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Spread bet on forex, indices, shares, commodities and more. Choose from over 10,000 instruments
- Awarded Best Platform Features & Best Mobile/Tablet App*
- Our award-winning client services team is available 24/5*
- Profits are free from capital gains tax**
- Join 90,000 clients worldwide^
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 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-efficient trading on a huge range of forex, indices, commodities, shares and treasuries.
Over 30 years' experience
Since launching in 1989, we’ve become one of the world's leading spread betting and CFD trading providers, and are now renowned as one of the industry's pioneers.
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 numerous global awards over the years – recognising the quality of our service, and dedication to delivering innovation and technology, through our web-based trading platform and native mobile apps.
What is spread betting and how does it 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.
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, for example, 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). Learn more about spread betting.
Why spread bet with CMC Markets?
We're No.1 for customer service*
Over 30 years' industry experience
Spread bet anywhere with our award-winning app*
We’re a FTSE 250-listed company
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Why spread bet with CMC Markets?
- Spread bet on over 10,000 markets
- Trade with tight spreads on UK and international markets
- Margin rates from 3.3% on forex spread bets and 5% on indices
- Pay no capital gains tax or stamp duty on profits**
- Analyse price performance with advanced charts, technical indicators and drawing tools
- Use features like guaranteed stop-loss orders to manage risk
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*Best Telephone & Email Customer Service, based on highest user satisfaction among spread betters, CFD & FX traders, Investment Trends 2020 UK Leverage Trading Report; Best Platform Features and Best Mobile/Tablet App, Investment Trends 2019 UK Leverage Trading Report.
**Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and can change or may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
^Includes CFD trading, spread betting (UK & Ireland) and stockbroking (Australia).