Trade with Our FX Active Account

FX Active is an account designed for high-volume traders, who want to get even more from their forex trading. It features tighter spreads and fixed commissions, enabling pure price transparency. In addition to 300+ FX pairs on our CMC platform, or over 175+ pairs through the MT4 platform, all other non-FX instruments are also available to trade in the same way as with a standard account.

Trade a wide range of forex instruments, including over 300 FX pairs on our CMC platform and 170+ on MT4.

With an FX Active account, you can trade on all the markets and instruments available on our CMC platform including forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, plus rates and bonds. On MT4, you can trade on FX, indices, commodities and popular Canadian shares. Note that only certain FX instruments have spreads from 0.0 pips.

FX Active has fully transparent commissions across all forex pairs at 0.0025% per transaction, as well as minimum spreads from 0.0 pips on six major FX pairs, and a 25% spread reduction compared with our standard CFD account on all the other currency pairs we offer.

Commission is charged at a fixed rate of 0.0025% per transaction. This works out as $2.50 per $100,000 worth of currency trade. At this notional volume, it would cost $5 to open and close a trade. MT4 commissions are charged upfront for opening and closing trades.

Yes, there is an FX Active demo account.

An FX Active demo account allows you to experience the platform's wide range of innovative features and tools in a risk-free environment. You can practice trading on your favourite instruments and try out trading strategies and techniques with $10,000 of virtual currency.

Our CMC platform demo account remains open once created. MT4 platform demo accounts remain active provided that you log in to the platform at least once every 30 days. If you don't log in within that timeframe, your demo account will automatically be closed. You can set up a new account again at any time in the future.

Client money is held in segregated accounts, in line with applicable regulatory requirements. Segregation means client money is kept separate from the firm's own money. Regulatory protection doesn't remove the risk of trading losses.

Yes, CMC Markets Canada Inc. is a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO). CFDs are distributed in Canada by CMC Markets Canada Inc. acting as principal.

There's no fee to open an account. Trading costs may apply when you trade, including spreads, commissions, holding costs, and other applicable charges.

CMC Markets may make money from the spread, which is the difference between the buy and sell prices. Depending on the account type and product, commissions and holding costs may also apply.

CMC Markets Canada offers access to CFDs across forex and other markets. Product availability may vary by account type, platform, and jurisdiction.