House file

Swissquote

On the desk for one reason: single-entity structure. 2 register lines are on this file, spread across 2 legal entities in 2 jurisdictions, 2 of them with a top-tier regulator.

Filed by the desk · Gland, Switzerland · established 1996 · sourcing confidence: high

On the wire

2 items · 0 notices

Every figure below was read off a regulator register or the firm's own filing.

01
register entry
FINMA for Swissquote Bank Ltd
Source: swissquote.com
02
register entry
FCA entry 562170 for Swissquote Ltd
Source: register.fca.org.uk

Entity by entity

2 lines

Register lines on file for Swissquote. A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
Regulator	Jurisdiction	Entity as registered	Number	Tier	Source
FINMA	Switzerland	Swissquote Bank Ltd	not verified	T1	swissquote.com
FCA	UK	Swissquote Ltd	562170	T1	register.fca.org.uk

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open	$1000
EUR/USD spread as published	1.7 pips
Leverage as advertised	1:30 (UK/EU retail); up to 1:100 (Swiss entity)
Platforms	MT4 · MT5 · CFXD/Advanced Trader · Swissquote web and mobile
Account books	Standard · Premium · Prime · Professional

What the record says

Swissquote was launched in 1996 and is headquartered in Gland, Switzerland.

Swissquote Group Holding Ltd is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker SQN.

Swissquote Bank Ltd is a bank licensed in Switzerland and supervised by FINMA.

Swissquote Ltd is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FCA under reference number 562170.

Swissquote publishes minimum EUR/USD spreads of 1.7 pips on its Standard forex account.

Not verified

2 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.