BDSwiss Vs. CMC Markets - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

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.

CMC Markets is a global broker headquartered in the U.K that holds 6 high value financial licenses and offers CFD trading on stocks, etfs, commodities, currencies, bonds and cryptocurrencies.

• Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account
• Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis

• Professional high volume traders looking to offset the cost of commissions through larger trades
• Intermediate and professional traders looking for a professional custom platform with customisable layouts

• CySec (Cyprus)
• NFA (United States)
• FSC (Mauritius)

• ASIC (Australia)
• FCA (UK)
• IIROC (Canada)
• MAS (Singapore)
• BaFin (Germany)

• Excellent educational library with analysis published on the daily basis
• Suitable for traders who are willing to invest time in learning fundamental analysis.

• Comprehensive asset offering with more than 12,000+ tradable assets and the possibility to add data connections to exchanges to add more
• Powerful professional platform with customisable layouts and integrated reuters feed

• 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.

• High commissions on stocks and ETFs
• Platform is not beginner friendly

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• 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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Sofort
• iDeal

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US.

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90).

After 12 months of inactivity, CMC Markets charges a £10 inactivity fee.

€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100.

Yes depending on account type (Eg: Raw accounts have a $5 per lot round turn commission while other pay spreads).

Yes and they vary per share exchange location. For U.S shares, there is a minimum $10 in-and-out commission.