# Dukascopy — JForex Switzerland research scope · Dukascopy Bank SA. Documentation reviewed. Reference page: /demo-accounts/dukascopy-jforex-ch.html Documentation research, not account or execution testing. Research regions do not establish residence eligibility. Requires Verification is an evidence gap, not proof of unavailability. Source conflicts and product/entity qualifications must remain attached to claims. Demo results do not establish live trading performance. ## Research checked 2026-10-12 ## Testing status Not tested ## Recorded virtual amount Requires Verification ## Recorded currency Requires Verification ## Virtual funds Not recorded ## Balance qualifications Selectable; options not retrieved ## Expiry category fixed ## Expiry rule 14 days ## Expiry qualifications ## Evidence category Documentation reviewed ## Signup requirements Name, email, phone, platform choice, CAPTCHA ## Notes and remaining checks Signup includes representative contact and group data-sharing consent. ## Record ID dukascopy-jforex-ch ## Broker Dukascopy ## Legal entity Dukascopy Bank SA ## Research region codes - CH ## Research region code CH ## Research region Switzerland ## Research scope Switzerland ## Platform code jforex ## Platform JForex ## Documented terms Instruments/settings may differ from live; simulated orders lack market impact ## Balance reset or adjustment New demo after expiry; balance/currency selectable at signup ## Live account or deposit No; virtual-fund demo ## Devices Windows; Mac; Linux; web; iOS; Android ## Forex coverage Forex available; demo pair count not stated ## Eligibility and regional limits Live-account FAQ excludes Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Japan, Myanmar, North Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, USA. Demo applicability not stated. ## What the evidence establishes Official broker documentation; signup and trading not tested. ## Supporting sources - [Dukascopy Forex demo account]() — source ID: dukascopy-1 - [Dukascopy platform login]() — source ID: dukascopy-2 - [Dukascopy FAQ]() — source ID: dukascopy-3 - [Dukascopy transparency and legal status]() — source ID: dukascopy-4 ## Official information source [Dukascopy Forex demo account]() ## Entity and regulatory research ### Evidence status Verified ### Legal entity Dukascopy Bank SA ### Regulator Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) ### Finding FINMA's 12 October 2026 authorised-bank list includes Dukascopy Bank SA, Genève 15 Aéroport, licensing category Bank, supervisory category 5. No 'about to cease operations' mark appears on its row. ### Scope Swiss bank only; institution-level authorisation, not a product-by-product Forex permission matrix. Does not verify Dukascopy Europe, other group companies, demo terms or client eligibility. ### Supporting sources - [FINMA — Authorised banks and securities firms]() — source ID: dukascopy-reg-1 ## Official entry route ### Route type demo-page ### Notes and remaining checks Broker demo page; select your platform to continue. ### Evidence status Official entry route ### URL https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/Forex/demo-fx-account/ ### Route source https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/Forex/demo-fx-account/ ### Research checked 2026-10-13 ### Testing status Not tested ## Execution and demo realism ### Scope Dukascopy Bank SA, Switzerland; SWFX/JForex. JForex demo differences are kept separate from MetaTrader. ### Testing status Not tested ### Contractual role #### Finding Requires Verification #### Evidence status Requires Verification #### Notes and remaining checks The bank FAQ identifies Dukascopy as counterparty to every client trade, but the Marketplace Trading Agreement could not be retrieved. Contractual capacity remains unestablished by this review. #### Supporting sources - [Dukascopy Bank FAQ]() — source ID: ex-a-duka-faq - [Dukascopy Marketplace Trading Agreement]() — source ID: ex-a-duka-contract #### Research checked 2026-10-13 ### Execution arrangement #### Finding SWFX ECN with bank as counterparty #### Evidence status Broker-reported #### Notes and remaining checks SWFX FAQ describes aggregate pricing and the bank as counterparty; it may hedge in its own name fully, partly or not at all. ECN here does not mean the client trades with an outside liquidity provider. #### Supporting sources - [Dukascopy Bank FAQ]() — source ID: ex-a-duka-faq - [Dukascopy SWFX transparency]() — source ID: ex-a-duka-ecn #### Research checked 2026-10-13 ### Demo realism #### Finding JForex demo omits slippage and market impact #### Evidence status Documented #### Notes and remaining checks The General/JForex comparison says demo has no slippage while live does; current feeds/software may differ. The platform comparison also says demo volume does not affect SWFX whereas live volume can. These specific claims are not transferred to MT4/MT5. #### Supporting sources - [Dukascopy Bank FAQ]() — source ID: ex-a-duka-faq #### Research checked 2026-10-13 ### Research review #### Research checked 2026-10-13 #### Review outcome Reviewed; supported findings in arrangement, demo. Remaining uncertainty is recorded per field and scope. #### Remaining checks - Read the current Marketplace Trading Agreement for explicit contractual capacity. - Confirm current JForex demo commissions, financing, rejection and margin handling beyond the FAQ's stated limitations. - Read the current agreement and MT4/MT5 supplements for contractual capacity. - Obtain separate MT4 and MT5 demo disclosures for slippage, rejection, liquidity, commission, financing and margin. ## Demo markets ### Scope Dukascopy Bank SA · Switzerland · JForex. Market coverage not yet reviewed. ### Testing status Not tested ### Forex CFDs #### Evidence status Requires Verification #### Notes and remaining checks Forex CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform. #### Supporting sources No supporting source recorded for this field. #### Research checked Requires Verification ### Cryptocurrency CFDs #### Evidence status Requires Verification #### Notes and remaining checks Cryptocurrency CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform. #### Supporting sources No supporting source recorded for this field. #### Research checked Requires Verification ## API access ### Evidence status Requires Verification ### Type Requires Verification ### Access route Not established for this offering ### Notes and remaining checks API access has not yet been established for this legal entity and demo platform. This does not mean it is unavailable. ### Requirements Confirm the account, platform and regional requirements with the broker. ### Supporting sources No supporting source recorded for this field. ### Official documentation No supporting source recorded for this field. ### Research checked Requires Verification ### Testing status Not tested ## Official sources ### Dukascopy Forex demo account Source ID: dukascopy-1 https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/forex/demo-fx-account/ #### claims 14-day Forex demo; JForex/MT4/MT5 choices; contact fields; selectable balances/currencies; new demo after expiry. Contact/data-sharing terms. #### Research checked 2026-10-12 #### evidence status Documented; not account-tested ### Dukascopy platform login Source ID: dukascopy-2 https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/forex/trading-login/ #### claims JForex and MetaTrader device downloads; MT4/MT5 demos must be registered at website. #### Research checked 2026-10-12 #### evidence status Documented; not account-tested ### Dukascopy FAQ Source ID: dukascopy-3 https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/about/faq/?mob=0 #### claims Demo/live instrument and setting differences; no market impact in demo; live residence exclusions (not represented as demo restrictions). #### Research checked 2026-10-12 #### evidence status Documented; not account-tested ### Dukascopy transparency and legal status Source ID: dukascopy-4 https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/about/philosophy-of-transparency/ #### claims Swiss entity; FINMA bank/securities firm self-disclosure. #### Research checked 2026-10-12 #### evidence status Documented; not account-tested ### FINMA — Authorised banks and securities firms Source ID: dukascopy-reg-1 https://www.finma.ch/en/~/media/finma/dokumente/bewilligungstraeger/pdf/beh.pdf #### Evidence category PDF page6 of13: Dukascopy Bank SA, Genève 15 Aéroport, Bank, category5; row has no cease-operations marker. #### source date 2026-10-12 04:30 #### Source access note Official PDF opened and text extracted. Canonical PDF URL succeeded. ### Dukascopy Marketplace Trading Agreement Source ID: ex-a-duka-contract https://live-login.dukascopy.com/bankrto/?a=view&c=pdf&file=009_00-Marketplace-Trading-Agreement-in-use.pdf&m=view #### Source owner Broker #### Research checked 2026-10-13 #### Source locator Official contract located in search. #### Source access note Direct PDF retrieval failed; no contractual-role claim inferred from unavailable body. ### Dukascopy SWFX transparency Source ID: ex-a-duka-ecn https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/about/philosophy-of-transparency/ #### Source owner Broker #### Research checked 2026-10-13 #### Source locator Items 2 and 4: price feed and ECN market-depth model. #### Source access note Official page/PDF text read through web retrieval on 2026-10-13. ### Dukascopy Bank FAQ Source ID: ex-a-duka-faq https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/about/faq/?mob=0 #### Source owner Broker #### Research checked 2026-10-13 #### Source locator SWFX counterpart and hedging questions; General/JForex demo versus live questions; MT4/MT5 differences. #### Source access note Official page/PDF text read through web retrieval on 2026-10-13.