BDSwiss Vs. eToro - Compare and Choose the Right One


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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.	eToro is an international broker specialised in social and copy trading that offers real stocks and cryptocurrencies along with CFDs on several asset classes.
Best For
Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis	New traders looking to use the copy trading feature Experienced traders looking to monetise their skills by gaining followers Passive investors looking to buy and hold shares with no commissions
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 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSAS (Seychelles)
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.	Social and Copy trading capabilities Trading real shares and cryptocurrencies
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.	Copy Trading statistics are not clear enough Lack of advanced order placement controls
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 Day	1 day minimum (may take longer)
📋 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	2007
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ - 100	From $5 to $200
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK	1 - USD
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Only for crypto Trading
❌ Restricted Countries
BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US	AF, AL, BS, BB, BY, BA, BW, BN, BI, KH, CA, TD, CD, CG, ET, FJ, GH, GN, GW, GY, IR, IQ, JM, JP, LA, LY, ML, MU, MN, ME, MM, NA, NI, KP, MK, PK, PW, WS, RS, SO, LK, SD, SY, TT, TN, TR, UG, VU, YE, ZM
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and indices.	Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies and indices
📙 Stocks
140 CFDs / 900+ on MT5 Platform	2,000+ Real Stocks / 2,000+ CFDs
📘 Currency Pairs
50+	47
📗 Commodities
6	14
📕 Indices
10	13
📔 ETFs
80	145
💸 Cryptocurrencies
20	26
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
	Real stocks are offered without leverage, all the rest of the assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 share	$50
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 contract	$50
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
0.01 Lots	$25
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	$1,000
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
0.01 Lots	$1,000
📉 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 1:500	Varies
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 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)	After 12 months of inactivity, a $10 monthly inactivity fee will be charged.
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100	$5
💰 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)	Dynamic - From 1 Pip
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 39 Pips	Dynamic - From 75 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 27 Pips	Dynamic - From 45 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	Dynamic - From 0.09%
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
0.10%	Dynamic - From 0.09%
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From �$190	Dynamic - From 0.75%
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No