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Head to head
Tickmill or FP Markets? Fees, regulation, platform and product range compared side by side — with a verdict drawn from the data.
Risk warning: CFDs and leveraged products are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Investments can fall in value. Past performance is not an indicator of future results.
A tight-spread MetaTrader broker that quietly turned into a futures and multi-asset shop.
Twenty years of ASIC-regulated plumbing behind the widest platform choice in the CFD market.
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Four decision axes, each derived from the recorded data.
Overall FP Markets takes it, 4.0 against 3.9 out of 5. FP Markets is the cheaper of the two: a reference EUR 5,000 stock order costs €1.84 there against €5.00. Tickmill scores 70 against 68 out of 100 on the group index. Your account's protection depends on its legal entity. Tickmill covers more ground with 11 of 14 asset classes against 10. On platform and app FP Markets is ahead, 3.8 against 3.6 out of 5. Which one is right depends on which of these axes matters for your trading profile.
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Data as of: 30 Aug 2026
| Criterion | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.9 | 4.0 — Better |
| Group index | 70 of 100 | 68 of 100 |
| Best for | Active forex and CFD tradersScalpers and Expert Advisor usersFutures traders wanting micro contractsCost-driven MetaTrader usersTraders wanting FCA-regulated pricing | DMA equity and futures CFD tradersTraders who want platform choiceActive forex tradersTradingView and cTrader usersCopy and social traders |
| Regulation | FCACySECFSCADFSAFSA | ASICCySECFSCACMAFSASaint Lucia registration |
| Top-tier licences | 1 | 1 |
| Investor protection | £85,000 — Better | €20,000 |
| Listed group | No | No |
| Banking licence | No | No |
| Segregated client accounts | Yes | Yes |
| Negative balance protection | Yes | Yes |
| Audited financials | No | No |
| Disclosed regulatory actions | None | 1 |
| Founded | 2014 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | London, GB | Sydney, AU |
| Fees | 4.5 — Better | 4.4 |
| Safety & regulation | 3.9 — Better | 3.8 |
| Trading platform | 3.5 | 3.9 — Better |
| Product range | 3.8 — Better | 3.7 |
| Mobile app | 3.6 | 3.7 — Better |
| Research | 3.2 | 3.6 — Better |
| Customer support | 3.6 | 4.2 — Better |
| Deposit & withdrawal | 4.3 | 4.5 — Better |
| Account opening | 4.8 — Better | 4.6 |
| Education | 3.6 | 3.7 — Better |
| Reference order EUR 5,000 | €5.00 | €1.84 — Better |
| Minimum deposit | US$100 | A$100 — Better |
| Stocks (per order) | in the spread | US$0.02/share |
| US stocks | US$0.35 — Better | US$0.02/share |
| ETFs | in the spread | in the spread |
| Options | US$1.30 | Not offered |
| Futures | US$1.30 — Better | US$15 |
| Crypto | in the spread | in the spread |
| Bonds (order) | in the spread | in the spread |
| Funds (order) | n/a | n/a |
| EUR/USD spread | 0.1 pips | 0.1 pips |
| Index CFD spread | 0.3 points — Better | 0.4 points |
| FX conversion | 0.01 % | n/a |
| Inactivity fee | €10 · after 12 months | n/a |
| Custody fee | None | None |
| Withdrawal fee | free | n/a |
| Deposit fee | free | Free on MetaTrader accounts for domestic bank transfer, cards, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, BPay and POLi. International bank transfer costs AUD 12.50 on either platform. On the Iress platform card deposits cost 1.6% in AUD or 3.18% in any other currency, Neteller and Skrill 4.0%, and PayPal 2.0%. |
| Overnight financing | n/a | n/a |
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| Asset classes (of 14) | 11 — Better | 10 |
| Exchanges | n/a | 7 |
| Stocks | Yes | Yes |
| ETFs | Yes | Yes |
| Options | Yes | No |
| Futures | Yes | Yes |
| Forex | Yes | Yes |
| CFDs | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto | Yes | Yes |
| Bonds | Yes | Yes |
| Funds | Yes | No |
| Commodities | Yes | Yes |
| Indices | Yes | Yes |
| Warrants | No | No |
| Spread betting | No | No |
| Social trading | No | Yes |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5MetaTrader WebTraderTickmill Mobile AppCQGTrading Technologies (TT)FIX API and connectivityAdvanced Trading Toolkit | MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5cTraderTradingViewIress Trader / ViewPointIress InvestorWebTraderMobile trading appMAM / PAMM |
| Demo account | Yes | Yes |
| Fractional shares | Yes | No |
| Maximum leverage | 1:30 | 1:500 |
| Account opening | Fully online; verification typically completed within one business day | Fully online in roughly 10–15 minutes; most applications approved the same day |
| Account types | ClassicRawFutures & OptionsIBKR Multi-AssetIslamic (swap-free) | Standard (MT4/MT5)Raw (MT4/MT5)Iress (retail)Iress (wholesale / professional)Islamic (swap-free) |
| Payment methods | Bank transferSEPACredit cardDebit cardSkrillNetellerPayPalSofort | Bank transferSEPACredit cardDebit cardPayPalSkrillNeteller |
| Account currencies | USDEURGBPPLNCHF | AUDUSDEURGBPSGDCADCHFHKDJPYZAR+2 |
| Deposit time | Cards and e-wallets instant; bank wire processed within 1 working day, arriving in 2–7 working days | Cards and e-wallets instant; domestic bank transfer same or next business day; international wire 1–3 business days |
| Withdrawal time | Processed within 1 working day; e-wallets often same day, bank wire 2–7 working days | Typically 1 business day to process; bank and card withdrawals arrive in 1–3 business days |
| Free withdrawals | n/a | n/a |
| Languages | EnglishGermanChineseIndonesianRussianSpanishArabicPolishItalianKorean+3 | EnglishGermanFrenchItalianSpanishPortuguesePolishCzechGreekDutch+6 |
| Channels | PhoneEmailLive chatTicket system | PhoneEmailLive chat |
| Availability | 24/5, Monday to Friday, with a separate professional client services desk for futures and options | 24/7 multilingual support, with dedicated account managers on the Iress and higher-tier accounts |
Editorial assessment based on the recorded data.
Tickmill
A tight-spread MetaTrader broker that quietly turned into a futures and multi-asset shop.
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FP Markets
Twenty years of ASIC-regulated plumbing behind the widest platform choice in the CFD market.
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