Why choose CMC Markets?

There's a lot to consider when you're choosing the right trading partner, so we've outlined our key strengths below.
Discover why you should choose us.

You're at the heart of all we do
Value for money
More trading opportunities
Our intuitive platform
Trade anywhere
Execution control
Risk management
Premium client
Security of funds
Licensed and regulated
Over 30 years' experience
Multiple award-winners

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You're at the heart of all we do

Our goal is to provide you with the ultimate trading experience. We're passionate about online trading, constantly innovating and looking to improve the way our clients invest in financial markets.

Value for money

We provide tight spreads regardless of market volatility, delivering competitive and reliable pricing. We offer attractive spreads right across our product range, from 0.5 points on EUR/USD, 0.3 points on key indices like the Singapore Free, and 0.2 points on Gold. Our margin rates start from 5% for forex, 5% for indices, 20% for commodities and 10% for shares.

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Forex products

Indices

Shares & ETFs

Commodities

Treasuries

Cryptocurrencies

More trading opportunities

With close to 12,000 CFD markets to trade across forex, indices, commodities, shares, treasuries and cryptocurrencies, we give you the chance to develop a diverse portfolio, increasing your potential trading opportunities.

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Our intuitive platform

Next Generation is our unique, pioneering online trading platform. It's already won multiple awards' but we're not stopping there – we consistently make improvements and add new functionality, products and tools to the platform to enhance your trading experience.

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Dynamic charting capability

Our award-winning charts provide a host of features to support your chart analysis, including multiple chart types, over 80 technical indicators and drawing tools and a pattern recognition feature.

Trade anywhere

Our advanced mobile trading apps have been designed and built individually for iPhone, iPad and Android™ devices to give you the best mobile trading experience and allow you complete control over your account and your trades, wherever you are.

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Execution control

Enter and exit trades in a flash with our cutting-edge technology. There are multiple order types available, so you can control exactly when and how your trades are executed. For example, our 1-Click Trading feature allows you to place a trade almost instantly, while for enhanced order management you can set boundaries to control any potential slippage in the market.

Order execution options

Risk management

We've developed an extensive range of risk management features to help you manage trading risk effectively, helping to secure potential profits and minimise losses. If you want 100% certainty that a trade will close at an exact price if it moves against you, we offer guaranteed stop-loss orders (GSLOs) for a premium. This premium is refunded in full if the GSLO is not triggered.

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Premium client

As a high-volume trader, we know you take your trading seriously and require the best from your provider. Our premium traders have access to exclusive client events, workshops and forms as well as a more personalised trading experience with direct access to a dedicated member of our sales trading team. Market-leading rebates are also available for high-volume traders.

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Over 30 years' experience

Since launching in 1989, we have become one of the world's leading CFD providers. Among the pioneers of the industry and with over 30 years' experience, you can be confident that when you're trading with us, you're trading with experts.

Multiple award-winners'

In the last two years alone we've won almost 50 awards, recognising the quality of our service and dedication to delivering innovation and technology to our clients, through our Next Generation web-based trading platform and native mobile apps.

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Licensed & regulated globally

12 offices | 11 licenses

Regulated byMonetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

Regulated byInvestment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)

Regulated byFinancial Markets Authority (FMA)

Regulated byAustralian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)

Regulated byDubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)

Regulated byFederal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

Regulated byFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)

A leading global provider of CFD and FX, the CMC Markets group was first founded in 1989 in London, and now service more than 75,000 clients worldwide. Its success was founded on the ability to deliver a wide range of trading products to customers, from equities to indices, currencies, commodities, treasuries and forwards, and we are proud to have pioneered the development of online trading in markets around the world.In 2023, the group incorporated a new entity, CMC Markets Singapore Invest Pte. Ltd. (trading name "CMC Invest") to offer stockbroking in Singapore. CMC Invest is authorised and regulated by the MAS to deal in listed securities, ETFs, and exchange-traded-derivatives contracts.Find out more about CMC Invest here.

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Trade FX with spreads from 0.0 pips

Our new FX active account gives you ultra-tight FX spreads from 0.0 pips on six major forex pairs, plus save with a 25% spread discount (when compared to our standard pricing) on all other FX pairs, and commission at a fixed rate of 0.0025% per transaction, charged upfront on opening and closing trades.

Available with MT4 and our Next Generation platform.

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Still unsure about choosing us?

We're confident that we can offer you the best all-round trading package, but why not decide for yourself?

Compare our account offering

*Product numbers may vary and are accurate for November 2015

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