Capital.com vs Tickmill
A side-by-side comparison built from each broker's own published record — licenses checked against official registers, terms quoted from their own pages, with the source linked on every claim.
| Regulation | FCA · CySEC · CySEC · ASIC · SCB · CMA | Financial Conduct Authority · Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission · Seychelles Financial Services Authority · Financial Sector Conduct Authority · Dubai Financial Services Authority |
| License no. | FCA 793714 CySEC 319/17 CySEC 463/25 ASIC AFSL 513393 SCB SIA-F245 CMA 20200000176 | Financial Conduct Authority FCA Register Number: 717270 Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission License number: 278/15 Seychelles Financial Services Authority License number: SD008 Financial Sector Conduct Authority License number: FSP 49464 Dubai Financial Services Authority Reference Number: F007663 |
| Founded | 2016 | Not published |
| Minimum deposit | $20 | $100 |
| EUR/USD spread from | Not published | 0.0 pips (Raw Account, $3 per lot per side); Classic Account from 1.6 pips, zero commission — published as account-level "Spreads From" on tickmill.com/trading/accounts-overview, not EURUSD-specific |
| Leverage | FCA (UK): Retail 30:1 major FX; 20:1 non-major FX, gold, major indices; 10:1 other commodities; 5:1 shares CySEC (EEA): Retail 30:1 major FX; 20:1 non-major FX, gold, major indices; 5:1 equities; 2:1 crypto ASIC (Australia): Retail 30:1 major FX; 20:1 major indices & gold; 5:1 shares; 2:1 crypto CMA (UAE): Retail FX 300:1 (500:1 on 15 listed majors); indices 300:1; commodities 200:1 (500:1 gold and crude); shares 20:1; crypto 100:1 SCB (Bahamas): Retail 200:1 FX, indices and commodities; 20:1 crypto and shares | FSA Seychelles: 1:1000 dynamic — auto-steps to 1:500 / 1:100 / 1:30 as exposure grows; crypto starts 1:200 FCA (UK): Retail 1:30 (1:20 on indices and stocks) CySEC: Retail 1:30 · Professional 1:500 |
| Gulf Payments | UAE local bank · AED account | |
| Platforms | Web platform, Mobile app, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), TradingView integration | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView, Tickmill Trader, MetaTrader WebTrader |
| Broker-published claim | We typically handle withdrawal requests within 24 hours, but it may take up to 5 business days for the money to appear in your card or bank account. [Source] | Processing Time On Withdrawal: "Within 1 Working Day" for every listed payment method (min withdrawal $25, no withdrawal commission); crypto FAQ adds "We usually process crypto withdrawals within a few minutes to 24 hours" [Source] |
| Withdrawal methods | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Bank/wire transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Trustly, Neteller, Skrill, Przelewy24, TrueLayer, Crypto USDT (eligible countries, Bahamas entity only) | Bank transfer, Visa/Mastercard (credit/debit card), Skrill, Neteller, UnionPay, Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC — ERC20) |
| Crypto deposits/withdrawals | Yes | Yes |
| Islamic Accounts | Yes | Yes |
| Measured by us | Testing in progress | Testing in progress |
| Accepts clients from | Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Thailand, Mexico, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Kenya, Colombia, Italy, Vietnam, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain | United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Italy, China |
| Open account | Open account |
We do not name a winner here. The two records sit side by side because the right answer depends on where you live, what you trade, and which entity would onboard you — all of which the table shows.
By Country
- Capital.com + Tickmill: United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Italy
- Capital.com Yes / Tickmill No: Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Mexico, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Kenya, Colombia, Vietnam, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain
- Tickmill Yes / Capital.com No: China
Is Capital.com or Tickmill better?
Neither is better in the abstract. Compare the rows that apply to you: whether each broker accepts clients from your country, which entity and regulator you would be onboarded under, the minimum deposit, and how withdrawals work on the rail you would actually use.
Which is safer, Capital.com or Tickmill?
Safety follows the entity that holds your money, not the brand. Both records list every regulator and license number each broker publishes — check which entity serves your country, then verify that license on the regulator's own register.