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


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Overview
XM is an international broker headquartered in Cyprus which offers MetaTrader 4 & 5 and over 1500 + tradable assets.	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.
Best For
Experienced traders looking to trade shares in high volume using their Zero account MetaTrader users wishing to explore XM's offering while maintaining their preferred platforms	Beginners looking to get started investing in stocks or ETFs Intermediate and advanced traders looking to trade CFDs Professional traders and asset managers
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The Good
Competitive commissions on their Zero account Modest asset offering of 1500+ tradable instruments (similar to competitors in the same range)	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
The Bad
No proprietary platforms or technology Expensive spreads and trading fees Lack of asset variety when compared to other brokers in the same range	Costly spreads in some of their assets when compared to similar competitors No propietary web trading platform
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 document (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
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Australian Securities and Investments Commission ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority	Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Australian Securities and Investments Commission Financial Conduct Authority
📍 Year Founded
2009	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit
€, £, $ - 5	€, £, $ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
11 - USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD, HUF, PLN, RUB, SGD, ZAR.	10 -EUR, GBP, USD, CHF, BGN, CZK, HRK, HUF, PLN, RON.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
NO	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA.	US, CA.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Stocks Commodities Currencies Indices CFDs	Stocks Cryptos Commodities Currencies ETFs Indices CFDs
📙 Stocks
1286	3254 Stock CFDs / 778 Real shares
📘 Currency Pairs
57	40
📗 Commodities
15	28
📕 Indices
14	43
📔 ETFs
N/A	372 ETFs CFDs / 192 Real ETFs
💸 Cryptocurrencies
N/A	42
📒 Bonds
N/A	2
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
10	N/A
📝 Notes:
All of XM's assets are CFDs.	Admiral Markets provides the option to trade either CFDs or real stocks and ETFs with their direct market access offering.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Fractional Share trading - Varies per stock (Eg: 0.1/16 of ADBE shares)	Varies by share (Fractional share trading)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
N/A	Varies by cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$100 (0.001 Lots)	$1000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounce of Gold)	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
All of XM's futures are commodities, same rules apply.	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
N/A	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
No	Yes
📱 Android App
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes (Only on mobile)
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $15 one time payment after 1 year of inactivity and then $5 monthly.	$10 monthly after 24 months of inactivity
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
Yes on Zero accounts ($7 per lot round turn).	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)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 1.7 Pips	From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
From 40 Pips	From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 35 Pips	From 20 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
From $9.4	Dynamic - From $1.45
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	Dynamic - From 2 Pips
📉 BTC
N/A	Variable - From $208
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No