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Exness Review

Name: Exness
Brand: Exness

Written by Steven Hatzakis
Director of Online Broker Research

Edited by Jeff Anberg
Senior Editor

Fact-checked by Joey Shadeck
Research Analyst

May 27, 2026

Fact Checked

Steven Hatzakis
Director of Online Broker Research

Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of Online Broker Research for ForexBrokers.com. He is a forex industry expert and an active fintech and crypto researcher.

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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Trading is risky. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

For this 2026 Exness review, I spent considerable time inside its full platform offering, which includes the Exness Terminal web app, the Exness Trade mobile app, and the broker's branded MT4 and MT5 builds. I placed live trades on EUR/USD and XAU/USD, evaluated the trade ticket through both regular and one-click modes, measured indicator counts across the charts, and benchmarked Exness's account structure and execution against the multi-asset and forex-first leaders we cover.

Exness is best suited for forex and CFD traders who care most about execution polish, a clean trade ticket, and the MetaTrader ecosystem. You'll find drag-to-modify orders on both web and mobile, integrated TradingView charting, and competitive commission pricing of $3.5 per side on the Raw Spread and Zero accounts. Where Exness falls short is in product range (just 239 tradeable symbols on the proprietary web platform), research depth, and the recent wind-down of its copy trading offering.

Minimum Deposit: $100 info
Trust Score: 80
Tradeable Symbols (Total): 239

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Exness pros and cons

thumb_up_off_alt Pros

Drag-to-modify stop-loss and take-profit pre-trade and mid-trade, on web and mobile.
Integrated TradingView charts with 106 indicators, plus toggle to the native chart library.
Risk calculator inside the mobile trade ticket sizes the order from a dollar or equity-percentage input.

thumb_down_off_alt Cons

Just 239 tradeable symbols on the proprietary web platform; product range is narrow versus multi-asset peers.
Copy trading is being phased out and is no longer onboarding new users.
No OCO orders, trailing stops, or depth of market on the proprietary platform.

My top takeaways for Exness in 2026:

Drag-to-modify stop-loss and take-profit on the Exness Terminal web platform and the Exness Trade mobile app, both before and after the order is placed.
78 forex pairs and 30 crypto CFDs alongside roughly a hundred stock CFDs; 239 total tradeable symbols on the web platform and 348 on MT5.
Trade ticket sizes risk as a dollar value, a pip count, or a percentage of account equity, which I rarely see at this level of polish.
Active-trader commission of $3.5 per side ($7 per round turn) on the Raw Spread and Zero accounts, with the Zero account structured for higher-volume traders.
Copy trading is being wound down and is no longer accepting new clients, which weighs on the offering for social traders.

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Is Exness safe?

Trust Score

Exness is considered Trusted, with an overall Trust Score of 80 out of 99. Exness is not publicly traded and does not operate a bank, but is authorised by two Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), three Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulator (Average Risk), and three Tier-4 regulators (High Risk). Exness is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system..

It is worth noting that Exness's U.K. (FCA) and Cyprus (CySEC) entities, the broker's only Tier-1 licensed entities, do not currently onboard retail clients. Retail traders are routed to the broker's offshore entities, which is the trade-off behind Exness's higher available leverage.

Feature	Exness
Year Founded info	2008
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	No
Bank info	No
Tier-1 Licenses info	2
Tier-2 Licenses info	3
Tier-3 Licenses info	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	3

Range of investments

Exness's product catalog is narrower than the other multi-asset leaders we cover. I counted 78 forex pairs in the proprietary platform. Alongside that, there are 30 crypto CFDs and six crypto cross pairs, ten indices including the S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, Dow Jones, DAX, FTSE, and Nikkei, commodities including gold, silver, oil, and other energy, and a stock CFD lineup of roughly a hundred names. The total comes to 239 tradeable symbols on the web platform, with MT5 stretching that to 348. For a forex-first trader, the currency offering is more than adequate. But for anyone wanting tokenized equities, futures, options, ETFs, or a deeper single-stock universe, this is not the broker for you.

Cryptocurrency: 30 crypto CFDs and six crypto crosses are tradeable through Exness, but only as CFDs against the dollar or against other assets like gold and the yen, never the underlying token. The lineup is competitive against typical forex broker peers, but is dwarfed by dedicated crypto exchanges if direct ownership matters to you.

Stocks and indices: The stock CFD lineup covers the most-traded U.S. and global single names, alongside roughly ten major indices. There is no underlying stock ownership, only CFDs, and ETFs are not offered. Agricultural commodities are not on the catalog either.

Leverage: Leverage varies by the Exness entity that holds your account and your country of residence. The broker offers unlimited leverage on some account variants, which I would never recommend taking, as it carries an outsized risk of catastrophic loss.

Available investment products

During our audit, we verified access to 78 forex pairs on the Exness Terminal web platform, alongside CFDs covering indices, commodities, crypto, and equities, totaling 239 tradeable symbols. MT5 carries the broader catalog at 348 symbols.

Feature	Exness
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	239
Forex Pairs (Total) info	78
Forex trading (Spot) info	No
Forex trading (CFDs) info	Yes
Forex trading (Options) info	No
Forex trading (Futures) info	No
Forex trading (Crypto) info	Yes
Commodities: Agriculturals info	No
Commodities: Oil info	Yes
Commodities: Gold info	Yes
Commodities: Silver info	Yes
U.S. Stocks (Shares) info	No
U.S. Stocks (CFDs) info	Yes
U.S. Stocks (Crypto) info	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. Shares) info	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. CFDs) info	Yes
24/5 Trading (U.S. Stocks - Shares) info	No
24/5 Trading (U.S. Stocks - CFDs) info	No
24/7 Trading (Crypto) info	No
Prediction markets info	No
Copy Trading info	No
Bitcoin (BTC) info	Yes
Ethereum (ETH) info	Yes
Cryptocurrencies (Total) info	30
Cryptocurrency (Underlying) info	No
Cryptocurrency (CFDs) info	Yes
Cryptocurrency (Futures) info	No
Disclaimers	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).

Available funding options

Our tests confirm support for bank wire transfers, debit and credit cards, e-wallets including Skrill and Neteller, and a range of cryptocurrencies routed through the client portal's wallet section. PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and non-wire bank transfers are not currently available.

Feature	Exness
Debit card (Deposit/withdraw) info	Yes
Credit card (Deposit/withdraw) info	Yes
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes
Non-wire bank transfer info	No
Apple Pay (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No
Google Pay (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No
Crypto (Deposit/withdraw) info	Yes
Cryptocurrency (Wallet transfers) info	No
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes
Neteller (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes

Exness fees

Exness's cost structure is competitive once you move past the spread-only Standard and Standard Cent accounts. The broker offers five primary account types: Standard and Standard Cent ($100 minimum, spread-only), and Pro, Raw Spread, and Zero ($1,000 minimum). The Raw Spread and Zero accounts charge a commission of $3.5 per side ($7 per round turn), which is the conventional active trader pricing benchmark, and the Zero account is structured with deeper commission discounts for higher-volume traders.

There is no inactivity fee, and international wire transfers are processed at no cost on the broker's side. Minimum deposits start at $100 for Standard and Standard Cent, climbing to $1,000 for the three Pro-tier accounts. Exness's Premier Program, its closest equivalent to a formal active trader program, tiers benefits by accrued deposits and quarterly trading volumes, but it offers lifestyle perks at the higher rungs rather than direct commission or spread discounts, which I'd prefer to see for active traders.

Financing and overnight carry: Swap rates vary by instrument and account, with swap long and swap short flagged inside the trade ticket via a hover icon (a touch I appreciated during testing). Exness's Islamic, or swap-free, account is available for traders observing Sharia compliance, with the same trading conditions as the equivalent commission and spread-only accounts.

Non-trading fees: Beyond the absent inactivity fee, non-trading costs are minimal. Cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals sit within the client portal's wallet, with no broker-side wire fees. Guaranteed stop-loss orders are not offered, so there is no GSLO premium to budget for.

Trading fees

In our live pricing analysis, we observed a $3.5 per side commission on the Raw Spread and Zero accounts ($7 per round turn). We confirmed no inactivity fee and no international wire transfer charge during our evaluation.

Feature	Exness
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	N/A
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Active trader account info	N/A
Commission per trade (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	N/A
Commission per trade (EUR/USD) - Active trader account info	$3.5
Inactivity Fee info	No
International Wire Fee info	$0
Minimum Deposit info	$100 info

Account types

We confirmed the presence of Standard, Standard Cent, Pro, Raw Spread, and Zero account variants during our evaluation, alongside an Islamic (swap-free) option and the Premier active-trader program. A formal VIP tier is not offered.

Feature	Exness
Variable Spreads info	Yes
Fixed Spreads info	No
Active Trader Program info	Yes
VIP/Premium Account info	No
Professional Account info	Yes
Islamic Account info	Yes

Mobile trading apps

I came away convinced after extended testing that the Exness Trade mobile app sits well above the average forex broker app. Placing a trade takes three simple taps: open the market tab, click buy or sell, then confirm. The ability to drag-to-modify your stop-loss and take-profit pre-trade is also a feature I rarely see in a mobile build. The bottom navigation (Accounts, Trade, Insights, Performance, Profile) keeps the layout uncluttered, and the search bar is intelligent enough to double as a light screener: type "EUR" and you get every euro pair sorted by largest daily percentage change.

Charting: Charts on mobile run in two libraries, the broker's own and TradingView, and you can toggle between them inside the app, which is uncommon. Counted together, the two libraries offer close to 200 indicators; the broker's native chart alone offers nearly 100. Twelve timeframes are available, which covers most workflows, though sub-minute intervals and additional intraday options beyond H1, H2, and H4 are missing. Trendlines do not sync across devices, but watchlists and favorited items do.

Trading from the chart on the Exness mobile app.

Using the Exness mobile app to trade from the chart, using the drag to modify feature to add a stop loss limit.

Order management: The order ticket is minimalist and defaults to a compact view so the underlying chart stays visible while you set stops and targets. Complex order types (OCO, trailing stop) are not supported on the proprietary app, which is a real limitation. Instead, the MT4 and MT5 mobile apps must fill that gap. The risk calculator inside the trade ticket is one feature I'd flag specifically: specify how much you want to risk in dollars or as a percentage of equity, and the calculator returns the corresponding trade size. On a XAU/USD test, $100 of risk at my leverage came back as 2.86 lots, instantly.

Discovery: Beyond a single favorites list, you cannot create custom watchlists, which leaves ten predefined category lists and two dynamic lists (Top Movers, Most Traded). Volatility tooling is limited to integrated Trading Central signals plotted on the charts. Customizable screeners are absent.

Special tools: Toggling between demo and live accounts is a single tap, which I appreciate from a workflow standpoint. Copy trading is being discontinued and is no longer accepting new users, which weighs against the broker's standing as a social-trading destination. Generative AI client-facing tools are not yet part of the experience.

Available mobile platforms and tools

In our hands-on testing, we found 100 built-in charting indicators on the broker's native mobile library, alongside an integrated TradingView library, dynamic watchlists, and a contextual risk calculator inside the trade ticket. The app does not yet support custom watchlist creation or OCO orders.

Feature	Exness
Proprietary Mobile Trading App info	Yes
Android App info	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes
Mobile Price Alerts info	Yes
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes
Mobile Charting - Trendlines Autosave info	No
Mobile Charting - Indicators / Studies info	100
Mobile Charting - Indicators Autosave info	No
Mobile Watchlists - Column Filtering info	No
Mobile Watchlists - Column Customization info	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Create & Manage info	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Syncing info	Yes

Trading platforms

Exness offers two MetaTrader builds (MT4 and MT5) alongside its proprietary Exness Terminal web platform. Terminal is responsive and modular, built around a TradingView chart engine. The feature I rate highest is being able to place stop-loss and take-profit orders before the trade is even open, and then drag each marker to its target price directly on the chart. Most platforms reserve drag-to-modify for after the position opens, but Exness handles both.

Charting via TradingView: Terminal's charts are powered by TradingView with 106 technical indicators, and you can save your indicator setup as a layout that reloads across devices. 15 timeframes ship by default, from 1-minute candles up to a yearly interval, and the platform lets you define custom intervals from anything above one minute, a touch I appreciated. Sub-minute charts are not available, which is a TradingView premium-tier limitation rather than an Exness one.

Order ticket: The trade ticket is one of the cleaner ones I've worked through this year. Risk can be entered as a price, a pip count, a dollar value, or a percentage of account equity. The percentage option is uncommon and how I personally trade. As soon as you bump the percentage up, the resulting price level, pip distance, and profit potential update in real time. What is missing are OCO orders, trailing stops, depth of market, and a risk/reward ratio readout inside the ticket. However, the broker's MetaTrader suite covers the advanced order types via MT4 and MT5.

Exness web platform showing a chart of BTC/USD.

You are able to trade from the chart and see open positions on the Exness web terminal.

Close All and special tools: A Close All button lets you flatten every position with one click, with the option to close only winners, only losers, or only buys or sells. It is not technically an order type, but functionally it behaves like one, and I used it often during testing. Backtesting, algorithmic trading, and a trading journal are not available in Terminal. However, all three are available through MetaTrader, where Exness offers a VPS for clients who meet either a $2,000 account balance or a $500 balance with $1.5 million in trading volume. A retail API is not offered (Exness's API is reserved for partners).

Steven's take

The Performance section in the client portal is very basic: a recap of your lifetime return and profitable versus unprofitable trade count, but no detailed risk-reward metrics. A good step toward performance analytics, but a ways to go to match category leaders.

Steven Hatzakis
Director of Online Broker Research

MetaTrader: MT4 and MT5 ship branded with the Exness logo when downloaded from the broker, and unbranded if downloaded from the developer (in which case you connect to Exness via manual server credentials). I counted 348 tradeable symbols on MT5 versus 239 on the proprietary platform. If a specific market matters to you, check both before signing up. Pricing is account-bound, not platform-bound, so cost structures are identical across MT4, MT5, and Terminal.

Navigation footnote: One annoyance with Terminal is that it is at its best only in full-screen mode. Between full-screen and the mobile-responsive layout there is a compressed mid-state I found cluttered, so I resized either large or small to avoid it. Worth noting too that Exness's website is increasingly funneled through the client portal, which streamlines parts of the experience but can feel restrictive when you're trying to browse the broker's blog or marketing pages the traditional way.

Available trading platforms and features

Our platform walkthrough verified 106 charting indicators inside Terminal, integrated Trading Central analysis threaded across charts and watchlists, and a one-click Close All across open positions. Terminal excludes OCO orders, trailing stops, depth of market, and an in-platform trading journal.

Feature	Exness
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes
Desktop Platform (Mac) info	Yes
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	Yes
FX Blue info	No
Proprietary Desktop Trading Platform info	Yes
Proprietary Web Trading Platform info	Yes
TradingView info	No
cTrader info	No
Algorithmic trading info	Yes
API Access info	No
Charts can be saved info	Yes
Client sentiment data info	No
Trading Signals info	Yes
Price Alerts info	Yes
Virtual Private Server (VPS) info	Yes
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	106
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes
Charting - TradingView info	Yes

Available order types

We verified the availability of market, limit, and stop orders directly within Terminal's trade ticket. Trailing stops, OCO, OTO, and guaranteed stop-loss orders are not offered on the proprietary platform; trailing stops are available via MT4 and MT5.

Feature	Exness
Order Type - Market info	Yes
Order Type - Limit info	Yes
Order Type - Stop info	Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stop info	Yes
Order Type - OCO info	No
Order Type - OTO info	No
Order Type - GSLO info	No

Research

Exness's research stack is functional rather than deep. The mobile Insights tab streams headlines from FXStreet and overlays Trading Central technical analysis on charts and watchlists, which is the bulk of what's on offer. FXStreet articles include featured images and pair nicely with the economic calendar, though I noticed some of the content reads as walls of text without paragraph spacing on mobile, a small but persistent annoyance. In-house video sits on Exness's YouTube channel, including the weekly Trading Talks podcast and the Born To Trade series.

A screenshot of the dedicated market news section on the Exness client portal.

The Exness client portal includes a dedicated market news section featuring a headline feed powered by FXStreet. This interface displays recent macroeconomic and fundamental updates covering a variety of global and emerging market currencies.

Trading Central integration: The Trading Central slice is the most useful piece of the research stack. Inside Terminal, support and resistance pivots plot directly on the chart with a directional arrow indicating intraday bias. By clicking the arrow, the full analysis pops in a hover window. While the complete Trading Central suite is not offered, the integrated slice is threaded carefully throughout both the charts and the watchlist. Acuity, Autochartist, and TipRanks are not available.

Fundamentals and sentiment: The economic calendar inside the client portal is solid, with actual, forecast, and previous values plotted across a history bar chart, filterable by event severity and country. The version inside Terminal is the Trading Central calendar, which is leaner. Earnings calendars, macro research reports, financial statement data, and a client sentiment index are not part of the offering. Trading signals via Trading Central cover forex, crypto, stocks, indices, and commodities with target prices and pivot levels.

Live programming: The broker runs a live stream roughly once or twice per week with realtime market analysis, alongside the Born To Trade and Trading Talks podcasts archived on YouTube. Daily live coverage would be a meaningful upgrade as the best brokers in this category publish multiple analysis pieces per day across asset classes.

Available research tools

Our analysis highlights integrated Trading Central signals across five asset classes, FXStreet news feeds inside the mobile Insights tab, and a weekly market analysis cadence on YouTube. Acuity, Autochartist, TipRanks, client sentiment data, and macro research reports are not offered.

Feature	Exness
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	Yes
Daily Market Commentary (Articles) info	Yes
Daily Market Commentary (Videos) info	Yes
Economic Calendar info	Yes
Research - Earnings Calendar info	No
Acuity Trading info	No
Autochartist info	No
TipRanks info	No
Trading Central info	Yes
Mobile Research - News info	Yes
Mobile Research - Economic Calendar info	Yes
Mobile Research - Market Movers info	Yes

Education

Exness's education library is materially thinner than it was a couple of years ago. The broker has discontinued its standalone Insights blog, folding most of its written content into the client portal where it now reads more as support resources and contract specifications than as structured learning. Educational content has largely migrated to YouTube. The result is workable for a self-directed trader who wants to spot-check a topic, but underwhelming for anyone serious about progressing from being a beginner to intermediate or expert trader through a structured curriculum.

Video content: The YouTube channel is well organized into playlists, including the Trading Talks weekly podcast and the Born To Trade series. The broker's analysts have real market experience and the content reflects it. Even so, video volume is moderate and the absence of supporting written curricula leaves the offering incomplete. Region- and language-specific sub-channels exist alongside the main English channel.

A screengrab of the Trading Talks podcast from Exness.

Exness produces a variety of slick and engaging YouTube videos and podcasts on market developments.

Platform tutorials and tools: There are a handful of tool pages (currency converter, risk calculator) and a Help Center inside the client portal, but few dedicated platform tutorials and no structured course library. Quizzes are not offered. Progress tracking is not offered. The Economic Calendar landing page itself is bare.

Contextual education in the trade ticket: This is the bright spot of the broker's educational offering. The order ticket carries hover-icon definitions for swap long, swap short, stop-loss, and take-profit, and invalid values render in red with the maximum permissible value flagged inline, which is a clean, in-context way to teach. Asset-page descriptions, however, are minimal, with the symbol and underlying pair only, and no contract specifications or trading hours.

Available educational offerings

We found a structured YouTube library, contextual education built into Terminal's trade ticket, and a Help Center inside the client portal. Structured courses, quizzes, and progress tracking are not offered.

Feature	Exness
Education (Forex) info	Yes
Education (CFDs) info	Yes
Education (Crypto) info	Yes
Education (Stocks) info	Yes
Education Area (Website) info	No
Education Area (Mobile App) info	No
Webinars info	Yes
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	Yes

Final thoughts

Exness has carved out a real niche for MetaTrader-focused or forex-only traders who care about execution polish and a clean trade ticket more than they care about broad product range, deep research, or a structured learning path. The Exness Terminal web platform and the mobile app both do drag-to-modify well, and the in-ticket risk calculator on mobile is one of the more useful UX touches I've encountered this year.

Exness was recognized in our 2026 Annual Awards for being Best in Class for MetaTrader, which is consistent with the strength of its MT4 and MT5 offering. Where Exness loses ground is on four fronts. Range of investments is narrow at 239 symbols on the web platform. Research depth is thin, with no Acuity, Autochartist, TipRanks, macro reports, or client sentiment data. Copy trading is being wound down. And the education library has materially thinned out over the past year.

For a forex-first or MetaTrader-first trader who already knows what they want, and is willing to lean on Trading Central for analysis, Exness is a credible option. However, if you want a multi-asset catalog, deep research, or a beginner-to-advanced education pathway, I'd point you to the best forex brokers in the industry.

Exness's Star Ratings

Feature	Exness
Overall Rating info
Trust Score info	80
Range of Investments
Trading Fees
Trading Platforms
Research
Mobile Trading
Education

FAQs

Can you withdraw from Exness?

Yes. Exness supports withdrawals via bank wire, debit and credit cards, Skrill, Neteller, and a range of cryptocurrencies, available from the wallet section of the client portal. International wire transfers carry no fee on the broker's side. The minimum withdrawal amount and processing timing depend on the method you select, with cryptocurrency and e-wallet methods typically the fastest. PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and non-wire bank transfers are not currently supported.

Does Exness offer copy trading?

Exness's copy trading platform is being phased out and is no longer onboarding new users. Existing copy traders may continue to use the service per the broker's announced wind-down terms, but new clients should not select Exness primarily for social or copy-trading workflows. For active social copy trading, see my guide to the best copy trading platforms.

Does Exness offer VPS hosting?

Yes. Exness offers a VPS for clients using MetaTrader, with eligibility requiring either a $2,000 minimum account balance or a $500 balance combined with at least $1.5 million in trading volume. The VPS is accessed from the client portal's settings. Traders running tight-latency strategies may still prefer an external VPS provider for additional resource flexibility. See my guide to the best forex VPS providers for an in-depth look.

Is Exness legal in the US?

No. Exness is not registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and does not accept clients resident in the United States. U.S. forex traders are limited to brokers registered with the CFTC and the National Futures Association. See my guide to the best U.S. forex brokers for the brokers I recommend if you reside in the U.S.

What is the minimum deposit at Exness?

The minimum deposit at Exness is $100 for the Standard and Standard Cent accounts. The Pro, Raw Spread, and Zero accounts each require a $1,000 minimum. Actual requirements can vary by funding method and the Exness entity that holds your account.

Does Exness offer a demo account?

Yes, Exness provides free demo, also known as paper trading, accounts for all their account types except Standard Cent. By default, the demo account provides access to MT5 with $10,000 in virtual currency, but you can use it to explore all available platforms. Read my full guide on the best brokers offering paper trading accounts to learn more.

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