Admiral Markets
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- Trust score
- 5/10
- Legal simplicity
- 5/10
- Min. deposit
- 200
- Payment systems
- Instruments
- Forex, Indices, Commodities, Metals, Energies, Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Cryptocurrencies
- Legal entity
- Admirals Group AS
- Jurisdiction
- Estonia
- Fees
- Trade.MT accounts price forex in the spread with no commission; Zero.MT accounts quote raw spreads with a commission per lot. Share and ETF CFDs carry their own commission. Overnight swaps apply, and an inactivity fee applies after a period without trading.
- Withdrawals
- Withdrawals return to the funding method, with a set number of free withdrawals per month and a fee beyond that. Requests are typically processed within one business day.
- Available in
Features
- Free trader seminars and training
- Daily market analysis
- Low $200 minimum deposit
- ECN accounts
- Wide range of trading instruments
Pros
- Low spreads and reliable trading conditions
- Daily market analysis and quality forecasts
- Regulated by the FCA
Cons
- Mixed user reviews cite platform performance and account registration issues
Admiral Markets (now Admirals) is a forex and CFD broker founded in 2001 and regulated by the FCA. It offers Forex, indices, stocks, bonds, commodities, and CFDs on MT4 and MT5, plus a proprietary mobile app, with spreads from 0 pips and leverage up to 1:500. The broker provides an ECN account option, free trader training and webinars, and multilingual customer support, though not on a 24/7 basis. A minimum deposit of $200 applies, and an inactivity fee is charged on dormant accounts.
FCA-regulated forex and CFD broker offering ECN accounts, daily market analysis, and trader training, with a $200 minimum deposit.
Admiral Markets, now operating as Admirals, is a forex and CFD broker founded in 2001 and regulated by the FCA. It offers Forex, indices, stocks, bonds, commodities, and CFDs on MT4, MT5, and a proprietary mobile app, with a $200 minimum deposit.
Company Background
Founded in 2001, Admirals has grown from a single office into a global broker. The company also provides free Forex training, webinars, and seminars led by experienced traders.
Regulation and Safety
Admirals is part of the Admiral Markets Group and is regulated by the FCA, a top-tier UK regulator.
Trading Instruments and Conditions
Admirals offers Forex, indices, stocks, bonds, commodities, and CFDs, with spreads starting from 0 pips and leverage up to 1:500. An ECN account option gives direct access to liquidity providers.
Trading Platforms and Tools
Trading is available on MT4, MT5, and a proprietary mobile app, supported on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. Additional tools include Tick Chart Trader, News Connect, an Indicator Package, a Trading Simulator, and Mini Chart.
Fees and Costs
Fees are primarily built into spreads. Admirals charges an inactivity fee on dormant accounts, and some services and payment methods carry additional costs.
Customer Support
Support is available in multiple languages but is not offered 24/7.
User Feedback
User feedback is mixed: some traders highlight low spreads and reliable trading conditions, while others report platform performance and account registration issues.
Trading conditions
Admirals — long known as Admiral Markets — runs an unusually wide instrument list for a MetaTrader broker, covering thousands of share and ETF CFDs alongside forex, indices, commodities and bonds. Real stock and ETF investing is available in some jurisdictions alongside the CFD offering.
Account types split by pricing: Trade.MT embeds the cost in the spread, Zero.MT quotes raw spreads with commission. The broker's MetaTrader Supreme Edition add-on extends the standard terminal with additional indicators and a trading simulator, which is a genuine improvement over stock MetaTrader rather than a cosmetic one.
Retail leverage follows the local regime — 30:1 on major pairs across the FCA, CySEC and ASIC entities, with negative balance protection.
Verification
Verification requires photo ID and proof of address, plus an appropriateness assessment and economic profile on the regulated entities. Documents are usually reviewed within one business day.
Check the fee schedule for your entity: the free withdrawal allowance and the inactivity fee vary by jurisdiction, and both matter more to an infrequent trader than the spread does.
