Swiss brokerage · Est. 2009

A Swiss brokerage for traders who read the fine print

Forex, stocks, crypto, commodities and indices in a single margin account. Raw spreads from 0.0 pips, segregated client funds, and execution statistics we publish every month.

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Principles

Four commitments we hold ourselves to

Everything else is a feature. These are the terms of the relationship.

  1. 01

    Pricing you can audit

    Spread and commission published per instrument, no hidden markup on fills.

  2. 02

    Execution without last look

    Aggregated tier-1 liquidity, 38ms median round trip, no rejection games.

  3. 03

    Segregated client funds

    Client money held separately at Swiss custodian banks, reconciled daily.

  4. 04

    Support that trades

    A Zurich dealing desk staffed by people who have run a book.

The terminal

One workspace, every market

Ladder, chart, journal and risk controls side by side. Nothing opens in a second window.

Helvetia Markets Web Trader dashboard with charts, watchlists and trade history

Specification

Latency
38ms median round trip
Venues
14 aggregated liquidity providers
Order types
Market, limit, stop, OCO, bracket, iceberg
Access
Web · Desktop · iOS · Android · FIX

Coverage

Six markets, one margin pool

2,400+ instruments

Flagship marketForex70+ currency pairs with institutional spreads from 0.0 pips and deep tier-1 liquidity.Explore forex →02StocksTrade 2,400 single names across Swiss, European and US venues with direct market access.03CryptoAround-the-clock exposure to major digital assets with segregated custody partners.04CommoditiesEnergy, metals and agricultural contracts with transparent roll calendars.05IndicesCash and futures-based index exposure with dividend adjustments published daily.06ArbitrageLow-latency co-located routes and an API built for statistical arbitrage desks.

Getting started

From application to first trade in four steps

Most accounts are approved the same business day. No paperwork, no branch visits — everything is verified online.

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  1. 01Step 1 of 4

    Open your account

    Online onboarding with Swiss identity verification, typically under 15 minutes.

  2. 02Step 2 of 4

    Fund in CHF, EUR or USD

    Bank transfer, card or SEPA instant. Funds are segregated on arrival.

  3. 03Step 3 of 4

    Set your risk limits

    Define daily loss caps and position ceilings before your first order.

  4. 04Step 4 of 4

    Trade the markets

    Web, desktop, mobile or API — one account, one margin pool.

Helvetia Markets trader reviewing positions on a laptop in a modern workspace

Accounts

Pick the pricing model that matches how you trade

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Standard

CHF 0 / month

Commission-free pricing with spreads from 0.8 pips. Built for discretionary traders.

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Raw

Popular

CHF 25 / month

Raw spreads from 0.0 pips with a flat per-lot commission. Our most used account.

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Professional

CHF 90 / month

Higher leverage tiers and dedicated coverage for qualified professional clients.

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Institutional

Bespoke

FIX connectivity, colocation and negotiated pricing for funds and prop desks.

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“Spreads hold through the London open, which is the only test I care about. Withdrawals land the same day.”
Nadia BrunnerDiscretionary FX trader, Basel

Swiss offices

Dotted map of Switzerland
Basel
Zurich
Bern
Geneva
Lugano

Insight

Latest from the desk

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Swiss franc liquidity is changing shape in 2026Market Structure

Swiss franc liquidity is changing shape in 2026

CHF order books are thinning outside the Zurich session. Here is how our desk adapts sizing and stop placement.

2026-08-04 · 6 min read

What an honest execution quality report looks likeExecution

What an honest execution quality report looks like

Fill rates, rejection rates and slippage distribution — the three numbers every broker should publish monthly.

2026-07-21 · 8 min read

Designing risk limits that hold under stressRisk

Designing risk limits that hold under stress

Static daily loss caps fail exactly when you need them. A short guide to volatility-aware limits.

2026-07-02 · 5 min read

Tools

Built for the work, not the demo

Every tool below ships on all account types. No feature gates, no upsell tiers.

DOM ladder

Full depth-of-market ladder with one-click order placement and OCO brackets.

Watchlists

Unlimited watchlists, synced across every device and shareable with your desk.

Trade journal

Automatic journalling with R-multiple, session and setup tagging.

API access

FIX 4.4, REST and WebSocket with documented rate limits and a sandbox.