An award-winning trading experience for CFD traders¹

Once you’ve decided which trading platform you prefer to use, you can apply for a MT4/5 account here, or you can apply for a Next Generation account here. To trade on both platforms, you’ll need to make an application for each platform.

As the two platforms operate separately, you’ll need to apply for an MT4/5 account here.

CMC Markets utilises technology that can read a variety of identification and address documents. Generally, we will need an official identification document, such as a passport and a proof of address document like a utility bill or bank statement. You will be prompted to upload electronic versions at the verification stage.

Yes, we offer a free demo account for all platforms. The demo account is a practice account that allows you to trade using virtual funds, so your own funds are not at risk. Create an MT4/5 demo account or, apply for a Next Generation demo account. The MT4 and MT5 demo accounts are available for an initial period of 30 days. Both MT4 and MT5 demo accounts will expire after 30 days of inactivity. The Next Generation demo account has no expiry date.

We offer a standard CFD trading account and our FX Active trading account. The FX Active account features 0.0 minimum spreads on 6 major FX pairs (EUR/USD, AUD/USD, GBP/USD, NZD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY) and charges a 0.0025% commission.

FX Active is designed for active forex traders but also includes all our other instruments, such as indices, shares (MetaTrader 5 and Next Generation platforms only), commodities and cryptocurrencies.

There is no minimum deposit required to open an account. You won’t be able to place a trade until there are sufficient funds to cover your position.

We offer a wide range of payment methods including credit cards, and online banking. To view the full list of deposit methods, log in to your client portal and view the funding options.

Yes, we do offer affiliate and introducer incentives. The program is designed to remunerate and reward introducers and partners who refer clients to CMC Markets. As an affiliate, you can earn a commission for referring new clients to CMC Markets. The commission rate varies depending on the country where your referrals are based. As an introducer, you will earn a commission on the trading activity of your clients. CMC Markets offers flexible and competitive rebate structures, including multi-tiered rebate structures to maximise your earning potential.

Apply here to join the CMC Markets introducer program

CMC Markets operates 15 offices located around the world such as the UK, Australia, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore and Bermuda. CMC Markets’ entities are licenced and regulated by the local authorities, for example, CMC Markets Bermuda is licenced to conduct investment business and digital asset business by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (‘BMA’).

As a CMC Markets’ client, your money is held separately from CMC Markets’ own funds. It is held in segregated client bank accounts distributed across a range of major banks, which are regularly assessed against our risk criteria. Under the BMA rules, retail clients must be provided with negative balance protection. This means the maximum amount you can lose is what you initially deposit with us.

If you’re trading on MT4 or MT5, select the instrument you wish to trade (double-click on your PC or laptop), and a new order window will appear. Enter your desired volume (in lots), add any risk-management orders such as a stop-loss or take profit order. Then place a market order in the direction you wish to trade; buy to go long, or sell to go short. There are several ways to place trades or orders using MT4 or MT5 – you can learn more about MT4 or MT5 functionality by navigating to Help > Help topics or Help > Video Guides.

If you’re trading on our Next Generation platform, search for your desired instrument from the ‘Product Library’. Select your chosen instrument (right-click on your PC or laptop), and select ‘Order Ticket’. In the order ticket box, choose your order type (from Market, Limit, and Stop-Entry Order), and then enter your desired volume in units or amount (this can be configured from the ‘Settings’ menu in the main navigation). Add stop-loss and take-profit levels to minimise your risk, and choose to ‘BUY’ or ‘SELL’, depending on whether you want to go long or short. When you’re ready, select ‘Place Buy Market Order’, or ‘Place Sell Market Order’.

For retail clients, the maximum leverage you can currently trade with is 200:1 (or 0.5% margin) with our CFD trading and FX Active accounts.

MetaQuotes’ MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 are the world’s most popular forex and CFD trading platforms. Next Generation is CMC Markets’ in-house developed, feature-rich, web-based trading platform. Both platforms offer CFDs (spread only) and FX Active* (reduced spreads, commission-based) accounts.

The Next Generation platform doesn’t require any downloads, while MT4 and MT5 requires downloading to fully utilise its features, such as algorithmic trading (through Expert Advisors) and social trading available via the MQL4 and MQL5 communities.

The MetaTrader platforms offer hedging positions by default, while the Next Generation platform offers netted positions by default.

*Commission at 0.0025% per transaction for opening and closing a position.

Yes, you can open an opposite, related, or alternative trade, with no interruption for traders using Expert Advisors.

Log in to your MT4 or MT5 client portal or the Next Generation platform and follow the instructions in the funding section.

You can reset your MT4/5 account password here and your Next Generation password here.

Our aim is to provide a high level of service to all our clients all of the time. We value all feedback and use it to enhance our products and services. We appreciate that from time to time, things can go wrong or there can be misunderstandings. We are committed to dealing with queries and complaints positively and sympathetically. Where we are at fault, we aim to put things right at the earliest opportunity. You can find our complaint handling procedure here or contact us at global@cmcmarkets.com to begin your account query. Please note that all queries and complaints will be handled in English.