Dukascopy Review

 

Dukascopy Review -Basic Features

Here are the basic features of Dukascopy:

Execution: ECN (SWFX Market)

Regulated: Dukascopy by FINMA (Swiss) and Dukascopy by FCMC (EU)

Found: 1998 (Dukascopy Group)

US Traders: No

Leverage: 30:1

Instruments: 52 Forex Currencies, Gold and Silver

Platforms: JForex, Java Trader, Web Trader, iPhone, and Android Trader

Automated Trading / Scalping: Yes

 

What Distinguishes Dukascopy from other ECN Forex Brokers?

i) Very tight spreads (you may trade EUR/USD at even 0.2 pip)

ii) Vast ECN liquidity (200 mio on Forex Majors)

iii) Instant execution and no price manipulation

iv) Variety of Trading Platforms plus Advanced and Stable Trading Technology (SWFX Market)

v) Sophisticated analysis and tools

vi) Professional 24/6 Customer Service

vii) Bank Guarantees

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Account Currencies

Accounts in Dukascopy may be held in 10 currencies: EUR, USD, CHF, GBP, JPY, SGD, CAD, AUD, PLN, and HKD

 

Minimum Account Size at Dukascopy

■ The minimum account size for Dukascopy is $100

 

Trading Account Leverage

■ The maximum leverage available at Dukascopy is 30:1 but clients may adjust to lower levels (for example 20:1).

Accounts Protection

Dukascopy is regulated by FCMC (EU).

Dukascopy is regulated by FINMA (Swiss Ministry of Economics). All Deposits in Dukascopy are protected by the Swiss government up to 100,000 CHF per client account.

 

Dukascopy Accounts Funding Methods

Funding Methods include the following:

i) Credit Cards and Debit Cards

ii) Bank Wire Transfers

iii) Bank Guarantees

iv) Custodian Swiss Bank Services

(i) Information about deposits via Credit and Debit Cards

Maestro and Visa Electron are accepted for funding via Debit cards while MasterCard and Visa are accepted for funding via credit cards. The maximum amount accepted through credit/debit cards for security reasons is limited to USD 10,000 EUR/USD. Deposited funds via cards are credited to the trader’s account in the next business day.

Dukascopy SA does not charge fees for funding via cards, but the partner banks are charging fees of 2.3% for funding in EUR, GBP, USD, or CHF, and 2.8% for funding in CAD, AUD, or PLN.

(ii) Information about deposits via Wire Transfer

This is the best way to fund your trading account at Dukascopy. Deposited funds are received by Dukascopy within 1 or 2 business days.

(iii) Information about Bank Guarantees

The bank guarantee funding method allows Dukascopy clients to keep their funds within their trusted bank and access them whenever it is required. The minimum amount accepted as a Bank guarantee is 100,000 USD.

Bank Guarantee Fee

1.25% per year

(iv) Custodian Bank Services (Segregated Bank Accounts)

Any trading account may be linked to a Swiss Bank account. In this way, clients may trade directly in the Dukascopy SWFX Market (Swiss Forex Marketplace), without having to make fund transfers directly to Dukascopy. The minimum amount accepted for Custodian Swiss Bank Services is 250,000 USD. Dukascopy is already related to the following Swiss banks:

• Merrill Lynch Bank S.A. (Suisse)

• Barclays Bank S.A. (Suisse)

• Bank CIC

• EFG Bank S.A.

• Liechtensteinische Landesbank Ltd.

• CBH - Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique S.A.

 

Swap Free Accounts / Islamic Accounts

Swap-free accounts are also provided by Dukascopy.

The Extra Fees for SWAP-Free Accounts:

i) Forex Trading: The extra fee is 5 USD per 1 million USD in addition to the standard volume commission.

ii) Precious Metals Trading: The extra fee is 7.5 USD per 1 million USD in addition to the standard volume commission.

 

Accounts and Services

Here is a table with Dukascopy Services and their minimum account sizes.

Dukascopy Service & Minimum Account
Minimum Account	SWFX Market	API Trading	Bank Guarantees	Custodian Services (3rd Banks)
5,000USD	YES	NO	NO	NO
100,000USD	YES	YES	YES	NO
250,000USD	YES	YES	YES	YES

 

Dukascopy Minimum & Maximum Lot Size

Minimum Lot Size

The minimally acceptable order sizes at Dukascopy are:

i) 1,000 units of the primary currency for Forex Trading

ii) 1 unit (1 ounce) for gold trading

iii) 50 units (50 ounces) for silver trading

Maximum Lot Size

There is no maximum lot size at Dukascopy the only limitations concern the client's marginal requirements and the total available liquidity of the system (which is normally huge).

 

Dukascopy Trading hours

These are the Trading Hours (Summer / Winter) regarding the great majority of Financial Instruments:

■ Summer Trading Hours: from Sunday, 21:00 GMT to Friday, 21:00 GMT.

■ Winter Trading Hours: from Sunday, 22:00 GMT to Friday, 22:00 GMT.

 

 

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