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Start spread betting on our award-winning trading platform*
- Thousands of instruments including forex, indices, commodities & shares
- Powerful charting and innovative trading tools
- Never miss an opportunity with our enhanced mobile trading app
- Spread bet tax-free** with competitive spreads and low margin rates
- Award-winning support around the clock, whenever the markets are open†
Cash rebates^
- We reward high-volume traders with cash rebates
- Earn rebates on forex, index & commodity trades
- We paid €15.7m globally to our clients in 2017-18
Enhanced mobile trading
Experience enhanced mobile trading with an app you can customise to suit your trading style, so you can keep track of the markets that matter to you and stay informed on the go.
Value for money
We offer competitive and reliable pricing, with tight spreads and low margins‡. Spread bet on key FX pairs like EUR/USD from 0.7 points, 1 point on major indices like the UK 100, and 0.3 points on Gold. Margin rates start from 3.3% for FX and 5% for indices.
More opportunities
Spread betting offers you the ability to diversify your portfolio with tax-free trading on a huge range of forex, indices, commodities, shares and treasuries.
Nearly 30 years' experience
Since launching in 1989, we’ve become one of the world's leading CFD trading and spread betting providers. As one of the industry's pioneers, you can be confident that when you're trading CFDs with us, you're trading with one of the best in the business.
Intuitive platform
Our unique online spread betting platform, Next Generation, has already won multiple awards and we're constantly working on new functionality, products and tools to enhance your experience.
Multiple award-winners
We have won over 50 awards worldwide over the last two years – a recognition of the quality of our service, and dedication to delivering innovation and technology through our web-based trading platform and native mobile apps.
98% of calls answered in under 20 seconds
When there's a market open, we are too
What is spread betting?
How does spread betting work?
Spread betting is a tax-efficient way of speculating on the price movement of thousands of global financial markets (or instruments), including indices, currency pairs, commodities, shares and treasuries.
When you spread bet you take a position based on whether you think the price of an instrument will rise or fall, and make a profit or loss based on whether or not the market moves in your direction. Remember, losses can exceed deposits.
You don't buy or sell the underlying asset you wish to trade, such as a physical share or commodity. Instead you place a bet based on whether you think the price of the market will go up or down in value. If you think the value of a share or commodity will rise, you would open a long position (buy). Conversely, if you think the share or commodity will fall in value, you would take a short position (sell).
Why spread bet with CMC Markets?
- Choose from over 9,000 spread betting instruments
- Spread bet tax-free, with competitive spreads and low margin rates
- Trade on our award-winning Next Generation platform and mobile apps
- Manage your risk with our range of stop-loss orders, including guaranteed stops
- Earn cash rebates if you're a high-volume trader^
Earn cash rebates as you trade^
- High-volume traders earn cash rewards
- Earn rebates on forex, index & commodity trades
- We paid €15.7m globally to our clients in 2017-18
Spread bet with a reputed global provider
80,000+
active clients worldwide across all account types
64.5M
trades per annum across all products
13
global offices
Losses can exceed your deposits
*Awarded Best Platform Features and Best Mobile Phone/Tablet Platform; ranked highest for Platform Reliability and Charting, based on highest user satisfaction among spread betters, CFD and FX traders, Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report; Best Online Trading Platform, Shares Awards 2017.
**Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and can change or may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
^Professional clients only. Terms and conditions apply.
†Awarded Best Customer Service, based on highest user satisfaction among spread betters, CFD and FX traders, Investment Trends 2017 UK Leverage Trading Report.
‡Spreads may widen and margins may increase in volatile markets.