BDSwiss Vs. City Index - Compare and Choose the Right One


Visit 77.5% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 67% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
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.	City Index is a global broker founded in 1983 that holds 4 financial licenses and offers advanced trading platforms, mobile apps, diverse market research tools and an extensive range of markets.
Best For
Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis	Intermediate and experienced traders looking for a great asset variety on CFDs Experienced traders looking to trade options over 17 asset classes Share and ETF traders looking for a comprehensive offering
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 4 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)	FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) MAS (Singapore) ADGM (United Arab Emirates)
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.	Very intuitive order placement panelEasy to execute a trade through various markets Professional web platform with customisable workspaces Integrated Reuters news feed directly in the 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.	All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5) While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
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	1983
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ - 100	$, €, £ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal	Visa Mastercard Maestro Electron PayPal Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK	8 - GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, PLN, HUF, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and indices.	CFDs on stocks, ETFs,, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies, indices and bonds.
📙 Stocks
140 CFDs / 900+ on MT5 Platform	4,500+
📘 Currency Pairs
50+	84
📗 Commodities
6	30
📕 Indices
10	25
📔 ETFs
80	740
💸 Cryptocurrencies
20	5
📒 Bonds
N/A	11
📓 Options
N/A	Yes, option chains over 17 different products
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
	City index offers both CFDs and spread betting.<
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 share	Varies per share starting from fractional share trading (eg: 0.1 shares)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 contract	Varies per ETFs starting from fractional ETFs trading (eg: 0.1 ETFs)
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
0.01 Lots	Varies per cryptocurrency - (eg: 0.01 BTC, 1 LTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
0.01 Lots	Varies per commodity
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	Varies per bond
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	Varies per option
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:500
✍ 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	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90)	Yes, 12£ monthly after 1 year of inactivity
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100	No
💰 Commissions
Yes depending on account type (Eg: Raw accounts have a $5 per lot round turn commission while other pay spreads)	Spread betting markets have no commission CFDs or FX trading has no commission as well (except equities: shares & ETFs) Equity commissions depend on the market’s location (eg: UK and Europe have a 0.08% of transaction value fee, US equities and Asian ones have different percentages as well) The minimum equity commission rates are $10, £10 or 10€.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips (Raw Account)	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 39 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 27 Pips	From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
0.10%	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From �$190	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes