Swissquote Forex Review 2026

Name: Swissquote Forex Review 2026
Item: Swissquote
Rating: 3.9
Author: Adam Peters

Our Ratings

3.9

out of 5

Safety & Regulation

4.7

Fees & Costs

2.1

Markets & Products

4.7

Platforms & Execution

5.0

Deposit & Withdrawal

3.1

Trading Tools & Research

3.8

Account Opening

4.0

Customer Service

4.1

Education

3.8

Key Facts

Regulation

FINMA, FCA, DFSA, SFC Hong Kong, MFSA, MAS, CSSF, CySEC, FSCA

Broker Type

ECN, STP, DMA

Min. Deposit

$1,000

Platforms

Swissquote App, Swissquote Web Platform (CFXD), TradingView, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5)

Negative Balance Protection

Yes

Max Leverage

1:100 standard, customisable on request. Retail caps apply on the UK and EU entities

Demo Account

Yes

Spreads From

1.7 pips

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Swissquote - At a Glance

Company & Overview

Established: 1996
Headquarters: Chemin de la Crétaux 33, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
International Offices: Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, South Africa, Cyprus, Malta, Hong Kong, China, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Romania
Publicly Traded: Yes
Broker Type: ECN, STP, DMA
Regulation: FINMA (Switzerland), FCA (United Kingdom), DFSA (United Arab Emirates), SFC Hong Kong (Hong Kong), MFSA (Malta), MAS (Singapore), CSSF (Luxembourg), CySEC (Cyprus), FSCA (South Africa)
Segregated Client Funds: Yes
Negative Balance Protection: Yes
Swissquote says losses cannot exceed what you invested, though its own risk disclosure still contemplates clients ending up negative. Swiss rules do not require it. EU clients are covered by law.
Banking License: Yes
Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, Mandarin, Russian, Thai
Customer Support: Live Chat, Email, Phone
Customer Support Hours: 24/5

Account Types

Demo Account: Yes
Swap Free Account: Yes
Joint Account: Yes
Corporate Account: Yes
Managed Account: Yes
PAMM / MAM Trading: Yes
Social / Copy Trading: No

Account Conditions

Minimum Deposit: $1,000
Payment Methods: Bank Transfer, Credit/Debit Card
Account Currencies: EUR, USD, JPY, GBP, CHF, CAD, NZD, AUD, AED, TRY, HKD, PLN, SEK, NOK, SGD, XGD, ZAR, THB, HUF, CZK, DKK, MXN, ILS
Maximum Leverage: 1:100 standard, customisable on request. Retail caps apply on the UK and EU entities
Bonuses: No
Contests: No

Trading Conditions

Markets & Products: Forex, CFDs, Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Funds, Futures, Options, Cryptocurrencies
Currency Pairs: 130+ currency pairs, metals and CFDs
Minimum Lot Size: 0.01
Maximum Lot Size: 200
Decimal Pricing: 5 decimals
Order Types: Market, limit, stop, stop limit, trailing stop, stop loss and take profit. Complex orders supported: OCO (order cancels other), combining a stop and a limit so execution of one cancels the other, and IF-DONE two-legged orders where a stop loss or take profit is placed only once the first order fills. IF-DONE OCO combines both. Duration options are GTC (good till cancelled) and GFD (good for the day).
Execution Type: ECN, STP and DMA. No dealing desk
Margin Call Level: 100% maintenance margin
Stop Out Level: 30% (Swissquote Bank, Switzerland), 50% (Swissquote Ltd, FCA retail rule)
Hedging: Yes
Scalping: Yes

Fees & Costs

Spread Type: Variable
Spread From: 1.7 pips (Standard, international entity), 1.3 pips (UK entity entry account)
Commission: No Commission
Overnight / Swap Fees: Yes
Deposit Fee: No
Withdrawal Fee: No
Swissquote charges no withdrawal fee. Correspondent bank charges may apply on international transfers, and withdrawals must return to an account in the client name.
Currency Conversion Fee: Yes
Account Maintenance Fee: No
Inactivity Fee: Yes
Up to 10 units of your account currency a month after 6 months without trading. Never takes you below zero, and stops when you trade again. Only retail accounts pay it.
Custody Fee: Yes

Platforms & Tools

Trading Platforms: Swissquote App, Swissquote Web Platform (CFXD), TradingView, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
Mobile App: Yes
API Access: Yes
VPS Hosting: No
Automated Trading: Yes

How Swissquote's costs compare

Spread from (major pairs)1.7 pips

Catalogue median: 0.8 pips across 49 brokers · lower is cheaper

Minimum deposit$1,000

Catalogue median: $10 across 49 brokers · lower is more accessible

The marker is the median of every active broker we rate, computed from the same structured data as the reviews. Headline from-spreads are the broker's advertised best case; your account type and instrument change them.