Admirals versus ActivTrades

Manual traders at ActivTrades get a cutting-edge proprietary trading platform, while MT4/MT5 traders get seven quality plugins. ActivTrades operates on a quality infrastructure built on the IBM Cloud, offers API trading for advanced requirements, and pays traders interest on free margin. Beginners will benefit from excellent educational resources, including one-on-one training and webinars.

Admirals upgrades MT4/MT5 with the excellent MetaTrader Supreme Edition package, the SteroTrader upgrade, and services by Trading Central. It developed a proprietary mobile app and an in-house social trading platform. Asset management services exist via a partnership with Finexware, and Admirals introduced fractional share investments. It also presents quality educational content and research.

We have conducted an in-depth review of ActivTrades and Admirals to determine which presents the better overall choice and which traders will benefit the most at either broker.

• Features and Platforms
• Available Markets
• Typical Spreads and Fees
• Security and Trust
• Admirals versus ActivTrades - Verdict

Features and Platforms

Features & Platforms	ActivTrades (visit site)	Admirals (visit site)
Headquarter:	UK	Cyprus
Established :	2001	2001
Retail Loss Rate:	81.00%	78.00%
Regulation:
Minimum Deposit:	$10	$25
Demo Account:
Managed Account:
Islamic Account:
Inactivity Fee	£10 monthly after one year	$10 monthly after 24 months
Deposit Fee:	Yes + Third-Party	Third-Party
Withdrawal Fee	Yes + Third-Party	Yes + Third-Party
Funding Methods:	6	4
MT4:
MT5:
cTrader:
Proprietary Platform:
Automated Trading:
Social / Copy Trading:
MT4/MT5 Add-ons:
Guaranteed Stop Loss:
Negative Balance Protection:
Bonuses and Promotions:
Unique Feature One:	Superb technology infrastructure	Low trading costs
Unique Feature Two:	Excellent education	Fractional share dealing
Broker Offers:	See what ActivTrades offers	See what Admirals offers

Noteworthy:

Both brokers offer quality market commentary, but Admirals includes a Premium service and provides actionable trading signals for its traders.

Available Markets

Traders at both brokers get a balanced asset selection, where Admirals’ 8,000+ trading instruments trumps the 1,000+ at ActivTrades. Neither broker offers Forex traders a very broad choice of currency pairs, with 48 at ActivTrades and 50 at Admirals. Retail traders have sufficient assets at either broker, but Admirals caters better to advanced requirements.

Typical Spreads and Fees

Both brokers offer a competitive pricing environment and have a volume-based rebate program. While minimum costs at ActivTrades are lower than at Admirals, average fees remain cheaper at Admirals, especially for major currency pairs where they are as low as $3.60 per lot.