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Admirals vs Markets.com

Compare Admirals and Markets.com side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

Admirals

Admirals

Active CFD traders and stock ETF investors

Admirals offers CFDs on forex, stocks, ETFs, indices, commodities and crypto, plus real stocks and ETFs throu…

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Markets.com

Markets.com

CFD and forex traders

Markets.com is a multi-regulated CFD and forex broker offering over 2,200 instruments across forex, shares, i…

Head-to-head comparison

Admirals vs Markets.com
Feature Admirals Markets.com
Minimum deposit Minimum deposit values shown include 100 EUR and 1 EUR, depending on page/product -
Stock trading fee Volume Fee / Minimum includes 0.02 USD per share / 1 USD for listed US venues and 0.10% or 0.15% with local minimums for other listed exchanges -
Regulators CySEC CySEC, FSCA, ASIC, FSA
Best for Active CFD traders and stock ETF investors CFD and forex traders
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
Forex
CFDs
Crypto
Bonds
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Fractional Shares
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Margin
Demo Account
Multi Currency
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Pros & cons

Admirals

Admirals

Pros

  • Free deposits by bank transfer, cards, Klarna, Skrill and Brite
  • One free withdrawal request every month
  • Fractional stocks and ETFs from €1 or $1
  • Zero MT5 spreads from 0.0 pips
  • Real-time prices at no extra cost for investing accounts
  • Supplementary coverage listed up to €100,000 per client
  • MT Supreme Edition and StereoTrader available for eligible accounts

Cons

  • Inactivity fee after 24 months: 10 EUR per month
  • Currency conversion fee is 0.3%
  • Different-currency account transfers cost 1%
  • Card withdrawals after the monthly free request cost 1%
  • Skrill withdrawals after the monthly free request cost 1%, min. 1 EUR / USD
  • StereoTrader monthly access requires 4000 euros minimum equity
  • Cryptocurrency access is through CFDs
  • No signals or managed trading
Markets.com

Markets.com

Pros

  • Regulated by CySEC, FSCA and ASIC
  • No commissions on trades - spread-only pricing
  • No deposit or broker withdrawal fees
  • Proprietary platform plus MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5
  • Over 2,200 tradable instruments across multiple asset classes
  • Free demo account for practice trading
  • Negative balance protection for retail clients

Cons

  • FCA authorisation surrendered in 2025 - UK retail services including spread betting discontinued
  • Inactivity fee of 10 per month triggered after just 90 days
  • Spreads wider than ECN or STP competitors
  • No copy trading or social trading functionality
  • Demo account expires after 90 days of inactivity
  • No cTrader platform
  • No VPS service
Admirals

Admirals

Admirals offers CFDs on forex, stocks, ETFs, indices, commodities and crypto, plus real stocks and ETFs through MetaTrader and Admirals platforms.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

Markets.com

Markets.com

Markets.com is a multi-regulated CFD and forex broker offering over 2,200 instruments across forex, shares, indices, commodities, ETFs, crypto and bonds via its proprietary platform, MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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