Question 1

How many types of trading accounts are there?

Accepted Answer

We offer spread betting and CFD trading accounts for retail traders, a CMC Pro account for professional traders, and an institutional account for businesses.

Question 2

What is the maximum leverage I can trade with?

Accepted Answer

The maximum leverage ratio for retail traders is 30:1 (or 3.3% margin) for our spread betting, CFD trading and FX Active accounts. Read more about trading with leverage.

Question 3

Can I open a demo account?

Accepted Answer

You can open a demo account with us, which enables you to practise trading with £10,000 worth of virtual funds. Choose between a spread betting demo account, and a CFD trading demo account.

Question 4

What is the minimum deposit required to open an account?

Accepted Answer

There is no minimum deposit required to open an account with us. However, you won't be able to place a trade until there are sufficient funds to cover your position. Learn how to fund your online account through our dedicated FAQs section.

Question 5

What is included in a trading account?

Accepted Answer

When you open a spread betting or CFD trading account, you'll have access to our award-winning platform and app, which includes 12,000 financial instruments, and a multitude of technical and fundamental analysis tools and indicators, and other charting features. Please note that some of these are only available with a live account. Learn more about our platform by watching our trading tutorials. All our accounts also include CMC Price+, our tiered-volume discount scheme where you can save up to 40% in spreads.

Question 6

Which markets can I trade?

Accepted Answer

You can spread bet or trade CFDs on  financial instruments with us, by speculating on the price movements of forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, treasuries and more. Browse our range of markets.

Question 7

What are the potential costs that could show in my account?

Accepted Answer

Once you start trading, all our instruments have a buy and sell spread which you’ll effectively pay when you place a trade. Other potential costs include: overnight holding costs, commission (for share and ETF CFDs only), market data fees (also share and ETF CFDs only), guaranteed stop-loss order (GSLO) premiums, currency conversion fees (CFDs only), and account inactivity fees. See our trading costs page for an overview of these potential costs.

Question 8

What is the most popular type of trading account at CMC Markets?

Accepted Answer

Our most popular account type is a spread betting account. Spread betting allows you to speculate on the financial markets tax-free in the UK and Ireland. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and can change or may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK. Open a spread betting account to get started.

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