Admiral Markets review: What you need to know before signing up.

Admirals offers a wide range of financial instruments including Forex, commodities, bonds, ETFs and stocks. Investors can trade major currency pairs, indices and shares using leveraged products, with leverage of up to 1:30 for retail clients and up to 1:500 for eligible professionals. The service is designed to suit both beginners and experienced traders.

Admirals offers CFDs that let you speculate with leverage on a wide range of instruments, including Forex, indices, commodities, stocks, and cryptocurrencies. Spreads are competitive, starting from 0.8 points on the CAC 40 and around 1 point on the DAX 40.
For European stock CFDs, commissions range between 0.10% and 0.15% of the trade value (minimum €1).
For European and UK ETF CFDs, commissions also range from 0.10% to 0.15%. For US ETFs, the commission is approximately $0.02 per share (minimum $1).

Overview of typical spreads at Admiral Markets:

• Spread EUR/USD:
  0.9 pip
• Spread EUR/GBP:
  1.1 pip
• Spread GBP/USD:
  1.1 pip
• Spread USD/CHF:
  1.9 pip

• Spread CAC40:
  0.8 pip
• Spread STOXX50:
  1.3 pip
• Spread FTSE100:
  0.8 pip
• Spread SP500:
  0.6 pip

Admirals offers two options for trading stocks and ETFs: via CFDs or through direct ownership with the Invest.MT5 account.

• Invest.MT5 account: Ideal for long-term investors who prefer owning assets directly. It provides access to over 4,000 shares and 200 ETFs. Commissions start from 0.02 USD per US share, with a minimum of 1 USD per trade. Fractional investing is also available, starting from as little as £1.
• Stock and ETF CFDs: Suited to active traders looking to speculate over shorter timeframes using leverage. Spreads vary and commissions may apply depending on the account type.

• Per-share commission:
  0.1%
• Minimum fee:
  £1
• Direct stock purchases:
  Yes
• Share CFDs:
  Yes

• Number of ETFs:
  200
• Minimum ETF spread:
  0.1
• ETF CFDs:
  Yes
• Direct ETF purchases:
  Sì

Trading costs and swap rates vary depending on the currency pair. For example, the popular EUR/USD pair has a minimum spread of 0.1 pip and swap rates of -0.842 pips (long) and 0.07 pips (short)*. Spread levels also vary depending on the chosen platform, but in general, the fees are highly competitive.
* Swaps are variable and fluctuate based on market conditions. This example is for illustrative purposes only and subject to change.

Admirals also offers CFD trading on a selection of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Chainlink, Dash, Eos, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Ripple, Stellar, Solana, Monero and Zcash. You don't own the underlying assets but speculate on price movements — both long and short — with leverage up to 1:2 for UK retail clients.

Due to crypto market volatility, spreads fluctuate, but you can typically expect around 0.3% for BTC/USD and 1% for XRP/USD or ETH/USD. There are no additional commissions on crypto trades.

• Spread EUR/USD:
  0.9
• Spread EUR/GBP:
  1.1
• Spread EUR/CHF:
  1.1
• Spread USD/CAD:
  1.9

• Number of cryptos:
  40
• Minimum crypto spread:
  0.1
• Crypto CFDs:
  Yes
• Direct crypto purchases:
  No

Admirals provides access to the popular MetaTrader multi-asset trading platform. Highly customisable and intuitive, MetaTrader is one of the most widely used platforms globally. It's available for Windows, macOS, smartphones and tablets. Admirals offers both MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, with MT5 offering additional features for advanced users.
Advanced charting, trading tools, automation, real-time news and trading robots make MT5 an excellent choice. Admirals also offers MetaTrader WebTrader, accessible directly from your browser with no downloads needed, and a proprietary Admirals platform ideal for beginners, with a simplified interface.

Yes — Admirals offers a dedicated mobile app to help you trade securely and easily, wherever and whenever you want. The app is flexible and suitable for a wide range of trader profiles. It features real-time market prices, trading tools and full account control. A demo mode is also available for practising without financial risk.

Admirals is a well-regulated and reputable broker. It is authorised and supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, ensuring full compliance with UK financial laws. Admirals also offers negative balance protection of up to £50,000 for retail and professional accounts, under certain conditions.