Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 72% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Account specifications

We offer a dedicated spread betting and CFD trading account, as well as a corporate account.
​See the table below to find out which account is best suited for you based on your trading requirements.

Platform features
Order execution types
  • Market, limit and stop entry orders (ability to set expiry)
  • Guaranteed stop-loss orders
  • Regular stop-loss orders
  • Trailing stop-loss orders
  • Take-profit orders
Advanced order management
  • Trade from charts
  • Boundary orders (to help prevent slippage)
  • Enable/disable account netting (ability to go long and short on the same instrument at the same time)
  • Tiered margins
  • Trade using unrealised profit
  • Custom stop order triggering (specify stops to trigger off buy, mid or sell price)
  • Price depth for larger trade sizes
  • One-click trading, partially close open trades
  • Auto rollover forward positions (with reduced spread); and a range of default order setting options to make placing a trade as quick and as simple as possible
Account close-out methods
  • Standard close-out
  • Last in first out
  • Largest position loss first
  • Largest position margin first
Charting tools
  • Award-winning free charting package^ with 80+ technical indicators and drawing tools
  • Intervals from one second, multiple chart presets
  • Autosave analysis
  • Trade from charts
  • Automatic pattern recognition
  • Comparison charts, ten chart types
  • Chart forum and advanced mobile charts
Layout management
  • Save up to five custom layouts
  • Multiscreen support
  • Small or large platform resolution
  • Easily switch between multiple accounts (demo, live, CFD, spread betting)
  • Autosave platform changes, easily load or change module instruments using our quick search options
  • Snap modules to grid and fast platform navigation with our module-linking feature
Trading tools
  • Comprehensive instrument overviews
  • Market calendar
  • Price alerts
  • Client sentiment (minute by minute updates)
  • Morningstar quantitative equity research reports
  • Reuters news
  • CMC market analysts' 'Insights' feature
  • Pattern recognition scanner
  • Statement centre
  • Price ticker
  • CMC TV
  • CMC Twitter feed
Mobile trading
  • Advanced mobile apps for iPhone
  • iPad and Android (tablet and phone)
  • Our apps include our complete range of order types
  • Advanced charting
  • Intelligent watchlists
  • Client sentiment
  • Market calendar
  • Reuters news
  • CMC market analysts' 'Insights' feature
  • Real-time alerts
  • Customisable home screen and swipe login for quicker access to your account
Alerts available
  • Price
  • Order execution
  • Market calendar & completed chart pattern

*Remember, both profits and losses are relative to the full value of your position.
**Tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client. Tax law can change or may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
​^Best Platform Features and Best Mobile/Tablet App, based on highest user satisfaction among spread betters, CFD and FX traders, Investment Trends 2019 UK Leverage Trading Report.

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