The rating, decomposed
Swissquote review
What produced Swissquote's rating - every factor, shown separately.
Swissquote is workable, with clear compromises. Regulated by FINMA, offering MT4, MT5, TradingView. What follows is drawn from the broker's own published material and covers the things that decide the account you end up with: who oversees them, what trading actually costs, and where the compromises sit.
Our rating
One rating, identical across our sites - only the way it is shown changes. It weighs regulation, trading costs, platform quality and how openly the broker publishes its terms.
What it costs to trade
- Spread from
- 1.7 pips
- Minimum deposit
- Not on record
Spreads from 1.7 pips suggest an all-in account, where the broker's fee is built into the price rather than charged separately. There is usually no commission on top, which makes the cost easier to predict.
Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.
Platforms
- Trading software
- MT4, MT5, TradingView
MetaTrader 4 remains the most widely supported platform for expert advisors. If you rely on an existing EA, this is usually the deciding factor.
MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.
TradingView integration lets you trade from charts you may already use, removing the need to run a second platform for analysis.
Leverage, markets and funding
- Maximum leverage
- 1:100
- Markets
- Not on record
- Funding
- Not on record
Leverage up to 1:100 is available on this entity. High leverage does not increase your expected return - it increases position size for the same deposit, and shortens the move needed to close you out.
Regulation and safety
- Regulated by
- FINMA
Swissquote holds a tier-one authorisation from FINMA. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.
FINMA supervises Swiss banks and securities firms, with capital requirements considerably higher than most brokerage regimes.
Information is regularly updated. Last compiled from Swissquote's own website on 26 August 2026.