Is Tickmill or Vantage cheaper to open?

Tickmill states a minimum deposit of $100. Vantage states US$50 (Raw ECN). Both figures are the ones each broker publishes on its own account page, and the entity that serves your country can change them.

Which has the lower spread, Tickmill or Vantage?

Tickmill quotes 0.0 pips (Raw); Vantage quotes 0.0 pips (Raw ECN). These are "from" figures for the tightest account each one sells, not an average, and a spread widens around news and at the session close.

Do Tickmill and Vantage charge commission?

Tickmill: Raw: $3 per lot per side. TradingView Raw: $3.50. Classic: none. Vantage: Raw ECN: US$3.00 per standard lot per side. Where a broker charges no commission the cost is inside the spread instead, so compare the two together rather than one at a time.

Are Tickmill and Vantage regulated?

Tickmill lists FCA 717270 (UK) · CySEC 278/15 (Europe) · FSA Seychelles SD008 · FSCA 49464 (South Africa) · DFSA F007663 (Dubai representative office). Vantage lists Vantage, CIMA Cayman Islands SIBL 1383491 · Vantage Global Limited, VFSC Vanuatu · Vantage FX Pty Ltd, ASIC AR 343547 · UK site run separately by Vantage Global Prime LLP under the FCA. Both name a licence, but a licence is not a guarantee, and protections differ a great deal between regulators.

Can I use the same platform on Tickmill and Vantage?

Tickmill supports MT4, MT5, TradingView, Tickmill Trader. Vantage supports MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Vantage App, Vantage Web Trading. If you already trade on one of these, that usually settles the choice faster than any cost figure.

Tickmill vs Vantage

Two brokers, one table. Everything below is taken from what each one publishes on its own site, last read on 2026-09-05. No scores, no ranking.

Compiled by Gojo for Cubie FX · figures last read from each broker's own site on 2026-09-05. How we research.

Tickmill

Raw spreads from 0.0 with a $3 per side commission, from $100.

ForexCommoditiesIndicesStocksETFsBondsCryptoFutures

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Vantage

A Raw ECN account from $50 with US$3 per side, plus Standard STP, Pro ECN, Cent and Swap Free.

ForexIndicesCommoditiesSharesETFsBondsGold

Read the Vantage review

Detail	Tickmill	Vantage
Regulation	FCA 717270 (UK) · CySEC 278/15 (Europe) · FSA Seychelles SD008 · FSCA 49464 (South Africa) · DFSA F007663 (Dubai representative office)	Vantage, CIMA Cayman Islands SIBL 1383491 · Vantage Global Limited, VFSC Vanuatu · Vantage FX Pty Ltd, ASIC AR 343547 · UK site run separately by Vantage Global Prime LLP under the FCA
Minimum Deposit	$100	US$50 (Raw ECN)
Max Leverage	Up to 1:1000	—
Spread From	0.0 pips (Raw)	0.0 pips (Raw ECN)
Commission	Raw: $3 per lot per side. TradingView Raw: $3.50. Classic: none	Raw ECN: US$3.00 per standard lot per side
Platforms	MT4, MT5, TradingView, Tickmill Trader	MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Vantage App, Vantage Web Trading
Account Types	Classic, Raw, TradingView Raw	Standard STP, Raw ECN, Pro ECN, Cent, Swap Free

Which one fits which trader

Each row below is decided by a figure both brokers publish. Where only one publishes it, or neither does, the row is left out rather than guessed.

If this matters most	The published figures point to
Starting with the smallest deposit	Vantage Tickmill publishes $100; Vantage publishes US$50 (Raw ECN).
Tightest published spread	Both — no difference here Tickmill publishes 0.0 pips (Raw); Vantage publishes 0.0 pips (Raw ECN).
Simplest cost to work out	Tickmill Tickmill puts the cost in the spread (Raw: $3 per lot per side. TradingView Raw: $3.50. Classic: none); Vantage charges Raw ECN: US$3.00 per standard lot per side on top.

What the figures say

Minimum Deposit: Tickmill lists $100; Vantage lists US$50 (Raw ECN).
Tickmill publishes its max leverage (Up to 1:1000); Vantage does not state one on the pages we read.
Spread From: Tickmill lists 0.0 pips (Raw); Vantage lists 0.0 pips (Raw ECN).
Commission: Tickmill lists Raw: $3 per lot per side. TradingView Raw: $3.50. Classic: none; Vantage lists Raw ECN: US$3.00 per standard lot per side.
Platforms: Tickmill lists MT4, MT5, TradingView, Tickmill Trader; Vantage lists MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Vantage App, Vantage Web Trading.
Account Types: Tickmill lists Classic, Raw, TradingView Raw; Vantage lists Standard STP, Raw ECN, Pro ECN, Cent, Swap Free.
Tickmill also lists Stocks, Crypto, Futures.
Vantage also lists Shares, Gold.

A figure marked “—” is one that broker does not publish on the pages we could read; it is not a zero. Terms differ by country and change often, so confirm on each site before opening an account.

Tickmill: why traders choose it

600+ CFDs, including 60+ currency pairs and 500+ stocks and ETFs
Classic account trades commission free at spreads from 1.6 pips
Futures and options on S&P 500, DJIA and NASDAQ, under the UK entity
Base currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, ZAR
Four regulators across the group, including the FCA and CySEC

Vantage: why traders choose it

Raw ECN account from a US$50 minimum with spreads from 0.0 and US$3.00 per lot per side
No deposit fees on the Raw ECN account
Five account types, including a Cent account and a Swap Free account
Gold CFDs tradable around the clock, beyond normal market hours
Bonds and ETFs alongside forex, indices, commodities and shares
Vantage App and web trading in addition to MetaTrader 4 and 5

Tickmill pros

Named licence numbers for five entities, published on the front page
A commission free option and a raw spread option at the same $100 entry
TradingView is a first class platform here, not an afterthought

Tickmill cons

1:1000 leverage belongs to the offshore entity, not the FCA or CySEC ones
Futures and options are UK entity only
Stocks and ETFs are capped at 1:20 leverage

Vantage pros

A $50 raw-spread account is unusual; most brokers ask $100 to $200 for that pricing
The international site states clearly that it is not the FCA-regulated UK business, rather than blurring the two
Cayman and Australian entities are named with their registration numbers

Vantage cons

The international entities are in the Cayman Islands and Vanuatu; the FCA and ASIC protections belong to other Vantage companies
Standard STP and Pro ECN pricing was not on the page we read
Leverage caps differ sharply by entity and were not stated on this page

About Vantage

Vantage's international site offers Standard STP, Raw ECN, Pro ECN, Cent and Swap Free accounts. The Raw ECN account opens from US$50 with spreads from 0.0 and a US$3.00 per side commission. The international business is regulated in the Cayman Islands and Vanuatu, separately from Vantage's FCA and ASIC entities.

Tickmill vs Vantage: common questions

Is Tickmill or Vantage cheaper to open?: Tickmill states a minimum deposit of $100. Vantage states US$50 (Raw ECN). Both figures are the ones each broker publishes on its own account page, and the entity that serves your country can change them.
Which has the lower spread, Tickmill or Vantage?: Tickmill quotes 0.0 pips (Raw); Vantage quotes 0.0 pips (Raw ECN). These are "from" figures for the tightest account each one sells, not an average, and a spread widens around news and at the session close.
Do Tickmill and Vantage charge commission?: Tickmill: Raw: $3 per lot per side. TradingView Raw: $3.50. Classic: none. Vantage: Raw ECN: US$3.00 per standard lot per side. Where a broker charges no commission the cost is inside the spread instead, so compare the two together rather than one at a time.
Are Tickmill and Vantage regulated?: Tickmill lists FCA 717270 (UK) · CySEC 278/15 (Europe) · FSA Seychelles SD008 · FSCA 49464 (South Africa) · DFSA F007663 (Dubai representative office). Vantage lists Vantage, CIMA Cayman Islands SIBL 1383491 · Vantage Global Limited, VFSC Vanuatu · Vantage FX Pty Ltd, ASIC AR 343547 · UK site run separately by Vantage Global Prime LLP under the FCA. Both name a licence, but a licence is not a guarantee, and protections differ a great deal between regulators.
Can I use the same platform on Tickmill and Vantage?: Tickmill supports MT4, MT5, TradingView, Tickmill Trader. Vantage supports MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Vantage App, Vantage Web Trading. If you already trade on one of these, that usually settles the choice faster than any cost figure.

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