Admiral Markets Review

Regulation

Admiral Markets is not presented on any stock exchange. It is licensed by a couple of Tier-1 regulators, being highly trustable. Two Tier-2 regulators with an average trust level provided Admiral markets with regulation also. The Top regulators are well-known FCA and CySEC while Tier-2 are Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) and European Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA).

Feature	Condition
Foundation year	2001
Publicly Traded on Exchange	❌
Tier-1 Licenses	FCA, CySEC
Tier-2 Licenses	ASIC, EFSA

Instruments

Admiral Markets offers a wide range of instruments like forex pairs, CFDs for indices, metals, energies, cryptocurrencies and more. Coverage is suitable for the traders that want to get a wide range of assets in one place giving in total 9,500+ items.

Feature	Condition
Major forex pairs	✅
Minor forex pairs	✅
Exotic forex pairs	✅
Cryptocurrencies	✅
CFD
Metals	✅
Energies	✅
Agricultural	✅
Shares
UK shares	✅
US shares	✅
German shares	✅
Japanese shares	✅

Trading platforms

Admiral Markets offers its customers the one and only MetaTrader terminals (MetaTrader 5 & MetaTrader 4). In addition, there is included a suite of 12 trading robots (also called expert advisors) and 20 custom built indicators.

Supreme package offered by Admiral markets includes news signals plotted directly on the trading chart. There are also other suitable tools, such as a countdown timer for bars, a spread widget and some others.

Like the majority of other brokers, Admiral Markets has Mobile MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 versions. They are common in terms of features in comparison to each other.

Web Terminal is available also for the traders that want to get access to trading without the requirement to install a Desktop or Mobile version of MetaTrader Terminal.

cTrader Terminal that is popular among the algorithmic traders is not available that is a negative point.

 

Feature	Condition
MetaTrader 4	✅
MetaTrader 5	✅
MetaTrader 4/5 iOS/Android	✅
Web Terminal	✅
cTrader	❌

Account types and conditions

The broker offers ECN and STP execution type, so traders can have tight spreads with transparent price levels.

Among available live account types are Micro, Mini, ECN and Standard. A demo account is provided also where traders can test their strategies without the risk of losing money.

Like with most brokers, margin requirements depending on the account types or instruments either.

Feature	Condition
Demo account	✅
Micro account	✅
Mini account	✅
Demo account	✅
Standard account	✅
ECN/STP account	✅

Commissions and spreads

According to its website, Admiral Markets has four account types that differ in terms of fees and available symbols to trade.

The broker’s minimum spread for EUR/USD pair equals 0.1 pips that is relatively low compared to the average EUR/USD spread of 0.70 pips among the other brokers.

On the website of the broker, there are available commission-free stocks and funds that are provided as CFDs.

Deposits and Withdrawals

At Admiral Markets the deposit and withdrawal options are quite limited. There are only bank wires, credit/debit cards, and Skrill & Neteller payment system (being lately a part of the same payment holding). Despite the presence of a huge list of global alternative payment providers, this point is in need of improvement.

Skrill/Netellter charge a fee equal to 0.9% while the other options are free of charge. Third-party fees might be applicable.

There are available two free withdrawals each month.  Processing times for withdrawals vary and may take up to 3 business days. The overall payment process is common in comparison to other brokers, though more payment options are definitely required. Please visit our forex brokers reviews page to check which companies have other available payment methods.

Feature	Condition
Bank wire	✅
Debit/Credit cards	✅
Skrill	✅
Neteller	✅
Paypal	❌
WebMoney	❌
China UnionPay	❌

Customer Support

Admiral Markets support offers more than 15 available languages including worldwide one like English or Spanish and even more exotic ones like Latviesu or Moldovian.

Admiral Markets Livechat

Website of this broker allows to get a fast 24/5 support via LiveChat and the average response time is around 3 minutes.

Some simple issues could be resolved this way though for specific problems the support team recommends to send requests using e-mail.

Admiral Markets Email Support

It is the main way to get support from the broker and the average reponse time is around 4-5 hours. Any issues related to finance and verification are resolved solely via that type of communication.

Phone Support at Admiral Markets

Another way to get quick support is a phone call. Fairly, it is rarely used though its existence is beneficial. The available languages are not widely spread and contain English, Spanish, Russian, and some more.

Feature	Condition
Live Chat	✅
E-mail	✅
Phone	✅

Admiral Markets Overview

Admiral Markets could be considered as a long-living broker in comparison to the other companies with good trading conditions. It has a standard terminals package, various trading support methods though it also lacks funding methods.