TradingView is a trading research platform where you can view charts, analyse trends and interact with an online community. Additionally, you can connect your TradingView account to your CMC Markets account, enabling you to open, manage and close trades within TradingView.

It’s free to sign up to TradingView’s ‘Basic’ plan, which may be a good option for beginners. Paid plans that give active traders access to additional features start from £12.95 a month and come with the option of a free, 30-day trial.

According to its website, TradingView is used by over 100 million traders and investors worldwide. TradingView states on its support page that they don’t process any payments themselves, and they don’t store or have access to your payment details. When you trade with us through TradingView, you’ll handle payment processes such as funding and withdrawals on our trading platform, which is compliant with the security standards of the payment card industry.

Research with TradingView, trade with CMC

Q: Can I make deposits and withdrawals through TradingView?

No. You must make deposits into and withdrawals from your CMC account on our trading platform. Any deposits or withdrawals you make with us will automatically show in your TradingView interface.

Q: Which CMC Markets accounts can I connect to TradingView?

You can connect your TradingView account to a CFD trading or FX Active account that you hold with us. You cannot connect TradingView to your MetaTrader account.

Q: How do I connect to my CMC Markets account through TradingView?

Go to TradingView, select the CMC Markets broker profile, and select ‘Trade’. You will then see the option to connect to your CMC Markets account. Enter your CMC Markets username and password and complete the connection.

Q: Can I manage my trades outside TradingView?

Yes, you can. Once you’ve connected your TradingView account to your CMC Markets account, your trading activity will be synchronised. This means you’ll be able to see and manage all of your trades with us when you log into TradingView, our web platform or our mobile app, regardless of which one you used to place the trade.

Q: Are all CMC Markets instruments supported on TradingView?

Yes, they are. You can use TradingView to trade on all of the approximately instruments that we offer. To trade shares with us through TradingView, you may need to activate a market data subscription in our trading platform. To do this, log in to our web platform, go to ‘Settings’, select ‘Market Data’ and select the country (or group of countries) whose stocks or share baskets you’d like to trade. A text box will then pop up. Read the on-screen information and select ‘Activate’, choose ‘Yes’ if you agree to the subscription details, and select ‘OK’ to close the pop-up. You should now see a green tick next to the country or countries that you selected. If you don’t open any trades on shares from the country or countries you selected, you will need to reactivate your market data subscription each month in order to see share price data in TradingView. Most market data subscriptions are free, but in some cases a fee may apply. At the time of writing (March 2025), the only market data subscription that carries a fee is for Australian shares (A$24 a month).

Q: Where can I get help using TradingView and CMC Markets?

If you have any questions about TradingView, you might find the answer on their customer support page. You should not contact TradingView to discuss any matters relating to your trading account. If you need help using your CMC Markets account or our trading platform, you can contact our customer service team whenever the markets are open, from Sunday night through to Friday night. Email us at support.me@cmcmarkets.com or call us on (UAE) (+971) 800 0357 04373.

Q: Is it free to open an account with CMC Markets?

You can open a free demo account with us to practise trading in a risk-free environment using virtual funds. When you’re ready to step up to a live CFD trading or FX Active account, there’s no upfront cost to pay and you can use your account to view charts, see market prices, and read Reuters news and Morningstar reports free of charge. However, you will need to add funds to your live account to place a trade, and certain fees – such as overnight holding costs – may apply.

Est. 1989

FTSE 250 group

2m+ global clients

2025 WINNER

Best Mobile Trading Platform

ADVFN International Financial Awards

2025 WINNER

No.1 Commissions & Fees

ForexBrokers.com Awards

2025 WINNER

Best Broker for Active Traders

Good Money Guide Awards

TradingView: Where the world does markets™

Supercharged charting

Enhance your trading experience and identify market signals with TradingView’s technical analysis features, including more than 20 interactive and responsive chart types and over 110 drawing tools.

Join the community

Get inspiration and ideas from one of the world’s largest online trading communities.

Market calendar

Prepare for key announcements with TradingView's easy-to-use financial calendar, which allows you to filter events by importance, country and category (eg, prices, GDP, etc).

Flexible alerts

Set up personalised alerts using 13 built-in conditions based on price and volume.

Smooth integration

Open, manage and close your trades with us in TradingView. View and modify trades placed through TradingView when you log into our platform.

Why trade on TradingView with us?

Tight spreads

Get narrow spreads on 21,000 instruments across indices, forex, commodities, shares, ETFs and more.

Trade with leverage

Open a trade with as little as 3.34% of the full notional value of the position. Leverage can amplify both your profits and losses.

Superior execution

Trade with us through TradingView and get 100% automated execution, powered by our award-winning technology¹.

Smooth integration

Open, manage and close your trades with us in TradingView; view and modify trades placed through TradingView when you log into our platform.

Advanced technical analysis

Access more than 400 technical indicators and get thousands more community-built trading strategies.

Analyse markets using Pine Script™

Create and develop your own technical indicators, trading strategies and alerts using Pine Script™, TradingView's user-friendly programming language.

How to start trading

Follow these steps to trade with us through TradingView. If you already have an account with us, go straight to step 3.

Apply for a CMC Markets account

Open a live trading account with us.

Add funds

Once your live account with us is open, add funds by card, bank transfer or using payment service providers Neteller and Skrill.

Go to TradingView

Sign in (or sign up if you’re new to TradingView), find our broker profile and select ‘Trade’.

Connect

Select ‘Connect’, enter your CMC Markets username and password, and complete the connection. You can now trade with us through TradingView.

Do your research

Ensure you understand the risks involved with CFD trading.

Get the TradingView app

Visit TradingView or download the app for desktop or mobile:

Desktop

LinuxWindowsMacOS

Mobile

Google PlayApp Store

Trade your way

Choose the account that’s right for you. Get tight spreads on 21,000 instruments, volume-based discounts, and no hidden fees.

CFD trading

Trade contracts for difference (CFDs)
Spreads from 0.5 points on US SPX 500, 1pt on UK 100
Go long or short on 21,000 instruments
Trade with leverage, which can amplify both your profits and losses

FX Active

Trade CFDs on forex and get spreads from 0.0 pips on six major currency pairs
Instead, a fixed low commission applies on these pairs
Get a 25% spread discount versus our regular CFD account on over 300 other FX pairs
Fixed low commission
Go long or short on 21,000 instruments
Trade with leverage, which can amplify both your profits and losses

21,000 financial instruments

Trade CFDs on 21,000 instruments across indices, forex, commodities, shares, ETFs, bonds and more.

What are other traders saying about CMC Markets?

Founded in 1989, we combine decades of online trading expertise with a flair for technological innovation. That’s why over 1.5 million traders and investors choose us.¹

Learn more

Check out our helpful guides to discover everything you need to know about trading with us through TradingView.

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¹Based on over 2 million unique user logins across CMC's trading and investing platforms, including partners, as at November 2025.

²Recent awards include: Best Spread Betting Broker, Good Money Guide Awards 2026; No.1 Most Currency Pairs & Best-in-class for Overall Excellence, MetaTrader, Mobile Trading App, Professional Trading, Research & TradingView, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2026; Best Broker for Active Traders, Professional Trader Awards 2025; Best Mobile Trading Platform and Best Spread Betting & CFD Education Tools, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2025; No.1 for Commissions & Fees, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2025.