Explore the UK’s best spread betting platform¹

  • Discover our award-winning platform on the web or on our spread betting app

  • Trade on indices, forex, commodities, shares, ETFs and more

  • Open a live or demo account

  • Make use of our advanced charting features and trading tools​

  • Choose from 12,000 financial instruments

  • Control your risk management with multiple execution and order types

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How to start spread betting

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Apply

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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Learn

View our spread betting platform quick guide and watch our platform guide videos.

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A leading spread betting platform

Our powerful, web-based spread betting platform has received a number of awards over recent years.

  • Enjoy tight spreads from 1 point on major indices, 0.5 pips on forex and 0.2 points on Gold

  • Any profits you make from spread betting in the UK are tax-free²

  • Pick from a huge range of technical indicators and drawing tools to add to your charts

  • Manage your risk with a range of order types, including guaranteed stop-loss orders

Our spread betting charting features

Our powerful provide a host of features to support your analysis, including multiple chart types, over 115 technical indicators and drawing tools, pattern recognition, and a chart forum community.

Technical analysis

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

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.

Price projection

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

Module linking

Group charts together, so that when you change the product shown in one chart, the other charts in the group will automatically update.

Why spread bet with CMC Markets?

24/5 customer service
Over 35' years experience
Award-winning app

What is spread betting?

Spread betting is a form of financial trading, allowing traders to speculate on the price movements of various assets without owning them. Spread bet with us to gain access to 12,000 instruments, all from our award-winning platform.

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Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

FAQs

1Best Mobile Trading Platform, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024 & 2025; Best Mobile Trading Platform, Professional Trader Awards 2024; No.1 Web Platform, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2023.
2Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.
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