FP Markets Vs. BDSwiss - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
FP Markets is a leading Australian broker with a 10,000+ asset offering accompanied by a great variety of tech options such as deploying your own VPS and accessing ENC / DMA pricing.	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 traders looking for DMA pricing on their stocks Professional traders looking to set up a dedicated VPS High volume share traders that benefit from DMA pricing	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 1 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
ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FSA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)	CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)
The Good
Competitive spreads From 0 pips MT4 and MT5 offered Over 10,000 + shares	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
No ETFs are offered Stock trading commissions are expensive when compared to similar brokers Website is slow and confusing Fees for the majority of deposit and withdrawal methods	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
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
2005	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal Neteller Skrill FasaPay PayTrust China Union Pay Bpay Broker to broker Sticpay Plusdebit Rupee Payments Dragonpay Perfect Money Paylivre Rapyd Finrax Fairpay	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 - USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, CHF, JPY, HKD, CAD, SGD, NZD.	4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, BE, NZ, SY.	BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
10,403	1,066
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
10,000	900
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
63	50
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
15	6
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
17	10
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
295	80
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
11	20
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
2	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 - (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 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	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90).
💰 Deposit Fees
Yes, $5 for card withdrawals and $20 for international bank transfer withdrawals.	€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
No commission on their Standard Account $3 per side (lot) commission on their RAW Account	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 to 1.2 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips to 1.5 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 40 to 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 39 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 0 to 31 Pips	Dynamic - From 27 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $3.30
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	0.10%
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $9 to $21	Dynamic - From $190
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	Yes
📡 Account Management
Yes	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	Yes