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Free tools and practical research for Swiss traders. Prepare for Swiss shares, the franc and global markets, compare trading workflows and follow Matthew’s public Nikkei 225 Challenge.

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Matthew Jackson · GradTraders · Switzerland · Revised 9 October 2026

NIKKEI 225 CHALLENGE · MONDAY 01:00 CET / 02:00 CEST

Why follow the Nikkei 225 Challenge?

Every Monday, Matthew trades the Nikkei 225 on a one-minute chart, often in less-than-ideal market conditions. For Switzerland, Tokyo’s opening session falls in the early hours. Follow live if it suits you, or watch the replay before your Swiss or European session.

Follow him over weeks and months to see how he gets on when the market isn’t making things easy. The livestreams and public Trading Record include the difficult sessions as well as the better results.

The Challenge uses a demo account. Weekly results and replays are published in the Trading Record.

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FREE GRADTRADERS TOOLS

Three free tools from GradTraders

Premium market tools. Free to use.

See what’s moving across global markets without constantly switching between charts. The GT Global Market Radar combines candle-based price signals, market activity and countdowns to market openings and closings.

Built by Matthew Jackson, it’s designed to stay open beside your charts throughout your trading session.

Price Action: Candle-based volatility signals across eight timeframes, highlighting new closing highs and lows.
Participation: Unusually high or low tick activity across four short-term timeframes.
Market countdowns: Time to the next opening or closing event, shown in your timezone.
A global snapshot: Your chosen markets together, with market status, holidays and alerts close at hand.

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Prop Firm Offer Finder

Filter more than 140,000 possible combinations by firm, programme, account size and conditions before comparing the final rules.

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Compound Interest Calculator

Model starting capital, regular contributions, time and assumed returns in the browser. It is free and requires no email address or account.

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BROKER RESEARCH

Compare an active-trader workflow with a native platform

Compare IC Markets for a platform-and-automation workflow, with Plus500 as the native-platform alternative. For Switzerland, identify the actual contracting company: a foreign licence, Swiss-facing page or complaint route does not establish FINMA prudential supervision.

GradTraders Partner

IC Markets

Research the broader platform-and-automation workflow first. IC Markets Global is the trading name of Raw Trading Ltd, Seychelles FSA SD018. Compare its current platform access, execution and total costs, then confirm the entity and Swiss-client terms before funding.

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GradTraders Partner

Plus500

Research example: the Switzerland-facing documents identify Plus500SEY Ltd, regulated by the Seychelles FSA under licence SD039. Its native web and mobile CFD platform is the alternative for a self-contained workflow.

Research the current Swiss client agreement, governing law and complaint process separately from the interface. The group name does not turn this into a FINMA-supervised Swiss brokerage relationship.

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FP Markets

Compare a third provider’s platform range and costs through our research. Identify the account entity and its Swiss-client relationship; authorisations held by other group companies are not a substitute for that check.

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Go beyond the three partner examples

Our broker research compares 24 providers across 50 fields. Investigate platforms, costs, support, deposits and withdrawals, then read the account documents for the service available to you.

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PROP-FIRM RESEARCH

Four approaches to compare before paying for an evaluation

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FTMO

Investigate its objectives, loss limits and permitted strategies, then compare the fee and reward conditions with the other firms. Check the specific programme’s current residency, platform and payment rules.

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The5ers

Compare its progression and scaling approach alongside FTMO. Research the drawdown calculation, trading conditions and reward rules for the particular programme.

GradTraders code: UR06YMJ — check current checkout conditions.

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Funded Trading Plus

Explore its choice of simulated programmes. Compare the exact loss limits, fees and reward rules with the other approaches rather than choosing by account size alone.

GradTraders code: GRADTRADERS10 — check current checkout conditions.

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E8 Markets

Compare programme structures, platforms and trading rules. Check the specific programme’s current eligibility, drawdown and reward conditions before paying.

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Confirm residency eligibility, platform access and payment conditions for the programme before purchase. Simulated account sizes are not cash you own, and evaluation fees can be lost.

SOFTWARE & TRADING TOOLS

Build a workflow for local and global markets

Keep Swiss shares and CHF in your charts, practise an approach and review your own decisions. For multilingual workflows, check the interface and support options separately from the underlying market-data subscription.

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TradingView

Follow Swiss shares, indices and CHF pairs alongside global markets, watchlists and alerts. Check SIX data access, live versus delayed prices and your preferred interface language.

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Forex Tester

Practise and test an idea across historical data before taking it into a live market. Check the symbols, data coverage and features of the Online or Desktop product you intend to use.

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TraderSync

Bring entries, exits, screenshots and recurring mistakes together. Review your own decisions over a larger sample and check import support for your broker and platform.

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EA Builder Pro

Turn defined trading rules into an Expert Advisor without hand-coding it. For a compatible MT4 or MT5 workflow, test the rules and account restrictions before running automation.

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ForexVPS.net

Compare hosting locations against the actual broker or application server. A Zurich location is not automatically the fastest choice: measure latency and match memory, connectivity and support to the software you run.

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FXVM

Compare a second hosting provider for compatible trading software. Check location, measured latency, memory and support against the requirements of the application you will run.

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Over 150 articles to help you find your next trading tool or provider

Explore over 150 articles covering brokers, prop firms, trading software, trading guides and more. The valuable GradTraders research bank brings these choices together, helping you compare costs, features and practical uses. Behind the broker research is a database of 24 providers and 50 comparison fields, covering platforms, support, deposits, withdrawals and more.

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THE CHALLENGE AND PUBLIC TRADING RECORD

Follow the trades beyond the final result

Use the replay checkpoints to inspect a trade as it unfolds, then connect that session to the weekly Trading Record.

Tokyo’s Monday 09:00 cash open is Monday 01:00 CET in winter or 02:00 CEST in summer in Switzerland. The stream starts shortly beforehand. The replay is a practical option before your Swiss or European session; holiday changes are announced on the channel.

Three public checkpoints from the Trading RecordOpen the same public replay at three points to review the developing trade, the changing open P/L and the final result.

15:30

Position still developingReview the trade before the outcome is known instead of seeing only the finished result.

30:00

Open P/L changesSee how the position is managed while the result is still moving rather than jumping to the close.

38:00

Final resultReview the result near the end of the stream, then connect it to the weekly Trading Record entry.

These are YouTube preview images from the same public replay, not stills captured at each timestamp. Each card opens the exact 15:30, 30:00 or 38:00 point in context.

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LOCAL MARKET RESOURCES

15 useful local resources for traders

15 useful local sources for markets, economic data and financial news.

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Markets & learning

SIX trading hoursSessions and product-specific trading periods.
SIX trading and currency holidaysExchange closures and currency-calendar differences.
SIX Swiss Market IndexSMI overview and index information.
SIX Exchange Regulation noticesListed-company reporting notices.
Swiss stock indices explainedUnderstand SMI, SPI and other Swiss index families.

Economy & data

SNB monetary-policy decisionsPolicy assessments and their supporting material.
SNB calendarUpcoming publications and official appearances.
SNB data portalSwiss economic and financial reference data.
Federal Statistical Office: consumer pricesOfficial Swiss consumer-price statistics.
Federal Statistical Office: agendaScheduled statistical publications.

Checks & financial news

FINMA authorised institutionsAuthorised institutions and the relevant registers.
FINMA warning listInvestigate warning-list entries.
FINMA client-adviser guidanceUnderstand adviser registration and its limits.
Federal Tax AdministrationOfficial federal tax information and reference resources.
SWI swissinfo: economySwiss business and economic reporting.

SWITZERLAND

Make the research part of your trading routine

Prepare for Swiss shares and the franc

Check SIX trading holidays and issuer information, then SNB policy decisions and Federal Statistical Office releases. Put the global background beside that local research with Radar. Use a journal to review how your decisions held up across different sessions, rather than judging the approach from a single result.

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Separate authorisation, registration and complaints

Use FINMA’s authorised-institution lists, warnings and client-adviser guidance with the provider’s current agreement. An adviser-register entry or ombudsman route is different from FINMA prudential supervision of the brokerage.

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DISCLOSURE & RISK

Important risk information

GradTraders provides general education and research, not personal financial, investment, tax or legal advice. Some links and banners are commercial partner placements; GradTraders may earn a commission from an eligible purchase or account opening at no additional cost to the reader. Commercial relationships do not determine our editorial conclusions.

CFDs are complex leveraged instruments with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Check the provider’s current risk disclosure, residency eligibility and legal entity before opening an account. Prop-firm evaluations have separate fees and rules; evaluation fees can be lost.

The Nikkei 225 Challenge uses a demo account with a defined £200 simulated risk budget. Simulated performance and advertised evaluation account sizes are not cash owned by the trader or a promise of future results.

The GradTraders Research Bank

GradTraders was built from the research outward. Before the website and its articles, I developed a comprehensive broker research bank examining 24 brokers across six interconnected layers of detailed evidence, covering trading platforms, real costs and execution, international regulation, account reliability, withdrawals, reputation, investor protections and market access.

That foundation has grown into an extensive library of original comparisons, investigations and practical trading resources, supported by an ongoing commitment to verify, challenge and expand the underlying research — uncovering meaningful differences, exposing overlooked limitations and producing insights that go well beyond conventional trading reviews.

Last updated: 16 October 2026

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GradTraders Switzerland FAQs

When is the Nikkei 225 Challenge in Switzerland?

Tokyo’s Monday 09:00 cash open is Monday 01:00 CET in winter or 02:00 CEST in summer in Switzerland. The stream starts shortly beforehand. The replay is a practical option before your Swiss or European session; holiday changes are announced on the channel.

Is Global Market Radar free?

Yes. The market overview, candle-based signals, tick-activity indicators and session countdowns are free. The full guide explains the data and limitations.

What does the research bank cover?

Explore over 150 articles covering brokers, prop firms, trading software, trading guides and more. The broker database covers 24 providers and 50 comparison fields.

How do I investigate the broker behind the account?

How do I compare prop-firm programmes?

Compare simulated evaluation approaches around your European or US trading hours. Account fees, reward currencies, drawdown rules and overnight positions matter; a CHF-based trader should also consider conversion costs rather than choosing by account size alone. Confirm residency eligibility, platform access and payment conditions for the programme before purchase. Simulated account sizes are not cash you own, and evaluation fees can be lost.

Do I need a trading VPS?

Not every trader needs one. A VPS can keep compatible trading applications running when your computer is off. Choose by software requirements and measured latency to your trading server.

Does the Challenge use real money?

Does GradTraders provide personal investment advice?

No. GradTraders provides general education and research, not personal financial, investment, tax or legal advice.

Kurzfassung auf Deutsch

Der GradTraders Livestream beginnt in der Schweiz montags kurz vor 1:00 Uhr MEZ oder 2:00 Uhr MESZ; der Tokyo-Cash-Markt öffnet genau zu dieser Zeit. Die Nikkei 225 Challenge nutzt ein Demokonto mit einem festgelegten simulierten Risikobudget von £200. IC Markets führt den Brokervergleich für aktive Trader; Plus500 ist die benutzerfreundliche proprietäre Alternative. Beide Wege sind keine FINMA-beaufsichtigten Schweizer Brokerbeziehungen. Vor einer Einzahlung immer die genaue Gesellschaft und die FINMA-/FIDLEG-Situation prüfen.

Résumé en français

Le livestream GradTraders commence en Suisse le lundi peu avant 1h00 CET ou 2h00 CEST; le marché au comptant de Tokyo ouvre exactement à cette heure. Le Nikkei 225 Challenge utilise un compte démo avec un budget de risque simulé défini de £200. IC Markets arrive en tête pour les traders actifs; Plus500 est l’alternative propriétaire conviviale. Aucun des deux parcours n’est une relation de courtage suisse supervisée par la FINMA. Vérifiez toujours l’entité juridique exacte et les obligations suisses avant de financer un compte.

Sintesi in italiano

Il livestream GradTraders inizia in Svizzera il lunedì poco prima delle 1:00 CET o delle 2:00 CEST; il mercato cash di Tokyo apre esattamente a quell’ora. La Nikkei 225 Challenge utilizza un conto demo con un budget di rischio simulato definito di £200. IC Markets guida il confronto per i trader attivi; Plus500 è l’alternativa proprietaria user-friendly. Nessuno dei due percorsi è una relazione di brokeraggio svizzera vigilata dalla FINMA. Verifica sempre l’entità legale esatta e gli obblighi svizzeri prima di finanziare un conto.

Sources and references

The local dropdown gathers market, economic and public-interest resources. These provider references support the country-specific research.

Plus500 Switzerland documents · IC Markets entities · FINMA client-adviser guidance · FTMO eligibility · The5ers terms · FT+ countries · E8 countries · Forex Tester · TraderSync supported brokers · EA Builder Pro · ForexVPS locations · FXVM

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