What is Swiss DOTS and how to trade?

Stefano Gianti
Swissquote
Published in
4 min readApr 26, 2020

Enjoy multiplicity! You can trade over 90'000 products, directly with the issuer. Discover how in this article.

Swiss DOTS stands for Swiss Derivatives OTC Trading System. It is an exclusive platform which allows Swissquote clients to trade thousand of leveraged products directly with the issuer.

90'000+ leveraged products

The products are issued by our key partners: Goldman Sachs, UBS, Société Générale, Vontobel and BNP Paribas.

Swiss DOTS partners

You can benefit from extended trading hours (8:00–22:00)

How to trade?

If you a Swissquote customer, access from www.swissquote.ch. If you are not, you need to apply for a new trading account (please understand all the risks before).

www.swissquote.ch

You can trade 4 products categories:

  • Warrants
  • Knock-out Warrants
  • Mini-Futures
  • Factor Certificates
Product features

Learn to trade — Swiss DOTS

Access to Swiss DOTS e-book to learn more about all the products!

DISCLAIMER: Trading derivative products carries an high degree of risk and it is not suitable to all the investors. Please be sure to understand all the risks before.

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Swissquote is the marketing brand for the activities of Swissquote Bank Ltd (Switzerland) regulated by FINMA, Swissquote Bank Europe SA (Luxembourg) regulated by the CSSF, Swissquote Bank Ltd (UK) regulated by the FCA, Swissquote Financial Services (Malta) Ltd regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority, Swissquote MEA Ltd. (UAE) regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, Swissquote Pte Ltd (Singapore) regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Swissquote Asia Limited (Hong Kong) licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

Products and services of Swissquote are only intended for those permitted to receive them under local law.

All investments carry a degree of risk.

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 74–89 % of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Digital Assets are unregulated in most countries and consumer protection rules may not apply. As highly volatile speculative investments, Digital Assets are not suitable for investors without a high risk tolerance. Make sure you understand each Digital Asset before you trade.

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Stefano Gianti
Swissquote

Education Manager at Swissquote, Member of SIAT_Italia (the Italian Society of Technical Analysts) and IFTA (International Federation of Technical Analysts).