Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) vs Swissquote Bank

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) currently holds a lower overall rating (2.6) compared to Swissquote Bank (4.8). Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) has a lower minimum deposit, at 0.0. Both platforms offer their clients MAM/PAMM. Traders should note that Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) offers a minimum lot size of 0.01 and a maximum lot size of 50.0, while Swissquote Bank offers 1.0 and 1.0. Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) offers a greater leverage limit of 1:300, whereas Swissquote Bank allows a maximum of only 1:100.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
2.6/5 (6 reviews)
3/5
2.5/5
2.5/5
2.5/5
4.8/5 (10 reviews)
4.7/5
4.7/5
5/5
5/5
Minimum deposit ($) 0.0 1000.0
Commission 0.0 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 0.01 1.0
Maximum lot size 50.0 1.0
Spread Variable -
Broker type NDD STP
Maximal leverage (1:?) 300 100
Availability NDD STP
Regulation FMA (NZ) FCA (UK), FINMA (Switzerland), MFSA (Malta), DFSA (UAE)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4) MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, Local Deposits, iDeal, Sofort Banking, Przelewy, Giropay, POLi Wire Transfer, Credit Card
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, NZD, AUD USD
Languages English, Russian, Mandarin, Chinese English
Country New Zealand Switzerland
Trading platform(s) timezone New Zealand China, Singapore, Uganda, United Kingdom
Other trading instruments Indices, Commodities, Energies, CFDs Stocks, Commodities, Precious Metals
spreads
EUR/USD - -
GBP/USD - -
USD/JPY - -
USD/CAD - -
XAU/USD - -

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