# Dukascopy — MetaTrader 5 Switzerland research scope · Dukascopy Bank SA. Documentation reviewed. Reference page: /demo-accounts/dukascopy-mt5-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 Dukascopy website only; name, email, phone, CAPTCHA ## Notes and remaining checks Cannot create broker demo directly inside MT5. ## Record ID dukascopy-mt5-ch ## Broker Dukascopy ## Legal entity Dukascopy Bank SA ## Research region codes - CH ## Research region code CH ## Research region Switzerland ## Research scope Switzerland ## Platform code mt5 ## Platform MetaTrader 5 ## Documented terms Instruments/settings may differ from live; no market impact ## Balance reset or adjustment New demo after expiry; balance/currency selectable ## Live account or deposit No; virtual-fund demo ## Devices Windows; Mac; 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-mt5-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; MT4 and MT5; SWFX arrangement only, without JForex demo claims. ### Testing status Not tested ### Contractual role #### Finding Requires Verification #### Evidence status Requires Verification #### Notes and remaining checks The bank FAQ says Dukascopy is counterparty to all trades, but the current Marketplace Trading Agreement body was unavailable; role remains unresolved at the contractual-evidence level. #### 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 Bank FAQ describes SWFX access for MetaTrader and the bank's counterparty/hedging model. This does not make an ECN label proof of agency. #### Supporting sources - [Dukascopy Bank FAQ]() — source ID: ex-a-duka-faq #### Research checked 2026-10-13 ### Demo realism #### Finding Requires Verification #### Evidence status Requires Verification #### Notes and remaining checks The no-slippage demo statement is in the General/JForex scope. A sufficiently specific MT4/MT5 demo execution comparison was not established and that claim is not propagated. #### 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 · MetaTrader 5. 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 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.