Admiral Markets

Policies 

Admiral Markets keeps clients’ funds in segregated accounts, is part of the investor compensation fund, and provides negative balance protection for retail clients only.

Negative balance protection keeps traders from losing more money than what’s on their trading balance meaning that traders’ funds can never go negative as the broker uses a 20% Stop Out Level for retail trading accounts. If the Stop Out Level fails and the balance goes negative, traders can contact the customer service representatives and they’ll turn the account back to 0. It should be noted that the Invest.MT5 account type doesn’t offer any Stop Out or leverage as traders on that account can not use borrowed money from their broker. 

Admirals provides several advanced features to make trading easier, they also have a personal offer for active traders. Traders who are actively trading and have more than $20,000 in their account can get upgraded to VIP. These VIP clients get even better terms than other account holders, making it well worth it. 

In addition, Admirals is a green company. They have a dedicated page on their website where they promote green trading. They focus on tree planting and other green activities to further this cause.

Forex trading  

Admiral Markets offers over 45 currency pairs for trading. Currencies offered include major, minor, and exotic pairs. Spreads are low and start from 0.6 pips for majors such as EUR/USD. Spreads are also dependent on the account type and may start from 0.0 pips as on the Zero.MT4, ZERO.MT5, and VIP accounts. Available leverage is up to 500:1 and the minimum initial deposit needed to open a trading account is 25 USD/EUR/JOD/AED.

Stock CFDs trading 

Admirals offers US, UK, and EU stocks as CFDs. CFDs or contracts for difference are super speculative instruments. They offer the ability to trade the underlying assets without directly owning the asset itself. The difference between CFDs and other instruments is that CFDs can be shorted meaning that traders can profit from both bull and bear markets. In addition, stock CFD traders on Admirals can benefit from using leverage, with trading fees for stock CFDs varying from 0.1% to 0.15%. 

Depending on the trader’s style and strategy, every trader will need to find the perfect account type to trade successfully. Luckily, Admiral Markets offers various types of accounts to choose from. There are a few options available and they depend on the trading platform you would like to use. For MetaTrader 5 (MT5), the account type to use is Trade.MT5, Invest.MT5, and Zero.MT5. For MetaTrader 4 (MT4) there is Trade.MT4 and Zero.MT4 accounts. There is no investor account available for MetaTrader 4, so investors will have to use the MetaTrader 5 platforms instead.

 Demo account

Beginner traders shouldn’t start trading without first practicing on a Demo account, while professional traders use a Demo account for testing new strategies and approaches. The Femo account is the same as a real account, with the only difference being that funds are virtual on a Demo account and there is no real money being used to execute trades. This gives traders the opportunity to use a Demo account for learning the ropes or testing out ideas. 

Admiral Markets offers Demo accounts for all their trading accounts and platforms. This is very flexible for testing various trading tools and account types to see what will fit your style best. It also allows you to use Expert Advisors (MetaTrader’s automated trading software) that can be used to automatically trade on behalf of traders. As a last bonus, Admiral Markets offer hedging which is not always available. 

 Trade.MT5 account

This account has a minimum deposit of $25 and spreads start from 0.5 pips. Commissions and fees for Single Share & ETF CFDs start from 0.02 USD per share. For other instruments – no commissions are charged. The minimum Forex order size is 0.01 lots, which means micro account-sized lots are possible. The maximum Forex order size is 100 lots, and 500 trades can be opened simultaneously. Stop Out happens at 20% for MetaTrader 5, MetaTrader web trader, and iOS and Android trading platforms. Trading instruments include 

• Currency pairs – 39
• Metal CFDs – 5
• Energy CFDs – 3
• Agriculture CFDs – 7
• Index Futures CFDs – 24 
• Commodity Futures – 11
• Cash Index CFDs – 19
• Stock CFDs – over 3350
• ETF CFDs – over 300
• Bonds CFDs – 2

Account balance currencies: USD, EUR, JOD, AED. With this one, an Islamic account option is also available. This account is best for day traders since it offers moderate spreads and commissions for maximum flexibility. Not recommended for scalpers who rely on many intraday trades with small profits. 

 Invest.MT5 account

This account is focused on investors and offers flexible features to buy and hold stocks and other assets. The minimum deposit starts from 1 USD, EUR, JOD, or GBP. Base account currencies are USD, EUR, JOD, and GBP. The assets offered are vast: Stocks – over 4500, ETFs – over 400. There is no leverage when it comes to the Invest.MT5 account and spreads start from 0 pips. The commissions are as follows: Stocks & ETFs – from 0.02 USD per share. This account type offers no Islamic account option. Trading platforms offered are MetaTrader 5 and MetaTrader Web Trader, as well as an iOS and Android app. 

 Zero.MT5 account

The minimum deposit required for Zero.MT5 is 25 USD, EUR, JOD, and AED, with those same ones serving as the possible account base currencies. There are many trading instruments offered on this account type as well: 

• Currency pairs – 45
• Metal CFDs – 3
• Cash Index CFDs – 10
• Energy CFDs – 3 

Leverage is set to 1:500 and spreads start from 0 pips. This is a great account type for scalpers as spreads won’t take away most of the profits. Commissions are as follows: Forex & metals – from 1.8 to 3.0 USD per 1.0 lots, cash indices – from 0.05 to 3.0 USD per 1.0 lots, and energies – 1 USD per 1.0 lots. As we can see, not only are spreads starting at 0 pips, but commissions are also very low, making this a very good offer for traders who prefer to open many trades per day. The minimum lot size is 0.01 and offers micro account features for beginner traders. The Stop Out Level is at 20% and 500 trades can be opened simultaneously. Trading platforms that can be used include MT5 and the MT5 Web Trader. 

 Trade.MT4 account

Admiral Markets offers trading account types for the MetaTrader 4 trading platform as well. Trade.MT4 is similar to Trade.MT5 in its features, but it is best suited to those doing day trading as it comes with flexible commissions and spreads. The available trading instruments are:

• Currency pairs – 37
• Metal CFDs – 4
• Energy CFDs – 3
• Index Futures CFDs – 3
• Cash Index CFDs – 16
• Stock CFDs – 230
• Bonds CFDs – 2

The minimum deposit is 25 USD, 25 EUR, 25 JOD, or 100 AED. Account base currencies are the same as well. Spreads start from 0.5 pips and commissions are from 0.02 USD per share for Single Share & ETF CFDs. There are no commissions on Forex, as the spreads are playing the fee role here. This account is not good for scalpers as spreads could eat up most of the profits, but should be sufficient for average trading as it offers many instruments for trading. Stop Out happens at 20% and 500 trades can be opened simultaneously. 

 Zero.MT4 account

This is a scalper account analogous to Zero.MT5, with almost all terms being the same. The trading instruments are:

• Currency pairs – 45
• Metal CFDs – 3
• Cash Index CFDs – 10
• Energy CFDs – 3

Base currencies are the same as for other account types, and minimum deposit starts from 25 units for each base currency.