FAQs
A professional client is deemed capable of making his or her own investment decisions, and understanding the risks involved, with greater autonomy than retail clients. A professional client has waived some regulatory protections afforded to retail clients, such as negative balance protection and restrictions on high-risk products. Higher leverage available on products on a CMC Pro account can work against investors and amplify losses.
No, as a professional client you will not get the same protections afforded to retail clients when using CMC Pro.
Risk warnings: CMC Markets will not be required to provide you with the current risk warnings we must provide to retail clients or any standardised risk warning that is introduced in future in relation to transactions in complex financial products.
Communications and financial promotions: Certain BaFin (or equivalent) rules relating to the form and content of information provided by CMC Markets do not apply, including those relating to communications and financial promotions.
Negative balance protection: Retail clients benefit from negative balance protection, meaning that their losses cannot exceed deposits. This functionality is not available to professional clients.
Leverage restrictions: CMC Markets is required to restrict leverage to between 30:1 and 2:1 on the products we offer to retail clients. Higher leverage can work against investors and amplify losses.
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin): You can contact BaFin or the Deutsche Bundesbank if you disagree with the outcome of a complaint.
If you’re not eligible for CMC Pro, you can still trade thousands of financial markets on our innovative platform, using a standard CMC Markets account. There's no cost when opening a live CFD or MT4 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.
CMC Markets Germany GmbH is a company authorised and regulated by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). CMC Markets complies with the requirements of §84 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) regarding client funds.