Swissquote Vs. Saxo Bank - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 69% 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.	Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank operating since 1992. It is one of the most regulated brokerages in the world with an exceptional selection of financial instruments.
Best For
Traditional equity investors looking for a broad range of markets Experienced traders looking to benefit from their amazing research tools	Professional investors looking to trade a variety of markets High net worth traders or investors
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 7 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FCA (UK) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MFSA (Malta) HKMA (Hong Kong)	ASIC (Australia) HKMA (Hong Kong) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MAS (Singapore) FFAJ (Japan) AFM (Netherlands)
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	Exceptional selection of financial instruments at one place 2 highly-customizable proprietary trading platforms API integration for 3rd party services like Excel or TradingView
The Bad
Their proprietary platform lacks many features and is not user friendly Their commissions are extremely high Overall everything feels complicated to use	High minimum deposit for certain countries Withdrawals via bank transfer only High fees on options and futures
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	4 days
📋 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	1992
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	From $500 up to $2,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer
💵 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.	26 - AED, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNH, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, LTL, MXN, MYR, NOK, NZD, PLN, RON, RUB, SEK, SGD, TRY, USD, ZAR.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, SY, IR.	US, BR, ES, IN, KE, MX, NG, PK, ZA.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
Yes	Yes
Banking License
Yes	No
Debit Card
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
175,533	49,339
Exchange Access
60	0
📙 Real Stocks
100,000	30,000
📙 Stock CFDs
0	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
80	182
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
12	19
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
26	29
📔 ETFs
1,400	5,400
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	5,400
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
12	9
📒 Bonds
54,000	5,000
📒 Bonds CFDs
3	0
📓 Options
10,000	3,000
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
10,000	300
📗 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)	Varies by Cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 units of BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 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	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	66
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 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	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	Up to $150 after 6 months of inactivity, £25 after one quarter in the UK.
💰 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.	$0.02/share (min $10) for US Stocks, from 0.10% (min €10) for other equity markets, €4 per futures contract.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.4 to 0.8 Pips
📉 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	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No