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The information on CMC Pro is intended for professional clients only.

CFDs and OTC Options are high-risk leveraged products. As a professional client, losses can exceed your deposits and retail client protections do not apply.

Eligibility criteria

  1. Have you placed 10 relevant trades of a significant size per quarter in the last year?

  2. Does your financial instrument portfolio exceed €500,000?

  3. Do you, or have you, worked in the financial sector for at least one year?

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Professional clients have access to leverage up to 500:1. Please note that higher leverage increases the risk of rapidly losing money. Profits and losses are based on the notional value of your position, and pro clients don't benefit from negative balance protection.

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Asset class

Min. professional margin

Max. leverage

No. of instruments

Holding costs (haircut)

Indices

0.20%

500:1

70

2.5%

Forex

0.20%

500:1

300

1%

Commodities

0.50%

200:1

100

2.5%

Shares

3%

33:1

11,000+

2.5%

Share baskets

5%

20:1

20+

2.5%

ETFs

10%

10:1

5,000

2.5%

Treasuries

0.25%

400:1

50+

2.5%

Cryptocurrencies

20%

5:1

15+

Variable*

*Cryptocurrency holdings costs are variable. For more information, please contact us at
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Cash rebates for high-volume traders

Do you trade forex, indices or commodities in large volumes? If so, you could take advantage of our monthly cash rebate scheme.

£12.5 million

The amount we paid as cash rebates to our clients globally² in our most recent financial year (1 April 2024-31 March 2025).

Monthly rebates structure

If you’re a Professional client trading high volumes, and subject to the CFD rebate terms and conditions below, you may qualify for monthly cash rebates on CFDs in certain asset classes, namely forex, indices and commodities. Rebates are calculated on the volume traded in each asset class.

Trading rebates

To qualify for rebates on Forex CFDs, your trades on Forex CFDs must be equal to or greater than €25 million in notional value for the month. Once this threshold of €25 million has been reached, certain rebate rates as listed below are applicable for every €1 million traded per month. If your trading activity in the month meets this requirement, the following rebate rates will be available:

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TIER

Notional value of trades
Value of trades (m)

Rate
Earned per 1m traded

1

25m - 200m

5

2

200m - 300m

7

3

300m and above

10

Note: m denotes million. Amounts shown in €.

Trading volume rebate example

Your total trade notional value in the month is €250m. You therefore achieve tier 2.

The tier 2 rebate rate is €7 for every €1m you trade in the month.

Your monthly volume rebate would be = €1,750 (250 x €7).

Holding cost rebates

You will receive a rebate on any forex holding costs paid based on the highest trading rebate tier achieved among all asset classes. View the forex holding cost rebate for each tier in the table below:

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Holding cost standard annual charge

Tier 1 trading rebate

Tier 2 trading rebate

Tier 3 trading rebate

1.0%

0.25%

0.50%

0.75%

Trading rebates

HOW IT WORKS:

To qualify for rebates on Indices CFDs, your trades on Indices CFDs must be equal to or greater than €25 million in notional value for the month. Once this threshold of €25 million has been reached, certain rebate rates as listed below are applicable for every €1 million traded per month. If your trading activity in the month meets this requirement, the following rebate rates will be available:

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TIER

Notional value of trades

Value of trades (m)

Rate

Earned per 1m traded

1

25m - 100m

2

2

100m - 200m

5

3

200m and above

7

Note: m denotes million. Amounts shown in €.

Trading volume rebate example

Your total trade notional value in the month is €175m. You therefore achieve tier 2.

The tier 2 rebate rate is €5 for every €1m you trade in the month.

Your monthly volume rebate would be = €875 (175 x €5).

Holding cost rebates

You will receive a rebate on any indices holding costs paid based on the highest trading rebate tier achieved among all asset classes. View the indices holding cost rebate for each tier in the table below:

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Holding cost standard annual charge

Tier 1 trading rebate

Tier 2 trading rebate

Tier 3 trading rebate

2.5%

0.30%

0.60%

1.00%

Trading rebates

HOW IT WORKS:

To qualify for rebates on Commodities CFDs, your trades on Commodities CFDs must be equal to or greater than €5 million in notional value for the month. Once this threshold of €5 million has been reached, certain rebate rates as listed below are applicable for every €1 million traded per month. If your trading activity in the month meets this requirement, the following rebate rates will be available:

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TIER

Notional value of trades

Value of trades (m)

Rate

Earned per 1m traded

1

5m - 20m

3

2

20m - 30m

5

3

30m and above

7

Note: m denotes million. Amounts shown in €.

Trading volume rebate example

Your total trade notional value in the month is €50m. You therefore achieve tier 3.

The tier 3 rebate rate is €7 for every €1m you trade in the month.

Your monthly volume rebate would be = €350 (50 x €7).

Holding cost rebates

You will receive a rebate on any commodities holding costs paid based on the highest trading rebate tier achieved among all asset classes. View the commodities holding cost rebate for each tier in the table below:

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Holding cost standard annual charge

Tier 1 trading rebate

Tier 2 trading rebate

Tier 3 trading rebate

2.5%

0.30%

0.60%

1.00%

Version: April 2024 (EEA Countries)

1. Capitalised terms used but not defined in these rebate terms and conditions (“Rebate Terms”) have the meaning set out in the CMC Markets Germany GmbH (“CMC Markets”) CFD terms of business, the CMC Markets MT4 terms of business (as applicable and hereinafter referred to as “Terms of Business”).

2. The monthly rebates granted in accordance with these Rebate Terms are only available to Professional Clients of CMC Markets residing in EEA countries. To qualify for the monthly rebates, Professional Clients must fulfil the minimum trading volume requirements (notional value of trades) specified above under the section “monthly CFD rebate structure”.

3. For each calendar month that we offer the rebate to you, we will calculate the total value of trades that you place within the relevant asset class(es) on the Platform during that calendar month. Following the end of that calendar month, we will credit your Account with a rebate amount calculated in accordance with clause 3 of these Rebate Terms. Subject to these Rebate Terms, your rebate amount will usually be credited to your Account within the first few days of the following calendar month.

4. Although the monthly rebates are usually paid within the first few days of the following calendar month, it may take longer to process the payment. CMC Markets will not be liable for any direct or indirect loss caused by a delayed or missed rebate payment.

5. Rebates will be calculated daily in Euros in accordance with the provisions above under the section “monthly CFD rebate structure”, converted to your Account Currency (if necessary) using the Currency Conversion Rate and credited to your Account during the calendar month following the calculation period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rebates under these Rebate Terms shall only be due and owing at the point of crediting by CMC Markets in its sole discretion.

6. All rebate payments shall be inclusive of any value added taxes or similar consumption taxes as applicable.

7. If you achieve a certain tier in one asset class, you automatically qualify for tier 1 rebates for all other asset classes traded and listed in these Rebate Terms. Following that there will be no cross-triggering across asset classes for rebates above tier 1. Rebates for tiers above tier 1 for each asset class shall only be triggered in accordance with the monthly turnover thresholds for that particular asset class as specified in clause 3 of these Rebate Terms.

8. The rebate amount rate for a particular asset class will be calculated based on the highest tier achieved for that asset class.

9. We will aggregate all monthly turnover trading value amounts for a particular asset class across all your Accounts registered to the same email address when determining the tier for rebates. The relevant portion of your rebate amounts will be credited to your respective Accounts based on the turnover generated by each individual Account.

10. CMC Markets reserves the right to withdraw the rebate program or amend these Rebate Terms (including the calculation methods specified above under the section “monthly CFD rebate structure”) at any time without giving prior notice. Even repeated unconditional rebate payments do not constitute a commitment to make further payments in the future.

11. CMC Markets reserves the right to cancel any rebate payments where, in CMC Markets’ view, transactions are made to manipulate the rebate process.

12. Rebates are subject to, and conditional upon, your compliance with these Rebate Terms and the Terms of Business. In addition to any rights and remedies CMC Markets may have, any breach or suspected breach of these Rebate Terms and/or the Terms of Business will entitle CMC Markets to stop paying the rebates immediately and without prior written notice and/or reclaim any rebate payments already paid under these Rebate Terms.

13. Nothing in these Rebate Terms limits CMC Markets’ ability to exercise its rights in accordance with the Terms of Business.

14. The rebate payment should not form the basis of any decisions made in relation to potential trades or Account activity. Furthermore, the rebate payment is not intended to limit your liability in respect of your trades and may not be used to set-off any payment obligation you have to CMC Markets.

15. A rebate payment cannot be used to satisfy your total margin requirement, until such time as the payment has been credited to your Account. Please note that normal rules and procedures in relation to an Account Close-Out will continue to apply and you should not rely on a rebate payment to prevent an Account Close-Out.

Questions about CMC Pro?

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How to open an elective professional account

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You will first need to apply for a standard CFD account.

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Complete your application

Apply from the platform or select the link below and complete the form to request to be treated as elective professional. We may ask you to provide supporting documentation to evidence your eligibility.

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Start trading as a professional

Once approved, you'll receive a notification confirming your categorisation change from retail to elective professional.³

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FAQs

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.

With all CMC Markets accounts you get the same access to our award-winning trading platform, wide range of instruments and advanced trading tools. Regulatory restrictions have been placed on our standard CFD trading accounts to offer greater protection to retail clients. A CMC Pro account will not have the same investor protections that are available on a standard account. Higher leverage available on products on a CMC Pro account can work against investors and amplify losses. Professional clients with a CMC Pro account will have access to restricted products, plus an account manager, early access to new products and monthly cash rebates for high-volume traders. Conditions apply.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has limited the leverage available to retail clients to between 30:1 and 2:1, as CFD products are considered high risk and complex, and higher leverage rates are not suitable for the majority of retail clients. These restrictions took effect on 1 August 2018 but don't apply to CMC Pro clients, who are classified as 'Professional clients'.

Our Countdowns product is a type of binary option, available for professional clients only. Countdowns offers a fast-paced way to place fixed-odds trades, with low minimum stake sizes and competitive payouts. Countdowns are 50/50 trades based on whether an instrument's price will settle above or below its current level at the end of a range of short timeframes, from 30 seconds to one hour. There are only three possible outcomes (win, lose and occasionally, draw) and the amount you can win or lose is predetermined. You can trade Countdowns on popular forex pairs, indices and commodities.

Yes, you can view and track the progress of your monthly cash rebates from our trading platform and apps. View your accrued rebates, updated daily, plus a breakdown of rebate tiers for both volume and financing, and a 12-month rolling history of your rebate payments.

To access the cash rebates interface, just follow the steps below:

PC/laptop:

  1. Log in to the trading platform

  2. Open your accounts hub by selecting the profile icon in the top left of the trading platform

  3. Select the ‘Cash Rebates’ tab from the sidebar

iOS app:

  1. Log in to the app

  2. Choose the ‘More’ menu option at the bottom of the screen

  3. Select the ‘Cash Rebates’ option from the menu

Android app:

  1. Log in to the app

  2. Choose the burger menu (3 horizontal lines) at the top left of the screen

  3. Select the ‘Cash Rebates’ option from the menu

Financial instruments that count towards your portfolio size include shares, derivatives (only available cash deposits or profits realised from investing in derivatives), debt instruments and cash deposits. It does not include property portfolios, direct commodity ownership or notional values of leveraged instruments.

Only clients that are new to CMC Markets will need to first open a standard CFD trading account before applying for a CMC Pro account. If you already have a CFD account with us, you can apply for CMC Pro³.

We'll contact you by email to notify you when your application to become a Professional client has been approved and you have switched over to CMC Pro. Your login details, account number and platform settings will remain the same. Remember, while you are waiting for your CMC Pro account, you can still trade on your standard account.

1Based on over 2 million unique user logins across CMC's trading and investing platforms, including partners, as at November 2025.

2Volume-based rebates paid to professional, high-value retail and institutional clients and introducing brokers on selected asset classes, CMC Markets Annual Report 2024.
3You may lose protections you receive as a retail client.

4Best 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.

5Terms & conditions apply, subject to eligibility.

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