BDSwiss Vs. AvaTrade - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
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.	AvaTrade is a top-tier multinational broker with more than 7 financial regulators specialising in FX and options trading with their own proprietary platforms.
Best For
Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis	New traders looking for a more advanced forex and options platform Experienced traders looking to take advantage of their fixed spreads Experienced traders looking to trade FX options
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 6 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)	ASIC (Australia) FFAJ (Japan) CBI (Ireland) IIROC (Canada) CySec (Cyprus) FSCA (South Africa) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) ISA (Israel)
The Good
Excellent educational library with analysis published on the daily basis Suitable for traders who are willing to invest time in learning fundamental analysis.	AvaProtect feature for negative trades payback Great variety of platforms (proprietary ones, MT4 & MT5) Smooth platform experiences and easy account management Custom Options trading platform
The Bad
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.	Lack of variety in stocks, ETFs and bonds Expensive inactivity fees No multi-chart tools High trade minimums in all assets except forex
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
2012	2006
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK.	4 - USD, GBP, EUR, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US.	US, BE, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
1,066	863
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
900	626
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
50	55
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
6	27
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
10	33
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
80	59
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
20	17
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	2
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	44
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	Variable - From 1 to 100 units
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Variable - From 1 to 100 units
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Variable (eg: BTC 0.01, ETH 0.1)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Variable (eg: 1 ounce of gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	10 units
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	10,000 FX Option contracts
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90).	$50 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100.	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Yes depending on account type (Eg: Raw accounts have a $5 per lot round turn commission while other pay spreads).	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips to 1.5 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.9 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 39 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 27 Pips	Dynamic - From 34 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	Dynamic - From $1.92
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
0.10%	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $190	Dynamic - From $137.31
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No