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Admirals vs Plum

Compare Admirals and Plum 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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Plum

Plum

Automated savings and beginner investors

Plum is a UK savings and investment app that automates saving, offers ISA, SIPP, mutual funds, and 3,000+ ind…

Head-to-head comparison

Admirals vs Plum
Feature Admirals Plum
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 2 free lifetime trades then: £0.50/trade (Basic), £0.15/trade (Plus), £0.05/trade (Boost), £0.00/trade (Max); FX fee 0.60% (Basic), 0.45% (Plus), 0.30% (Boost), 0.15% (Max) per trade
Regulators CySEC FCA
Best for Active CFD traders and stock ETF investors Automated savings and beginner investors
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
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Forex
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CFDs
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Crypto
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Fractional Shares
Margin
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Demo Account
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Funds
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Investment Plans
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Ready Made Portfolios
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Money Market Funds
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Isa
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Sipp
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Savings Vaults
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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
Plum

Plum

Pros

  • Free Basic plan with automated savings and stock access
  • Stocks and Shares ISA and SIPP available on paid tiers
  • Fractional stock investing from £1
  • 3,000+ individual US company stocks available
  • 26 curated mutual funds from Vanguard and BlackRock
  • FCA-regulated with FSCS protection up to £85,000 on investments
  • Automated savings powered by spending analysis
  • Multiple savings account types including Cash ISA and Lifetime ISA

Cons

  • Individual stocks cannot be held inside the Stocks and Shares ISA - only mutual funds are ISA-eligible, leaving stock gains potentially subject to capital gains tax
  • Only 26 mutual funds available, a narrower range than dedicated investment platforms
  • Stacked fees on paid tiers: subscription fee plus platform fee plus fund manager fee
  • Two free lifetime trades then a per-trade charge on Basic and Plus plans
  • Crypto available only for EU/Cyprus users via Bitpanda; not available to UK customers
  • No demo or practice account
  • Fund access requires a paid subscription; Basic plan is limited
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.

Plum

Plum

Plum is a UK savings and investment app that automates saving, offers ISA, SIPP, mutual funds, and 3,000+ individual stocks via a tiered subscription model.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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