Stock exchange trading made easy: e-trading is PostFinance’s online trading platform. Whether via an app or desktop: with e-trading, you can open a securities custody account and trade on the world’s stock major exchanges. Benefit from the useful tools to analyse and optimize your investment strategy.
Custody account fee of only CHF 18 per quarter
Up to 3 free trades per quarter (CHF 18 of brokerage credit per quarter)
Free analysis and search tools, price notifications and much more
Shares, ETFs, funds, structured products / themed certificates, crypto products and other investment products
Securities transfer fees up to CHF 800 covered when you switch to e-trading
Saving plans for ETFs, shares and themed certificates
The independent comparison service moneyland.ch has awarded e-trading top marks for structured products trading in its cost comparison.
Experience e-trading entirely according to your needs: the PostFinance App offers you a quick overview and the most important functions for when you’re on the go. Use the desktop version to access advanced functions and high-performance tools for your comprehensive trading experience.
You need a private account with e-finance to use e-trading.
Other conditions:
Switch to e-trading now, and we will cover the transfer fees up to CHF 800.
You issue a stock market order directly in e-trading. You have access at any time via your computer with e-finance or via smartphone with your PostFinance App. Orders can also be placed by telephone. We recommend that you activate notifications so that you are always kept fully informed.
Stock exchange orders by telephone, Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tel. 0848 900 009 (max. CHF 0.08/min. in Switzerland)
The detailed e-trading tax statement makes it easier to complete your tax return. You can order the statement directly in e-finance if required. You will receive the requested documents in electronic format in e-trading under “Documents”.
With e-trading you can trade the following products on over 20 stock exchanges worldwide:
Swiss stock exchanges:
Foreign stock exchanges:
The CHF 18 custody account fee per quarter is charged at the beginning of each quarter in January, April, July and October. There is no pro rata reimbursement for any cancellations made during a current quarter.
You benefit from attractive brokerage fees. You can trade securities with a volume of up to CHF 500 on SIX for as little as CHF 6.
You get free trades up to the present value of your custody account fee. Each quarter, you will receive brokerage credits (trading credits) worth CHF 18 corresponding to your custody fee. With these, you could make three free trades (each at CHF 6) with a value of CHF 500 each on SIX. For trades with higher brokerage fees, your existing trading credits will automatically be applied to the transaction costs.
The trading credits can be used for securities transactions (not applicable to corporate actions / securities that can be traded offline). Unused credits will expire at the end of the quarter.
Brokerage fees and other charges are due whenever a security is bought or sold. The brokerage fee charged depends on the number of securities and the stock exchange.
E-trading uses a multi-level security system and highly encrypted data transmission.
The e-trading service is not fully accessible. Customers who would like to have a fully accessible alternative are requested to contact the e-trading Contact Center:
Tel. 0848 900 009 (max. CHF 0.08/min. in Switzerland)
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
You can use your e-trading securities custody account to trade common types of securities such as:
More information on this can be found in our step-by-step guide on buying and selling shares in e-trading.
PostFinance gives security top priority for online financial transactions. E-trading uses a multi-level security system which effectively prevents attempts at fraud. The identification procedures ensure that only authorized people can access e-trading. Finally, automatic transaction monitoring ensures that there is additional security against fraudulent actions. The system recognizes suspicious transactions and blocks them, if necessary.
Please follow the safety recommendations from PostFinance.
E-trading provides analysis tools such as “Trading View” and a notification and news feature for the individual securities.
You don’t pay any tax on price gains. However, you do pay taxes on dividends, unless they are classed as tax-free capital gains. This is because dividends are considered to be income, while price gains are not.
More information in blog article “Paying tax on shares in Switzerland”.
Yes, e-trading is integrated into the PostFinance App. The PostFinance App can be downloaded from the relevant store.
The PostFinance App offers you a quick overview and the most important functions for when you’re on the go. In the desktop version, we offer you advanced functions and high-performance tools for your comprehensive trading experience.
When all the conditions have been met, e-trading will be available to you within a few minutes of starting your online subscription. If additional documents are required to start your subscription to e-trading, you will receive corresponding information in the mail.
PostFinance launched e-trading in 2001, making it one of the first banks in Switzerland to offer a platform for online securities trading.
