Dukascopy Bank vs UBS
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Safer pick UBS leads on safety — winning 2 of 3
trust metrics (lower scam-risk, stronger regulation). Check the selection rows for the best fit.
Safety & Trust
Scam-risk scoreⓘ lower = safer
✓23
30
Verdict
Low risk
Guarded
Regulatedⓘ
Yes
Yes
Licenses
1
✓3
Tier-1 regulatorsⓘ
0
✓2
Trustpilot score
—
4.2
Reviews collected
—
1989
Exit riskⓘ lower = safer
—
Low risk
Known clonesⓘ
0
0
Regulator warnings
0
0
Cost & Accounts
Min deposit lower = easier to start
$100
—
Max leverage
1:200
—
Min spread (best acct)
from 0.1
—
Commission
$8.5
—
Cost grade
D
—
Account types
✓2
0
Best for
Suits
Japanese residents seeking a regulated forex broker, Traders who want both MT4 and proprietary platform options, Those looking for ECN-style execution with transparent pricing
Wealth management clients, Long-term relationship investors, Swiss banking seekers
Not for
Traders seeking very high leverage (above 25:1), Non-Japanese residents (limited to Japan clients), Those who prefer commission-free trading (spread-only brokers)
Traders seeking low-cost forex services, Active day traders, Businesses relying on app
Products & Funding
Instruments
Forex, cryptocurrencies, indices, stocks, bonds, energy & metals
—
Deposit methods
Skrill, Neteller
—
Withdrawal
Neteller, Skrill
—
Execution
Speed
D
—
Slippage
D
—
Swap cost
AAA
—
Company
Founded
2017-12-20
2017-09-22
Headquarters
Switzerland
Switzerland
Employees
300
0
✓ = stronger value on that row · ● good · ● caution · ● weak · "—" = not yet collected. Independent scoring, never for sale.