ActivTrades Vs. BDSwiss - Compare and Choose the Right One


Visit 81% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 69.2% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
ActivTrades is a global broker founded in Switzerland in 2001 that specialises in providing CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies along with their own proprietary platform and MT4 & 5.	BDSwiss is a global broker headquartered in Switzerland that holds multiple financial licenses and offers access to over 250 financial instruments through 4 account types according to each trader's needs.
Best For
Beginner and intermediate traders looking for a simple and powerful platform Experienced currency traders looking to exploit the tight spreads CFD traders looking for an de-leveraged option to trade	Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FCA (UK) SCB (Bahamas) CSSF (Luxembourg)	CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)
The Good
Great and intuitive proprietary platform MT4 and MT5 offered Low currency spreads	Excellent educational library with analysis published on the daily basis Suitable for traders who are willing to invest time in learning fundamental analysis.
The Bad
Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors Commissions are charged Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends	Higher spreads and limited functionality for small accounts Needs $1000 deposit to have access to a personal account manager, or $5,000 for the advantageous Raw account.
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 Day	1 Day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2001	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit
$500	$, €, £ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, USD, CHF, GBP.	4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, indices, currencies, commodities, ETFs and cryptocurrencies.	CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and indices.
📙 Stocks
1,000+	140 CFDs / 900+ on MT5 Platform
📘 Currency Pairs
50	50+
📗 Commodities
16	6
📕 Indices
30	10
📔 ETFs
500+	80
💸 Cryptocurrencies
11	20
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All of ActivTrades’s assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies per share (Fractional share trading allowed)	1 share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Varies per ETF (Fractional ETF trading allowed)	1 contract
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:400	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90)
💰 Deposit Fees
Yes depending on method: Credit and Debit cards have a 1.5% fee	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Yes, only for bank transfer withdrawals (9 GBP each)	€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100
💰 Commissions
Yes depending on asset: For European shares (excluding London) there are fees of 0.05% of the transaction value (minimum 1€) or 0.01% of the transaction value (minimum 5€) For London shares there are commissions of 0.10% of transaction value (minimum 1£) For New york and other international shares there are commissions of $0.02 per share (minimum $1) Along specific commissions per asset there can be market data fees such as 1€ monthly for New york exchanges or others.	Yes depending on account type (Eg: Raw accounts have a $5 per lot round turn commission while other pay spreads)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0.5 Pips to 0.91 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips (Raw Account)
📉 SP500
From 23 Pips to 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 39 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 98 Pips	Dynamic - From 27 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $3.30
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	0.10%
📉 BTC
From $55 to $91	Dynamic - From �$190
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No