CMC Markets Vs. BDSwiss - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
CMC Markets is a global broker headquartered in the U.K that holds 6 high value financial licenses and offers CFD trading on stocks, etfs, commodities, currencies, bonds and cryptocurrencies.	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
Professional high volume traders looking to offset the cost of commissions through larger trades Intermediate and professional traders looking for a professional custom platform with customisable layouts	Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis
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The Good
Comprehensive asset offering with more than 12,000+ tradable assets and the possibility to add data connections to exchanges to add more Powerful professional platform with customisable layouts and integrated reuters feed	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
High commissions on stocks and ETFs Platform is not beginner friendly	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
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 document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FCA (UK) IIROC (Canada) MAS (Singapore) BaFin (Germany)	CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)
📍 Year Founded
1989	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit
0	$, €, £ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 - AUD, GBP, CAD, EUR, NZD, NOK, PLN, SGD, SEK, USD.	4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.	BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices and bonds	CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and indices.
📙 Stocks
10,169	140 CFDs / 900+ on MT5 Platform
📘 Currency Pairs
330+	50+
📗 Commodities
124	6
📕 Indices
95	10
📔 ETFs
1084	80
💸 Cryptocurrencies
18 (Not available in the U.K)	20
📒 Bonds
55	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
CFDs on commodities futures contracts with various expiration dates.	N/A
📝 Notes:
N/A
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	1 share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	1 contract
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 BTC)	0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
1 Contract	0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
1 Contract	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
1 Contract	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	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
After 12 months of inactivity, CMC Markets charges a £10 inactivity fee.	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
Yes and they vary per share exchange location. For U.S shares, there is a minimum $10 in-and-out commission.	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 0.7 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips (Raw Account)
📉 SP500
From 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 39 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 30 Pips	Dynamic - From 27 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $3.30
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	0.10%
📉 BTC
N/A	Dynamic - From �$190
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	No