CMC Markets
CMC Markets is a UK-based financial derivatives dealer. The company offers online trading in spread betting, contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange (forex) across world markets. CMC is headquartered in London, with hubs in Sydney and Singapore and a further 11 offices internationally. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
AWARDS:
| Best Forex Trading Support | UK Forex Awards | UK | All |
| Best Spread Betting Provider | Investors Chronicle Investment & Wealth Management Awards | UK | Spread bet |
| Best Online Trading Platform | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Financial Services Provider of the Year | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Best CFD Broker | Finance Magnates London Summit Awards | UK | CFD |
| Highest Overall Satisfaction | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Best Platform Features | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Best Mobile/Tablet Platform | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Best Customer Service | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Best Education Materials/Programmes | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Platform Reliability | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Charting | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Quality of Trade Execution | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Reporting of Positions & Transactions | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Spreads | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Commissions | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Research Tools | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Trading Ideas & Strategies | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Range of Tradable Products | Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report | UK | All |
| Best Spread Betting and CFD Education Tools | ADVFN International Financial Awards 2017 | UK | All |
| Best Global Spread Betting Provider | Wealth & Money Management Awards 2017 | UK | Spread bet |
| Highest Overall Client Satisfaction | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Best Value for Money | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Best Customer Service | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Best Platform Features | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Best Educational Materials/Programs | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Consistency of Filling Trades at Price Quoted | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Execution Speed | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Commissions | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Reporting of Positions and Transactions | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Risk Management | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Trading Ideas and Strategies | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Research Tools | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Charting | Investment Trends 2017 Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Broker of the Year | Canstar Online Share Trading | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Cheapest Online Broker | Money magazine’s Best of the Best Awards | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Top Trading Platform for Charting | Canadian Society of Technical Analysts | Canada | CFD and FX |
| Best Website | Technical Analysis Trade Fair | France | CFD and FX |
| Best Customer Service | Investment Trends 2017 France CFD/FX Report | France | CFD and FX |
| Mobile Platform/Application | Investment Trends 2017 France CFD/FX Report | France | CFD and FX |
| Best Value for Money | Investment Trends 2017 France CFD/FX Report | France | CFD and FX |
| No. 1 CFD Broker | Investment Trends 2017 Germany CFD/FX Report | Germany | CFD |
| Foreign Forex Broker of the Year | FX Cuffs 2017 Awards | Poland | FX |
2016
| Best Online Trading Platform | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Financial Services Provider of the Year | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Overall Satisfaction | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | All |
| Mobile Trading | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | All |
| Platform Features | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | All |
| Value for Money | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Research Tools | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Value for Money | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Research Tools | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Customer Service | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Education Materials | Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Best Forex Trading Platform | UK Forex Awards | UK | FX |
| Best Forex Digital 100 Options Broker | UK Forex Awards | UK | FX |
| Best CFDs Broker | Finance Magnates London Summit Awards | UK | CFD |
| Best CFD Provider | Investment and Wealth Management Awards 2016 | UK | CFD |
| Best Spread Betting and CFD Education Tools | ADVFN International Financial Awards 2016 | UK | All |
| Best Mobile/Tablet Application | Online Personal Wealth Awards | UK | All |
| Best Value broker | Investment Trends 2016 second half Australia Online Broking Report | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Most Recommended broker | Investment Trends 2016 second half Australia Online Broking Report | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Business Innovation | The Australian Business Award for Innovation [INA] | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Cheapest Online Broker | Money Magazine Best of the Best Awards 2016 | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Outstanding Value | CANSTAR Online Share Trading Australia 2016 | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Platform Functionality | Investment Trends 2016 Australia | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Value for money | Investment Trends 2016 Australia | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Top Trading Platform for Charting | Canadian Technical Analysis Awards | Canada | CFD |
| Best Platform | Annual FX168 Broker Awards 2016 | China | CFD and FX |
| Research Tools | Investment Trends 2016 Germany CFD / FX Report | Germany | CFD and FX |
| Educational Materials | Investment Trends 2016 Germany CFD / FX Report | Germany | CFD and FX |
| Customer Service | Investment Trends 2016 Singapore CFD/FX Report | Singapore | CFD and FX |
| Education Materials | Investment Trends 2016 Singapore CFD/FX Report | Singapore | CFD and FX |
| Mobile Trading | Investment Trends 2016 Singapore CFD/FX Report | Singapore | CFD and FX |
| Research Tools | Investment Trends 2016 Singapore CFD/FX Report | Singapore | CFD and FX |
| Value for Money | Investment Trends 2016 Singapore CFD/FX Report | Singapore | CFD and FX |
2015
| Best Spread Betting Provider | Investors Chronicle & Financial Times Investment Awards | UK | Spread bet |
| Overall Satisfaction | Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Customer Service | Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Platform Features | Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Mobile Platform | Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Mobile Platform | Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Mobile Platform | Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | FX |
| Platform Features | Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | FX |
| Best CFD Provider | Shares Awards | UK | CFD |
| Best Mobile/Tablet Trading Application | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Financial Services Provider of the Year | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Best Spread Betting Platform | ADVFN International Financial Awards 2015 | UK | Spread bet |
| Best Mobile/Tablet Application | Online Personal Wealth Awards | UK | All |
| Best Customer Service | UK Forex Awards 2015 | UK | FX |
| Best Value | CANSTAR Online Share Trading Australia 2015 | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Platform Features | Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Research Tools | Australia CFD Report | Australia | CFD |
| Outstanding Value Casual Investor | CANSTAR Online Share Trading Australia 2015 | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Value for Money | Investment Trends 2015 Australia Second Half Online Broking Report | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Platform Features | Investment Trends 2015 Australia FX Report | Australia | FX |
| Best Value | CANSTAR Online Share Trading Australia 2015 | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Service Excellence | The Australian Business Awards 2015 | Australia | All |
| Mobile Trading | Investment Trends April 2015 France CFD and FX Report | France | CFD |
| CFD Broker of the Year | Brokerwahl | Germany | CFD |
| Educational Materials | Singapore CFD & FX Report | Singapore | CFD and FX |
2014
| Research tools | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Trading platform features | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Mobile trading | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | Spread bet |
| Highest overall client satisfaction | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Value for money | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Customer service | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Education materials | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Trading platform features | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Research tools | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Mobile trading | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Trading platform features | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | FX |
| Mobile trading | Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | FX |
| Financial Services Provider of the Year | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Best Investor Education | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Best Online Trading Platform | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Best Investor Education | UK Forex Awards 2014 | UK | FX |
| Best Trading App | Investors Chronicle & Financial Times Investment Awards | UK | All |
| Mobile Trading | Investment Trends 2014 France Leveraged Trading Report | Australia | CFD |
| Overall client satisfaction | Investment Trends 2014 Australia Online Broking Report | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Value for money | Investment Trends 2014 Australia Online Broking Report | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Customer service | Investment Trends 2014 Australia Online Broking Report | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Education materials | Investment Trends 2014 Australia Online Broking Report | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Company research | Investment Trends 2014 Australia Online Broking Report | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Outstanding Value | CANSTAR Online Share Trading Australia 2014 | Australia | Stockbroking |
| Mobile Trading | Investment Trends 2014 France Leveraged Trading Report | France | CFD |
| Platform Features | Investment Trends 2014 Singapore Leveraged Trading Report | Singapore | CFD and FX |
2013
| Best CFD Provider | Shares Awards | UK | CFD |
| Best Online Trading Platform | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Financial Provider of the Year | Shares Awards | UK | All |
| Highest Overall Client Satisfaction | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Best Trading Platform Features | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Best Value for Money | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Best Education Materials | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Best Research Tools | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | CFD |
| Best Mobile and Tablet App | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | |
| Best Trading Platform Features | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | |
| Best Mobile and Tablet App | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | FX |
| Best Trading Platform Features | Investment Trends 2013 UK Leveraged Trading Report | UK | FX |
| Best Online Charts | MoneyAM Awards | UK | All |
| Best Online Trading Platform | MoneyAM Awards | UK | All |
| Best Spread Betting App | Investors Chronicle & Financial Times Investment Awards | UK | |
| Best Forex Spread Betting Company | UK Forex Awards 2013 | UK | FX |
REGULATIONS
If you have a trading account with any of our European offices, your account is held with CMC Markets in the UK, and the following may be applicable to you
Key points:
- Retail client money is held in segregated client bank accounts
- Money held on behalf of clients is distributed across a range of major banks which are regularly assessed against CMC Markets’ risk criteria
- CMC Markets does not lodge retail client money towards margins with its hedging counterparties
- CMC Markets UK Plc is regulated by the FCA, registration number 173730
CMC Markets is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK (FCA) which means we must comply with FCA client assets regulation, known as CASS. When you open an account with CMC Markets you are classed as a retail client, unless you receive notification of another status and explicitly consent to ‘title transfer’ of your funds to CMC Markets. Retail client money is held separately from CMC Markets’ own funds so that under property, trust and insolvency law, client money is protected and therefore unavailable to general creditors of the firm, if the firm fails.
Where does CMC Markets hold segregated client money? European retail clients’ funds are pooled together and accordingly the treatment of funds across our European branches is the same. We hold retail client funds in segregated bank accounts with UK banks which include Natwest, Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC, and outside the UK with Ulster Bank in Ireland, Deutsche Bank in Germany, and HSBC in Poland and Spain. This means that your money may not necessarily be held in your country of residence, and that UK rules will apply to all European client money.
SPREAD:
RELIABILITY
Founded in 1989, CMC Markets (LSE: CMCX) has grown to become one of the leading retail forex and CFD brokerages, offering nearly 10,000 CFD instruments across major asset classes including forex, commodities, and securities markets. In 2016, CMC Markets was listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker CMCX, with an initial valuation of $1 billion, making it one of the largest technology IPOs of the year. CMC Markets offers its Next Generation trading platform as a web-based platform that is also available as a mobile app for Android and iPhone/iPad devices. CMC Markets serves over 60,000 clients worldwide through its 15 offices globally and across its entities regulated in the UK, Canada, and Australia.
CMC Markets is a great choice for Forex and CFD traders as the company’s Next Generation platform is powerful and versatile with plenty of configuration options and tools for traders to customize the platform to meet their needs.
CMC Markets Review:
In terms of FX product offering, CMC Markets offers the largest selection of forex pairs, with over 183 pairs available, making its pricing attractive across an extensive range of currency pairs, compared to most brokers who offer only the most popular forex pairs. Compared to my 2017 review, CMC Markets maintained its position but hasn’t built on it further. For example, several of its peers improved their offerings by revamping their mobile apps, shifting to HTML5 on their web platforms, and launching Cryptocurrency CFDs on Bitcoin and Ethereum. Close competitors to CMC Markets in terms of product offering, range of markets, and minimum deposit to open a live account, include IG Markets, XTB, and City Index. Nonetheless, with nearly 10,000 instruments to choose from across nearly every asset class and global market, CMC Markets is a great choice for traders looking for a multi-asset solution and broad range CFDs and forex pairs at competitive prices and with a low minimum deposit to open a live account.
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