Dukascopy Bank is a Swiss innovative online bank based in Geneva, Switzerland, providing Internet based and mobile trading services (with focus on foreign exchange, bullion, CFD and binaries), banking and other financial services through proprietary technological solutions.
The company has been founded on 2 November 2004 in Geneva by Andre and Veronika Duka, Swiss nationals residing in Geneva who still own 99% of the company.
Dukascopy Bank is regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA both as a bank and a securities firm.
Dukascopy Bank fully owns Dukascopy Europe IBS AS, European licensed brokerage company based in Riga and Dukascopy Japan, a Type-1 licensed broker located in Tokyo. In addition to its Geneva Headquarters, Dukascopy Bank has offices in Riga and Hong Kong. Currently, Dukascopy Group employs over 300 staff.
Dukascopy Group mainly provides online and mobile trading services through the SWFX - Swiss FX Marketplace, the Dukascopy's ECN proprietary technological solution and registered trademark.
The Dukascopy project was launched in 1998 by a group of physicists headed by Dr. Andre Duka. Their mission was to research, develop, and implement a complex financial system via novel mathematical and econophysical techniques.
Dukascopy a été créé en 2004. Sa mission était de servir la communauté financière avec sa solution technologique de pointe.
Dukascopy lance son ECN, le SWFX Swiss FX Marketplace.
Dukascopy lance Dukascopy Forex TV, la télévision en ligne fournissant des analyses techniques et fondamentales aux traders et aux professionnels de la finance.
Dukascopy est autorisé par l'Autorité fédérale de surveillance des marchés financiers FINMA à exercer des activités bancaires.
Lancement du Geneva Forex Event, un point de rencontre mensuel pour suivre l'actualité, réseauter, établir des relations publiques et être présent parmi l'élite dans une ambiance détendue.
Dukascopy Europe IBS AS devient opérationnelle en tant que filiale à 100% de Dukascopy Bank SA dédiée essentiellement au marché de détail européen.
Dukascopy TV ouvre ses nouveaux studios à Genève.
Dukascopy Bank SA crée une solution d'e-banking unique et innovante proposée aux titulaires de comptes courants
Dukascopy Bank SA étend sa présence internationale en ouvrant un bureau de représentation à Hong Kong.
Conformément aux attentes des clients musulmans, Dukascopy Bank SA annonce la création de comptes sans swap.
Dukascopy Bank devient membre de l'Association suisse des banquiers
Dukascopy est autorisé par l'Autorité fédérale de surveillance des marchés financiers FINMA à exercer des activités de maison de titres.
En juin 2014, Dukascopy Bank a lancé sa nouvelle plateforme de trading pour les options binaires.
En septembre 2014, Dukascopy Bank a commencé à ajouter des instruments CFD à son environnement de trading ECN.
En août 2015, Dukascopy Bank a acquis 100% d'Alpari Japan K.K., un courtier japonais agréé de type 1 basé à Tokyo qui a été renommé Dukascopy Japan K.K. Grâce à cette acquisition, Dukascopy Group peut fournir des services de trading Forex réglementés au Japon, le plus grand marché Forex au monde.
Dukascopy TV est enregistrée auprès de l'Office fédéral de la communication auprès du régulateur de l'État Suisse OFCOM. Dukascopy TV est depuis officiellement enregistré comme Diffuseur de télévision suisse.
Suite à la publication de la circulaire FINMA 2016/7 sur l'identification vidéo, Dukascopy Bank est parmi les premiers établissements financiers à utiliser un système vidéo développé en interne, entièrement intégré à son infrastructure informatique.
Dukascopy Bank SA étend sa leadership technologique à long terme dans le courtage financier en entrant dans le nouveau domaine de l'activité bancaire de base — la banque de détail.
Dukascopy Bank commence à offrir le Bitcoin contre le dollar américain (BTC / USD) aux comptes LIVE.
Dukascopy Bank commence à offrir une opportunité unique de générer des rendements en agissant en tant que fournisseur de liquidité sur SWFX avec une solution entièrement automatisée.
Dukascopy Bank a lancé le trading LIVE sur MetaTrader 4 avec un accès direct au SWFX Swiss Marketplace.
Une nouvelle méthode de financement des comptes a été ajoutée. Les clients peuvent désormais déposer et retirer sous forme de transferts en crypto-monnaies. La première crypto-monnaie à être prise en charge est le Bitcoin.
Dukascopy Bank est devenue la première banque réglementée à lancer sa propre ICO. À partir du 28/02/2019, tout le monde peut participer à l'Airdrop, négocier le Dukascoin sur le marché et profiter de ses avantages.
Dukascopy expands its offerings by introducing the option to order both virtual and plastic Mastercard alongside Visa cards, enhancing transaction convenience and security in major currencies.
Dukascopy Bank broadens its MT4 account offerings to include CFDs on indices, bonds, commodities, and several new exotic FX pairs, enhancing trading options for clients.
Dukascopy Bank is recognized as a Qualified Derivatives Dealer (QDD) after entering into an agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. This status authorizes the bank to make dividend-equivalent payments on US CFD instruments while deducting the appropriate amount of withholding tax.
The bank expands its cryptocurrency offerings, introducing trading for an additional 10 cryptocurrency pairs, thereby broadening investment opportunities for clients.
Dukascopy Bank develops two new services for clients: a P2P crypto exchange marketplace where clients can place offers to buy or sell tokens against fiat currencies, and a secure fiat settlement framework for P2P crypto-fiat exchange operations.
Dukascopy introduces its next-generation trading platform, JForex 4. With over 250 technical indicators, it provides valuable insights for traders and is accessible across web, desktop, and mobile platforms, featuring a user-friendly interface.
Dukascopy Bank is granted authorization by the Swiss financial regulator FINMA to provide its customers with cryptocurrency exchange and fiduciary deposits services, allowing the investment and custody of cryptocurrencies on behalf of clients.
Dukascopy Bank significantly expands its list of trading instruments by adding 405 new stock CFDs, including major companies from the US, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Spain.
Dukascopy Bank partners with Western Union to offer a hosted solution for money withdrawals via the Western Union network, enriching its range of money transfer possibilities.
The bank launches Corporate Institutional Accounts, designed to meet the needs of corporate clients and institutional investors, providing top-quality banking services for regulated brokers, E-money companies, and other PSPs.
Dukascopy Bank unveils an innovative crypto lending product, allowing clients to borrow against their digital assets while preserving their investments in cryptocurrencies.
Dukascopy Bank announces the launch of the MetaTrader 5 trading platform, available for both Live and Demo accounts, marking a significant upgrade in trading technology and user experience.
Dukascopy Bank offers extremely competitive conditions for currency exchange on current accounts, provides e-banking facilities, credit cards and an increasing range of banking products.
The SWFX provides online and mobile Forex, precious metals and CFD trading facilities.
Currently, the SWFX is connected through FIX API to over 20 major banks offering a unique pool of ECN spot forex liquidity available for traders, banks, hedge funds and other institutions. This allows Dukascopy Bank to offer its clients unrivalled order execution and price feed quality in addition to very low spreads.
The SWFX automatically executes orders of market participants on a Straight Through Processing basis. In this ECN environment, both buy-side and sell-side participants interact on an equal footing. Dukascopy Bank has no dealing desk and makes no requote, all trades are executed automatically on its ECN, whatever their size.
The Dukascopy trading platform (JForex) provides an array of tools for risk management and control over the order execution. Clients may trade billions of dollars in a secure "one-click" trading environment. Support is provided on a 24/5 basis. In case of need, clients may pass orders over the phone.
In addition to trading on Forex, precious metals and CFD (on various underlyings), Dukascopy Bank provides a trading platform for binary options on stocks and Forex.
Dukascopy Bank provides a wide range of free financial information and other attractive resources through its website, Dukascopy TV online television, Freeserv products and its active online Dukascopy community counting over 130'000 members.
The members of Dukascopy Community may exchange in several languages on trading experiences, market views, trading strategies, may win prizes in various contests and freely communicate through advanced and secure chat and video conference systems developed and supported by Dukascopy Bank.
Chairman
Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Board and member of the Audit Committee
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Member
Member
All Board members are Swiss nationals.
co-Chairman of the Executive Committee, co-Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer, founding shareholder, citizen of Switzerland
co-Chairman of the Executive Committee, co-Chief Executive Officer & Chief Administrative Officer, founding shareholder, citizen of Switzerland
Chief Integration Officer, citizen of Switzerland
Chief Financial Officer, citizen of Switzerland
Chief Risk Officer, citizen of France
All Executive Committee members are permanent residents of Switzerland.
The statutory auditor reports to the General Meeting of Shareholders on the results of their audit of the Financial Statements and proposed appropriation of available earnings.
The banking auditor verifies that Dukascopy Bank complies with the Swiss laws and other applicable regulation on an individual basis and group level. They report their conclusions and observations directly to FINMA.
Internal auditors execute a multi-annual audit plan agreed with the Board of Directors, and report their conclusions and recommendations to the Board. Internal auditors verify the adequacy of the company's organisation, internal control system and its compliance with applicable laws and regulation.
