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


Visit 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 68% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Swissquote is a global broker and investment bank headquartered in Switzerland that offers traditional securities and CFD trading along with advanced research tools.	Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.
Best For
Traditional equity investors looking for a broad range of markets Experienced traders looking to benefit from their amazing research tools	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
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 4 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FCA (UK) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MFSA (Malta) HKMA (Hong Kong)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)
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	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
The Bad
Their proprietary platform lacks many features and is not user friendly Their commissions are extremely high Overall everything feels complicated to use	Minimum trade sizes larger than average Spreads above average
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	2008
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 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.	11 - USD, EUR, GBP, PLN, SEK, DKK, NOK, ZAR, CZK, CHF, AUD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, SY, IR.	US, JP, CA, BE.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
Yes	No
Debit Card
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
175,533	9,646
Exchange Access
60	0
📙 Real Stocks
100,000	7,008
📙 Stock CFDs
0	2,008
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
80	67
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
12	28
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
26	40
📔 ETFs
1,400	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	466
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
12	25
📒 Bonds
54,000	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
3	4
📓 Options
10,000	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
10,000	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
From $50	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
From $50	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
From $50	Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 1 Gold Contract)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
From $50	Varies by Bond (Eg: 10 GER10Y Bond contracts)
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
From $50	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
From $50	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	300
✍ 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
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 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.	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)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 100 Pips
📈 GOLD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $1.81
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.31
📉 BTC
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $104.10
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No