Admiral Markets Vs. Skilling - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Admiral Markets (now Admirals) is a global broker headquartered in Estonia with a comprehensive asset offering (5000+) in CFDs and real stocks or ETFs along with MetaTrader 4 & 5.	Skilling is a multi-platform global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFD trading over several asset classes.
Best For
Beginners looking to get started investing in stocks or ETFs Intermediate and advanced traders looking to trade CFDs Professional traders and asset managers	Forex traders who want relatively straightforward, intuitive platforms with low commissions Beginner traders who need assistance implementing first trades
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The Good
Broad offering of 5000+ assets including CFDs, real stocks and ETFs MetaTrader 4 & 5 along their propietary trading app Tools for professionals and asset managers	Multiple intuitive platforms for traders with different levels of experience Several payment methods for deposits and withdrawals No commission for standard accounts Trade Assistant tool is great for beginners opening their first trade
The Bad
Costly spreads in some of their assets when compared to similar competitors No propietary web trading platform	Doesn’t allow deleveragred trading or customizable leverage Charges commission on forex and spot metal trading for premium accounts Asset offering is not that comprehensive
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 Day	1 Day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity documents (Passport, ID card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder’s name.
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (United Kingdom) JSC (Jordan)	CySec (Cyprus) FSA (Seychelles)
📍 Year Founded
2001	2016
💳 Minimum Deposit
€, £, $ - 100	$, €, £ - 100 (Standard, MT4), 5,000 (Premium, MT4 Premium)
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill	Visa Mastercard Fasapay Webmoney PayRetailers PayTrust Pagsmile Directa NganLuong.vn UnionPay Skrill Neteller Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 -EUR, GBP, USD, CHF, BGN, CZK, HRK, HUF, PLN, RON.	5 - EUR, USD, GBP, NOK, SEK.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA.	US, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes - depending on product traded, available liquidity and trade size
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies, indices and ETFs.	CFDs on stocks, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies, indices and ETFs
📙 Stocks
778 Real Stocks / 3,254 CFDs	762
📘 Currency Pairs
40	73
📗 Commodities
28	6
📕 Indices
43	18
📔 ETFs
372 ETFs CFDs / 192 Real ETFs	45
💸 Cryptocurrencies
42	34
📒 Bonds
2	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
Admiral Markets provides the option to trade either CFDs or real stocks and ETFs with their direct market access offering.	All of Skilling’s assets are CFDs
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies by share (Fractional share trading)	Varies per share - From 0.1 shares (Fractional trading)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	Varies per ETF (Eg: VanEck Gold Miners 0.1 unit, XLK 1 unit)
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC, 0.5 LTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)	Varies per commodity (eg: Gold 0.1 contracts, Silver 10 contracts)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes (Only on mobile)	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes, for cTrader, MT4 and MT4 Premium accounts
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$10 monthly after 24 months of inactivity	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
Yes depending on account type (Eg: Zero MT4 or 5 accounts have a $3 per lot round turn commission, ASX shares have a 0.15% fee, etc)	Skilling charges commission on its forex pairs and spot metals for its premium account. The commission starts from $35 per million USD traded (eg: EUR/USD $35, GBP/USD $40 and Gold $60)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 120 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 20 Pips	Dynamic - From 36 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.45	Dynamic - From $4.62
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From 2 Pips	Dynamic - From $0.84
📉 BTC
Variable - From $208	Dynamic - From $131.8
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No