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CMC Markets is a London-listed, FCA-regulated veteran founded in 1989, offering 12,000+ CFDs on an award-winning proprietary platform alongside MT4/MT5 and TradingView, with competitive raw spreads via its FX Active account.
Spreads, minimum deposit and leverage are indicative and vary by account type and jurisdiction — confirm current terms on the broker’s site.
CMC Markets is a London-listed, FCA-regulated veteran founded in 1989, offering 12,000+ CFDs on an award-winning proprietary platform alongside MT4/MT5 and TradingView, with competitive raw spreads via its FX Active account.
CMC Markets is regulated by FCA (UK), ASIC (Australia), MAS (Singapore), CIRO (Canada), FMA (New Zealand), DFSA (Dubai / DIFC). Independently verifiable licences include FCA (UK) — CMC Markets UK plc, FRN 173730; ASIC (Australia) — CMC Markets Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, AFSL 238054; FMA (New Zealand) — CMC Markets NZ Limited, FSP41187; CIRO (Canada) — CMC Markets Canada Inc.. It ranks among the most trusted, tier-1-regulated brokers in this comparison.
EUR/USD spreads start around 0 pips on the raw/ECN account (about 0.7 pips on the standard, commission-free account), with $5 (FX Active: 0.0025% per side, ~$5 round-turn on standard lot) commission. The minimum deposit is $0 and maximum retail leverage is 1:30 (EU/UK/AU retail), 1:500 (professional clients). It does not provide a dedicated swap-free (Islamic) account (As of mid-2025 no CMC Markets entity offers an Islamic or swap-free account. Overnight swap fees apply to all positions.), so standard overnight swaps apply.
Platforms include CMC Next Generation, MT4, MT5, TradingView. CMC Markets provides ~12,000+ CFDs (Next Generation); ~2,220 on MT5; ~220 on MT4 across Forex, Indices, Stocks, Commodities, Crypto, ETFs, Bonds, Options, funded via Bank transfer, Credit/debit card, PayPal (select regions).
CMC Markets is one of the most credible and well-regulated brokers in the industry, holding six Tier-1 licences and being publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2016 — a level of institutional transparency very few peers can match. The proprietary Next Generation platform is genuinely capable, and the FX Active account's 0.0 pip raw spreads with a 0.0025% commission make it cost-competitive against ECN-first rivals for high-volume forex trading. The main gaps are the absence of any Islamic/swap-free account offering and the fact that the full 12,000-instrument universe is only available on the proprietary platform, not MT4.
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom · Funding: Bank transfer, Credit/debit card, PayPal (select regions)
Licence numbers link to each regulator’s public register so you can verify them yourself. Last checked 2026-06-25.
CMC Markets is authorised by FCA (UK), ASIC (Australia), MAS (Singapore), CIRO (Canada), FMA (New Zealand), DFSA (Dubai / DIFC). Brokers regulated in tier-1 jurisdictions are generally required to hold client money separately from company funds and may offer protections such as negative-balance protection or an investor-compensation scheme — the exact safeguards depend on the entity you sign up with. As with all trading, your capital is at risk. Confirm which entity, licence and protections apply to your country on the regulator’s register before funding an account.
Available on desktop, web and mobile. Tradable across Forex, Indices, Stocks, Commodities, Crypto, ETFs, Bonds, Options. Track every position you take with CMC Markets in the FXMARE trading journal.
CMC Markets is one of the most credible and well-regulated brokers in the industry, holding six Tier-1 licences and being publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2016 — a level of institutional transparency very few peers can match. The proprietary Next Generation platform is genuinely capable, and the FX Active account's 0.0 pip raw spreads with a 0.0025% commission make it cost-competitive against ECN-first rivals for high-volume forex trading. The main gaps are the absence of any Islamic/swap-free account offering and the fact that the full 12,000-instrument universe is only available on the proprietary platform, not MT4.
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