I am currently looking for an online trading platfrom that will allow me to trade Euro Corporate Bonds. Swissquote allows this, but I was unimpressed with the service I received in the Zurich Lounge. I have used IB extensively in the past, but their platform (although the cheapest by far) does not offer Euro bonds. Further research led me to Saxobank (
http://www.saxobank.com/) and Keytrade Bank
(http://www.keytradebank.ch/). My only concern is price and fees. I can check the prices against Bloomberg, so I know how much slippage (or theft) is occuring from the banks. My research shows me that Custody Fees are: Saxobank .03%/ann, Keytrade .08%/ann. Bond Commission: Saxobank .08%, Keytrade .20%. Custody fees are a joke in general, and are not charged by eother Swissquote, nor IB...(whatever happened to the days when the bank paid YOU to take your money, instead of charging to hold your securities and grab fees on both sides of the trade).
I am undecided yet on which way to go, but would appreciate ANY other suggestions for online/low fee eurobond platforms.