ETF trading

When you spread bet or trade CFDs on ETFs through our platform, you don’t buy or sell the underlying ETF. Instead, you’re taking a position on whether you think the ETF price will go up or down.

With spread betting, you buy or sell an amount per point movement for the instrument you’re trading, for example £5 per point. This is known as your stake. With CFD trading, you buy or sell a number of units for a particular instrument. You gain for every point or unit that the price moves in your favour, and vice versa.

There are a number of costs to consider when trading on ETFs, including spread costs, holding costs (for trades held overnight) and guaranteed stop-loss order charges (if you use this risk-management tool). View our trading costs for more details.

ETF trading offers better value when compared with trading each individual constituent of an ETF. There’s no cost to opening an account with us, and no minimum deposit.

CMC Markets Germany GmbH is a broker regulated by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). It holds funds of private clients separately from its own funds in separate bank accounts. In the unlikely event that CMC Markets Germany GmbH is unable to meet its financial obligations, the EdW would cover any claim for damages by claimants up to €20,000, provided that certain criteria are met.

CMC Markets Germany GmbH is a company authorised and regulated by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). CMC Markets complies with the requirements of §84 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) regarding client funds.

There's no cost when opening a live trading account with us. You can also view prices and use tools such as charts, Reuters news or Morningstar quantitative equity reports, free of charge. However, you'll need to deposit funds in your account to place a trade.

Our income primarily comes from our spreads, while other fees, such as overnight holding costs, make a minor contribution to our overall revenue.