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

Admirals provides a wide range of financial instruments that allow trading on the currency market (Forex), as well as commodities, bonds, ETFs, and shares. Currencies, major indices, and shares are therefore accessible to investors via speculative instruments, with leverage up to x500 for traders. The financial services offered by this institution are quite comprehensive and suitable for both beginners and more experienced traders.

Admirals features CFDs allowing you to speculate—long or short—with leverage on all instruments: Forex, indices, commodities, shares, and cryptocurrencies. The spreads are competitive, from 0.8 points on the CAC 40 and DAX 40.
For share CFDs, Admirals offers 6 free orders per day, then charges a commission ranging between 0.10% and 0.15% for European shares.
For ETF CFDs, Admirals charges a commission from 0.10% to 0.15% of the transaction value on European and UK ETFs. The commission for US ETFs is only 0.02 USD.

A quick look at the spreads on key instruments at Admiral Markets:

• Spread EUR/USD:
  0.1 pip
• Spread EUR/GBP:
  0.6 pip
• Spread GBP/USD:
  0.3 pip
• Spread USD/CHF:
  0.8 pip

• Spread CAC40:
  0.8 pip
• Spread STOXX50:
  0.4 pip
• Spread FTSE100:
  0.8 pip
• Spread SP500:
  0.4 pip

Most ETF fees stand at about 0.1%. Depending on the instrument, the commission is set either as a percentage of the trade value or as a fixed rate per share.

For shares, it varies by country and market, but generally the commission ranges from 0.10% to 0.15%. For example, Air France (Euronext) is charged at 0.10% per transaction with one free trade per day, while Apple (Nasdaq) involves a minimum $1 commission with one free trade per day.

• Per-share commission:
  0.02%
• Minimum share fee:
  0€
• Direct share purchase:
  Non
• CFD on shares:
  Oui

• Number of ETFs:
  380
• Minimum ETF spread:
  0.02
• CFD on ETFs:
  Oui
• Direct ETF purchase:
  Non

Fees and swaps vary depending on the currency pair. For the popular EUR/USD pair, the minimum spread is 0.1 pip, and the swap is -0.842 pips (long position) and 0.07 pips (short position). Note that spreads differ slightly depending on the platform used. Overall, these fees are very competitive.

Admirals allows trading a variety of crypto via CFDs, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Chainlink, Dash, Eos, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Ripple, Stellar, Solana, Monero, Zcash. You don’t own the underlying asset directly but can go long or short, with up to x2 leverage for clients in Europe. Much like most Forex pairs, crypto CFDs are typically quoted against the US dollar.

The volatility of cryptocurrency markets can cause wide fluctuations in spreads, but typical spreads are around 0.3% for BTCUSD and 1% for XRPUSD or ETHUSD. No extra commissions apply.

• Spread EUR/USD:
  0.1
• Spread EUR/GBP:
  0.6
• Spread EUR/CHF:
  0.3
• Spread USD/CAD:
  0.8

• Number of cryptos:
  40
• Minimum crypto spread:
  0.3
• CFD on cryptos:
  Oui
• Direct crypto purchase:
  Non

Admirals makes the multi-asset MetaTrader platform available to its clients. It is customisable and user-friendly, and remains one of the most recognised trading platforms worldwide. MetaTrader can be easily downloaded for Windows or Mac, whether on your computer or smartphone. It is available in MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 versions, with MT5 having additional features for more advanced traders.
Charting, trading tools, automation, market news, trading robots are among the attributes of MT5 to enhance your trading experience. The MetaTrader WebTrader version runs directly in your browser, mirroring the MetaTrader platform without needing to install the software.

Admirals has its own in-house mobile application, enabling you to trade simply and securely wherever and whenever you like. It is flexible enough to suit different trader profiles by providing the most popular instruments for real-time trading. With this app, you can monitor your account, track market quotes, and manage your positions. A demo mode is also available.

Admirals is a regulated and reputable broker. Several authorities in different countries (FCA, CySEC, AFSL, etc.) ensure strong legal and financial compliance. In addition, negative balance protection provides coverage of up to £50,000 for retail clients and professional accounts, under certain conditions.