Tickmill withdrawal fees: quick answer
| Question | Short answer | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Does Tickmill charge withdrawal fees? | Its conditions page says zero, from Tickmill's side. | Your payment provider may still charge you. |
| Is there a catch? | Clause 4.7 reserves up to 5.2% commission where trading activity was insufficient since the last deposit. | Read clause 4.7 in the agreement for your entity. |
| Minimum withdrawal | $25 (or currency equivalent). | Confirm for your payment method. |
| How long does it take? | Processed within ~1 working day; e-wallets often instant, bank wire 1–3 days. | Verification status can delay a first withdrawal. |
What Tickmill's marketing says
Tickmill's deposit and withdrawal conditions page is unambiguous: "Tickmill charges zero withdrawal fees." The same page notes that intermediary banks or e-wallet providers may apply their own charges, which are outside Tickmill's control — a normal and honest caveat that most brokers make. Minimum withdrawal is $25.
Every comparison page we checked repeats that line, and stops there. It is accurate as far as it goes. It is also not the whole fee picture, because the document that actually binds you is the client agreement, not the conditions page.
The 5.2% withdrawal clause nobody quotes
In the Tickmill Ltd (Seychelles) Client Service Agreement dated May 2026, which we read first-hand, clause 4.7 states:
"Tickmill Ltd. reserves a right to raise commission on withdrawal up to 5.2% in case there is no sufficient trading activity since last deposit and withdraw request."
Read carefully, this is a reserved right, not a standard charge: it is the kind of clause brokers include to discourage people using a trading account as a currency-exchange or payment-processing service — deposit in one currency or method, withdraw in another, never trade. If you fund an account, trade, and withdraw, it is unlikely to be applied. If you deposit and then withdraw without trading, this is the clause that governs what happens.
Two things the agreement does not define: what counts as "sufficient" trading activity, and when the commission is set below the 5.2% ceiling. Neither is published, so the size of the charge in any given case is at Tickmill's discretion.
Don't confuse this with your bank's fee
One comparison site notes that third-party charges "can occasionally reach up to 5%" on some payment routes. That is a different charge — the intermediary bank's or e-wallet's, not the broker's — and the similar number makes the two easy to conflate. The clause above is Tickmill's own reserved commission, written into the client agreement. Both can exist on the same withdrawal.
Two more costs in the agreement, not on the fees page
- Currency-conversion mark-up. Clauses 11.7–11.8 reserve the right to convert balances, realised profits and losses at a rate Tickmill selects, with a mark-up applied. The mark-up rate itself is not in the agreement — it sits in a separate commissions and charges schedule, so ask for the current figure if you will hold a base currency different from the instruments you trade.
- 30% US dividend withholding. Tickmill applies a flat 30% withholding on dividends and distributions from US securities to all clients regardless of residence, and states that reduced tax-treaty rates are not applied. If you hold US share CFDs through dividend dates, that is a real cost most fee pages omit entirely.
Deposits: genuinely free, with a reimbursement policy
Tickmill does not charge deposit fees, and bank-wire deposits of $5,000 or more in a single transaction are covered by its "Zero Fees Policy". For smaller wires it will reimburse transaction fees up to $100 if you send proof of the transfer to support — a policy worth knowing about, because it is opt-in rather than automatic.
Withdrawal times
| Method | Tickmill's stated processing | Arrival |
|---|---|---|
| Skrill / Neteller | Within 1 working day | Often instant once processed |
| Card | Within 1 working day | Depends on the issuing bank |
| Bank wire | Within 1 working day | 1–3 working days |
These are Tickmill's own stated timelines, not measured results — we don't claim live account testing. A first withdrawal is also the point where identity verification is usually completed, so allow longer for it than the table suggests.
What about the inactivity fee?
Separate clause, frequently misreported. Tickmill's dormancy policy is two-tier: after 60 calendar days of no activity a small-balance trading account is archived — with no fee charged — and only after 12 months and 10 days does the client area become dormant and a quarterly fee of 10 USD/EUR/GBP/CHF (or 40 PLN) apply. Several well-known sites state either "$10 after 60 days" or "no inactivity fee"; the agreement supports neither.
Which entity's agreement applies to you
The clauses quoted here are from the Seychelles entity's agreement (Tickmill Ltd, FSA licence SD008), which serves the global site. Tickmill also operates a UK entity (FCA) and an EU entity (CySEC, licence 278/15 — verified on the CySEC register), and we have not confirmed whether their agreements carry the identical withdrawal-commission wording. Check the agreement for the entity that actually onboards you — our entity checker shows which one is likely for your country, and the Tickmill scan page lists every licence with its verification status.