Options trading
Trade options with zero commission on our award-winning online trading platform1.
Speculate on a range of assets, backed by the best technology in the business, industry-leading charting and UK-based customer support.2
EU regulated
Over 34 years' expertise
FTSE 250 listed
What are options?
An option is a contract that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a financial product at an agreed price if the product moves beyond that price within a specific period of time.
With us, you'll use a CFD account to trade OTC options that are cash settled. Initially, you'll be able to trade on a selection of US and European stock indices, with more assets to be added later.
Find out moreOTC = over the counter.
Why trade options with us?
Trade on market volatility
Speculate on price movements across major US and European indices: the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, FTSE 100, Dax, Cac and Euro Stoxx 50
Take control of position size
With our fractional options you can take a position size as small as a hundredth of an option (0.01 of a unit).
Enact your strategy
Take advantage of the flexibility that options offer, whether you favour daily or longer-term time horizons, yield enhancement strategies, trading non-directionally in flat markets, or a different approach.
Hedge market risk
Protect your downside and mitigate potential losses to an existing portfolio
If you are a retail client entering into a long OTC option contract with us, you risk losing the entire value of the option premium. If you enter into a short OTC option contract, your potential loss is unlimited, unless you're a retail client and have negative balance protection, in which case your potential loss is limited to your invested capital. Learn more about the risks here.
What other traders are saying about CMC Markets
As a financial services pioneer, we‘ve got the expertise allied to over 34 years‘ industry experience.That‘s why 1 million+ global traders and investors put their confidence in us.3
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Ready to get started?
Start trading with a live account or try a demo with €10,000 of virtual funds.
Do you have any questions?
Email us at eusupport@cmcmarkets.com or call us on +49 (0) 69 22 22 440 44 (Lines open 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday)
1Best Mobile Trading Platform, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024; No.1 Web Platform, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2023; No.1 Most Currency Pairs, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2023; Best Charting (Germany), Investment Trends Leverage Trading Report 2023; Best Customer Service (Germany), Investment Trends Leverage Trading Report 2023; Best In-House Analysts, Professional Trader Awards 2023; No.1 Platform Technology (UK), ForexBrokers.com Awards 2022; Best CFD Provider (UK), Online Money Awards 2022; Industry Pioneer with "Outstanding" Customer Rating (Germany), Focus Money Test Edition 36/2022, "Very good" Trading Platform (Germany), Deutsches Kundeninstitut (DKI) Survey 2022.
2277,047 total active clients. Active clients represents those individual clients who have traded with or held CFD or spread bet positions, or who traded on the CMC Invest platform, on at least one occasion during the financial year 2022-23.
31.388 million unique user logins for the CMC Markets invest and CFD platforms globally, as at August 2023.