Vanguard vs Admiral Markets

Vanguard vs Admiral Markets Comparison Table 2023
Vanguard Review 2023	Admiral Markets Review 2023
Review 2.8 Vanguard is #36 in our broker rankings.	Review 3.5
Traders from US accepted	Traders from US not accepted See available CFD brokers
Vanguard is a US-headquartered brokerage with 50 million clients globally and $8+ billion in assets under management. The brands offers investing in stocks, mutual funds, bonds, ETFs and options with low fees. The trusted broker is regulated by the SEC, FINRA and FCA.	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.
Comment by Reviewer
"We recommend Vanguard for long-term investors looking for managed accounts and self-directed trading opportunities. Fees are competitive, with zero-commission stock and ETF trading."	"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."
Pros
Trusted since 1975 with strong regulatory oversight in the US and UK Retirement and ISA accounts available alongside traditional investing solutions Fully managed accounts providing a hands-off approach to investing Excellent education and user guides compared to alternatives Competitive fee structure with a 0.15% account fee Commission-free stock and ETF trading Well-designed mobile app ESG funds available	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
Cons
Limited payment methods - credit cards, cheques and e-wallet are not supported High minimum investment amounts, including $3000 for the majority of mutual funds No demo account available to practise trading risk-free Focused on US clients	Monthly inactivity fee US traders not accepted The demo account expires after 30 days
Awards
	Best Education & Training (Germany) - 2020 Best Forex Broker (Spain) - 2020 Best Forex Company - 2019
Instruments
Stocks, ETFs	Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies, ETFs, bonds, spread betting
Demo Account
No	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$1	$100
Trading Platforms
Own	MT4 MT5 TradingCentral
Payment Methods
ACH Transfer Automated Customer Account Transfer Service Wire Transfer	Credit Card iDeal Klarna Mastercard Neteller PayPal POLi Skrill Sofort Swift Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
$1	0.01 Lots
Regulator
SEC, FINRA	FCA, CySEC, ASIC, JSC
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
STP Account
No	Yes
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
No	Yes
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
Yes	No
Robo Advisor
Yes	No
Negative Balance Protection
No	Yes
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	No
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	Yes
Auto Trading
Yes	Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader
Copy Trading
No	Yes
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
No	Yes
Trade Signals
	Yes (MetaQuotes)
VPS Hosting
No	Yes
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
Yes	No
Custodial Account
Yes	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
	$10
Islamic Account
No	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP	USD EUR GBP SEK CHF CZK
Stock Exchanges
Dow Jones London Stock Exchange Nasdaq S&P 500	Australian Securities Exchange 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
CFD Trading
CFD trading not offered	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.
Leverage
	1:30 (EU), 1:500 (Global)
FTSE Spread
	0.8
GBPUSD Spread
	1.3
Oil Spread
	0.03
Stocks Spread
	0.5
Forex Trading
Forex trading not offered	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.
GBPUSD Spread
	1
EURUSD Spread
	0.6
EURGBP Spread
	1
Assets
	50
Currency Indices
	USD
Cryptocurrency
Crypto trading not offered	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.
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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