ThinkMarkets Vs. BDSwiss - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
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.
Best For
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
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 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSAS (Seychelles) FSCA (South Africa)	CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)
The Good
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.
The Bad
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.
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
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
2010	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit
0 for Standard Account / $500 for Zero account	$, €, £ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Bank Transfer Bitcoin (BTC) Ethereum (ETH) Tether (USDT)	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
6 - EUR, AUD, CHF, GBP, JPY, USD.	4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Real stocks and ETFs from ASX. CFDs on stocks, ETFs, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies.	CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and indices.
📙 Stocks
3,100+ real shares (ASX) / 1246 CFDs	140 CFDs / 900+ on MT5 Platform
📘 Currency Pairs
47	50+
📗 Commodities
11	6
📕 Indices
27	10
📔 ETFs
103	80
💸 Cryptocurrencies
21	20
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
ThinkMarkets offers both real stocks & ETFs along with CFDs on several asset classes.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Fractional share trading - From 0.1 Shares	1 share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Fractional ETF trading - From 0.1 ETFs	1 contract
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per cryptocurrency (eg: from 0.01 units of BTC)	0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (eg: 1 ounce of Gold)	0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
💻 Web trader
Only for MT4 and MT5.	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes (Only for Standard Account)	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
No	10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90)
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100
💰 Commissions
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)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0.4 Pips to 1 Pip	Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips (Raw Account)
📉 SP500
From 40 Pips	Dynamic - From 39 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 20 Pips	Dynamic - From 27 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
From 20 Pips	Dynamic - From $3.30
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.01	0.10%
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $30	Dynamic - From �$190
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No