Trade on over 1,000 exchange-traded funds with leverage on our CFD platform.
Pricing is indicative. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Your favourites in one place
Over 1,000 ETFs to trade, including the most popular themes from Australia, the US and Europe.
Professional research
Free access to quantitative equity analysis from Morningstar.
Minimal slippage
With fully automated, lightning-fast execution in 0.0045 seconds.*
Local customer support
Our support team is available whenever the markets are open.
Competitive pricing
Enjoy competitive pricing across our full range of ETF instruments.
Since their establishment three decades ago, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have evolved from a relatively obscure investment fund to a type of investment vehicle that has attracted trillions of dollars worth of assets. But with thousands of available instruments and multiple types and focuses, how do you know where to start? Our in-house trading team have identified three themes with high growth potential and the instruments well placed to benefit from their performance.
Whatever you trade, costs matter. That’s why we’re committed to bringing competitive pricing and transparency across all of our markets, whether you trade on ETFs, indices or commodities.
Fast execution, exclusive insights and accurate signals are vital to your success as an ETFs trader. Our award-winning trading platform was built with the successful ETFs trader in mind.
Industry-leading charting
Our charting package ranked highest for charting in the 2019 Investment Trends survey. Choose from over 115 technical indicators and drawing tools, more than 70 patterns and 12 in-built chart types.
Pattern recognition scanner
We automatically scan over 120 of our most popular instruments every 15 minutes for emerging and completed chart patterns, such as wedges, channels and head & shoulders formations to give you a head start on the market.
Client sentiment
Award-winning app*
Trading ETFs enables investors to obtain instant diversification, by gaining exposure to a range of instruments across a sector, or within the S&P 500 or Russell 3000 index for example, with a single transaction.
ETFs can be classified into three major fund types, typically based on specific investment characteristics. These are passive, smart beta and actively managed (including semi-transparent ETFs). The difference between each type of fund is the investment strategy underpinning it. For instance, index investing uses a strategy that requires little involvement, as these funds are set up to mimic the performance of a broad market index, such as the ASX 200, FTSE 100 or S&P 500. These are passively-managed funds. An actively-managed fund, on the other hand, will have its holdings readjusted and reallocated on a frequent basis by portfolio managers in an attempt to outperform the benchmark index. Learn more about ETFs.
Is it free to open an account?
There's no cost when opening a live CFD trading account. You can also view prices and use tools such as charts, Reuters news or Morningstar quantitative equity reports, free of charge. However, you will need to deposit funds in your account to place a trade.
What are the costs of CFD trading?
There are a number of costs to consider when CFD trading, including holding costs (for trades held overnight,
which is essentially a fee for the funds you borrow to cover the leveraged portion
of the trade), rollover costs for expired forward trades, and guaranteed stop-loss
order charges (if you use this risk-management tool).
Find out more about our costs
Is CMC Markets regulated?
CMC Markets Asia Pacific Pty Limited is regulated by ASIC for the provision of derivative products, AFSL No. 238054. CMC Markets Stockbroking Limited is regulated by ASIC for the provision of stockbroking services, AFSL No. 246381.
How does CMC Markets protect my money?
As a CMC client, your money is held separately from CMC Markets’ own funds, so that under property, trust and insolvency law, your money is protected. Therefore your money is unavailable to general creditors of the firm, if the firm fails.
How does CMC Markets make money?
Our income primarily comes from our spreads, while other fees, such as overnight holding costs, make a minor contribution to overall revenue. We never aim to profit from our clients’ losses. Our aim is to build long-term relationships by providing the best possible trading experience through our technology and customer service.
How does CFD trading ETFs actually work?
When you trade CFDs on ETFs on our platform, you don’t buy or sell the underlying ETF. Instead, you’re taking a position on whether you think the ETF price will go up or down.
With CFD trading, you buy or sell a number of units for a particular instrument. For every point or unit that the price moves in your favour, you gain multiples of your stake, and vice versa.
What are the costs involved in ETF trading?
There are a number of costs to consider when trading on ETFs,
including holding costs (for trades held overnight) and guaranteed
stop-loss order charges (if you use this risk-management tool).
See our trading costs