Broker Information

User Rating
Leverage 30:1
Instruments 250
Platforms
Account Types Demo Account, Low Value or Micro Account, Standard Accounts,
Account Currency
Commissions Variable Spreads
Founded 2012
Customer Support Multi Language Phone Support, Multi Language Live Chat, Multi Language Email Support,
Min Funding $100
Regulation
Funding Methods

    Introduction

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    Founded in 2012, BDSwiss is a Swiss-based brokerage firm that trades under the name of BDSwiss Holding Plc and boasts 1,043,859 accounts and volumes of 11,448,594,083 each month. It offers traders multiple instruments including Forex, over 250 CFDs, Commodities, Equities, Cryptocurrencies, and Indices via four platforms, MT4, MT5, Webtrader, and BDSwiss Mobile App. In addition to offering a zero commission, the company features over 20 language options, multiple currency selections and a substantial range of assistive tools that are purposely designed to educate, assist and increase the knowledge base of its traders, irrespective of their experience.

    Licensing and Regulation

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    BDSwiss is the trading brand of BDSwiss Holding Plc, a company that maintains licenses with the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Services Commission, both of whom are highly regarded watchdogs. They, therefore, operate under the strict regulations that govern its operation which allows trader confidence and ensures traders that when conducting trades under its platforms, that their investment and money is safe, in part due to the brokers’ enrollment with the Financial Commission Compensation fund.

    Mobile Trading

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    BDSwiss offers multiple mobile trading products to enhance the experience and ease of use it delivers to traders worldwide. The first of which is its mobile trading app, MetaTrader 4, and the second is a mobile trading website that is compatible with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Both apps and the mobile site have been structured to cover the same trading instruments as well as feature the same trading tools, banking and supportive options, which in terms of mobile trading, is a highly valuable commodity when executing trades. In addition, the apps feature the ability to view prices for multiple asset classes in real-time, access technical trading indicators, read recent news articles, receive real-time quotes, and view interactive charts.

    Brand & Functionality

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    As a brokerage brand BDSwiss has been providing services since 2012, and that puts in a league, many are not in, and with it offering financial assets including Forex, CFDs, Commodities, Equities, Cryptocurrencies, and Indices and providing via multiple platforms, including MT4, MT5, Webtrader, BDSwiss Mobile App, it increases its brand awareness even more. The result has seen the broker develop a large following in Europe due to it placing an impressive emphasis on providing an abundance of assistive tools, many of which other brokers do not, especially in terms of educational videos and other training tools.

    Functionally, the platforms in place with BDSwiss are well-proven for their reliability and performance, let alone their effectiveness in carrying out trades quickly and without errors. That ensures it is able to meet the needs of most traders, irrespective of whether they are new to trading online or experienced. The reality is, they deliver everything needed to trade online successfully, and that carries value, especially when trying to filter through the many brokerages operating within the financial sector.

    Registration Process

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    The first step towards registering is completing its registration form, which will request your first and last name, country where residing, telephone number, email and password, agreeance to its terms and conditions. The next step will requiring selecting a real or demo account followed by the completion of your profile, which includes entering your date of birth, your address, city, postal code, region, country and nationality. Lastly, all traders are required under the regulations that govern BDSwiss to provide verification documents before being able to fund their account and begin trading.

    Depositing Process

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    The minimum amount required to fund a trading account is $100, but other fast deposit options are provided for various other amounts, and of course, the opportunity to deposit an amount that is above or in-between those shown. This is a simplified and automated process that requires selecting or entering an amount and the choosing of a payment method. Currently, there are ten selectable methods; Visa, Mastercard, Bank wire, Skrill, Neteller, PayPal, QIWI, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcash. Each will be process instantly with the exception of bank wires, which will need several days to reflect in trader accounts.

    Product Offering

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    BDSwiss offers traders the option to trade on over 250 instruments that span Forex, CFDs, Commodities, Equities Indices, and Cryptocurrencies, and will apply fees based on the instruments being traded and the type of account that has been opened. Therefore it is important to understand this to avoid the potential inurement of additional fees.

    There are three trading accounts that can be chosen, either a Classic, VIP or Raw. Two of the three are commission-free while the third, Raw carries a $5 commission charge on trades in excess of $5,000. All offer an identical range of features with the exception of the classic, which does not include the VIP trading Alerts via Telegram. In terms of product offerings, it should be noted that both the Classic, VIP and Raw incur a minimal $2 free on indices and a 0.15% on shares, but are free of any withdrawal fees. Minimum deposits range from $100 to $5000 dependant on which account, but each allows access to all trading products and therefore, depending on your budget and risk willingness, the only relevant decision really is your deposit limitations or freedoms.

    Trade Execution

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    Executing trades with BDSwiss is exceptionally fast as a result of its investment into technology that allows it to offer an environment with low latency that is combined with constant price feeds. It gives traders the ability to quickly place orders with a higher degree of precision and pricing accuracy, a feature that can ultimately increase their long term investment goals.

    Banking

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    Banking is made easy as a result of its multiple deposit and withdrawal options. This is actually far more valuable than many fail to factor into the selection of a brokerage firm as it allows for fast processing of payments through multiple payment methods. The list of methods are also a key factor as they include Visa, Mastercard, Bank wire, Skrill, Neteller, PayPal, QIWI, and for cryptocurrency traders, the option to fund accounts with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcash. Deposits are virtually instant, or at a minimum reflect in accounts in less than 30 sections, and for withdrawals, BDSwiss claim that most are paid in on average within five hours. The exception to this is, as expected, wire payments, which depend on the financial institutions being used.

    Customer Support

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    Customer support services are rendered via live chat, telephone, email, WhatsApp, Telegram, and a call back service in German, English, Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, and Portuguese. The support centre is staffed around the clock and includes a help centre that features multiple quick reply answers relating to deposits and withdrawals, trading, troubleshooting and general account-related questions.

    Trading Tools

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    To accommodate, assist and educate traders, BDSwiss incorporates multiple trading tools within its platforms. This includes a wide range of course material for beginners, intermediate, and advanced traders as well as seminars, webinars and educational videos. In addition to the above mention tools, and to enhance the overall user-friendly interface, there are weekly outlook reports, technical and market analysis, an economic calendar, trading calculator and autochatrist to provide additional trading insight.

    CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 76.2 % of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.