Capital.com Vs. BDSwiss - Compare and Choose the Right One


Visit 83.45% of retail CFD accounts lose money. Trading on margin is high risk and is not suitable for everyone.	Visit 77.5% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Capital.com is a global broker specialising in CFD Trading with an offering of more than 4000+ assets.	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.
Best For
Beginner and intermediate traders looking for a cost-effective option to trade CFDs on Stocks and ETFs Investors and traders looking to buy shares using their new stock investing account (Not available in Australia)	Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) NBRB (Belarus)	CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)
The Good
Beginner friendly platforms Customisable or removable leverage (Not available in Australia) Integration with TradingView	Excellent educational library with analysis published on the daily basis Suitable for traders who are willing to invest time in learning fundamental analysis.
The Bad
Lack of advanced research and analysis tools No multi-charting capabilities on their propietary web platform Trailing-stop order not available	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.
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
Recently granted ASIC license	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 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
2016	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ - 20	$, €, £ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill Apple Pay iDeal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, AUD.	4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies and indices.	CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and indices.
📙 Stocks
1,000 Real Stocks / 3,800+ CFDs	140 CFDs / 900+ on MT5 Platform
📘 Currency Pairs
140	50+
📗 Commodities
33	6
📕 Indices
37	10
📔 ETFs
115	80
💸 Cryptocurrencies
27 (Not available in the U.K)	20
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
The majority of Capital.com's assets are CFDs with the exception of their new stock investing account offering where users can buy / trade real shares (Not available in Australia).
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies by Stock (Eg: 0.1 units of Tesla)	1 share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Varies by ETF (Eg: 1 units of XLK)	1 contract
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.1 Troy ounces of Gold)	0.01 Lots
📉 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
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes (Not available in Australia)	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
No	10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90)
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100
💰 Commissions
No	Yes depending on account type (Eg: Raw accounts have a $5 per lot round turn commission while other pay spreads)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips (Raw Account)
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 70 Pips	Dynamic - From 39 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 55 Pips	Dynamic - From 27 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	Dynamic - From $3.30
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.97	0.10%
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $130	Dynamic - From �$190
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Partial - "Discover" tool with limited capabilities	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No