{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "kind": "demoOffering",
  "id": "tickmill-mt4-uk",
  "urls": {
    "html": "/demo-accounts/tickmill-mt4-uk.html",
    "json": "/demo-accounts/tickmill-mt4-uk.json",
    "markdown": "/demo-accounts/tickmill-mt4-uk.md"
  },
  "policy": "Documentation research, not account or execution testing. Research regions do not establish residence eligibility. Requires Verification is an evidence gap, not proof of unavailability. Source conflicts and product/entity qualifications must remain attached to claims. Demo results do not establish live trading performance.",
  "record": {
    "checked": "2026-10-12",
    "tested": false,
    "funds": null,
    "currency": null,
    "fundsLabel": "Not recorded",
    "fundsNote": "Starting balance not established.",
    "expiryType": "inactivity",
    "expiry": "7 days without terminal master-password login",
    "expiryNote": "",
    "evidence": "documented",
    "signup": "Name, email, form selections",
    "note": "Up to seven demos/email. Virtual deposit field; amount/currencies unexposed.",
    "id": "tickmill-mt4-uk",
    "broker": "Tickmill",
    "entity": "Tickmill UK Ltd",
    "regions": [
      "UK"
    ],
    "region": "UK",
    "regionLabel": "United Kingdom",
    "researchScope": "United Kingdom",
    "platform": "mt4",
    "platformLabel": "MT4",
    "terms": "Virtual simulation; fair-use limits",
    "fundingReset": "Client Area top-up twice; support reset",
    "deposit": "Free separate demo form; no deposit stated",
    "devices": "Terminal; exact demo devices not stated",
    "forexCoverage": "Forex CFDs",
    "eligibility": "18+; site not directed to US citizens/residents; full permitted-country list not stated.",
    "evidenceNote": "Official broker documentation; signup and trading not tested.",
    "sources": [
      "tickmill-1",
      "tickmill-2"
    ],
    "visit": "tickmill-1",
    "regulation": {
      "status": "Verified",
      "entity": "TICKMILL UK LTD",
      "regulator": "Financial Conduct Authority (UK)",
      "finding": "Authorised (Regulated), since 29/07/2016 (DD/MM/YYYY). Retail rolling spot forex included in principal dealing permissions.",
      "scope": "Verification covers this named UK entity and listed permissions, not all group companies or customer eligibility. Register limitations apply.",
      "sources": [
        "tickmill-reg-1"
      ]
    },
    "signupLink": {
      "kind": "demo-page",
      "note": "Broker demo page; select your platform to continue.",
      "status": "Official entry route",
      "url": "https://www.tickmill.com/uk/trading/demo-account?forex-futures-demo-account=choose&no_redirect=1",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.tickmill.com/uk/trading/demo-account?forex-futures-demo-account=choose&no_redirect=1",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "tested": false
    },
    "execution": {
      "scope": "Tickmill UK Ltd · UK OTC forex; excludes exchange-traded futures/options and cash securities.",
      "tested": false,
      "role": {
        "value": "Matched principal",
        "status": "Documented",
        "note": "The May 2026 policy identifies matched-principal services and section 4 says Tickmill acts as principal, albeit matched principal, for OTC client orders.",
        "sources": [
          "ex-c-tick-policy"
        ],
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "arrangement": {
        "value": "Sole OTC venue with external price feeds and offsets",
        "status": "Broker-reported",
        "note": "Section 4 identifies Tickmill as the sole OTC venue and other providers as sources of quotes and cover for matched-principal offsets.",
        "sources": [
          "ex-c-tick-policy"
        ],
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "demo": {
        "value": "Requires Verification",
        "status": "Requires Verification",
        "note": "UK FAQ pages were reviewed, but a scoped demo/live execution comparison was not established. An EU no-slippage FAQ was found but not applied to the UK entity.",
        "sources": [
          "ex-c-tick-demo-attempt"
        ],
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "review": {
        "checked": "2026-10-13",
        "outcome": "Role: Matched principal; Arrangement: Sole OTC venue with external price feeds and offsets; Demo: Requires Verification. Official documentation review only; no account or order tests.",
        "remainingChecks": [
          "Obtain UK MT4/MT5 demo slippage, price-update and rejection specifications."
        ]
      }
    },
    "markets": {
      "scope": "Tickmill UK Ltd · United Kingdom · MT4. Market coverage not yet reviewed.",
      "tested": false,
      "forexCfd": {
        "status": "Requires Verification",
        "note": "Forex CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.",
        "sources": [],
        "checked": null
      },
      "cryptoCfd": {
        "status": "Requires Verification",
        "note": "Cryptocurrency CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.",
        "sources": [],
        "checked": null
      }
    },
    "api": {
      "status": "Requires Verification",
      "type": null,
      "route": "Not established for this offering",
      "note": "API access has not yet been established for this legal entity and demo platform. This does not mean it is unavailable.",
      "requirements": "Confirm the account, platform and regional requirements with the broker.",
      "sources": [],
      "docs": [],
      "checked": null,
      "tested": false
    }
  },
  "sources": {
    "ex-c-tick-demo-attempt": {
      "title": "Tickmill UK trading conditions FAQ",
      "url": "https://www.tickmill.com/uk/about/faq/topics/trading-conditions",
      "owner": "Broker",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "locator": "UK Trading Conditions and linked Accounts / Trading Execution topics",
      "access": "Opened regional FAQ pages; no UK demo/live equivalence answer established. Guessed matching UK article route failed; EU answer not propagated to UK."
    },
    "ex-c-tick-policy": {
      "title": "Tickmill UK Best Execution Policy, May 2026",
      "url": "https://www.tickmill.com/files/documents/legal-documents/fca/best-execution-policy.pdf",
      "owner": "Broker",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "locator": "Introduction and section 4, pages 2-3: matched principal and sole OTC venue",
      "access": "Official page/PDF opened and read; no account opened or trading tested."
    },
    "tickmill-1": {
      "id": "B-TIC-01",
      "title": "Tickmill UK forex demo account",
      "url": "https://www.tickmill.com/uk/trading/demo-account?forex-futures-demo-account=choose&no_redirect=1",
      "claims": "MT4/MT5; 7-day inactivity login rules; seven-account limit; form; forex; UK entity/restrictions.",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-12",
      "verification": "Official documentation; no account opened or functional test"
    },
    "tickmill-2": {
      "id": "B-TIC-02",
      "title": "Tickmill UK account management",
      "url": "https://www.tickmill.com/uk/about/faq/topics/account-management",
      "claims": "Two self-service top-ups per demo; support balance reset and settings changes.",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-12",
      "verification": "Official documentation; no account opened or functional test"
    },
    "tickmill-reg-1": {
      "title": "FCA Register — TICKMILL UK LTD",
      "url": "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000001HjJatAAF",
      "evidence": "Live register showed TICKMILL UK LTD, FRN 717270, status Authorised. Retail rolling spot forex included in principal dealing permissions.",
      "source_date": "Live register viewed 2026-10-12",
      "access_note": "Direct browser UI; web-text fetch failed, full register loaded in browser."
    }
  }
}