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TRADING ACCOUNT
Custody Fees
0€
Stocks/ETFs Trading
0.1%
Margin Trading
from 0%
Detailed pricing
| Fee | |
|---|---|
| Account opening | Free |
| Account maintenance fee ¹ | Free |
| Custody fees | Free |
| Dividend and corporate action processing | Free |
| Statements | Free |
| Account closure ² | Free |
¹ EU residents and VIP clients. Other countries: free when you trade once a month (forex trades don’t qualify), €15 otherwise.
² Account balance is less than €10, up to €10 otherwise.
| Markets | Commission |
|---|---|
| US, Canada | 0.1% |
| UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway | 0.1% |
| Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia | 0.1% |
14.95 € minimum commission (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 24.95 €). Dubai Financial Market commission 0.25% (minimum 24.95 €).
Trade Bundles: Choose the number of trades you want to execute over one year and automatically benefit from our special conditions for active traders.
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Real-time Quotes
Free for stocks, ETFs and structured products.
€0.85 per transaction on Options.
Multiple fills
Only one commission is charged when one order requires multiple fills on the same day. If your order requires multiple fills over two or more days, one commission will be charged per day.
Exchange Fees
Additional exchange fees or taxes levied on transactions will be charged directly to trades when applicable.
UK: 0.5%
Euronext (France, Belgium, Netherlands): €0.15 + 0.63 bps (0.0063%)
Germany: Xetra 0.0038% (min €0.60 - max €18)
German regional exchanges:
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Stuttgart Stock Exchange
- Munich Stock Exchange
- Berlin Stock Exchange
- Dusseldorf Stock Exchange
- Hamburg Stock Exchange
- Hannover Stock Exchange
France FTT: 0.3%
Italy FTT: 0.1%
Spain FTT: 0.2%
Please note, for French, Spanish and Italian Financial Transaction Tax on applicable purchases will still be charged, even where a position is sold the same day.
Hong-Kong: 0.1% (rounded up to the nearest dollar)
Singapore: all transactions are subject to a Clearing Fee of 0.0325%
Dubai: AED 10.5 + 18bps
EUWAX: 0.095% (max €15.80)
EUREX (EU Equity and Index Options): See exchange fees
ISE (US Equity Options): 0.45$ per contract
For Structured Warrants a Clearing Fee of 0.05% is charged (subject to a cap of SGD 200). UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (PTM) Levy is a flat charge of GBP 1 on all transactions over GBP 10'000. Irish Takeover Panel (ITP) Levy is a flat charge of EUR 1.25 on all Irish transactions over EUR 12'500.
| Trade size (€ or currency equivalent) | Commission |
|---|---|
| 25 - 10'000 | 1% |
| 10'001 - 50'000 | 0.75% |
| 50'000 - 500'000 | 0.5% |
No minimum commission.
| Commission | |
|---|---|
| Subscriptions and redemptions | 0.5% |
| VIP Subscriptions and redemptions | 0.4% |
| Entry and exit fees* | Free |
| Management fee (ongoing charges) | Up to 50% savings with clean funds |
€24.95 minimum commission.
*Please note that some Assets Managers apply entry fees on certain funds or require minimum Investments amount. Please carefully review the fund's regulatory documents before each transaction.
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| Market | Commission |
|---|---|
| EUWAX | 0.1% |
€14.95 minimum commission.
| Markets | Commission per contract | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| EUREX Options & Futures | EUR/CHF 2 | EUR/CHF 9.95 |
| ISE Options* | USD 2.5 | USD 9.95 |
| CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX Futures | USD 2.5 | USD 9.95 |
*+ 0.85 € real time fee per transaction.
Options Assignments or Exercises:
Swissquote Bank Europe does not charge an option exercise or assignment fee. Certain transactions are subject to the standard commissions for the applicable product.
- Stock options: standard buy or sell commission applies to the underlying stock
- Other options: standard option commissions apply
Important : At expiration, in-the-money long options positions will be exercised by Swissquote, and not sold.
Futures Rollovers (offline):
Rollovers of Futures contracts can be instructed over the phone. Standard Futures commissions apply, with a minimum of 20 (€ or $) per leg.
| Precious Metal | Custody Fees1 | Spread2 |
|---|---|---|
| Gold XAU | 0.2% p.a. | 0.25 – 0.9% |
| VIP Gold XAU | 0.1% p.a. | 0.25 – 0.9% |
¹ + standard VAT rate for EU residents.
² refer to Currency Conversion spreads.
| Fee | |
|---|---|
| Transfer IN Cash | Free |
| SEPA Transfer OUT Cash | Free |
| Other Transfer OUT Cash | €10 |
| Manual order – phone trading supplement | €30 |
| Manual and off-exchange transactions (e.g. special requests, OTC trades, ETF and ETN redemptions, ADR conversions) | Min €250 + third party fees |
| US OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet securities (sale only) | 0.50% min $50 |
| Publicly Traded Partnerships (PTPs) - custodian segregation (US TIN required) ¹ VIP Free | €50 per quarter per account |
| Low priced securities ¹ VIP Free | €30 per quarter per holding |
| Transfer IN Securities | Free |
| Transfer OUT Securities | €25 per line |
| Internal transfers (between Swissquote Bank Europe accounts) | Free |
| Non-standard transfers ² | €50 |
| Ad-hoc certificates | €30 |
| Special requests | €80 per hour |
| Insurance accounts – custody services ¹ | 0.10% min €1’000 per year |
| Inoperative accounts ¹ ³ | 0.1875% min. €100 per quarter |
| Corporate action to a closed account | €10 |
| Fixed-term loan setup (under 1 million) | €500 |
| Opt-in Professional status | Free |
¹ Subject to VAT for EU residents.
² E.g. incomplete sender or beneficiary information, transfers not instructed online.
³ A service fee applies to Trading Accounts with no trades or transfers for a period of 24 months or more. 0.3125% (min. €200) per quarter for a period over 36 months and 0.4375% (min. €300) per quarter over 60 months.
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Please visit our Interest and Margin Rates page for detailed margin interest rates, for interest rates on cash and overdrafts.
| Trade size (€ or currency equivalent) | Spread |
|---|---|
| 0 – 24’999 | 0.9% |
| 25’000 – 99’999 | 0.75% |
| 100’000 – 499’999 | 0.5% |
| 500’000+ | 0.25% |
Currency conversions from or to ILS, MXN and TRY will be applied a flat 0.9% spread.
A flat 0.9% spread applies to currency conversion on trade settlement and overnight auto-forex currency rebalancing.
1. How can I qualify for the VIP status?
Qualification for VIP status is tied to the value of your Trading Account and/or your trade volume. Accounts that qualify for a new VIP status are updated within 30-days of meeting requirements. Once acquired, status is good until the 30th of June of the next year.
- VIP Platinum: account value €1 million or more (or currency equivalent)
- VIP Apex: account value €5 million or more and/or 12-month trade volume €25 million+
You’ve traded €25 million or more in stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, currencies and cryptocurrencies with Swissquote Bank Europe over a 12-month period.
2. Does the status expire?
Yes. Status is earned through the 30th of June of the following year. Your account must continue to meet qualification requirements for your status to be renewed
3. What if I have more than one account at Swissquote?
Your VIP status and benefits apply to one Trading Account at a time.
4. How does the VIP Priority Line work?
As a VIP client, you will benefit from priority service when you call or email us.
If you qualify for Apex, you will also receive personalised support from our Client Ambassador team. Please make sure you call or email us from the phone number or email address that is registered on your account.
5. How do I receive my benefits?
You don’t need to do anything. Once your account qualifies for VIP, you will be notified within 30-days and your VIP benefits will automatically apply to your account.
Please make sure you call or email us from the phone number or email address that is registered on your account.
6. How does the VIP Large Trade Bundle work?
Our VIP trade bundles are designed for investors that trade in larger sizes (from 250k to 1m $/€/Fr). You must call or email us to purchase a bundle of 4 or 20 large trades. Large trade bundles expire 12 months after purchase and are not renewed automatically.
Once the VIP trade bundle is active on your account, our standard rate of commission will continue to be charged on each trade, but you will be refunded at the end of each month to account for the lower cost of trading with a bundle.
7. Can I have a standard Trade Bundle and a Large Trade Bundle at the same time?
Yes, you can. If you have a standard and a large trade bundle at the same time, trades under 250’000 $/€/Fr will be deducted from your standard trade bundle, and trades 250’000 $/€/Fr and larger will be deducted from your large trade bundle.
You will be charged standard commissions when settling your trades, but will be refunded at the end of each month to account for the lower cost of trading with your bundles.
8. What is a Junior Smart Portfolio?
A Junior Smart Portfolio is simply a Smart Portfolio on preferential terms for your children. Note that you will be the beneficial owner of the account as Swissquote Bank Europe does not currently support accounts for minors.
As a VIP client, you will benefit from priority service when you call or email us.
If you qualify for Apex, you will also receive personalised support from our Client Ambassador team. Please make sure you call or email us from the phone number or email address that is registered on your account.
You don’t need to do anything. Once your account qualifies for VIP, you will be notified within 30-days and your VIP benefits will automatically apply to your account.
Please make sure you call or email us from the phone number or email address that is registered on your account.
Our VIP trade bundles are designed for investors that trade in larger sizes (from 250k to 1m $/€/Fr). You must call or email us to purchase a bundle of 4 or 20 large trades. Large trade bundles expire 12 months after purchase and are not renewed automatically.
Once the VIP trade bundle is active on your account, our standard rate of commission will continue to be charged on each trade, but you will be refunded at the end of each month to account for the lower cost of trading with a bundle.
Yes, you can. If you have a standard and a large trade bundle at the same time, trades under 250’000 $/€/Fr will be deducted from your standard trade bundle, and trades 250’000 $/€/Fr and larger will be deducted from your large trade bundle.
You will be charged standard commissions when settling your trades, but will be refunded at the end of each month to account for the lower cost of trading with your bundles.
A Junior Smart Portfolio is simply a Smart Portfolio on preferential terms for your children. Note that you will be the beneficial owner of the account as Swissquote Bank Europe does not currently support accounts for minors.