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

ThinkMarkets is a global broker headquartered in Australia that offers real stocks and ETFs along with CFDs on stocks, etfs, commodities, indices and cryptocurrencies accompanied by their proprietary platform: ThinkTrader.

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.

• Passive investors looking to buy, hold or transfer real shares or ETFs from ASX
• Active traders looking to exploit their low spreads on CFDs
• MetaTrader 4 & 5 traders looking for a convenient offering

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

• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSAS (Seychelles)
• FSCA (South Africa)

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

• Possibility to invest in real stocks and ETFs or trade CFDs
• Proprietary platform ThinkTrader is smooth and user friendly
• Spreads are very competitive when compared to similar competitors

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

• Real stocks or ETFs are only from ASX (Australian Securities Exchange)
• Expensive stock trading commissions ($8 flat fee for ASX shares or ETFs)
• While their stock and ETFs offering is great, they lack variety in all other asset classes

• 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
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Bank Transfer
• Bitcoin (BTC)
• Ethereum (ETH)
• Tether (USDT)

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

US, CA, SY, IR.

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

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.

• For Standard account there are no commissions
• For Zero account there is a commission of $3.5 per lot round turn

For real stocks and ETFs investing, there is a flat fee of $8 per trade (in-and-out) or if the trade value is above $200,000 then a 0.05% fee per trade.

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