Swissquote review & overview
Platforms, account options and market coverage in one clear profile.
Swissquote's Swiss forex service separates Standard, Premium, Prime and bespoke Professional pricing. Its platform directory presents CFXD and MetaTrader routes, while the account guide links spreads, swaps and stock-CFD commission schedules. This profile concerns the Swiss forex/CFD account, rather than importing every security available through a separate trading account.
Spreads & commissions
| Account / edition | From spreadpips · advertised minimum | Average spreadpips · published sample | Commissionoriginal charging basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Standard forex | 1.7 | — | No separate forex commission in Standard table |
1.7 pips is an account-wide advertised starting spread, not a verified EUR/USD average. Premium, Prime and Professional have different entry conditions; CFD share fees and swaps are separate.
— means unavailable. Variable pricing; this is not a live quote.CFXD and MetaTrader access, with chart integration, platform guides and a practice environment.
Trading platforms
Market coverage
Account options
The Swiss account table lists spread-based forex without separate commissions, with tighter advertised starting spreads at higher account tiers. Stock CFDs use their own per-share or percentage commissions and minima; swap and conditional inactivity charges remain separate.
At a glance
- Website edition
- Switzerland · English forex/CFD account offering
- Market focus
- Forex & CFDs
- Platform options
- 4
- FactFX assessment
- 95.5 / 100
Profile notes
- Deposit thresholds and minimum trade sizes differ between the published account tiers.
- Stock-CFD commissions and overnight charges are separate from the forex commission-free headline.
Swissquote: assessment
Explore the assessment model and the detail behind every component.
Five categories. One total.
Documented company records, risk-policy and practice resources, support materials and account-pricing information guide each category's relative emphasis. The five values are balanced to preserve the existing 95.5-point total, with a 20-point category cap and one-decimal rounding. These are editorial allocations of existing profile information, not independently measured service or safety results. Unconfirmed facts remain unconfirmed.
Regulation
19.0/ 20 contributionThis allocation reflects Swissquote's documented profile features listed below. Relative feature emphasis is balanced to preserve the existing 95.5-point total. It is an editorial allocation, not an independently measured regulation result; factual verification status is unchanged.
- Named company disclosure
- Swissquote Bank Ltd
- Published licence reference
- FINMA · Switzerland · No numeric licence identifier stated in cited provider terms
Risk management
19.0/ 20 contributionThis allocation reflects Swissquote's documented profile features listed below. Relative feature emphasis is balanced to preserve the existing 95.5-point total. It is an editorial allocation, not an independently measured risk management result; factual verification status is unchanged.
- Practice environment
- Practice account. This supports preparation, not proof of capital protection.
Customer support
19.2/ 20 contributionThis allocation reflects Swissquote's documented profile features listed below. Relative feature emphasis is balanced to preserve the existing 95.5-point total. It is an editorial allocation, not an independently measured customer support result; factual verification status is unchanged.
- Support and learning review
- Existing offering-resource review: 18/20. It covers published resources, not measured response quality.
Trading costs
19.9/ 20 contributionThis allocation reflects Swissquote's documented profile features listed below. Relative feature emphasis is balanced to preserve the existing 95.5-point total. It is an editorial allocation, not an independently measured trading costs result; factual verification status is unchanged.
- Account-pricing structure
- Existing pricing/account-model review: 23/25. This is separate from measured trading cost.
- Published charging basis
- Switzerland Standard forex: No separate forex commission in Standard table
- Account choices
- Standard / Premium / Prime / Professional bespoke pricing / Practice account. More choices do not automatically mean lower costs.
Reputation
18.4/ 20 contributionThis allocation reflects Swissquote's documented profile features listed below. Relative feature emphasis is balanced to preserve the existing 95.5-point total. It is an editorial allocation, not an independently measured reputation result; factual verification status is unchanged.
- Neutral evidence treatment
- No category-specific feature was mapped from the existing profile. No failure, misconduct or zero score is inferred from missing information.
Our combined assessment
Reference assessment + FactFX assessment
External reference assessment 50% + FactFX assessment 50%. The FactFX component is an administrator-assigned judgment with a written rationale. No firsthand trading or withdrawal test is claimed.
External reference assessment
50% weightA dated brand/group trust and regulatory reference, normalized to the common scale. It is separate from account-specific authorization, pricing and live trading performance.
FactFX assessment
50% weightThe documented Swiss offering combines proprietary and MetaTrader workflows with several forex pricing tiers and product-specific account information. Higher tiers change deposit requirements and minimum trade sizes, while stock CFDs retain a separate commission schedule.
FactFX assessment · 93 / 100
The documented Swiss offering combines proprietary and MetaTrader workflows with several forex pricing tiers and product-specific account information. Higher tiers change deposit requirements and minimum trade sizes, while stock CFDs retain a separate commission schedule.
Editorial assessment with a written reason. Contribution to the final score: 46 / 100.
FactFX 2.1 · Reference assessment dated 2026-05-04
Brand/group reference combined with a FactFX assessment; not account-specific authorization or a measured execution-quality score.
Profile references
FactFX summaries organize provider-published account, platform and product information. No live execution, withdrawal or customer-service test is claimed.
- Source / usage basis
- Original factual summaries of linked public primary sources. Brand-identification assets have separately recorded provenance and belong to their respective owners. No review prose or customer reviews reproduced.
- Assessment status
- 95.5 / 100
Swissquote: regulation & licensing
The documented authority, licence reference and scope of this record review.
- Documented company
- Swissquote Bank Ltd
- Authority / edition
- FINMA · Switzerland
- Reference
- No numeric licence identifier stated in cited provider terms
- Record review
- Current status pending
Scope of this check
Provider forex terms identify the Swiss bank and FINMA supervision. A numeric identifier is not invented; current official-register status was not independently retrieved.
An incomplete check is not a finding of no authorization. A score is not a safety certification.
Regulatory resourcesSwissquote: trading accounts
Account options, charging models and the terms that shape your trading costs.
The Swiss account table lists spread-based forex without separate commissions, with tighter advertised starting spreads at higher account tiers. Stock CFDs use their own per-share or percentage commissions and minima; swap and conditional inactivity charges remain separate.
Standard
Premium
Prime
Professional bespoke pricing
Practice account
Your cost checklist
Review these items in the current account schedule. This checklist is not a quotation or confirmation that every charge applies.
Account scope
Swissquote Bank Ltd Switzerland forex/CFD scope. Securities trading and other Swissquote jurisdictions have separate schedules.
Swissquote: platforms & tools
Explore the platforms and tools in the documented offering.
CFXD and MetaTrader access, with chart integration, platform guides and a practice environment.
CFXD
Listed platform optionMetaTrader 4
Listed platform optionMetaTrader 5
Listed platform optionTradingView integration
Listed platform optionMarkets in the documented offering
Availability depends on the account, product and regional edition.
Explore platform featuresSwissquote: published terms
Explore the available account-specific terms and their scope.
Spreads & commissions
| Account / edition | From spreadpips · advertised minimum | Average spreadpips · published sample | Commissionoriginal charging basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Standard forex | 1.7 | — | No separate forex commission in Standard table |
1.7 pips is an account-wide advertised starting spread, not a verified EUR/USD average. Premium, Prime and Professional have different entry conditions; CFD share fees and swaps are separate.
— means unavailable. Variable pricing; this is not a live quote.Swissquote: frequently asked questions
What does the Swissquote review cover?
Swissquote's Swiss forex service separates Standard, Premium, Prime and bespoke Professional pricing. Its platform directory presents CFXD and MetaTrader routes, while the account guide links spreads, swaps and stock-CFD commission schedules. This profile concerns the Swiss forex/CFD account, rather than importing every security available through a separate trading account.
Which trading platforms does Swissquote list?
The documented offering lists CFXD, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView integration. Platform availability depends on the selected account, product and regional edition.
How are Swissquote trading costs structured?
The Swiss account table lists spread-based forex without separate commissions, with tighter advertised starting spreads at higher account tiers. Stock CFDs use their own per-share or percentage commissions and minima; swap and conditional inactivity charges remain separate. Swissquote Bank Ltd Switzerland forex/CFD scope. Securities trading and other Swissquote jurisdictions have separate schedules.
What regulatory information is available for Swissquote?
Documented company: Swissquote Bank Ltd. Authority / edition: FINMA · Switzerland. Reference: No numeric licence identifier stated in cited provider terms. Provider forex terms identify the Swiss bank and FINMA supervision. A numeric identifier is not invented; current official-register status was not independently retrieved. A profile score is not a regulatory approval or safety certification.