Forex Trading

Elevate your trading on our award-winning Next Generation platform. Access the world's most liquid financial market with competitive spreads on 300+ currency pairs.

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Trade FX pairs from 0.0 Pips

Access more FX pairs than anyone else and get exposure to over 300+ currency pairs on our Next Generation platform and 175+ on MT4. With our FX Active account, you can trade tight spreads from 0.0 pips* on six major FX pairs including NZD/USD and EUR/USD.

Or trade less popular currencies like the Turkish lira or Norwegian krone with spreads from as low as 0.5 pips.

Whichever way you decide to trade the FX market, choose CMC to power your financial future.

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*Available for FX Active accounts only. Commission is charged at 0.0025% per transaction. View the T&Cs here.

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Pricing is indicative. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Client sentiment is provided by CMC Markets for general information only, is historical in nature and is not intended to provide any form of trading or investment advice - it must not form the basis of your trading or investment decisions. Number of instruments available on MT4 may vary.

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Pricing is indicative. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Client sentiment is provided by CMC Markets for general information only, is historical in nature and is not intended to provide any form of trading or investment advice - it must not form the basis of your trading or investment decisions. Number of instruments available on MT4 may vary.
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Frequently asked questions

What do CMC Markets charge on converting foreign currency profit or loss into my home currency?

Your account will be in your home currency. All positions are opened in US dollars and converted to NZD at the prevailing level 1 mid price for the exchange rate +/- 0.5%

Where do you derive your FX prices from?

Prices streamed from our liquidity providers are consumed by our automated pricing engine where the ‘best’ and most representative price is used to create our quotes on which clients trade.

Can I convert currencies using a CMC Markets account?

No, we do not offer currency exchange facilities.