IG Vs. BDSwiss - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

IG is a global broker established in 1974 that holds 8 reputable financial licenses and provides CFD trading on stocks, commodities, ETFs, indices, cryptocurrencies, bonds, futures, options along with real stocks through their share dealing account.

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.

• Professional traders looking to exploit their customisable platform and broad asset offering
• High volume traders that can offset their commission costs by trading in larger volumes

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

• ASIC (Australia)
• FMA (New Zealand)
• NFA (United States)
• DFSA (United Arab Emirates)
• FINMA (Switzerland)
• MAS (Singapore)
• FFAJ (Japan)
• FSCA (South Africa)
• BMA (Bermuda)

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

• Broad platform offering with high customisability and integrated news feeds
• Comprehensive asset offering with more than 10,000 + CFDs or real stocks and ETFs

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

• There are too many small costs such as custody, in-and-out-commissions in some cases, management fees, etc
• Their standard contracts can be too large some times for low volume traders

• 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
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

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

SY, IR.

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

After 24 months of inactivity, IG charges an $18 monthly fee.

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.

Yes, they charge depending on the client’s account base currency and exchange location of the shares being traded. For example, for some clients US shares can have a minimum charge of $10 in-and-out.

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