BROKER COMPARISON TOOL

CFI vs Admirals

Side-by-side regulation, cost, platforms, and score -- generated from the same disclosed data and methodology behind our rankings.

New to this? How to choose a forex broker →

Broker A

vs

Broker B

	CFI	Admirals
Overall score	3.88 / 5	3.51 / 5
Regulation	EU-regulated (MiFID passporting) + FCA No. 828955 + FSA Seychelles No. SD107 Held by Credit Financier Invest Limited, a separate UK group entity from the Dubai-headquartered Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd reviewed as this broker's primary entity.	CySEC No. 201/13 + FCA No. 595450 + FSA Seychelles No. SD073 Previously ASIC-regulated via its Australian unit, which was sold and rebranded in 2025, ending direct ASIC-regulated presence.
Entity	Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd	Admirals Europe Ltd
Founded	1998	2001
Headquarters	Dubai, UAE	Tallinn, Estonia (group HQ; Admirals Europe Ltd is the Cyprus-regulated subsidiary)
Minimum deposit	No minimum	€100 (EU/Cyprus entity, Trade.MT5 account)
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	0.4 pips	0.8 pips
Platforms	MT5, cTrader, TradingView, Proprietary (CFI Trading App)	MT4, MT5, TradingView, Proprietary (Admirals Platform)
Other Tier-1 regulators	FSCA	FSCA
Instruments	1500+ instruments across forex, stocks, energies, metals, indices, ETFs, crypto, bonds and futures	Wide range of CFDs and real assets across forex, stocks, ETFs, indices, commodities and bonds
Visit	Visit CFI	Visit Admirals

Full CFI review → · Full Admirals review → · Compare different brokers →

How this score is calculated: Nine weighted categories against a fixed, disclosed rubric -- regulation & client protection 30%, trading costs 20%, non-trading fees 10%, platforms & tools 10%, execution/trading conditions 10%, product range 5%, deposits/withdrawals 5%, transparency 5%, track record 5% -- not a ranking relative to other brokers, and not hands-on tested. See the full methodology. Verify current terms directly with the broker and its regulator's public register before depositing funds. This is not personalized financial advice.