Admiral Markets vs ICM Brokers

Admiral Markets vs ICM Brokers Comparison Table 2024
Admiral Markets	ICM Brokers
Review 3.5	Review 1.5

Admirals is an FCA- and ASIC-regulated broker with an excellent range of leveraged instruments, including forex, stocks, indices, ETFs, commodities, cryptos and more. The broker supports the MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and TradingCentral platforms. With both spread betting and CFDs available and thousands of instruments, this broker provides more flexibility than most rivals.	ICM Brokers is a Vanuatu-based broker offering a range of markets including CFDs, forex, futures, and options. The broker does not hold any top-tier licenses and there is limited company information available online.
Comment by Reviewer
"Admirals is a good pick for novice-to-intermediate traders that want a trustworthy, regulated broker with access to a wide range of markets with tight spreads and no commission."	"ICM Brokers could serve traders that are looking for fixed spreads, high leverage and willing to pay the $250 minimum deposit."
Pros
Low minimum deposit from $100 MetaTrader 4 platform and app integration Copy trading service with easy account controls Full range of investments including cryptos and spread betting Demo account to test the broker before real-money trading Admirals is a multi-regulated broker with a long list of industry awards and accolades Tight spreads and low to zero commissions mean Admiral Markets is a good option for active traders The low minimum deposit, fractional shares and easy three-step account registration process will appeal to beginners	Daily technical analysis report on key markets, including EUR/USD and Dow Jones Access to the renowned MetaTrader 4 platform with customizable charting tools Integrated economic calendar for keeping up with market events Highly leveraged trading up to 1:400
Cons
Monthly inactivity fee US traders not accepted The demo account expires after 30 days	Uncompetitive fixed spreads and high commissions Withdrawals must be made via request form Offshore regulation reduces client safety Limited range of trading instruments Narrow range of funding methods Slow customer support upon testing
Awards
Best Education & Training (Germany) - 2020 Best Forex Broker (Spain) - 2020 Best Forex Company - 2019
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies, ETFs, bonds, spread betting	Forex, equity CFDs, precious metals, energies, futures
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100	$250
Trading Platforms
MT4 MT5 TradingCentral	MT4
Payment Methods
Credit Card iDeal Klarna Mastercard Neteller PayPal POLi Skrill Sofort Swift Wire Transfer	Mastercard Neteller PayPal Visa Western Union
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA, CySEC, ASIC, JSC	VFSC
Margin Trading
Yes	No
STP Account
Yes	No
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
Yes	No
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	Yes
Mobile Apps
Yes	Yes
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader	Yes
Copy Trading
Yes	No
Copy Trading Platform
Admiral Markets offers an intuitive copy trading solution where subscribers can mirror the strategies of proven investors while setting their own stop loss and take profit limits in line with their risk appetite.
Social Trading
Yes	No
Trade Signals
Yes (MetaQuotes)
VPS Hosting
Yes	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
$10
Islamic Account
Yes	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP SEK CHF CZK
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Bombay Stock Exchange CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng Hong Kong Stock Exchange IBEX 35 Nasdaq Nasdaq Nordic & Baltics Shanghai Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange
Commodities
Cocoa Copper Cotton Gold Lithium Natural Gas Nickel Orange Juice Platinum Silver Sugar	Gold Natural Gas Silver
CFD Trading
Trade CFDs on forex, stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, bonds and cryptocurrencies with variable leverage up to 1:30. The broker provides great value to traders with six free trades per day on US, UK and European stocks, tight spreads on forex and low commissions on ETFs.	CFDs are available to trade on the powerful MT4 platform with a free demo account to test out strategies. With that said, the demo is only available for 20 days, which is disappointing.
Leverage
1:30 (EU), 1:500 (Global)	1:400 (Retail), 1:100 (Pro)
FTSE Spread
0.8	3.5
GBPUSD Spread
1.3	3
Oil Spread
0.03	Floating
Stocks Spread
0.5	Variable
Forex Trading
Trade 80+ major, minor and exotic forex pairs. This is a very competitive range of currency pairs with 50+ exotics to choose from, and traders will benefit from fast execution and support from extra features including a pip calculator. The MetaTrader 4 software was also designed for online forex trading.	Trade a small range of currency pairs with fixed spreads and high leverage up to 1:400. On the downside, fees are not the most competitive vs other brokers.
GBPUSD Spread
1	3
EURUSD Spread
0.6	2
EURGBP Spread
1	3
Assets
50	20+
Currency Indices
USD
Cryptocurrency
Trade 42 crypto CFDs including 10 crypto cross pairs and 32 fiat pairs with USD and EUR. This is a very competitive offering for a CFD broker that gives diverse and flexible trading options.	Crypto trading not offered
Spread
1%
Coins
BTC BCH DSH EOS ETC ETH LTC XLM XMR XRP ZEC
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

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