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


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Overview
Exness is a Cypriot broker founded in 2008 that specialises on currencies trading via MT4 & 5 along with their proprietary Exness Trader platform.	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
Low volume traders looking to take advantage of their low sized account offerings Off-shore traders looking for high leverage factors High volume traders looking for their professional accounts (assuming they are satisfied with their available assets)	Traditional equity investors looking for a broad range of markets Experienced traders looking to benefit from their amazing research tools
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 6 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
FSA (Seychelles) CBCS (Curaçao) FSC (British Virgin Islands) FSC (Mauritius) FSCA (South Africa) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK)	FCA (UK) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MFSA (Malta) HKMA (Hong Kong)
The Good
Competitive spreads depending on the account type Low entry barrier for new traders No minimum deposit on standard accounts	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
Most Exness' the financial licenses are from off-shore locations Very low asset offering with less than 200 instruments Despite using TradingView charts, multi-charts layout or fullscreen are not possible	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
2008	1996
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From 0 to $3,000	0
💰 Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card Neteller Skrill USDT (Tether) Bank Transfer BTC (Bitcoin) Perfect Money SticPay USDC (USD Coin)	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
1 - USD	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
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	US, JP, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	Yes
Debit Card
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
243	175,533
Exchange Access
0	60
📙 Real Stocks
0	100,000
📙 Stock CFDs
100	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
100	80
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
7	12
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
10	26
📔 ETFs
0	1,400
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
26	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
1 Share	From $50
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
0.01 Lots ($1,000)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
0.01 Lots ($1,000)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
0.01 Lots ($1,000)	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
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
2000	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	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
Commissions vary as follows: No comissions on Standard account No comissions on Standard Cent account $3.5 per lot side on Raw Spread account $0.2 per lot side on Zero account No commission on Pro account	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
1 Pip	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
From 200 pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 20 Pips	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
From $0.10	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
From $20	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No