FlowBank vs DooPrime 2024

FlowBank operates a regulated Swiss bank, and is authorised by one Tier-1 regulator (high trust): the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

DooPrime is not publicly traded and does not operate a bank. DooPrime is authorised by four Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), zero Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and three Tier-4 regulators (High Risk). DooPrime is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Securities Futures Commission (SFC), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system

As a relative newcomer to the Swiss online brokerage scene, FlowBank already has a lot to offer its customers. FlowBank clients benefit from the advantages that come with holding a Swiss bank account, and its brokerage services provide access to more advertised symbols than any online broker that we’ve reviewed thus far.

DooPrime is mainly regulated in the UK, as well as two offshore locations (Vanuatu and Mauritius), and offers 10,000 investment products, and multiple platforms including the full MetaTrader suite, and social copy trading platforms. That said, DooPrime trails behind the best brokers in key categories.

To open a trading account with FlowBank, you'll need to make an initial minimum deposit of $0.

DooPrime requires a minimum deposit of $100 before you can open an account and start trading.

It's important to make sure that your forex broker accepts the funding options and deposit methods that work best for you. FlowBank offers Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit) and Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) for banking, whereas DooPrime provides Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit), Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw), Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) and Neteller (Deposit/Withdraw).

Comparing the trading costs of forex and CFDs is not easy. Not every broker publishes average spread data, and pricing structures vary. Based on our thorough, data-driven testing of each broker's commissions and fees, we found that FlowBank offers better pricing overall for traders.

Methodology: When testing each broker's commissions, fees, and pricing, we analyze multiple trade scenarios and award points based on the expansiveness (or inexpensiveness) of the broker's spreads. We then run multiple scenarios for different investor types, incorporating any miscellaneous fees, to determine an "all-in" cost per trade. Learn more about how we test.

At ForexBrokers.com, we track over 110 international regulatory agencies and sort them by tiers (Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, Tier-4, and Tier-5) to help you choose well-regulated, highly trusted forex brokers. Learn more about our proprietary Trust Score rating system. Based on our research on the regulatory status of over 60 brokers, we've found that DooPrime holds 4 global Tier-1 licenses, while FlowBank holds 0. Both FlowBank and DooPrime hold 0 global Tier-2 licenses.

After evaluating each broker based on their number of held licenses, years in business, and a range of other data-driven variables, we've determined that DooPrime (83) earned a higher Trust Score than FlowBank (58).

To compare the trading platforms of both FlowBank and DooPrime, we tested each broker's trading tools, research capabilities, and mobile apps. For trading tools, DooPrime offers a better experience. With research, DooPrime offers superior market research. Finally, we found FlowBank to provide better mobile trading apps.

Here’s what trading platforms are available at FlowBank:

• Proprietary Platform - Yes
• Web Platform - Yes
• cTrader - No
• DupliTrade - No
• MT4 - Yes
• MT5 - Yes
• ZuluTrade - No
• TradingView - No

Here’s what trading platforms are available at DooPrime:

• Proprietary Platform - Yes
• Web Platform - Yes
• cTrader - No
• DupliTrade - No
• MT4 - Yes
• MT5 - Yes
• ZuluTrade - No
• TradingView - No

The MetaTrader trading platform suite is wildly popular among forex and CFD traders across the globe. Both FlowBank and DooPrime offer MetaTrader 4 (MT4). Forex traders also appreciate the ability to engage in social copy trading. FlowBank and DooPrime both offer copy trading.

DooPrime provides traders 60 currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD) compared to FlowBank's 52 available pairs. If you are interested in trading a full range of securities, FlowBank offers traders access to 408600 tradeable symbols, while DooPrime offers access to 10000 tradeable symbols; so FlowBank offers 398600 more tradeable symbols than DooPrime.

We found in our testing that FlowBank offers a more diverse selection of investment options than DooPrime, allowing you to trade Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs), U.S. Stocks (CFD), Int'l Stock Trading (Non CFD), Cryptocurrency (Derivative) and Social Trading / Copy Trading. Neither have Cryptocurrency (Physical) and Spread Betting.