Depending on the Dukascopy Bank SA services used by the client, various commissions may apply.
The volume commission is charged in the primary currency for each opening or closing trade. Volume commission rate is expressed in USD per 1 million USD traded.
The volume commission is converted to the Client Account's Basic Currency.
The volume commission rate depends on Net Deposit, Equity and Traded Volume as explained below:
Net Deposit* (in USD equivalent) |
Volume Commission in USD per 1 million USD | |||
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Deposit with Dukascopy Bank | Bank Guarantee | |||
Currencies | Precious metals, CFD** | Currencies | Precious metals | |
< 5'000 | 35 | 52.5 | n/a | n/a |
≥ 5'000 | 33 | 49.5 | n/a | n/a |
≥ 10'000 | 30 | 45 | n/a | n/a |
≥ 25'000 | 25 | 37.5 | n/a | n/a |
≥ 50'000 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 250'000 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 500'000 | 15 | 22.5 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 1'000'000 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 5'000'000 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 10'000'000 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 27 |
Equity* (in USD equivalent) |
Volume Commission in USD per 1 million USD | |||
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Deposit with Dukascopy Bank | Bank Guarantee | |||
Currencies | Precious metals, CFD** | Currencies | Precious metals | |
< 5'000 | 35 | 52.5 | n/a | n/a |
≥ 5'000 | 33 | 49.5 | n/a | n/a |
≥ 10'000 | 30 | 45 | n/a | n/a |
≥ 25'000 | 25 | 37.5 | n/a | n/a |
≥ 50'000 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 250'000 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 500'000 | 15 | 22.5 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 1'000'000 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 5'000'000 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 10'000'000 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 27 |
Traded Volume* (in USD equivalent) |
Volume Commission in USD per 1 million USD | |||
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Deposit with Dukascopy Bank | Bank Guarantee | |||
Currencies | Precious metals, CFD** | Currencies | Precious metals | |
< 5 million | 35 | 52.5 | 35 | 52.5 |
≥ 5 million | 33 | 49.5 | 33 | 49.5 |
≥ 10 million | 30 | 45 | 30 | 45 |
≥ 25 million | 25 | 37.5 | 25 | 37.5 |
≥ 50 million | 18 | 27 | 18 | 27 |
≥ 250 million | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 |
≥ 500 million | 15 | 22.5 | 15 | 22.5 |
≥ 1 billion | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 |
≥ 2 billion | 12 | 18 | 12 | 18 |
≥ 4 billion | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 |
In case Net Deposit, Equity and Traded Volume lead to different commission rates, Dukascopy Bank applies the lowest (as illustrated in the examples below).
For Self Traders with several margin accounts with Dukascopy Bank, Net Deposits, Equities and Traded Volumes are cumulated to define a unique volume commission rate applied to all margin accounts.
The volume commission is determined on a daily basis at every settlement time. The defined rate will be applied on the following trading day.
In addition to the standard fees, $1 per 1 MT4 lot ($10 per $1 million) is charged for trading on MetaTrader 4 platform.
The volume commission on MT4 accounts is calculated for a round turn transaction and is charged on opening trades in the account currency. The volume commission is calculated from the primary amount and converted to the Client Account's Balance Currency.
Market | Volume commission | Min. commission |
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Austria | EUR 0.10% of trade value | EUR 4.00 |
Belgium | EUR 0.10% of trade value | EUR 4.00 |
Denmark | DKK 0.10% of trade value | DKK 30.00 |
Finland | EUR 0.10% of trade value | EUR 4.00 |
France | EUR 0.10% of trade value | EUR 4.00 |
Germany | EUR 0.10% of trade value | EUR 4.00 |
Netherlands | EUR 0.10% of trade value | EUR 4.00 |
Norway | NOK 0.10% of trade value | NOK 32.00 |
Portugal | EUR 0.10% of trade value | EUR 4.00 |
Spain | EUR 0.10% of trade value | EUR 4.00 |
Sweden | SEK 0.10% of trade value | SEK 32.00 |
Switzerland | CHF 0.10% of trade value | CHF 4.00 |
UK | GBP 0.10% of trade value | GBP 4.00 |
US | USD 0.02 per share | USD 2.00 |
The volume commission rate may amount to a maximum of USD 100 per USD 1 million traded.
All volume commissions are converted to the Client account's base currency at the moment when the trade is executed, at Dukascopy Bank SA current spot rate adjusted by a 0.1% fee.
In addition to the standard volume commission an extra fee of USD 5 per 1 million USD for currencies and USD 7.5 per 1 million USD for precious metals is applicable to swap-free-accounts.
Client Account's Basic Currency | USD |
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Net Deposit in USD equivalent at settlement | 50'000 |
Equity in USD Equivalent at settlement | 48'900 |
Traded Volume for last 30 days | 10 million |
Volume Commission Rate according to Net Deposit | USD 18 |
Volume Commission Rate according to Equity | USD 25 |
Volume Commission Rate according to Traded Volume | USD 30 |
Applicable Commission Rate | USD 18 |
Trade made on the next trading date: BUY USD/CHF 2'000'000 |
Client Account's Basic Currency | CHF |
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Net Deposit in USD equivalent at settlement | 5'000 |
Equity in USD Equivalent at settlement | 18'700 |
Traded Volume for last 30 days | 5 million |
Volume Commission Rate according to Net Deposit | USD 33 |
Volume Commission Rate according to Equity | USD 30 |
Volume Commission Rate according to Traded Volume | USD 33 |
Applicable Commission Rate | USD 30 |
Trade made on the next trading date: BUY EUR/USD 100'000 |
Client Account's Basic Currency | USD |
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Net Deposit in USD equivalent at settlement | 5'000 |
Equity in USD Equivalent at settlement | 14'200 |
Traded Volume for last 30 days | 84 million |
Volume Commission Rate according to Net Deposit | USD 33 |
Volume Commission Rate according to Equity | USD 30 |
Volume Commission Rate according to Traded Volume | USD 18 |
Applicable Commission Rate | USD 18 |
Trade made on the next trading date: BUY USD/CAD 1'000'000 |
The volume commission rate is discretionary set by Dukascopy Bank between USD 25 and USD 0 per USD 1 million traded. The currently applied rate and the history is available at LP PAMM web page.
Fees | 20 free SMS per month then EUR 0.07 per SMS |
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SMS (Short Message Service) notification fees are charged in EUR for every message sent to the client in accordance with their subscriptions. Fees are converted to the base currency of the client account and are charged at the settlement time.
Dukascopy Bank SA offers 20 free SMS per month to every client. Every message exceeding this number will incur a charge of EUR 0.07. Charged commissions appear daily in a separate entry on the Portfolio statement of the client.
This pricing applies to every SMS sent to the phone operator of the client.
Incoming Transfers | Free of charge |
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Transfers within Dukascopy Bank SA | Free of charge |
Transfers within Dukascopy Group | Free of charge |
Outgoing Transfers1,3 | CHF 2.3 for payments in CHF in Switzerland or CHF 152 EUR 2.3 for SEPA payments or EUR 202 / USD 50 / GBP 15 / AUD 30 / CAD 30 / CNY 150 / CZK 500 / DKK 150 / HKD 180 / HUF 5500 / ILS 70 / JPY 2500 / MXN 350 / NOK 180 / NZD 30 / PLN 80 / RON 80 / RUB 1800 / SEK 170 / SGD 30 / TRY 65 / ZAR 280 USD 10 for payments in Bitcoins to cryptowallets |
Transfers in currencies different than the currency of the account are subject to the additional commission specified in the table of Currency Exchange section.
Trading Account (incl. binaries) | Standard Current account | Mobile Current Account | |
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Opening | no fee | no fee | no fee |
Closing | no fee4 | no fee4 | no fee4 |
Maintenance | 1 | 2 | no fee |
Custody fees of gold3 | 1% per year of average gold balance | 1% per year of average gold balance | gold not yet available |
On-line money exchange, deposits, withdrawals, internal and external transfers, all kind of fees, compensations and adjustments, which require currency conversions are executed at Dukascopy Bank SA's current spot rate adjusted by a fee in the table below.
Amount to be converted (in base currency of the currency pair) |
Fee |
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< 10'000 | 1.00% |
≥ 10'000 | 0.75% |
≥ 50'000 | 0.50% |
≥ 100'000 | 0.20% |
≥ 500'000 | 0.10% |
≥ 1'000'000 | 0.05% |
The settling of profits/losses and trading commissions in currencies that differ from the base currency of the Client account involves currency conversions. These conversions are carried out using Dukascopy Bank's settlement rate adjusted by a 0.1% fee.
Fees | 1.25% per year* |
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Bank Guarantees may be issued only in relation with a Standard Current Account.
Fees | On request depending on Card Type |
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Credit Cards may be issued only in relation with a Standard Current Account and requires that a Bank Guarantee be issued by Dukascopy Bank SA in favor of the credit card issuer. The Bank Guarantee Fees apply additionally.
Fees | CHF 150 |
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Account Maintenance Fees apply plus any costs incurred by necessary researches to reestablish contact, minimum CHF 500 but not more than the account balance.
Safekeeping fees are charged automatically on a weekly basis (every 7 calendar days) starting from the second week, in equal amounts of 1% of each Bitcoin deposit placed in quarantine.
If several Bitcoin deposits are in quarantine for the same client, fees are calculated and charged separately for each deposit.