CMC's Next Generation platform vs MetaTrader 4
Compare our award-winning web platform* with the popular MetaTrader 4 platform.
Trading platforms overview
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FAQS
Next Generation vs MT4 FAQs
There is no minimum deposit to start trading on either platform. However, you will need to ensure you have sufficient funds to cover your leveraged positions to avoid a margin call.
With our web platform, you can spread bet and trade CFDs on 12,000+ instruments, including forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, and treasuries, as well as our exclusive share baskets. View our range of markets. With MT4, you can spread bet and trade CFDs on over 175 forex pairs, plus key indices and commodities.
Our web trading platform doesn’t yet offer automated trading. However, you can create algorithms using Expert Advisors (EAs) and trading robots on MT4 without any coding knowledge. Open an MT4 demo account to practise using automated trading strategies.
Yes, you can spread bet on MT4 with us. Get access to over 200 spread betting instruments on MT4, including forex, indices and commodities.
MT4 comes with a wide range of technical indicators and add-ons, such as pivot points, Donchian channels and Renko charts. It also offers the powerful Autochartist tool, which uses pattern recognition software to identify trade ideas and opportunities.
You can spread bet and trade CFDs using our customisable trading app, which comes with mobile-optimised charts, order tickets and trading alerts.
The client sentiment tool is available on both our web platform and MT4, to analyse user behaviour and detect whether traders are feeling particularly bullish or bearish about certain instruments.
You can create your own leading or lagging indicators on MT4 using Expert Advisors. In order to do this, you should be familiar with MQL4 and MetaEditor tools.
Some exclusive features of our online trading platform include
A chart forum,
Access to free Morningstar fundamental reports,
A Reuters news feed,
Boundary orders
A price ladder to access market depth.
You can open a demo account to practise with £10,000 of virtual funds on both platforms.
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to practise trading risk-free.
*Awarded No.1 Web Platform & No.1 Most Currency Pairs, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2023; No.1 Platform Technology, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2022; Best CFD Provider, Online Money Awards 2022; Best Mobile Trading Platform, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2022; Best In-House Analysts, Professional Trader Awards 2022.
**Tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client. Tax law can change or may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
