Tickmill is a brokerage firm, offering contracts for difference (CFDs) on Forex, precious metals, stock indices, bonds and cryptocurrencies. Regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), the company serves institutional and retail clients from all over the world.
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History
Tickmill was founded in Mahe, Seychelles in August 2014 by its current shareholders. In January 2015, the company started providing retail brokerage services.
Tickmill began its CFD operations in March 2015, providing Germany, Japan, Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States stock indices.
In June 2015, Tickmill announced the launch of its renewed Introducing Broker (IB) program.
In August 2015, the company introduced VIP accounts as well as added HK50 index to meet the demands of Asian clients.
In 2015, Tickmill joined forces with BeeksFX to provide its traders with a reliable low latency VPS solution.
In March 2016, Tickmill introduced the Multi Account Manager (MAM) solution, which helps professional money managers to trade on behalf of their clients. The company also added Islamic accounts that are compliant with the Sharia law.
On July 29th 2016, Tickmill obtained a license from the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its UK entity, Tmill UK Limited. The company appointed Duncan Anderson as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tickmill UK. With extensive experience in the financial industry, Anderson worked in several exchanges and held various management positions in financial services firms..
In January 2017, Tickmill introduces Autochartist technical analysis tool, enabling traders to identify support and resistance levels, evaluate risk possibility, optimise stop loss and take profit levels, improve market entry and exit points, and capitalise on market-moving news events.
In May 2017, Tickmill launched Tickmill Prime, providing brokers, banks, hedge funds, money managers and professional traders with access to FX and CFD liquidity, technology and white label solutions.
In July 2017, Tickmill added CFDs on bonds to its product offering, introducing 4 CFDs on German government bonds.
In September 2017, Tickmill Group completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Vipro Markets Limited, a CySEC-regulated investment firm. As part of the acquisition, Tickmill injected $2.20 million into the share capital of Vipro Markets.
In October 2017, Tickmill introduced cryptocurrencies, by adding Bitcoin CFDs to its range of trading instruments.
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Platform and instruments
Tickmill uses MetaTrader 4 (MT4) as its Forex trading platform. MetaTrader 4 is available for Microsoft Windows, Android and iOS devices, and on its browser version WebTrader. In July 2015, Tickmill also introduced a native MT4 application for Mac users.
The company's trading instruments include CFDs on 62 currency pairs, contracts for gold and silver, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, major stock indices, German government bonds and Bitcoin.
The Company also provides AutoTrade (copy trading platform) solution. It allows copying trades from different systems and adds them to the Tickmill's users MetaTrader 4 account.
The website is available in 12 languages, including English, Indonesian, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Polish, German, Italian, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese.
International events and expos
- On 21st - 23 February 2017, Tickmill attended the iFX EXPO Asia in Hong Kong as an exclusive sponsor. The company hosted a workshop "Why IBs are better off with ECN brokers", which was presented by the CEO Duncan Anderson.
- On 24th - 25 March 2017, Tickmill attended the FxCuffs 2017 in the ICE Krakow Congress Centre, Poland as a Gold Sponsor..
- On 18th - 19 May 2017, Tickmill took part in the ITForum Expo 2017 in Rimini, Italy. The team hosted multiple live workshops with renowned Italian trading professionals.
- On 23rd - 25 May 2017, Tickmill attended the iFX EXPO International 2017 in Limassol, Cyprus, to present its newly launched FX liquidity arm Tickmill Prime. The Tickmill UK CEO Duncan Anderson was invited to be one of the panellists at the trademark CEO Panel.
- On 17th - 18th November 2017, Tickmill attended the World of Trading 2017 expo in Frankfurt, Germany, as a Silver Sponsor. The broker hosted a series of free seminars led by industry experts.
Awards
Awarded at the 2016 Awards Chinese Forex Expo:
- "The Most Trusted Forex Broker" 2015-2016
- "The Best ECN / STP Broker" 2015-2016
Awarded by the Global Brands Magazine:
- "The Most Trusted Broker, Europe" 2017
Awarded at the 2017 UK Forex Awards:
- "Best Forex Trading Conditions"
Marketing campaigns
- Trader of the Month - Each month Tickmill gives out a $1,000 prize to the trader who shows good profits and great risk and money management skills.
- The Revolutionary Win-Win Live Trading Contest - The two most profitable traders (highest monthly profit and highest monthly percentage profit) win a Bitcoin every month, while all participants earn rebates.
- NFP Machine - A monthly US labour report challenge, where people guess the price of one trading instrument.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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