Dukascopy vs Plus500

Dukascopy vs Plus500 Comparison Table 2023
Dukascopy Review 2023	Plus500 Review 2023
Review 3.6	Review 4.1
Traders from US not accepted See available binary options brokers	Traders from US not accepted See available CFD brokers
Dukascopy is an online broker operated by a Swiss-regulated banking group. It offers a good selection of 500+ markets, with forex, stocks, gold, ETFs, indices, bonds and cryptocurrencies available. It also offers flexible trading opportunities through the choice of CFDs or binary options. Traders will use MetaTrader 4 or a proprietary platform that is well-suited to automated trading.	Plus500 is a leading global broker with millions of registered traders and multiple awards. The company specializes in CFDs on its intuitive, proprietary platform and app. The broker holds multiple licenses from reputable regulators, including in the UK, Europe and Australia.
	82% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Bonus Offer
10% Equity Bonus
Promotions
Get A 20% Discount On Commissions At Dukacopy
Comment by Reviewer
"Dukascopy will appeal to active day traders with fee rebates and the JForex platform for automated trading."	"Plus500 is a great option for CFD traders seeking a trustworthy broker with extensive market access, low fees and a reliable trading platform."
Pros
Dukascopy offers trading on a powerful proprietary platform plus the popular MT4 The broker hosts its own TV channel, alongside various educational materials and an active online community Binary options are available as well as CFDs, providing straightforward up/down predictions on global assets Heavily regulated brokerage including oversight from Swiss FINMA Multiple account currencies including USD, EUR and CHF There is a joining bonus and volume discounts Full range of investments including cryptos Low minimum deposit of $100	No commissions and tight spreads on over 2,800 instruments across forex, shares, indices, commodities, options and ETFs Premium service for professional traders with added benefits including external webinars, expert analysis and a dedicated client manager ESG investing opportunities through a range of equities and indices, including the Global Warming Reduction Index Unique +Insights feature offering real-time trading analysis to uncover trends and market sentiment Excellent reputation with 24 million clients worldwide and licensed in multiple jurisdictions Reliable 24/7 customer support via email, telephone, live chat and WhatsApp Excellent risk management tools including guaranteed stop loss orders Authorized by tier-one regulators including the FCA
Cons
Time-consuming registration process No Islamic trading account	No MetaTrader 4 integration $10 monthly inactivity fee No copy trading
Awards
Best for Cryptocurrency trading in UAE, 2022 Best FX Research, 2022 Best ECN Broker for Beginners, 2021 Best Bank Broker, 2020 Best Technical Analysis Platform, 2020 Best Forex Trading Apps, 2019	Best Overall Broker 2021 - DayTrading.com Best Overall Broker 2020 - DayTrading.com Best Overall Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, metals, cryptocurrencies, bonds, binary options	CFDs, Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, ETFs, Futures, Options
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100	$100
Trading Platforms
MT4 AlgoTrader	Own
Payment Methods
Apple Pay Bitcoin Payments Credit Card Debit Card Maestro Mastercard Neteller Samsung Pay Skrill Visa Wire Transfer	Apple Pay Credit Card Debit Card Google Wallet Mastercard PayPal POLi Skrill Swift Trustly Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	Variable
Regulator
FINMA, FCMC, JFSA	FCA, ASIC, CySEC, DFSA, MAS, FSA, FSCA, FMA, EFSA
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
STP Account
No	No
ECN Account
Yes	No
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
Yes	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	Yes
Market Maker
No	Yes
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	No
Mobile Apps
iOS, Android & webtrader	iOS, Android and Windows
Auto Trading
Yes (EAs & FIX APIs)
Copy Trading
No	No
Social Trading
No	No
Trade Signals
MetaTrader
VPS Hosting
Yes	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	Yes
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	Yes
Inactivity Fee
$40	$10
Islamic Account
Yes	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD JPY TRY SEK NOK DKK CHF PLN HUF	USD EUR GBP AUD ZAR CZK
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng Japan Exchange Group Nasdaq S&P 500 SIX Swiss Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange Borsa Italiana Deutsche Boerse Euronext London Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange
Commodities
Cocoa Coffee Copper Cotton Gasoline Oil Palladium Platinum Sugar	Aluminium Cocoa Coffee Cannabis Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Lithium Livestock Oil Platinum Silver Soybeans Steel Sugar
CFD Trading
Dukascopy offers highly leveraged CFDs with rates up to 1:200. A wide selection of asset classes are available, including currencies, equities, commodities, ETFs and cryptos. Spreads are also tight starting from 0.1 pips and traders get 24/7 support.	Commission-free CFDs span an excellent range of markets. Traders can go long or short on popular assets with variable leverage and competitive spreads.
Leverage
1:200	1:30
FTSE Spread
Variable	1.8
GBPUSD Spread
1.16 Av	1.1
Oil Spread
5.3 Av	0.04
Stocks Spread
From 0.1	0.08
Forex Trading
With 60+ currency pairs available, Dukascopy offers enough majors, minors and exotics to keep most forex traders happy. The broker also offers high leverage up to 1:100 – a good amount to see from a reputable and regulated broker. Currency traders have access to excellent software, including MT4 and JForex.	Plus500 offers forex trading via CFDs with tight, variable spreads and an impressive range of over 70 currency pairs.
Forex App
Dukascopy offers a free mobile app that can be used to trade the broker’s range of forex pairs. The application is also home to trading signals, price alerts and beginner-friendly charts and graphs. Close to 50 technical indicators, plus level two quotes are also available.	Plus500 have developed their mobile apps to match the WebTrader online platform . Secure, reliable and uncomplicated, the app is among the best out there. Stop loss and limits are available, free alerts and a full range of markets and instruments are available. Visit the download page here.
GBPUSD Spread
1.1	1.1
EURUSD Spread
0.1	0.6
EURGBP Spread
0.9	1.4
Assets
63	70+
Cryptocurrency
Take positions on popular cryptos against the US Dollar. Traders can go long or short with decent leverage up to 1:5. Clients of Dukascopy are also protected to the tune of CHF 100'000 in the event of broker insolvency.	Crypto trading not offered
Spread
From 0.1	Variable
Coins
BTC ETH LTC BCH XLM DSH EOS TRX ADA UNI LNK MAT AVE MKR CMP ENJ YFI BAT	BCH BTC ETH LTC XRP IOTA NEO EOS XMR
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No
Binary Options
Dukascopy offers binary options on currency pairs, stocks and indices, alongside powerful trading tools and market insights. User gets flexible contract sizes and deposits are protected by EU law, though the $1000 starting investment is higher than alternatives.	Binary options trading not offered
Payout
90%
Expiry Times
3 minutes - 1 day
Ladder Options
No	No
Boundary Options
No	No

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	82% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
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