Trading With Us

A Forex broker is an intermediary between you and the interbank market (networks of banks that trade with each other). Typically, a Forex broker will offer you a price from the banks that act as their liquidity provider. Admirals uses multiple banks for pricing and we offer you the best available price quotes with fast execution.

Trading on interbank is possible for private individuals, however it requires significant investment. So, unless a trader has at least $50,000.00 to $100,000.00 on hand, financial leverage is also required. Forex brokers such as Admirals provide that very leverage.

Admirals offers a range of educational material for Forex trading - such as articles and webinars - as well as tools to equip and assist traders in making informed trading decisions.

We provide regular trading and investing webinars for our clients. Visit the Webinars section of our website to view the upcoming schedule and to reserve your space!

If the financial instrument that you hold via your Admirals account pays dividends, we will fund your account with the net amount remaining after deduction of the applicable withholding tax on such dividends. The withholding tax corresponds to the tax rate that is applied to Admirals by its counterparties.

Please note that you may be liable for additional taxes on dividends, other than the above. However, Admirals will neither be responsible for calculating and/or deducting and/or informing you of any such taxes, nor will it provide you with any form of tax advice on any such matter. If you have any specific questions regarding tax, you should speak to a tax specialist or your local tax authority.

The degree of leverage available with Admirals depends on the entity with which traders are registered as well as the type of account and instrument in question. For more specific details, refer to our Account Types page. 

The minimum deposit required in order to open a CFD account depends on which Admirals entity you are registered with. You can find details about minimum deposit requirements for our different accounts on the Account Types page of our website. 

At Admirals, we offer a number of different types of accounts for clients:  

- Zero.MT4 & Zero.MT5: CFD trading focused on a selection of currencies, commodities and indices. Spreads start from zero, but commissions apply to each trade. 

- Trade.MT4 & Trade.MT5: CFD trading with a much larger variety of instruments than the Zero accounts, including CFDs on stocks. Spreads start from 0.5 pips. 

- Invest.MT5: Investing account which allows clients to invest in thousands of stocks and ETFs from around the world.

For more details about the different accounts, including which instruments are available and more information about fees, check out the Account Types page of our website. 

This depends on the trader in question. With Trade accounts, clients can trade CFDs on a wider range of instruments, including currencies, commodities, indices, stocks and ETFs. Commissions apply to CFD trades on stocks and ETFs, but all other instruments are commission free. Spreads start from 0.5 pips. 

On the other hand, Zero accounts offer CFD trading on just currencies and commodities. Spreads start from zero, but commissions are charged on each trade. For more information, check out our Account Types page. 

Withdrawal requests are processed on the same business day if the request is received before the cut-off time. However, requests submitted after the cut-off time, on weekends, or on national and bank holidays will be processed on the next business day. The cut-off time varies depending on the Admirals entity you hold an account with. 

For further information on withdrawal methods and processing, please check the Deposits and Withdrawals page. 

Withdrawal processing follows fixed procedures depending on the entity you trade with. We encourage clients to take a look at the applicable cut-off times and submit their withdrawal requests accordingly on a business day. Please note that requests submitted after the cut-off time on a business day, or on weekends, national holidays, and bank holidays, will be processed on the next business day.  

For further details, please check our Deposits and Withdrawals page.

Withdrawals with Admirals are processed in line with established internal procedures and applicable regulatory requirements. As a regulated broker, Admirals operates under the supervision of recognised authorities such as the FCA in the UK, CySEC in the EU and the FSA in Seychelles, which set standards for client fund handling and operational controls. 

Admirals does not charge fees for making deposits to your account. If your deposit is in a currency different from your account’s base currency, the funds will be converted to your account’s base currency using the daily exchange rate of Admirals’ recipient bank. Any service charges applied by the receiving or intermediary banks will also be deducted, which could result in the final credited amount being lower than the amount originally sent. 

For more information, including applicable terms and conditions, please see our Deposits and Withdrawals page. 

The availability of payment methods such as PayPal, Skrill, and Neteller depends on the region you are in and the Admirals entity you trade with. Kindly check the payment options available for your region on the Deposits and Withdrawals page.  

Fees charged by Admirals include spreads, swaps and commissions. These fees all vary and primarily depend on the instrument being traded. For detailed information about fees for specific instruments, please refer to the Contract Specification section of our website. 

CFD brokers such as Admirals make money by charging fees for providing their services. Fees potentially charged by CFD brokers include spreads, commissions and swap fees. The exact level of these fees varies from broker to broker, as well as depending on the instrument being traded. 

No. All details about the fees charged by Admirals are outlined clearly on our website. Information about commissions, spreads and swap fees for specific trading instruments can be found in the Contract Specifications section on our website. Information about deposit, withdrawal, currency conversion and inactivity fees can be found on the Deposits & Withdrawals page. 

In CFD trading, swap fees (also known as overnight fees) are charges or credits applied when you hold a leveraged position open overnight. They reflect the cost of financing the leveraged position, which is based on underlying interest rates. Depending on the instrument and the direction of the trade, you may pay a fee or receive a credit when maintaining a position overnight. 

A regulated broker is supervised by a financial authority that enforces rules on client protection, reporting, segregating client funds, transparency, and business conduct. On the flipside, an unregulated broker is not subject to such oversight. 

Regulation significantly reduces the risk of fraud and misuse of client funds. 

The protections you have as a client depend on the specific Admirals entity you trade with. But, in general, regulated brokers like Admirals provide safeguards like segregated client accounts, negative balance protection, and in some cases investor compensation schemes. For more details, you can check our Financial Security Page.  

Negative balance protection prevents a trading account from going below zero, so clients cannot owe more than the funds they have deposited. It is typically offered by regulated brokers. However, the availability and terms of this protection may vary depending on the broker, regulator, and client classification. 

Client funds are held in segregated accounts at top-tier banks, separate from company funds. Combined with regulatory oversight and independent audits, this means your money is identifiable and protected even in extreme scenarios. 

As with any company, there is a possibility that a broker could become insolvent. Choosing a regulated broker with segregated client funds and compensation schemes provides additional protection if financial difficulties occur. 

There are a number of safeguards in place designed to protect client funds in the event of insolvency. Client money is kept in segregated accounts, separate from the company’s funds. Depending on which entity you trade with, your funds may also be protected by regulatory safeguards and insurance, according to the policy terms. These protections cover eligible cash and securities, not trading losses, ensuring your funds remain safeguarded.  For more details, you can check our Financial Security Page. 

Yes, Admirals is a regulated broker which is authorised by independent financial regulators across various jurisdictions: the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Seychelles. 

Admirals is a legitimate and regulated broker which has been providing clients with reliable trading and investing services for over two decades. We operate under the supervision of recognised authorities such as the FCA in the UK, CySEC in the EU, and the FSA in Seychelles, ensuring strict standards for transparency, security, and client fund protection. 

Being in the business for over two decades, we work hard to provide our clients with a reliable, secure, and transparent trading experience, along with responsive customer support. Our commitment is reflected in client feedback, with a rating of 4+ stars on Trustpilot. 

With Admirals, clients can invest for the long term through the Invest.MT5 account, allowing them to choose from thousands of stocks and ETFs from the world’s largest stock exchanges. Investors can also take advantage of fractional shares, which allow them to start investing with as little as $1. This can help investors build diversified portfolios over time, even with smaller initial investments. 

Admirals offers CFD trading on a wide range of instruments through account types suitable for short-term trading. Account types include the Zero.MT4 and Zero.MT5 accounts, with spreads which start from zero, and the Trade.MT4 and Trade.MT5 account, with spreads which start from 0.5 pips. 

Admirals provides regulated trading and investing services under recognised authorities and offers educational resources to support beginners as they learn. Clients who are just starting out may begin with a demo account and practise trading in a simulated environment before trading with real funds. It’s important to note that participation in financial markets is inherently risky, and you should be aware of the risks involved before proceeding. 

Execution speed is a highly important factor for us when choosing liquidity providers. Admirals takes steps to ensure our chosen providers have a normal execution speed within the market’s standard and continually monitor to ensure this remains the case. 

CFDs and fractional shares are executed OTC (Over-the-Counter), allowing for near instant execution as long as market conditions allow. For whole shares of stocks and ETFs, execution speed depends on the exchange and intermediary processing times, meaning orders may take slightly longer to fill than OTC transactions. 

The main difference between STP (Straight Through Processing) and ECN (Electronic Communications Network) brokers is routing. STP and ECN brokers are not market makers (i.e. they do not act as counterparties to client transactions). 

STP brokers route all orders to their chosen pool of liquidity providers, and they are executed at the rates offered by these liquidity providers. On the other hand, ECN brokers route orders directly into a broader electronic network in which trades are matched with various other market participants. 

Market makers are market participants which buy and sell large volumes of securities, providing liquidity to the financial markets. They continuously quote buy and sell prices and stand ready to accept trades at these rates. 

In the context of brokers, a market maker acts as the counterparty to trades made by their clients, while a non-market maker broker routes client orders to external liquidity providers. 

No. Admirals operates a Straight Through Processing (STP) model. 

Not necessarily. Because market makers act as a counterparty to client trades, there can be a potential conflict of interest, as the broker may stand to profit when their clients lose. However, the safety of a broker largely comes down to regulation, how they handle client funds and what protections they offer. 

Slippage is when an order is filled at a different price than a trader has requested. It can occur during fast-moving markets, when price jumps quickly from one level to another, or when liquidity (supply) at a given price has been exhausted. 

Slippage can either be positive, when the price at which an order is filled is better than what the trader originally requested, or negative, when the price at which the order is filled is worse. In order to help protect against negative slippage, clients may choose to use limit orders, which is an instruction to buy or sell a security at a specific price or better. 

When choosing a broker, traders often look at factors such as professional customer support that speaks your language, supporting hours, positive client reviews, and easy communication channels (chat, phone, email).  

Admirals is one of the few brokers that offers customer support in the native language via multiple channels and has publicly available good ratings above 4 on Trustpilot, which reflect high response times and overall client satisfaction.

Yes, we offer customer support in multiple languages: such as French, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Estonian, Russian and many others.

CFD brokers offer limited availability on weekends because most underlying financial markets are closed and banks operate on a limited basis. As a result, trading in most instruments is unavailable, withdrawals are usually processed on business days, and customer support may be limited.  

For example, At Admirals, you can communicate with a live support agent by email, chat, or phone during business hours. During the weekdays and at night, you can find answers in the Help Centre or get assistance via the AI-powered chatbot, or leave a request for us to contact you.

Standard trading hours apply on business days but may depend on the trading schedule. To find out normal trading hours for specific instruments, check out the Contract Specification section of our website. 

Withdrawal requests submitted before 18:00 EET are typically processed the same day, while requests submitted later, on weekends, or on holidays are processed on the next business day. Processing times may vary depending on the payment method and bank. 

To view your annual trading statement, start by checking the statement period and the generation date.  

Then review the sections for deposits and withdrawals, which show all non-trading cash movements, followed by trading profits and losses, where your trading results, commissions, and swaps are summarised. Transaction commissions are charged per trade and depend on the instrument traded and your account type. Each section ends with a total that shows the net result for that category during the selected period.