# OANDA

> OANDA is a global financial-services group providing online forex and other trading products, currency conversion, exchange-rate data and market analytics to retail and corporate customers. Founded in 1996 by Michael Stumm and Richard Olsen, it combines brokerage platforms with paid data services and has been owned by FTMO since December 2025.

- **Founded:** 1996
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Stumm (Co-founder; computer-engineering professor and former CEO), Richard Olsen (Co-founder; econometric researcher)
- **Products:** fxTrade / OANDA trading platforms, Trading APIs, Exchange Rates API, Currency Converter and Historical Currency Converter, MarketPulse
- **Notable:** Established in 1996 and marked its 30th anniversary in 2026., Launched fxTrade in 2001 with trades as small as US$1., Made trading APIs available in 2003.

## Products & services

- **fxTrade / OANDA trading platforms** — Web and mobile trading, launched as fxTrade in 2001; instruments and platforms depend on jurisdiction.
- **Trading APIs** — Programmatic trading first introduced in 2003; current v20 REST API supports prices, orders and account management for eligible divisions.
- **Exchange Rates API** — Subscription currency-data feeds for financial systems, with daily averages, historical, real-time and forward-rate options depending on plan.
- **Currency Converter and Historical Currency Converter** — Public conversion tools and historical exchange-rate research and reporting.
- **MarketPulse** — Market analysis and commentary covering currencies and other asset classes.
- **TradingView integration** — Link an eligible OANDA account to TradingView for chart-based trading; OANDA dates completion of its global integration to 2024.
- **US crypto access through Paxos** — Crypto transactions and custody provided by Paxos, separate from OANDA Corporation forex services.
- **Coinpass** — UK crypto platform in which OANDA acquired a majority stake in 2023; registration should not be confused with protection from investment losses.

## Achievements

- Established in 1996 and marked its 30th anniversary in 2026.
- Launched fxTrade in 2001 with trades as small as US$1.
- Made trading APIs available in 2003.
- Completed its global TradingView integration in 2024, according to its corporate timeline.
- TradingView named OANDA Best Forex Broker in 2020 and 2021, as listed on OANDA’s awards disclosures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — The former OANDA Prop Trader site states its dashboard became inactive on April 30, directing visitors to FTMO.
- **2026-03** — OANDA announced transition of its Prop Trader operation into FTMO; the formal transition period was scheduled to conclude March 31.
- **2025-12** — FTMO completed acquisition of OANDA on December 1; closing announced December 2. Deal value was undisclosed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oanda.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oanda/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OANDAsupport
- GitHub: https://github.com/oanda
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/oanda
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oanda/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/OANDAGroup

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Last updated: 2026-10-25