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Admiral Markets vs Kraken

Admiral Markets or Kraken – which is better for UK traders 2025? Compare Admiral Markets and Kraken in this detailed breakdown of their platforms, features and fees.

Admiral Markets vs Kraken Comparison Table 2025
Admiral Markets	Kraken

3.6	3.9
Admiral Markets is ranked #66 among CFD brokers.	Kraken is ranked #36 among crypto brokers.
Review	Review
Admirals is a multi-regulated broker with an excellent range of leveraged instruments, including forex, stocks, indices, ETFs, commodities, cryptos and more. The broker supports the MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and TradingCentral platforms. With both spread betting and CFDs available and thousands of instruments, this broker provides more flexibility than most rivals.	Kraken is a leading cryptocurrency exchange with a proprietary trading terminal and a list of 220+ tradeable crypto tokens. Up to 1:5 leverage is available with stable rollover fees on spot crypto trading and up to 1:50 on futures. The exchange also supports crypto staking and has an interactive NFT marketplace.
Forex & CFDs are complex products, not suitable for everyone, and come with the high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Pros
Low minimum deposit from $100 MetaTrader 4 platform and app integration Full range of investments including cryptos and spread betting Demo account to test the broker before real-money trading Admirals is a multi-regulated broker with a long list of industry awards and accolades Tight spreads and low to zero commissions mean Admiral Markets is a good option for active traders The low minimum deposit, fractional shares and easy three-step account registration process will appeal to beginners	Very good security track record with no hacks in a decade since launch Excellent range of 220+ more established cryptocurrencies NFT marketplace and crypto staking available Great trading platform and mobile app Low exchange fees on Kraken Pro 50x leverage on futures trading Low minimum deposit of $10 3D secure required Mobile investing Crypto staking
Cons
Monthly inactivity fee US traders not accepted The demo account expires after 30 days	Slow verification process on Pro account Does not support many newer altcoins Low leverage on spot trading Does not accept fiat deposits Slow verification times
Awards
Best Education & Training (Germany) - 2020 Best Forex Broker (Spain) - 2020 Best Forex Company - 2019
FCA Regulated
Yes	Yes
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies, ETFs, bonds, spread betting	Cryptos
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100	$10
Payment Methods
Credit Cards Klarna Mastercard Neteller PayPal Skrill Sofort Swift Wire Transfer	Etana Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	Variable
Regulator
FCA, CySEC, ASIC, JSC, CMA, CIRO, AFM	FCA, FinCEN, FINTRAC, AUSTRAC, FSA
Mobile Apps
Yes	Yes
iOS App Rating
4.6	4.7
Android App Rating
3.4	4.2
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	Yes
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
Yes	No
STP Account
Yes	No
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
Yes	No
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	Yes
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader	Kraken Futures is integrated in other platforms which have bots: Bookmap, Caspian, FMZ Quant, Gunbot, HaasOnline, Hyndor, Margin
Copy Trading
No	No
Social Trading
Yes	No
Trade Signals
Yes (MetaQuotes)
VPS Hosting
Yes	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
$10
Islamic Account
Yes	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP SEK CHF CZK	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD JPY CHF
Commodities
Gold Natural Gas Orange Juice Copper Platinum Silver Cocoa Cotton Sugar Nickel Lithium
CFD
Trade CFDs on forex, stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, bonds and cryptocurrencies with variable leverage up to 1:30. The broker provides great value to traders with six free trades per day on US, UK and European stocks, tight spreads on forex and low commissions on ETFs.
Leverage
1:30 (EU), 1:500 (Global)
FTSE Spread
0.8
GBPUSD Spread<
1.3
Oil Spread
0.03
Stocks Spread
0.5
Forex
Trade 80+ major, minor and exotic forex pairs. This is a very competitive range of currency pairs with 50+ exotics to choose from, and traders will benefit from fast execution and support from extra features including a pip calculator. The MetaTrader 4 software was also designed for online forex trading.
Assets
50
GBPUSD Spread
1
EURUSD Spread
0.6
EURGBP Spread
1
Currency Indices
USD
Cryptocurrency
Trade 42 crypto CFDs including 10 crypto cross pairs and 32 fiat pairs with USD and EUR. This is a very competitive offering for a CFD broker that gives diverse and flexible trading options.	Kraken is a specialized crypto exchange and supports more than 220 cryptocurrencies. These include all of the established tokens like Bitcoin as well as some altcoins. Traders can make trades on spot crypto markets with up to 1:5 leverage or on futures with up to 1:50. Fees are low and the platform is super easy to pick up.
Spread
1%	0-0.26% average
Coins
BTC BCH DSH EOS ETC ETH LTC XLM XMR XRP ZEC	AAVE ALGO ANT REP REPV2 BAT BAL XBT BCH ADA LINK COMP ATOM CRV DAI DASH MANA XDG EWT EOS ETH ETC FIL FLOW GNO ICX KAVA KEEP KSM KNC LSK LTC MLN XMR NANO OCEAN OMG OXT PAXG DOT QTUM XRP SC XLM STORJ SNX TBTC USDT XTZ GRT TRX UNI USDC WAVES YFI ZEC BNB
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	Yes
Auto Market Maker
No	No

Admiral Markets	Kraken
Review	Review
Forex & CFDs are complex products, not suitable for everyone, and come with the high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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