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Tickmill

United Kingdom · Tickmill UK Ltd

Costs
Raw EUR/USD example: USD3 per lot per side. The table currency footnote conflicts with the example; do not generalize to all instruments.
Platforms
Classic/Raw: MT4/MT5; the CFD section also lists TradingView.
Client protection
Retail CFD negative balance protection on a per-account basis.
Sources and applicability

Public documents for the named entity/account. Confirm residence acceptance when applying.

Costs

UK FX KID (June 2025), page 4 uses the traded instrument’s base currency; page 5 EUR/USD example uses USD3 per side / USD6 round trip. Confirm actual billing currency. Account overview checked 29 September: Classic minimum 1.6 pips, zero commission; Raw minimum 0 pips. Holding costs are separate.

UK FX KID June 2025 — pages 4–5, commission table and example ↗ · 2026-09-30UK account overview — minimum spreads / Classic commission ↗ · 2026-09-29
PlatformsCFD accounts / available platforms ↗ · 2026-09-29
Client protectionUK FAQ — negative balance protection ↗ · 2026-09-29

Terms for the named entities. Minimum spreads are not total costs or a cheapest-first ranking.

Tickmill

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Brand overview and official site

Tickmill operates through 4 legal entities recorded in the current FXVeritas research file across Seychelles, United Kingdom, Cyprus, and South Africa.

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Research summary

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From the full research file on record.

The catalog-applicable comparison scope is narrower, so its counts can be lower. Neither figure contradicts the other.

Research confidence

High

Research completeness/source coverage; not broker safety or suitability.

Licence verification

3 regulator-registers confirmed

5 licences recorded

Primary sources

11

Research file review

Aug 23, 2026

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Outstanding issues

Researched by FXVeritas Research Desk · Evidence standard: Primary-source verification · Research evidence methodology · Editorial independence · Corrections policy

Research notes

Editorial summary from the research file. Recorded answers follow below.

Tickmill is a brand used by several companies. Official copy states that client protections depend on the Tickmill entity that holds the account.

Tickmill Ltd (Seychelles) is stated as FSA SD008. Tickmill UK Ltd is stated as FCA 717270 with a DFSA representative office F007663. Tickmill Europe Ltd is catalog-verified CySEC 278/15. Tickmill South Africa (Pty) Ltd is stated as FSCA FSP 49464.

Legal entities & current licences

Brand is not a licence. Each legal entity is listed with the current licence record(s) isolated for that entity.

Tickmill

Tickmill Ltd

Jurisdiction
SC
Company number
Not recorded
Registered office
Office 1, 1st Floor of KLA Complex, Mont Fleuri, Mahe, Seychelles
Status
Not recorded
Role
Seychelles FSA securities dealer
Parent
Not recorded

Current licence evidence

Seychelles FSA · SD008

Broker published
Regulator
Seychelles FSA
Licence number
SD008
Status
stated on Tickmill licences page; FSA list row not used as a printed SD number
Permissions
Not recorded
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Sep 12, 2026

Research-file sourceOfficial broker website

Tickmill UK Ltd

Jurisdiction
GB
Company number
09592225
Registered office
First Floor, The Bengal Wing, 9A Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4YN
Status
Not recorded
Role
UK FCA firm; also named as a DFSA representative office
Parent
Not recorded

FCA · 717270

Regulator verified
Regulator
FCA
Licence number
717270
Status
Authorised since 29/07/2016 on FCA Register firm page.
Permissions
Not recorded
Issue date
2016-07-29
Checked
Sep 19, 2026

Research-file sourceFCA register

DFSA · F007663

Regulator verified
Regulator
DFSA
Licence number
F007663
Status
Registered 22-Mar-2023 on DFSA public register as a Non-DIFC Company. Native category: Operating a Representative Office. Not a brokerage, dealing, or product-issuer licence. Same legal entity as FCA FRN 717270; the two records are not merged.
Permissions
Operating a Representative Office
Issue date
2023-03-22
Checked
Sep 19, 2026

Research-file sourceDFSA register

Tickmill Europe Ltd

Jurisdiction
CY
Company number
340249
Registered office
Kedron 9, Mesa Geitonia, Limassol 4004, Cyprus
Status
Not recorded
Role
CySEC CIF
Parent
Not recorded

CySEC · 278/15

Regulator verified
Regulator
CySEC
Licence number
278/15
Status
verified on catalog CySEC CIF page; live card timed out in this pass
Permissions
Not recorded
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Aug 23, 2026

Research-file sourceCySEC register

Tickmill South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Jurisdiction
ZA
Company number
Not recorded
Registered office
Office 11, 140 West Street, Sandton, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
Status
Not recorded
Role
FSCA authorised firm
Parent
Not recorded

FSCA · FSP 49464

Broker published
Regulator
FSCA
Licence number
FSP 49464
Status
stated on Tickmill licences page; FSCA register not opened
Permissions
Not recorded
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Sep 12, 2026

Research-file sourceOfficial broker website

Client routing

Only regions named on an official page or legal document. A site loading is not acceptance.

Region

UK clients of Tickmill UK Ltd

Legal entity

Tickmill UK Ltd

Regulator / licence

FCA · 717270

Route protectionOpened UK Terms: retail CASS pooled client money. FSCS membership stated without an amount. Security of Funds June 2026 states £120,000. UK FAQ states £85,000. Both amounts are stored. NBP is not in the opened UK Terms.

Evidencehttps://www.tickmill.com/about/licences-and-regulation names Tickmill UK Ltd, FRN 717270, and states UK clients are protected up to £120,000 through FSCS.

Region

EU clients of Tickmill Europe Ltd

Legal entity

Tickmill Europe Ltd

Regulator / licence

CySEC · 278/15

Route protectionOpened EU Client Agreement: client funds segregated from company money. ICF membership stated in the CA. ICF PDF June 2025: retail only, EUR 20,000 or 90% of the covered claim, whichever is lower. NBP is not confirmed (categorisation policy only says the company may provide NBP).

EvidenceSame licences page names Tickmill Europe Ltd CySEC 278/15 and states EU ICF cover.

Region

Clients of Tickmill Ltd (Seychelles)

Legal entity

Tickmill Ltd

Regulator / licence

Seychelles FSA · SD008

Route protectionOpened Seychelles CSA: no segregation, NBP, or statutory compensation scheme. Clause 21.2 is contractual compensation, not ICF/FSCS.

EvidenceLicences page names Tickmill Ltd FSA SD008. Compensation-scheme bullets name UK and EU only.

Region

South Africa clients of Tickmill South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Legal entity

Tickmill South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Regulator / licence

FSCA · FSP 49464

Route protectionNo FSCS/ICF. FSCA register was not opened.

EvidenceLicences page names Tickmill South Africa (Pty) Ltd FSP 49464.

Historical licences

Withdrawn, revoked, or closed retail authorisations. Not current onboarding licences.

No historical licence row was isolated.

Regulatory and corporate history

Dated events from official pages or registers. Incidents are historical records, not current licence status.

No dated history row was isolated.

What the sources show

Each finding shows its own check date and applies only to the named entity and source; the group file remains incomplete.

Provider licence disclosure ·

Tickmill UK Ltd — DIFC Representative Office

The website labels the DIFC presence as a representative office. That reference is not interchangeable with the separate UK, Cyprus, Seychelles or South African trading permissions.

Sources and scope

Identifiers disclosed by the provider; current regulator status not independently verified here.

Authority or registration system
DFSA
Disclosed financial permission
F007663
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Entity matched; identifier scope below ·

Tickmill Ltd

The FSA list names this Seychelles entity. This entry does not print its licence number or establish which residence-specific account contracts with it.

Sources and scope

Entity-name match only; no licence-number verification inferred.

Authority or registration system
Seychelles FSA
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Research changes

These are saved research additions, not dates when a regulator changed a licence. Previous source-check and import records remain in the audit archive.

  1. · Source check

    Tickmill · Tickmill UK Ltd · costs source check

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  2. · Research record updated

    Tickmill · Entity, source and scope findings added

    Primary source ↗Open research file →

  3. · Source check

    Tickmill · Tickmill UK Ltd · platforms source check

    Primary source ↗Open research file →
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