AnyOption Review

AnyOption –  Binary Options Broker. Company founded in 2008 in Cyprus.   Anyoption is regulated by CySEC (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission) under the license 187/12, the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) in the UK as well as other regulatory bodies in Europe.

Figure; AnyoptionCySEC Registration

Trading Conditions

Anyoption binary options broker offers a wide range of more than 200 assets ranging from currency pairs, indices, stocks and commodities. Below is a glimpse of assets to expect on Anyoption;

Figure; Anyoption Assets

Anyoption has different trading conditions from other binary options brokers. First, expiry periods are set by Thompson Reuters and the trader chooses from the expiry periods available for a particular asset. Below are other innovative trading conditions on Anyoption;

Take Profit;
A trader can decide to lock-in their binary option profit before the expiry period is over in exchange of a premium. Take Profit is available 15 minutes to the end of the expiry time for 5 minutes.

Figure; AnyoptionTake Profit Feature

Choose your Profit %;
This is another innovative feature by Anyoption that allows you to select your payout percentage while every payout has a refund level. For instance in the example below; if you picked a payout percentage of 70%; you would receive the 70% payout is your option ended in the money and only a 5% refund if it ended out of the money.

Figure; Anyoption Choose your Profit % Feature

Trend Feature;

Just like other top binary options brokers, Anyoption will also show you the distribution of traders; i.e. percentage of trader who have traded a call option versus those who have traded a put option on a particular asset.

Figure; Anyoption Trend Feature

Roll Forward;

This is another innovative feature by Anyoption similar to the Take Profit feature. It allows a trader to extend the options expiry time to the next available expiry in exchange for a premium. The Roll Forward feature is available 16 minutes to the options expiry time for 6 minutes. This can be used by traders who feel the option will still  go their way given more time.

Figure; Anyoption Roll Forward Feature

Free SMS Service;

This feature allows one to receive an option’s outcome via SMS. This feature is available for traders who purchase an option of EUR/USD/GBP 100 or more.

Show Off Feature;

This feature allows traders to show off their binary options earnings on Anyoptions show off wall, Facebook and twitter. They can also publish their show off earning on their own twitter and Facebook walls.

Figure; Anyoption Show Off Feature

Real Live Trades Feature;

This feature allows you to see trades of other traders using Anyoption around the globe. This can help one detect sentiment and decide whether to follow the masses or not.

Figure; Anyoption Real Live Trades Feature

Types of Options

Apart from the usual binary options; Anyoptions has innovative option types as explained below;

Bubbles

This type of option is only available on Anyoption. Bubbles are traded by moving a bubble on the trading chart above or below the current price, and desired time distance from the current price,to where one thinks price will break through the bubble.

Figure; Anyoption Bubbles Types of Option

Option+;This option type by Anyoption allows you to sell back before expiry time any option that was purchased.

Dynamic Option; This is a very innovative option by Anyoption that could generate returns of 1000% or more. The trader selects a level and time that he/she wishes to purchase an option on a particular asset. If the current price is above the selected purchase level; returns for a BELOW option will be high while those of an ABOVE option will be low. On the other hand, if the current price is below the selected purchase level; the returns for an ABOVE option will be high while those of a BELOW option will be low.

Trading Platforms

Anyoption has different trading platforms interfaces(web-based) for the different types of options
Below is the trading platform interface for trading Binary options;

Figure; Anyoption Binary Options Platform Trading Interface

Below is Anyoption’s Bubbles trading platform interface

Figure; Anyoption Bubbles Platform Trading Interface

Below is Anyoption’s Option+ Trading Platform Interface;

Figure; AnyoptionOptions+ Platform Trading Interface

Anyoption also provides Android and iOS mobile trading applications.

Education

Anyoption Academy has numerous videos for beginners and advanced traders, trading guides, ebooks and articles. Anyoption also has a blog that features analysis, reports and daily insights on trading various assets.

Figure; Anyoption Academy Education Materials

Payment Methods

Credit/Debit Cards, Wire Transfer, Skrill, Neteller

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Innovative features that give traders control of their trades
• Anyoption has a social platform
• Regulated binary options broker
• Innovative and first of the kind option types
• Options with potential returns of 1000% or more are available
• Numerous assets are available
• Simple, easy to use trading platforms
• Mobile trading is available

Cons;

• A demo account is not available
• Lack of technical analysis tools and indicator on Anyoption’s trading platforms
• No desktop trading platform
• Traders cannot set their own expiry periods apart from Bubbles trading

Conclusion

Anyoption puts itself among the most innovative binary options brokers with very innovative option types and features. Features available will enable both newbie and advanced traders have more control of their trades and diversify across the different option types available.