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


Visit 79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 69.2% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
XTB is an international broker specialised in CFD trading and low cost forex spreads.	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
Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)	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
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)	CySec (Cyprus) NFA (United States) FSC (Mauritius)
The Good
Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts	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
No ability to remove or customise leverage High commissions on stocks & ETFs All instruments are CFDs, you can't buy underlying assets (real stocks or cryptocurrencies)	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
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
2002	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.	4 - USD, EUR, GBP, SEK.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	BE, CD ,ER, JP, KP, LY, MU, SC, SO, SD, US.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
2,131	1,066
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,877	900
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
57	50
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
21	6
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
36	10
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
135	80
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
5	20
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$50 trade value	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$50 trade value	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 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
$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	10% of account balance after 90 days of inactivity (minimum at €25, maximum at €49.90).
💰 Deposit Fees
None	€10 flat fee for bank wire withdrawals equal to or less than €100.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
For Stocks and ETFs there is an 0.08% commission with $8 minimum.	Yes depending on account type (Eg: Raw accounts have a $5 per lot round turn commission while other pay spreads).
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.3 Pips to 1.5 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 39 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 35 Pips	Dynamic - From 27 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $3.30
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	0.10%
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $120	Dynamic - From $190
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	Yes