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Tickmill vs XM

Side-by-side broker intelligence across regulation, spreads, fees, platforms, and overall model score. Category winners use transparent heuristics and should be treated as editorial guidance, not investment advice.

Tickmill rating

4.5

XM rating

4.5

Score gap

2 pts

Matchup

Head to head

Winners by category

Pricing & spreads

Tickmill leads— Edge for Tickmill (94.8 vs 87.6).

Regulation breadth

Tickmill leads— Edge for Tickmill (74.0 vs 73.0).

User experience

Tie— Too close to call on available data.

Editorial composite

Tickmill leads— Edge for Tickmill (101.5 vs 99.5).

Full comparison table

Rating

Tickmill

4.5

Model score

Tickmill

Regulation

Tickmill

FCA (UK), CySEC (Cyprus), FSCA (South Africa), FSA (Seychelles), Labuan FSA (Malaysia)

ASIC (Australia), CySEC (Cyprus), DFSA (Dubai), FSC (Belize)

Spreads

Tickmill

Spreads from 0.0 pips on Pro and VIP accounts; average EUR/USD spread ~0.1 pips (+ commission). Equinix LD4 server routing provides low-latency execution under 0.20 seconds.

Spreads start from 0.6 pips on XM Ultra Low accounts. 99.35% of orders executed in under 1 second with no requotes or order rejections.

Fees

Tickmill

Pro Account: $2 per side ($4 round turn) per 100,000 traded + raw spreads from 0.0 pips. VIP Account: $1 per side ($2 round turn) per lot. Classic Account: Spread-only with zero commission.

XM Ultra Low Account: Spread-only pricing from 0.6 pips with zero commissions. Standard & Micro Accounts: Spreads start from 1.0 pips with no commission. Shares Account: Commission-based equity trading.

Platforms

Tickmill

MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), Tickmill Mobile App, WebTrader

MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), XM App

Account types

Tickmill

Pro, Classic, VIP, Islamic (Swap-Free), Demo Account

Micro, Standard, XM Ultra Low, Shares Account, Swap-Free (Islamic), Demo

Min deposit

Tickmill

$100 (Pro & Classic) / $50,000 (VIP)

Topic	Tickmill	XM
Rating	4.5	4.5
Model score	88	86
Regulation	FCA (UK), CySEC (Cyprus), FSCA (South Africa), FSA (Seychelles), Labuan FSA (Malaysia)	ASIC (Australia), CySEC (Cyprus), DFSA (Dubai), FSC (Belize)
Spreads	Spreads from 0.0 pips on Pro and VIP accounts; average EUR/USD spread ~0.1 pips (+ commission). Equinix LD4 server routing provides low-latency execution under 0.20 seconds.	Spreads start from 0.6 pips on XM Ultra Low accounts. 99.35% of orders executed in under 1 second with no requotes or order rejections.
Fees	Pro Account: $2 per side ($4 round turn) per 100,000 traded + raw spreads from 0.0 pips. VIP Account: $1 per side ($2 round turn) per lot. Classic Account: Spread-only with zero commission.	XM Ultra Low Account: Spread-only pricing from 0.6 pips with zero commissions. Standard & Micro Accounts: Spreads start from 1.0 pips with no commission. Shares Account: Commission-based equity trading.
Platforms	MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), Tickmill Mobile App, WebTrader	MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), XM App
Account types	Pro, Classic, VIP, Islamic (Swap-Free), Demo Account	Micro, Standard, XM Ultra Low, Shares Account, Swap-Free (Islamic), Demo
Min deposit	$100 (Pro & Classic) / $50,000 (VIP)	$5