Dukascopy Bank SA offers currency and precious metal trading (all together referred to as "Forex") to retail and institutional clients. Dukascopy Bank SA Forex trading services are optimised for professional trading activity:
Depending on the account size and monthly traded volume, different trading commissions and overnights are applied.
The minimum deposit for accounts with both Dukascopy Bank SA and Dukascopy Europe is 100 USD. Several additional features are available depending on the client profile and the type of account:
| Account size (USD) | Services | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWFX technology | JForex API | FIX API | Bank guarantees | |
| Starting from 100* | ||||
| Over 1'000 | ||||
| Over 100'000 | ||||
| Instrument | Lot Size | Step |
|---|---|---|
| Currency pairs | 1000 | 1 |
| ALFAA.MX/MXN | 2000 | 2000 |
| ALSEA.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| AMXL.MX/MXN | 1000 | 1000 |
| ARCA.MX/MXN | 100 | 100 |
| ASURB.MX/MXN | 50 | 50 |
| BBAJIOO.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| BOLSAA.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| BTC/USD | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| BUND.TR/EUR | 10 | 1 |
| CEMEXCPO.MX/MXN | 2000 | 2000 |
| CHI.IDX/USD | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| COFFEE.CMD/USX | 500 | 10 |
| COPPER.CMD/USD | 20 | 1 |
| COTTON.CMD/USX | 600 | 100 |
| DEU.IDX/EUR | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| DOLLAR.IDX/USD | 100 | 100 |
| ELEKTRA.MX/MXN | 25 | 25 |
| ETH/USD | 1 | 0.1 |
| FEMSAUBD.MX/MXN | 100 | 100 |
| GAPB.MX/MXN | 100 | 100 |
| GAS.CMD/USD | 10 | 1 |
| GCARSOA1.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| GCC.MX/MXN | 250 | 250 |
| GFNORTEO.MX/MXN | 100 | 100 |
| GMEXICOB.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| GRUMAB.MX/MXN | 100 | 100 |
| HKG.IDX/HKD | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| ITA.IDX/EUR | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| KIMBERA.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| KOFUBL.MX/MXN | 250 | 250 |
| LABB.MX/MXN | 1000 | 1000 |
| LIVEPOLC1.MX/MXN | 250 | 250 |
| LTC/USD | 10 | 1 |
| MEGACPO.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| NLD.IDX/EUR | 20 | 20 |
| OJUICE.CMD/USX | 300 | 20 |
| OMAB.MX/MXN | 100 | 100 |
| ORBIA.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| PEOLES.MX/MXN | 100 | 100 |
| PINFRA.MX/MXN | 100 | 100 |
| Q.MX/MXN | 250 | 250 |
| RA.MX/MXN | 250 | 250 |
| SGD.IDX/SGD | 10 | 10 |
| SOA.IDX/ZAR | 1 | 1 |
| SOYBEAN.CMD/USX | 400 | 400 |
| SUGAR.CMD/USD | 10 | 10 |
| TLEVISACPO.MX/MXN | 1000 | 1000 |
| UKGILT.TR/GBP | 10 | 1 |
| USA30.IDX/USD | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| USTBOND.TR/USD | 10 | 1 |
| VESTA.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| VOL.IDX/USD | 10 | 1 |
| VOLARA.MX/MXN | 1000 | 1000 |
| WALMEX.MX/MXN | 500 | 500 |
| XAG/USD | 50 | 10 |
| XAU/USD | 1 | 1 |
| XPD.CMD/USD | 1 | 0.1 |
| XPT.CMD/USD | 1 | 1 |
| Other Indices and Stocks | 1 | 1 |
There is no maximum lot size limitation, except available liquidity, marginal requirements and maximum instrument exposure.
Most of the instruments are traded on a 24 hour basis without interruption, from market opening on Sunday, 21:00 GMT during Summer Time (22:00 GMT during Winter Time) until market close on Friday, 21:00 GMT during Summer Time (22:00 GMT during Winter Time). The following instruments have trading breaks during the trading session:
| Instrument | Trading Breaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Time | Winter Time | |
| XAU/USD1 | 21:00 – 22:00 | 22:00 – 23:00 |
| XAG/USD1 | 21:00 – 22:00 | 22:00 – 23:00 |
| USD/HUF | 20:00 – 22:00 | 21:00 – 23:00 |
| EUR/HUF | 21:00 – 06:00 | 22:00 – 07:00 |
| USD/RON | 21:00 – 05:30 | 22:00 – 06:30 |
| EUR/CZK2 | 21:00 – 22:00 | 22:00 – 23:00 |
| USD/ILS2 | 21:00 – 05:00 | 22:00 – 06:00 |
| USD/THB2 | 18:00 – 00:00 | 19:00 – 01:00 |
Due to limited available liquidity during off market hours, trading might be interrupted, as well as special trading conditions are applied to the following instruments:
| Instrument | Maximum spread, points* | Off Market Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Time | Winter Time | ||
| USD/PLN | 250 | 18:00 – 07:00 | 19:00 – 08:00 |
| EUR/PLN | 350 | 18:00 – 07:00 | 19:00 – 08:00 |
| USD/TRY | 500 | 18:00 – 07:00 | 19:00 – 08:00 |
| EUR/TRY | 500 | 18:00 – 07:00 | 19:00 – 08:00 |
Please be advised, that following instruments are not available for managed accounts, but for individual traders only: EUR/CZK, EUR/HUF, EUR/PLN, EUR/TRY, TRY/JPY, USD/CZK, USD/HUF, USD/ILS, USD/PLN, USD/RON, USD/THB, USD/TRY, XAG/USD, XAU/USD, and ZAR/JPY.
Wider spreads during "off market hours" or a market gap after trading break can significantly decrease the equity on your account and can trigger a margin cut or equity stop loss level.
The Dukascopy Bank SWFX Trading Platform is a unique technology with specific features for advanced traders. The Platform provides special functions and tools that have been created in order to suit sophisticated needs and provide additional protection to clients against market spikes. Dukascopy Bank strongly recommends that you become familiar with the DEMO platform before you start live trading.
Entering in CFD trading is speculative and may result in a substantial loss, which may exceed your entire investment. The potential loss may theoretically be unlimited.