Markets.com Vs. Swissquote - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.	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
Passive investors looking for share dealing services with the intent to hold shares over long perios of time High volume CFD traders looking for exposure to several markets using their platform, MT4 or MT5	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 2 Other Licenses 2 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
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)	FCA (UK) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MFSA (Malta) HKMA (Hong Kong)
The Good
Clear separation between investors and Traders by offering share dealing accounts and CFD trading accounts Wide range of platforms (Proprietary, MT4, MT5) Wide range of stocks and stock CFDs	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
Minimum trade sizes larger than average Spreads above average	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
$100	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
11 - USD, EUR, GBP, PLN, SEK, DKK, NOK, ZAR, CZK, CHF, AUD.	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, JP, CA, BE.	US, JP, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	Yes
Debit Card
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
9,646	175,533
Exchange Access
0	60
📙 Real Stocks
7,008	100,000
📙 Stock CFDs
2,008	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
67	80
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
28	12
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
40	26
📔 ETFs
0	1,400
📔 ETFs CFDs
466	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
25	12
📒 Bonds
0	54,000
📒 Bonds CFDs
4	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
1 ETF	From $50
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$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 Commoditty (Eg: 1 Gold Contract)	From $50
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Varies by Bond (Eg: 10 GER10Y Bond contracts)	From $50
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
300	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	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
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	$10 per withdrawal.
💰 Commissions
No comissions on CFDs. For share dealing, the first 3 months are commission free, then the structure is: EU Shares = 0.1% (min €10) UK Shares = 0.1% (min £8) US Shares = 2c (min $15) AU Shares = 0.1% (min A$10)	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
Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 100 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.81	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.31	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $104.10	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	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