's own VPS | 3 lots a month | $450 deposit | the $450 went in as one deposit on a Real account (fbs.com: "Funds must be deposited in one transaction on a Real account") |
| Through FXSVPS | 5 lots a month | The broker's own minimum | you pay the first month in full and link the broker account through FXSVPS (a new one, or yours moved across) |
FBS's own VPS: what its page says, and our notes
“The service will remain free if you trade at least 3 standard lots within the previous month.” What counts: "All types of trades on a Real account count towards the three-lot requirement"; lot sizes differ by instrument. If you fall short: "Starting from the second month, the $33 fee for the next month is deducted from the account" unless you traded "at least 3 standard lots within the previous month". fbs.com/trading/vps asks for "$450 or €450" deposited "in one transaction on a Real account"; the $33 fee is stated only in FBS's help centre. Source
Through FXSVPS: what its page says, and our notes
“Lots, cheapest: 5” What counts: "Standard lots per month. Anything above the figure carries forward to the next month." If you fall short: The invoice is reduced by the credit your volume earned, and you pay the rest. Credit can't be withdrawn as cash. Not free from day one: "You pay for this first month as a normal customer would." The figure is the lowest its page lists for this broker ("Lots, cheapest"); it depends on the account type and the plan. The broker account has to be linked through FXSVPS: "New, or one you already have moved across." Source
Is it worth trading more to keep it?
Only if you would trade those lots anyway. Lots added to keep a server cost spread and commission, which can come to more than the server.
How to check it with your own numbers
Type what one lot costs you to trade into the checker and it prices the lots you are short. Set that against the page's own fee for a short month, where it names one, and against paying for a VPS outright: the forex VPS cost calculator prices that for your terminals.A VPS company's route means opening or moving the account under it as introducing broker: ask FBS what that changes for your account before you do.