BDSwiss Vs. Valutrades - 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.	Established in 2012, Valutrades offers 70 plus currencies pairs, commodities and indices trading for beginner and advanced traders through its MT4, MT5 and ECN accounts. It doesn’t offer equities trading.
Best For
Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis	Currency traders looking for an ECN broker Professional currency traders looking for an API offering Traders looking for a narrow range of commodities, cryptocurrencies
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 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)	FSAS (Seychelles) FCA (UK)
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.	Scalping is allowed (great for professional traders) Competitive commissions of $3 per lot round turn Access to ECN or DMA accounts
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 is poor (only 80 instruments and no stocks or ETFs) Doesn’t have its on trading application
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 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	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ - 100	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal	Visa Mastercard Maestro American Express AstroPay Diners SticPay PayPal Skrill Neteller e-wallets Wire transfers Giropay iDEAL JCB Klarna POLiPaysafecard Przelwy24 Rapid Transfer AliPay
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK	13 - AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, NOK, NZD,SGD, SEK, USD, ZAR
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US	US, IR, SY
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
Yes	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and indices.	CFDs on currencies, commodities, indices and cryptocurrencies
📙 Stocks
140 CFDs / 900+ on MT5 Platform	N/A
📘 Currency Pairs
50+	73
📗 Commodities
6	5
📕 Indices
10	25
📔 ETFs
80	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
20	4
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	46
📝 Notes:
	All of Valutrades assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 share	N/A
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 contract	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
0.01 Lots	Varies per cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
0.01 Lots	Varies per commodity (eg: 0.01 Contracts of Gold)
📉 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	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	No
📱 Android App
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	No
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 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)	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100	Three free withdrawals a month, then 5% processing fee
💰 Commissions
Yes depending on account type (Eg: Raw accounts have a $5 per lot round turn commission while other pay spreads)	Yes (Eg: Forex commission of $3 per side with ECN account)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips (Raw Account)	Dynamic - From 0.1 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 39 Pips	Dynamic - From 34 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 27 Pips	Dynamic - From 22 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	N/A
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
0.10%	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From �$190	Dynamic - From $90
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No