Binance Vs. Swissquote - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Binance is a global cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 in China with the aim of providing the ultimate trading solution. Currently, they offer more than 700+ cryptocurrencies, derivatives (such as Vanilla options, futures, staking), a Launchpad platform for ICOs and many more services such as several trading platforms with different complexity levels.	Swissquote is a global broker and investment bank headquartered in Switzerland that offers traditional securities and CFD trading along with advanced research tools.
Best For
Avid cryptocurrency traders and investors from intermediate to expert levels Day traders looking for a high liquidity exchange with competitive fees	Traditional equity investors looking for a broad range of markets Experienced traders looking to benefit from their amazing research tools
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 4 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
None	FCA (UK) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MFSA (Malta) HKMA (Hong Kong)
The Good
Largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by liquidity Massive cryptocurrencies selection available (700+) Large amount of financial products in the form of derivatives (Vanilla options, futures, etc) Advanced trading platforms with visual order books at no cost	Outstanding asset offering with more than 60 exchanges across the world Amazing research and analysis tools for all trader levels Thematic investments with preconfigured product baskets Offers banking services along with debit card
The Bad
Interface can be complex to use for beginners The wide selection of products and derivatives can also be intimidating for beginners	Their proprietary platform lacks many features and is not user friendly Their commissions are extremely high Overall everything feels complicated to use
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 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
2017	1996
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	0
💰 Payment Methods
Cryptocurrency Bank transfers Visa Mastercard	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
All supported cryptocurrencies.	21 - AED, AUD, CAD, EUR, DKK USD, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, CHF, JPY, PLN, NOK, SGD, MXN, NZD, SEK, TRY, THB, ZAR.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
None	US, JP, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	Yes
Debit Card
Yes	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
750	175,533
Exchange Access
0	60
📙 Real Stocks
0	100,000
📙 Stock CFDs
0	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
0	80
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
0	12
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
0	26
📔 ETFs
0	1,400
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
750	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
0	12
📒 Bonds
0	54,000
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	3
📓 Options
0	10,000
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	10,000
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$10	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
💪 Retail Leverage
100	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
No	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	$10 per withdrawal.
💰 Commissions
Fixed 0.1% trade value fee for spot trades.	For CFDs there are no commissions as the spreads are the cost. For other assets from $9 up to $210 based on transaction volume and depending on the exchange.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $1	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No