Admiral Markets Forex Review 2026
Top Rated · 2026
Our Ratings
4.4
out of 5
Safety & Regulation4.3
Fees & Costs4.3
Markets & Products4.7
Platforms & Execution4.2
Deposit & Withdrawal4.7
Trading Tools & Research4.3
Account Opening4.2
Customer Service4.0
Education4.5
Key Facts
Regulation
FCA, CySEC, EFSA, FSCA, JSC, CMA Kenya, FSA Seychelles
Broker Type
STP
Min. Deposit
$25
Platforms
Admiral Markets Mobile App, Admiral Markets Web Platform, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
Negative Balance Protection
Varies
Max Leverage
1:30 (FCA/CySEC/EFSA retail), up to 1:500 (professional), up to 1:1000 (FSA Seychelles)
Demo Account
Yes
Spreads From
0.6 pips
75% of retail FX and CFD accounts lose money.
Admiral Markets - At a Glance
Company & Overview
- Established
- 2001
- Headquarters
- Maakri 19/1, 10145 Tallinn, Estonia
- International Offices
- United Kingdom, Cyprus, South Africa, Estonia, Jordan, Kenya, Seychelles, Romania, Georgia, Poland, Bulgaria
- Publicly Traded
- No
- Broker Type
- STP
- Regulation
- FCA (United Kingdom), CySEC (Cyprus), EFSA (Estonia), FSCA (South Africa), JSC (Jordan), CMA Kenya (Kenya), FSA Seychelles (Seychelles)
- Segregated Client Funds
- Yes
- Negative Balance Protection
- Varies
Automatic for retail clients. Professional clients are covered too, which is rare, but must claim within 2 working days, balances across accounts are netted first, and payment is capped at GBP 50,000 at Admiral's discretion.
- Banking License
- No
- Languages
- English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Russian, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish
- Customer Support
- Live Chat, Email, Phone
- Customer Support Hours
- 24/5
Account Types
- Demo Account
- Yes
- Swap Free Account
- Yes
- Joint Account
- Yes
- Corporate Account
- No
- Managed Account
- No
- PAMM / MAM Trading
- Yes
- Social / Copy Trading
- No
Account Conditions
- Minimum Deposit
- $25
- Payment Methods
- Bank Transfer, Local Bank Transfer, Debit Card, Credit Card, Cryptocurrency, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, Klarna, iBank&BankLink, iDeal, Poli, AstroPay, SafetyPay, Rapid Transfer, Trustly, NganLuong, Perfect Money
- Account Currencies
- EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, AUD, BRL, MXN, CLP, SGD, THB, VND
- Maximum Leverage
- 1:30 (FCA/CySEC/EFSA retail), up to 1:500 (professional), up to 1:1000 (FSA Seychelles)
- Bonuses
- Varies
Deposit and trading bonuses are prohibited for retail clients under CySEC and FCA rules, so they are not available on those entities. Offered through the Seychelles entity where local rules permit.
- Contests
- No
Trading Conditions
- Markets & Products
- Forex, CFDs, Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
- Currency Pairs
- 80+ FX Pairs. Major, Minor, and Exotic.
- Minimum Lot Size
- 0.01
- Maximum Lot Size
- 200
- Decimal Pricing
- 5 decimals
- Order Types
- Market execution plus pending orders: four types on MetaTrader 4 (buy limit, sell limit, buy stop, sell stop) and six on MetaTrader 5, which adds buy stop limit and sell stop limit. Stop loss and take profit on both. StereoTrader adds OCO orders, limit pullback orders and dynamic trailing.
- Execution Type
- Market Execution
- Margin Call Level
- 100%
- Stop Out Level
- 50% (retail)
- Hedging
- Yes
- Scalping
- Yes
Fees & Costs
- Spread Type
- Variable
- Spread From
- 0.6 pips (Standard Account),0.0 pips (Zero Account)
- Commission
- Standard Account: No commission, Zero Account: $3.0 per lot per side
- Overnight / Swap Fees
- Yes
- Deposit Fee
- No
- Withdrawal Fee
- Varies
One free a month. After that, EUR 1 by bank transfer, or 1% by card, Skrill or Brite with a EUR 1 minimum.
- Currency Conversion Fee
- Yes
- Account Maintenance Fee
- No
- Inactivity Fee
- Yes
EUR 10 a month, but only after two years without a transaction, which is unusually generous. Refundable on request once you trade again, and avoidable by keeping funds in the wallet.
- Custody Fee
- No
Platforms & Tools
- Trading Platforms
- Admiral Markets Mobile App, Admiral Markets Web Platform, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
- Mobile App
- Yes
- API Access
- Yes
- VPS Hosting
- Yes
- Automated Trading
- Yes
How Admiral Markets's costs compare
Spread from (major pairs)0.6 pips
Catalogue median: 0.8 pips across 49 brokers · lower is cheaper
Minimum deposit$25
Catalogue median: $10 across 49 brokers · lower is more accessible
The marker is the median of every active broker we rate, computed from the same structured data as the reviews. Headline from-spreads are the broker's advertised best case; your account type and instrument change them.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong regulatory oversight
- Its parent company is publicly listed on the stock exchange
- Broad global market access through CFDs
- Fast and easy account opening
- Demo account available for practice trading
- Islamic (swap-free) accounts available
- Low forex trading fee
- Ultra-low spreads from 0.0 pips on Zero accounts
- Multiple fast and secure payment methods
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- Free deposit and withdrawal
- Negative balance protection
- User-friendly mobile and web platforms
- Supports MT4 and MT5
- Great educational resources for all levels of traders
- Supports algorithmic trading
- No restrictions on trading strategies
- Good customer support service
Cons
- Limited product offering
- No TradingView or cTrader platform support
- Limited research tools
- Educational content is limited
- No integrated social and copy feature
- An inactivity fee is charged after 2 years of account inactivity
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