Explore our commodity trading platform

  • Trade on the UK’s award-winning best platform*, Next Generation

  • Open a live or demo account

  • Spread bet or trade CFDs on 100+ commodities, such as crude oil, gold, sugar, natural gas and copper

  • Make use of our advanced trading charts and tools

  • Enjoy exclusive commodity indices for precious metals, agriculture and energy sectors

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Why trade on commodities with us?

With CMC Markets, you can choose to spread bet tax-free** or trade CFDs on a wide range of commodities, including popular global choices such as gold and crude oil, or more niche choices such as cotton and heating oil.

We offer tight spreads starting from just 0.3 points and lightning-fast execution^, so learn more about our advanced Next Generation commodity trading platform.

Commodity trading on the UK's best trading platform*

Our Next Generation platform has won numerous awards over the years. Here are some key features and highlights that separate our commodity trading software from the rest:

  • Margin rates starting from 5% on gold and 10% on crude oil

  • Award-winning customer service*

  • 100+ cash and forward instruments

  • Multiple execution types, including guaranteed stop-loss orders

  • Over 115 technical indicators and drawing tools, 70 patterns and 12 chart types

Discover our platforms

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Commodity trading app for on-the-go

Mobile charting

Our mobile charts, available on our iPhone, iPad and Android™ apps, include over 25 of the most popular technical indicators and 15 drawing tools.

Technical analysis

Discover our fully-integrated technical analysis suite, giving you the tools you need to analyse the markets.

Price projection

Our pattern recognition tool allows you to search for common technical chart and candle patterns, providing a price projection.

Instant notifications

Set up trading alerts via push, SMS or email, so you never miss an important market event, price alert or order notification.

Cash vs forward commodities

See the differences between trading on cash and forward instruments on our Next Generation commodity trading platform to decide which is better suited for you.

Exclusive to CMC

Discover our commodity indices

Expecting big things in energy? Diversify your portfolio and spread risk with our unique commodity indices, which allow you to take a view on a commodity sector as a whole with a single position.

Read more about our commodit indices

FAQs

Sign up to our commodity trading platform, Next Generation

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Complete and submit our straightforward online application form.

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Explore

Discover our product library, charts, watchlists, order tickets, analyst insights and more.

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Trade

Spread bet or trade CFDs on 100+ commodities including crude oil, gold, silver and more

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*No1 Web-Based Platform, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2021; Best Telephone & Best Email Customer Service, based on highest user satisfaction among spread betters, CFD & FX traders, Investment Trends 2020 UK Leverage Trading Report; Best Platform Features & Best Mobile/Tablet App, Investment Trends 2019 UK Leverage Trading Report. Best Overall Satisfaction, Best Platform Features, Best Mobile/Tablet App, Best Telephone Customer Service and Best Email Customer Service, rated highest for Charting, based on highest user satisfaction among spread betters, CFD and FX traders, Investment Trends 2019 UK Leverage Trading Report; Best In-House Analysts, Professional Trader Awards.

**Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances. Tax law can change or may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.

^0.0045 seconds. CFD median trade execution time, 2019-2020 CMC Markets financial year.

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