Accounts and opening requirements
Sections ↑The account is with Cornèr Bank; Consistency, Solidity, Opportunity and Energy are pricing classifications, not separate banks. Account size determines the published entry tier, while the bank can also assess activity. Owned shares and leveraged contracts have different costs and risks.[1][2][3]
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Four pricing tiers
| Attribute | Consistency | Solidity | Opportunity | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published deposit threshold | CHF 1,000 | CHF 100,000 | CHF 250,000 | CHF 500,000Source 1 |
| Currency-account allowance | 1 | 5 | 10 | UnlimitedSource 1 |
| SIX owned shares | 0.12%; min CHF 9 | 0.10%; min CHF 9 | 0.08%; min CHF 6 | 0.07%; min CHF 6Source 2 |
| US owned shares | 0.15%; min USD 15 | 0.12%; min USD 15 | 0.10%; min USD 10 | 0.08%; min USD 10Source 2 |
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Opening and permissions
| Item | Published terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Application | Apply through the official bank service. A published deposit threshold is not a guaranteed acceptance decision.Source 3Source 1 |
| Complex products | Listed futures and options require the relevant assessment and activation; possessing a cash account is not sufficient.Source 14 |
| Identity and eligibility | Country-specific identification and acceptance requirements must be established during the bank application. No universal approval time is stated here.Source 3Source 15 |
| Initial costs | Opening is free; custody and transaction charges remain separate.Source 1 |
Products and platforms
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Products and delivery channels
| Item | Published terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Owned securities | Shares, bonds, exchange-traded funds and other exchange-traded instruments have their own market schedules.Source 6Source 2 |
| Leveraged products | Foreign exchange, CFDs, futures and listed options are distinct product families; permissions and contract specifications control.Source 6Source 14 |
| Crypto exposure | Crypto-related exchange-traded products are not evidence of direct coin custody or blockchain withdrawals.Source 6 |
| Trading interface | The platform provides charts, order management and portfolio views across web and mobile devices.Source 4 |
| Banking app | iCornèr adds banking, card and document functions. It is not a claim that every desktop trading function is available in the app.Source 5 |
| API and external terminals | The reviewed retail platform material did not establish a generally available customer trading API or a universal MetaTrader connection.Source 4Source 15 |
Trading fees and ongoing costs
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Costs beyond the opening matrix
| Item | Published terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Exchange-specific differences | Minimum charges and percentage rates vary by venue and instrument; an equity minimum should not be reused for an option or CFD.Source 2 |
| Futures and options | Tier rates: 4 / 3.5 / 3 / 2.5 per lot in instrument currency, plus applicable exchange/other charges.Source 1 |
| Trading currency conversion | Platform and bank-payment conversions are separate tariff items.Source 1 |
| Currency-account choice | Holding the settlement currency can avoid an unnecessary conversion, but it does not remove market, custody or transfer fees.Source 1Source 2 |
| Leverage costs | Financing/holding costs are additional. The FX-per-100,000 entry lacks a clear all-in round-trip basis.Source 1Source 6 |
| Custody | Equity/ETF custody depends on daily asset values and the quarterly bands below.Source 19 |
| Tax and bespoke documents | Online operational reports and specially prepared tax or manual reports have different charges.Source 8Source 1 |
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Equity and ETF custody — CHF
Orders, execution and risk controls
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Order handling and practical restrictions
| Item | Published terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Order duration | Documented choices include Day, Good Till Cancelled, Good Till Date, Immediate Or Cancel and Fill Or Kill; availability depends on the order and market.Source 12 |
| Net positions | Same-instrument positions are combined using an average entry price. Closing allocation uses FIFO rather than arbitrary selection of a historic ticket.Source 10 |
| Trade records | Individual fills remain available in the trade records and Trading Journal even when the position is displayed net.Source 10Source 8 |
| Nightly maintenance | The help article describes rejection of stock/ETF orders between 23:00 and 00:00 CET. A stated intention to remove this restriction is not treated as completion.Source 11 |
| Not tradable online | For an eligible position that cannot be closed online, request assistance from the relationship manager. The specific phone surcharge waiver is not a universal outage waiver.Source 13 |
| Registered Swiss shares | Registration requires a signed request. Removing registration before sale can take time, so registration is not operationally neutral for an active trader.Source 9 |
Deposits, withdrawals and transfers
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Cash movements and exit planning
| Item | Published terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Payment channel | Use the bank’s authenticated instructions and selected currency account. Banking transfers and trade settlement are different events.Source 5Source 1 |
| Transfer limits | Digital payments: CHF 50,000 daily; apply to increase. This is not an order limit.Source 1 |
| Available cash | Outstanding trades, collateral and charges can reduce cash available to move; the displayed portfolio value is not the withdrawal amount.Source 1Source 7 |
| Lending interaction | While securities lending is active, stocks/ETFs cannot also support derivatives margin; cash must support that activity.Source 7 |
| Closing the relationship | Signed original closure request required; CHF 25 closure charge.Source 1 |
| Securities out | CHF 65 per position, plus possible third-bank costs and applicable VAT; converted to the account currency.Source 19 |
| Securities in | Normally free; minimum CHF 30,000 equivalent. DRS transfers cost CHF 65 plus possible third-bank costs.Source 19 |
Regulation, custody and protection
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Bank, investments and deposit protection
| Item | Published terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Contracting institution | The service is operated by Cornèr Bank, also named Cornèr Banca SA in Swiss institutional material. A platform tier is not a distinct legal entity.Source 3 |
| Authorisation check | Use FINMA’s official bank list and exact bank name. This profile does not insert a company number as a purported licence number.Source 16Source 3 |
| Deposit scheme | Eligible deposits are protected up to CHF 100,000 per client and bank under the Swiss system, subject to its rules.Source 17Source 18 |
| What is not insured | The deposit limit does not insure a securities portfolio against market losses, leverage losses or an issuer default.Source 18Source 6 |
| Securities lending | Lending changes the investor’s legal and operational exposure. Collateralisation is not a promise that the investment can never lose value.Source 7 |
Support and account administration
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Support and account administration
| Item | Published terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Swiss offices | Published phone routes: +41 58 880 80 80 (Zurich) and +41 91 640 80 80 (Lugano).Source 3 |
| Published service window | Monday–Friday, 08:00–18:30 Swiss local time; English, German, French and Italian support are described.Source 3 |
| Dealing rather than enquiries | The relationship-manager route is specifically documented for an offline-only closing request. Ordinary messages should not be assumed to execute a trade.Source 13 |
| Inactivity and closure | Certain inactive, unfunded or uneconomic accounts may close after two years; dormancy fees are separate.Source 1 |
| Security recovery | Use official support and authenticated banking controls. A withdrawal hold after every security change was not established in the reviewed material.Source 5Source 15 |
| Written complaint | If the bank’s response is inadequate, write to [email protected] or the Complaints Office, Via Canova 16, CH-6900 Lugano. Retain the dispute and correspondence records.Source 20 |
Research, reporting and additional services
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Lending, records and research
| Item | Published terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Voluntary lending | Swiss-resident clients can apply under a separate agreement; participation concerns the portfolio, rather than choosing individual securities to lend.Source 7 |
| Lending income | The service describes a 50% share of net lending revenue paid monthly. Demand and revenue are variable, not a fixed yield.Source 7 |
| Stopping lending | Contact the bank to disable the service. Ending lending is distinct from closing investment positions or cancelling orders.Source 7 |
| Online records | Portfolio, trade, transaction, dividend and corporate-action reports support reconciliation; preserve copies needed for tax and future transfers.Source 8 |
| Document history | The banking-app description specifies access to documents for 24 months; that is not a permanent post-closure archive guarantee.Source 5 |
| Voting and registration | Swiss-share registration is available by request, with processing and tradability implications.Source 9 |
Company identity and evidence
Sections ↑The profile uses current published product and help pages together with the official authorisation and deposit-protection lookup routes. Long price pages contain different schedules for owned securities and derivatives; those schedules are deliberately kept separate. No live account, execution-speed test, support mystery shop or withdrawal test was performed.[3][2][16][17]
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Cornèr Bank Ltd / Cornèr Banca SA
SwitzerlandSource 3
No separate licence entry is recorded in this panel.
Sources & further reading
- Pricing tiers and banking charges Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Market-specific commissions and conditions Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- About Cornèrtrader and contact routes Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Trading platform Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- iCornèr app and banking functions Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Instrument families Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Securities lending service Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Reports available online Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Registering Swiss securities Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Treatment of positions in the same instrument Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Stocks and ETFs: 23:00–00:00 CET order restriction Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Available order durations Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Closing a position not tradable online Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Activating listed options and futures Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Legal document library Cornèrtrader · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Authorised banks and securities firms FINMA · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Deposit-protection bank lookup esisuisse · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- The Swiss deposit protection system esisuisse · Accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Current custody bands and securities-transfer charges Cornèrtrader · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- Cornèr Bank written complaint route Cornèr Bank · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
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