Trade CFDs with an award-winning broker¹
Open an account with one of the industry's leading forex brokers
- Trade up to 12,000 instruments²
Trade with leverage on forex, indices, commodities, crypto, shares and more
- Spreads from 0.0 pips with our FX Active account³
Precise charting and advanced tools


Pips FX minimum spread³
Maximum retail leverage
Micro lot trading*
Financial instruments³
Dedicated customer support
*Trade one-hundredth the size of a standard lot
What is CFD trading?
CFD (contracts for difference) trading enables traders to speculate on the performance of a huge range of global markets, such as forex, indices, stocks and commodities, without owning the underlying asset.
More on CFD trading

Why trade CFDs with CMC Markets?
Founded in 1989, CMC Markets provides its clients with local expertise, backed by the security and financial strength of a global company.
Our MetaTrader platforms have no restrictions on minimum stop-loss or take-profit distances and limits, especially useful for high-volume traders.
Go long and short at the same time on a specific instrument, with no interruption for traders using Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader.
Hone your technical analysis with our suite of free additional premium indicators and EAs.
Deposit and withdraw funds easily, and whenever you want to.
What are other traders saying about CMC Markets?
View our CFD spreads and margins
How we support our traders
You can contact us whenever the markets are open, from Sunday night to Friday night, when our experienced customer service team will be happy to help.
Our free educational resources cover everything from the stock markets to the intricacies of CFD trading.
Powerful technology you can rely on
MetaTrader 4
Trade on the world's most popular trading platform, with tight spreads and ultra-fast execution.
Trade on forex, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies
- Spreads start from 0.0 pips with our FX Active account³
Fast, one-click trading
- Lightning-fast execution ⁴
Customisable charts with pre-installed indicators
Automated trading with Expert Advisors

Mobile

Desktop
Download MetaTrader 4 for PC or MAC and trade on the world's most popular trading platform.
MetaTrader 5
A powerful trading platform designed to provide access to global markets, with advanced trading features and real-time data.
Trade on forex, indices, commodities, shares and cryptos
- Spreads from 0.0 pips with our FX Active account³
One-click trading
- Ultra-fast execution⁴
More order types, timeframes, and pre-installed indicators than on MT4
Depth of market display and inbuilt economic calendar
Experts Advisors with faster strategy tester

Mobile

Desktop
Download MetaTrader 5 for PC or MAC to experience its advanced trading tools and features from an industry’s leading provider.
TradingView
Enjoy the best of both worlds: view and analyse charts on TradingView; trade with our tight spreads and fast execution.
Enhance your trading experience with TradingView’s renowned charts and indicators.
Get inspiration and ideas from one of the world’s largest online trading communities.
Prepare for key announcements with TradingView's easy-to-use financial calendar.
Set up personalised alerts using 13 built-in conditions based on price and volume.
Open, manage and close your trades with us in TradingView.

Mobile app
TradingView's mobile apps are available on the App Store and Google Play Store. Ensure that your device is up to date and your operating system is supported.
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Integrated TradingView charts
Advanced order execution
Optimised mobile platform
TipRanks analysis
Client sentiment tracker
Pattern recognition scanner
Morningstar equity research and Reuters news

Mobile
Packed with powerful features, yet intuitive, and available to all traders. Whatever the next step in your trading journey, our mobile platform can help you get there.

Desktop
We've built our web trading platform to be powerful and intuitive. It combines leading-edge features and security, fast execution, and best-in-class insight and analysis. Designed to support any strategy.
Superior execution and reliability
Our pioneering technology and highly-regarded customer service, alongside a choice of powerful platforms, offers an ideal combination for serious traders.
Your trades will be filled without any dealer intervention.

We fulfil your order without off-quotes, and wherever possible at the price you see.
We consistently achieve almost 100% core platform uptime, so you can focus on your trading.
Become a CMC Markets partner
Partner with one of the industry's leading CFD and forex brokers. With our advanced IB portal reporting functions and high customer conversion rates, our program is designed to help you grow your business. Be rewarded with generous remunerations, including support for multi-tiered and customisable deals and payments structures. Contact us today to talk with one of our experienced regional representatives.
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What are CFDs?
A contract for difference (CFD) is a derivative product which enables you to trade on the price movements of underlying financial assets (such as forex, indices, commodities, shares and treasuries). It's an agreement to exchange the difference in the value of an asset from the time the contract is opened until the time it's closed.
With a CFD, you never actually own the asset or instrument you're trading, but you can still benefit if the market moves in your favour, or make a loss should the market move against you.
Trading CFDs involves trading on leverage, which means that you can enter a position with a set initial deposit, known as the margin requirement. It's important to remember that leverage amplifies your gains and losses in equal measure, based on the full value of the trade, and not just the initial margin amount. Learn more about CFD trading
What's the difference between trading CFDs and share trading?
The main difference between CFD trading and share trading is that you don't own the underlying share when you trade on a share CFD. With CFDs, you never actually buy or sell the underlying asset that you've chosen to trade, but you can still benefit if the market moves in your favour, or make a loss if it moves against you. However, with traditional share trading, you enter a contract to exchange the legal ownership of the shares for money, and you own this equity.
What are the risks with CFD trading?
The main risks associated with trading CFDs are leverage, which means your profits and losses are amplified based on the full value of your trade, and slippage, or market gapping, which can occur in volatile markets. For these reasons, it's important to manage your risk carefully as part of your trading strategy. Learn more about the risk of trading CFDs
Is CMC Markets regulated?
CMC Markets has 15 global offices, including in the UK, Australia, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore and Bermuda. CMC Markets' entities are licensed and regulated by the local authorities, for example, CMC Markets Bermuda is licensed to conduct investment business and digital asset business by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (‘BMA’).
How does CMC Markets protect my money?
As a CMC Markets' client, your money is held separately from CMC Markets' own funds. It is held in segregated client bank accounts distributed across a range of major banks, which are regularly assessed against our risk criteria. Under the BMA rules, retail clients must be provided with negative balance protection. This means that your maximum loss is the amount you have deposited with us.
How do I place a trade?
If you're trading on MT4 or MT5, select the instrument you wish to trade ('double-click' on your PC), and a new order window will appear. Enter your desired volume (in lots), add any risk-management orders such as a stop-loss or take-profit order. Then place a market order in the direction you wish to trade; buy to go long, or sell to go short. There are several ways to place trades or orders using MT4 or MT5 – you can learn more about MT4 or MT5 functionality by navigating to Help > Help topics or Help > Video guides.
If you’re trading on our Next Generation platform, search for your desired instrument from the 'Product Library'. Select your chosen instrument ('right-click' on your PC), and select ‘Order Ticket’. In the order ticket box, choose your order type (from Market, Limit, and Stop-Entry Order), and then enter your desired volume in units or amount (this can be configured from the ‘Settings’ menu in the main navigation). Add stop-loss and take-profit levels to minimise your risk, and choose to ‘BUY’ or ‘SELL’, depending on whether you want to go long or short. When you’re ready, select ‘Place Buy Market Order’, or ‘Place Sell Market Order’.
What is the maximum leverage offered by CMC Markets?
For retail clients, the maximum leverage you can currently trade with is 200:1 (or 0.5% margin) with our CFD trading and FX Active accounts.
What is TradingView?
TradingView is a trading research platform where you can view charts, analyse trends and interact with an online community. You can connect your TradingView account to your CMC Markets account, enabling you to open, manage and close trades within TradingView. Learn more about TradingView here.
What are the key differences between MT4, MT5, TradingView and CMC's trading platforms?
MetaQuotes' MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 are globally popular forex and CFD trading platforms. TradingView is a trading and charting platform which you can link to your broker account to place trades. Our proprietary web-based platform is feature-rich and enables access to trade CFDs on 12,000 instruments.
With each platform you can choose from our CFD trading or FX Active accounts. Our FX Active account offers spreads from 0.0 pips on six major FX pairs, with a 25% spread discount on all other pairs. There is a fixed, low commission at $2.50 per $100,000 notional value traded.
Our trading platform doesn’t require any downloads, while MT4 and MT5 requires downloading to fully utilise its features, such as algorithmic trading (through Expert Advisors) and social trading available via the MQL4 and MQL5 communities.
The MetaTrader platforms offer hedging positions by default, while CMC’s trading platform offers netted positions by default.
Can I hedge positions in MetaTrader?
Yes, you can open an opposite, related, or alternative trade, with no interruption for traders using Expert Advisors.
How can I withdraw my funds?
Log in to your MT4 or MT5 client portal or our trading platform and follow the instructions in the funding section.
How do I reset my password?
You can reset your password by selecting 'Forgot password?' on the login page. We'll then send instructions for changing your password to the email address you use to log in to your account.
What is the complaints procedure at CMC Markets?
Our aim is to provide a high level of service to all our clients, all of the time. We value all feedback and use it to enhance our products and services. We appreciate that from time to time things can go wrong, or there can be misunderstandings. We are committed to dealing with queries and complaints positively and sympathetically. Where we are at fault, we aim to put things right at the earliest opportunity. You can find our complaint handling procedure here or contact us at global@cmcmarkets.com to begin your account query. Please note that all queries and complaints will be handled in English.


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Email us at1 Our awards include: No.1 for Commissions & Fees & No.1 Most Currency Pairs, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2025; Best-in-class for Overall Excellence, Mobile Trading App, Platform & Tools, Research; ForexBrokers.com Awards 2025; Best Mobile Trading Platform, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024; Best Forex Broker, Good Money Guide Awards 2023; Best In-House Analysts, Professional Trader Awards 2023.
2 The CMC Next Generation platform has approximately 12,000 instruments; MetaTrader 5 has approximately 2,220 instruments; MetaTrader 4 has 220 instruments.
3 Spreads from 0.0 pips on six major forex pairs, and a 25% spread discount on 300+ other forex pairs, with a low, fixed commission at $2.50 per $100,000 notional value, with our FX Active account.
4 0.018 seconds CFD median trade execution time on MetaTrader 4 globally, 1 April 2024-31 March 2025.
51.621 million unique user logins for the CMC Markets trading and investing platforms globally, as at August 2024.
699.29% of MT4 market open orders were filled at quote, 23 September 2024-31 March 2025.
799.99%+ MT4 core platform uptime, 1-31 August 2023.