I’m considering opening a Tickmill account mainly for short scalps on majors. I’m cautious and want real feedback from people who actually traded it live.
If you were starting fresh, what would you test first and what would you avoid?
Test both sessions. Watch slippage more than spread.
Open a Pro account for a small live test. Run a fixed lot sample of at least 100 trades across London and New York overlaps. Log spread, commission, slippage, and execution time for every order. Your real cost is spread plus commission minus any rebate. Judge the median, not the best tick. Avoid the first minute around red news. Use a VPS close to their servers to cut ping and variance. If stops slip often, lean more on limits. Make one withdrawal to confirm processing before scaling.
I’d start on Pro with tiny lots and keep a log.
London open feels decent most days, but I avoid red news. Rebates help a little, not a game changer.
Try the Pro account in micro size first. My MT5 stayed stable except around CPI releases.
Ran a three month test on EURUSD and GBPUSD.
Average spread plus commission came out near 0.6 to 0.8 pip during London overlap. Rebates trimmed roughly 0.1 to 0.2 per lot for me. Biggest cost was slippage when I chased moves. Limit entries near small pullbacks helped. No platform freezes, but I did see short spikes before big data. Withdrawals to an e‑wallet were same day.
If I started again, I’d log every fill from day one and skip news minutes.