Opening OANDA account

[candles]

Hiya.
I am at the stage now ehere I have to fill out the PDF form and send identification.
I dont have a printer or a fax and cant seem to write on the pdf form although there is a cursor.

Can I just scan in my id and email it to them without the PDF form? ******

"Please fax or email a copy of 2 forms of identification, such as drivers license, passport, or any other government issued identification, to OANDA. Please print the following PDF form and fax it to OANDA as described in the form below:http://fxtrade.oanda.com/fxtrade/doc/id_confirmation.pdf"

"Or email your identification cards to: [email protected]. " *******
(doesn't mention the PDF form in this sentence....)

More questions to follow after response

 

[candles]

grrrr....think im probably being stupid but not sure how to do this.
You definitely cant alter the PDF sheet and type in the boxes.
I dont have a printer or a fax machine...only a scanner.

How am I supposed to fill out the PDF form then?

 

[spahiu]

you can fill the form online ..and send scanned ID's via email

 

[candles]

you can fill the form online ..and send scanned ID's via email

Thanks for replying.

In the end I just emailed them my scanned ID with my details in the email and have just got an email back saying my account is ready fir funding, so it worked

Im going to attempt a 'wire transfer' as advised on their site.
I have a LLoyds account. I can check my statements online etc with the internet banking facility so im hoping it'll be easy to do this.

 

[candles]

The oanda site apperas to give the option of transfer by swift and by chaps.

When i get money out from CMC they send it by BACS which they say is free, whereas the others cost? How much do i pay on swift and chaps? (dont know a thing about banking....am still yet to even attempt the transfer with lloyds)