What is CFD trading?

CFD (contracts for difference) trading enables traders to speculate on the performance of markets such as forex, indices, commodities, and shares, without owning the underlying asset.

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1 Recent awards include: No.1 for Commissions & Fees & No.1 Most Currency Pairs, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2025; Best-in-class for Overall Excellence, Mobile Trading App, Platform & Tools, Research; ForexBrokers.com Awards 2025; Best Mobile Trading Platform, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024; Best Forex Broker, Good Money Guide Awards 2023; Best In-House Analysts, Professional Trader Awards 2023.

2 0.0040 seconds CFD median trade execution time on CMC Markets' web and mobile platforms, 1 April 2023-31 March 2024.

3 1.621 million unique user logins for the CMC Markets trading and investing platforms globally, as at August 2024.

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