BDSwiss Vs. easyMarkets - Compare and Choose the Right One


Visit 69.2% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 61% 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.	Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.
Best For
Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis	Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities
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 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)
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.	Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss
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.	Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours
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 documents (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	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ - 100	$, €, £ 25 for Standard account, 2,000 for premium and 10,000 for VIP
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal	Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK	19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US	US, IL, CA, AF, AI, BI, KY, KY, TD, CD, CG, DM, GQ, FJ, GW, HY, HN, IR, IQ, LA, MZ, MM, NI, KP, PW, PA, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TM, VU, VE, YE
📊 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 commodities, forex, stocks, cryptocurrencies and indices.
📙 Stocks
140 CFDs / 900+ on MT5 Platform	64
📘 Currency Pairs
50+	62
📗 Commodities
6	17
📕 Indices
10	13
📔 ETFs
80	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
20	17
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	23
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
	All of easyMarkets assets are CFDs
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 share	Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 contract	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
0.01 Lots	$2,500 (0.025 lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
0.01 Lots	N/A
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	>N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	Varies per option (Eg. 5 XAU for XAU/USD, 5,000 GBP for GBP/USD)
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes, it's possible to adjust it using pre-set levels by EasyMarkets.
🎲 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	Yes, for Web and App accounts
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90)	N/A
💰 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)	No
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips (Raw Account)	Fixed per account (Eg: 1.7 Pips Standard MT4, 1.2 Pips Premium MT4 and 0.7 Pips VIP MT4)
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 39 Pips	Fixed at 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 27 Pips	Fixed per account (Eg: $0.05 Standard MT4, $0..4 Premium MT4 and $0.03 for VIP MT4)
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	$13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
0.10%	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From �$190	Fixed from $110 for Web/App and $100 for MT4 accounts
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No