Admirals in India — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%50
- Round-turn cost20%90
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%40
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%no data
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts
Licence check
Open an account with AdmiralsThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards India residents
- Does not onboard Indian residents; no entity serves India.
- Local standing
- Not served; not authorised by SEBI/RBI (retail FX CFDs restricted in India).
- Licence as the register states it
- No SEBI registration; not offered in India.
- Leverage for this entity
- Not applicable; India not accepted.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2001 in Tallinn, Estonia; group holds FCA UK, CySEC, ASIC, EFSA Estonia, FSCA, Seychelles FSA licences.
- What we hold against it
- Broker explicitly does not accept clients from India.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Indian residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youNot served; not authorised by SEBI/RBI (retail FX CFDs restricted in India).
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against India market median(priced from 65 of 90)
Medians run over the 65 of 90 brokers that publish a price for India, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Not available to Indian residents. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Where Admirals sits in the India base(90 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (65 of 90 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-18 · this broker 7 USD · 25 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 90 priced)
Median 15 USD · range 0-1000 · 74 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (49 of 90 with a India figure)
Median 1:500 · range 20-5000 · this broker 1:1000 · 41 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (90 brokers)
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
Not applicable;
- Account currency
- Not applicable; no INR account.
- Fee declared
- 0 of 0 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(4 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(3 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 0.6 |
| MT5 | — | 0.6 |
| All instruments | 6000+ | — |
138 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard, Pepperstone no minimum deposit, Trade Nation Two live tiers - lower-leverage and 132 more.
Identical for every row: Leverage 1000 IN.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.0 | — |
Share of reviewers in India: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(1 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- No India authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Withdrawal in 72 h, over the India median 48
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in India(6 of 90 scored in India)
- Round turn, USD
- 6IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupIN
- Leverage
- 500IN
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 6IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 10IN
- Leverage
- 2000IN
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 9IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 100IN
- Leverage
- 200IN
- Rank in this country
- #10
- Round turn, USD
- 9IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 10IN
- Leverage
- 500IN
- Rank in this country
- #13
- Round turn, USD
- 8IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupIN
- Leverage
- 200IN
- Rank in this country
- #22
- Round turn, USD
- 4IN
- Rank in this country
- #4
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a India score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | Admirals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 50 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 90 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 40 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does Admirals accept residents of India?
- No. Not served; not authorised by SEBI/RBI (retail FX CFDs restricted in India). Onboarding entity: Does not onboard Indian residents; no entity serves India.
- Is Admirals licensed to serve clients in India?
- No SEBI registration; not offered in India. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Admirals?
- About 7.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for India is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does Admirals offer to retail clients in India?
- Up to 1:1000. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin) up to 300,000 1:1000 300,000 -
- Which trading platforms does Admirals support?
- MT4, MT5. Instruments: Not offered to Indian residents.
- How can I withdraw money from Admirals in India?
- Not applicable; India not accepted.
- What account types does Admirals offer?
- Not available to Indian residents.
Cost calculator (median of 65 priced of 90)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a INR conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.