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


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Overview
Swissquote is a global broker and investment bank headquartered in Switzerland that offers traditional securities and CFD trading along with advanced research tools.	Binance is a global cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 in China with the aim of providing the ultimate trading solution. Currently, they offer more than 700+ cryptocurrencies, derivatives (such as Vanilla options, futures, staking), a Launchpad platform for ICOs and many more services such as several trading platforms with different complexity levels.
Best For
Traditional equity investors looking for a broad range of markets Experienced traders looking to benefit from their amazing research tools	Avid cryptocurrency traders and investors from intermediate to expert levels Day traders looking for a high liquidity exchange with competitive fees
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 4 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FCA (UK) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MFSA (Malta) HKMA (Hong Kong)	None
The Good
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	Largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by liquidity Massive cryptocurrencies selection available (700+) Large amount of financial products in the form of derivatives (Vanilla options, futures, etc) Advanced trading platforms with visual order books at no cost
The Bad
Their proprietary platform lacks many features and is not user friendly Their commissions are extremely high Overall everything feels complicated to use	Interface can be complex to use for beginners The wide selection of products and derivatives can also be intimidating for beginners
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
1996	2017
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer	Cryptocurrency Bank transfers Visa Mastercard
💵 Account Base Currencies
21 - AED, AUD, CAD, EUR, DKK USD, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, CHF, JPY, PLN, NOK, SGD, MXN, NZD, SEK, TRY, THB, ZAR.	All supported cryptocurrencies.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, SY, IR.	None
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
Yes	No
Debit Card
Yes	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
175,533	750
Exchange Access
60	0
📙 Real Stocks
100,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
0	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
80	0
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
12	0
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
26	0
📔 ETFs
1,400	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	750
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
12	0
📒 Bonds
54,000	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
3	0
📓 Options
10,000	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
10,000	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
From $50	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
From $50	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$10
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
From $50	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
From $50	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
From $50	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
From $50	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	100
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	No
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 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
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
$10 per withdrawal.	None
💰 Commissions
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.	Fixed 0.1% trade value fee for spot trades.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips	Unavailable
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 60 Pips	Unavailable
📈 GOLD
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $1
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No