Forex.com Vs. BDSwiss - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

Forex.com is a global broker headquartered in the U.S and part of StoneX (publicly traded company on NASDAQ) that specialises in offering CFDs based on commodities, currencies, indices, stocks, ETFs, shares, 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.

• Traders of all levels (beginner to advanced) looking for competitive pricing
• Trades of all levels looking for a great platform variety
• High volume traders looking for ECN or DMA accounts offering deep liquidity for large trades

• Beginners looking to learn the basics using the "Cent" account
• Intermediate traders looking for quality fundamental analysis

• FINRA (United States)
• FCA (UK)
• FFAJ (Japan)
• IIROC (Canada)
• CySec (Cyprus)
• CIMA (Cayman Islands)

• CySec (Cyprus)
• NFA (United States)
• FSC (Mauritius)

• Great platform offering (Proprietary, TradingView, MetaTrader 4 & 5)
• Excellent asset offering (more than 5,000+ instruments)
• Competitive spreads in some of their assets

• Excellent educational library with analysis published on the daily basis
• Suitable for traders who are willing to invest time in learning fundamental analysis.

• Despite presenting a great customisable platform, it still feels messy and not intuitive to use
• Commissions are expensive when compared to similar competitors 

• 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.

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• 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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Skrill
• Neteller
• Bank Transfer

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Sofort
• iDeal

BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US.

$15 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.

10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90).

€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100.

Depending on account type.

• Standard account has no commissions
• “Commission Account” and “DMA Account” have a flat $5 fee commission per lot round turn

Yes depending on account type (Eg: Raw accounts have a $5 per lot round turn commission while other pay spreads).