Is Swissquote safe?

Safety summary

Client money is held separately from the firm's own money, at Swissquote Bank Ltd / regulated banking and custodian infrastructure. That separation is what makes your balance recoverable if the company fails, rather than part of the pool its creditors divide up.

Negative balance protection applies, so a losing position cannot take the account below zero and leave you owing the broker money.

Covered by Swiss esisuisse deposit protection up to CHF 100,000; eligible EU CFD clients protected up to €20,000, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.

Regulatory coverage

Swissquote is connected with 7 recorded licences: FINMA (tier one), FCA (tier one), CySEC (tier one), DFSA (DIFC) (tier one), MAS (tier one), SFC (Hong Kong) (tier one) and MFSA (tier one).

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Client protections

Protections may include segregated client money, negative balance protection and a compensation scheme (Swiss esisuisse deposit protection up to CHF 100,000; eligible EU CFD clients protected up to €20,000). They apply only where the account and client are eligible under the relevant entity and jurisdiction.

Official warnings

Licence concerns

Website verification

The recorded broker website is swissquote.com. Verify the domain through an official regulator register where possible and do not rely on links received through unsolicited messages.

Company history

Swissquote was established in 1996. No material change has yet been recorded on this profile.

Complaints and responses

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The available evidence supports a favourable risk assessment for Swissquote. This assessment can change if licences, entities, warnings or broker operations change.