At a glance
strategy
We are entering an exciting new chapter at CMC. With our third vertical now taking shape, we’re building a future-ready platform to deliver value for clients and shareholders across Web 3.0 and traditional finance.
Lord Cruddas
Founder and CEO
outlook
CMC enters FY2026 with strong momentum and a sharpened focus on execution. Alongside continued growth across our D2C and institutional verticals, we are accelerating strategic investment into Web 3.0 and DeFi — the foundations of our third vertical. These technologies represent the future of finance, and CMC is positioned to lead.
Technology and product
Technology and product have always been key to our success, and this has won the business recognition as a leader in our industry for innovation and service. Recognising that innovation is key to retaining this reputation, the Group has continued to invest significantly across the business to deliver new products and offerings to our clients.
99.93%
Core uptime, CMC trading platform (FY25)
Our awards
The investment and focus on delivering a superior trading platform, product and service experience has led to numerous, high-profile industry awards for the CMC Group. These accolades are important indicators of the perception towards the business.
01
Best CFD Broker: Mobile Trading
DKI German Customer Institute Survey
Germany
CFD
02
No.1 Most Currency Pairs
Forex.Brokers.com Awards
Global
CFD & Spread bet
03
Best CFD Broker: Traders' Favourite
DKI German Customer Institute Survey
Germany
CFD
04
Best Spread Betting and CFD Education Tools
ADVFN International Financial Awards 2025
Global
CFD & Spread bet
05
Best Mobile Trading Platform
ADVFN International Financial Awards 2025
Global
CFD & Spread bet
06
No.1 Commissions & Fees
ForexBrokers.com Awards
Global
CFD & Spread bet
01
Best for CFDs
WeMoney Investment Awards 2024
Australia
CFD
02
Best Mobile Trading Platform
Professional Trader Awards
UK
CFD & Spread bet
03
Best Service Provider
Handelsblatt
Germany
CFD
04
Best Trading Technology Partner
HedgeWeek European Awards 2024
UK
B2B
05
Best Professional Trading App
Professional Trader Awards
UK
CFD & Spread bet
06
Best For Share Traders
Boring Money Best Buy Awards 2024
UK
Invest
07
No.1 Podcast Series
ForexBrokers.com
UK
All
08
Best Mobile Trading Platform
ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024
UK
CFD & Spread bet
09
Best for Portfolio Insights
WeMoney Investment Awards 2024
Australia
Invest
10
Best for Foreign Exchange Trading
WeMoney Investment Awards 2024
Australia
CFD
11
No.1 Most Currency Pairs
ForexBrokers.com
Global
CFD & Spread bet
12
Best For Low-cost ISA > £50k
Boring Money Best Buy Awards 2024
UK
Invest
01
No.1 Web Platform
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
02
Best Risk Management Tools
Investment Trends Germany Leverage Trading Report
Germany
CFD
03
Best White Label Provider
Global Forex Awards 2023 - B2B
UK
B2B
04
Best Charting
Investment Trends Germany Leverage Trading Report
Germany
CFD
05
Broker of the Year 2011-2023
Canstar - Online Sharing Trading
Australia
Share trading
06
Outstanding FX Liquidity Provider
Finance Feeds Awards 2023
UK
B2B
07
Outstanding CFD Liquidity Provider
Finance Feeds Awards 2023
UK
B2B
08
No.1 Most Currency Pairs
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
09
Best In-House Analysts
Professional Trader Awards
Global
All
10
Stocks & Shares ISA Innovation Winner
Finder Investing & Saving Innovation Awards 2023
UK
Invest
11
Best Trading Account For Trading Performance Tools
Professional Trader Awards
UK
CFD & Spread bet
12
No.1 Podcast Series
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
13
Best Forex Broker
Good Money Guide Awards 2023
UK
FX
14
Best Customer Service
Investment Trends Germany Leverage Trading Report
Germany
CFD
15
Best Trading and Execution Platform
HedgeWeek European Awards 2023
UK
B2B
16
Best Trading Platform For Signals & Analytics
Professional Trader Awards
UK
CFD & Spread bet
17
ESG Investing Innovation
Finder Investing & Saving Innovation Awards 2023
UK
Invest
18
Germany's Best Financial Services Provider
Handelsblatt Customer Survey
Germany
CFD
01
No.1 Most Currency Pairs
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
02
No.1 New Tool
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
03
Best Mobile Trading Platform
ADVFN International Financial Awards
UK
All
04
Trading Platform with Customer Rating "Very Good"
DKI Deutsches Kundeninstitut Survey
Germany
CFD
05
Industry Pioneer with Outstanding Customer Rating
Focus Money (Test Edition 36)
Germany
CFD
06
CFD Provider of the Year
Investors' Chronicle/FT Celebration of Investment Awards 2022
UK
CFD
07
Best Customer Service
CFD and FX Investment Trends Survey
Germany
CFD
08
Outstanding Value
Canstar – Online Share Trading
Australia
Share trading
09
Award of Excellence to the Most Innovative Broker
Capital Radio
Spain
CFD
10
Online Securities Trading Excellence Award
McMillian Woods Global Awards
Singapore
CFD
11
No.1 Platform Technology
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
12
Best CFD Provider
Online Money Awards
UK
CFD
13
Most Satisfied Customers
Canstar – Online Share Trading
Australia
Share trading
14
Best In-House Analysts
Professional Trader Awards
Global
All
15
Silver Laurel
Invest Cuffs
Poland
CFD
16
Best Trading Technology Provider
HedgeWeek European Awards 2022
UK
B2B
17
Broker of the Year 2011-2022
Canstar - Online Sharing Trading
Australia
Share trading
18
Best FX Trading Platform
Finance Magnates London Summit Awards 2022
UK
B2B
01
Award of Excellence to the Most Innovative Broker
Capital Radio
Spain
CFD
02
No.1 Web Platform
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
03
Broker of the Year 2011-2021
Canstar - Online Sharing Trading
Australia
Share trading
04
No.1 Most Currency Pairs
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
05
No.1 Professional Trading
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
06
Best Spread Betting & CFD Education Tools
ADVFN International Financial Awards
UK
Spread bet
07
Best Trading Technology Provider
HedgeWeek European Awards
UK
B2B
08
Best Trade Execution
Global Forex Awards
UK
B2B
09
No.1 Platform Technology
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
10
Best Spread Betting Broker
Good Money Guide Awards
UK
Spread bet
11
Best Spread Betting Provider
The City of London Wealth Management Awards
UK
Spread bet
12
Outstanding Value: Active, Casual Investor, Trader 2011-2021
Canstar Online Sharing Trading
Australia
Share trading
13
Best In-House Analysts
Professional Trader Awards
Global
Spread bet & CFD
14
Best Feature-Packed Non-Bank Online Broker
Money Magazine – Best of the Best
Australia
Share trading
15
Best Forex Broker For Beginners
BrokerChooser Awards
UK
FX
01
Best Retail CFDs Broker
Finance Magnates Awards 2020
Global
B2B
02
Best Education Materials/Programmes
Investment Trends 2020 UK Leverage Trading Report
UK
All
03
Best White Label Solution
Finance Magnates Awards 2020
Global
B2B
04
Fairest CFD Broker
Focus Money Awards 2020
Germany
CFD
05
Best Trading Execution
Professional Trader Awards
UK
All
06
Most Transparent Forex Broker – Europe
Global Forex Awards Retail 2020
Europe
FX
07
Best Value Australia 2011-2020
Canstar - Online Share Trading
Australia
Share trading
08
Best Education
Investment Trends 2020 Singapore Leverage Trading Report
Singapore
CFD
09
No.1 Web Platform
ForexBrokers.com Awards
UK
FX
10
Best feature packed non-bank online broker
Money Magazine – Best of the best 2020
Australia
Share trading
11
Best Email Customer Service
Investment Trends 2020 UK Leverage Trading Report
UK
All
12
Best Platform Features
Investment Trends 2020 Singapore Leverage Trading Report
Singapore
CFD
13
Best Telephone Customer Service
Investment Trends 2020 Singapore Leverage Trading Report
Singapore
CFD
14
Best Email Customer Service
Investment Trends 2020 Singapore Leverage Trading Report
Singapore
CFD
15
Best Telephone Customer Service
Investment Trends 2020 UK Leverage Trading Report
UK
All
16
Broker of the Year - Online Share Trading
Canstar - Online Share Trading
Australia
Share trading
17
Broker of the Year
Canstar - Online Share Trading
Australia
Share trading
18
Best Trading Platform
Brokercheck.de Awards 2020
Germany
CFD
19
Best White Label Provider
Global Forex Awards – B2B
Global
B2B
20
Best Mobile Platform
Investment Trends 2020 Germany CFD & FX Trading Report
Germany
CFD
21
Best Forex Broker
Good Money Guide Awards 2020
UK
FX
22
Best CFD Provider of the Year
Shares Awards 2020
UK
CFD
23
Outstanding Value: Active, Casual Investor, Trader 2011-2020
Canstar - Online Share Trading
Australia
Share trading
01
Best Performance Tools
Professional Trader Awards 2019
UK
All
02
Best Trading App
Investors Chronicle and Financial Times Investment and Wealth Management Awards
UK
All
03
Outstanding Value - Online Share Trading
Canstar Awards
Australia
Share trading
04
Telephone customer service
Investment Trends 2019 UK Leverage Trading Report
UK
All
05
Foreign Forex Broker of the Year
Invest Cuffs Awards 2019
Poland
CFD
06
Platform features
Investment Trends 2019 UK Leverage Trading Report
UK
All
07
Best Mobile/Tablet Application
Shares Awards
UK
All
08
Best Retail CFD Broker
Finance Magnates London Summit Awards
Global
CFD
our client offering
CMC has built a high-performing business around two core verticals: Direct to Consumer, and Platform Technology as a Service, or B2B.
D2C
Best-in-class multi-asset trading and investing experience delivering seamless access across global markets.
Platform Tech as a Service
Institutional grade platform technology and execution services across B2B and B2B2C.
This two-vertical model has diversified revenue streams, broadened global client base, and enhanced operational leverage. It has laid the foundation for sustainable, long-term growth and it is the CMC that you see today.
However, with the advent of our third vertical, it is not the CMC you will see tomorrow.
Web 3.0 and DeFi Capabilities
Our third vertical is about building financial infrastructure that is faster, more accessible, and more scalable – taking everything we have built in traditional finance and enhancing it through blockchain technologies.
You can read more about the development of this third vertical here.
Net trading revenue by client base
22% Trading B2B
9% Investing B2B
64% Trading B2C
5% Investing B2C
where we operate
CMC Markets operates in 12 offices located in major financial centres around the world.
Net trading revenue by region
UK - The UK is our largest market for trading, complemented by a growing investment and savings business under the UK Invest brand.
NOI contribution - £104.6m
Australia - We serve customers across both trading (including CFDs) and investing, as one of the most established players in both markets.
In addition to our direct-to-consumer offering, we provide a white-labelled version of our platform in Australia and have recently secured a similar partnership with ASB Bank in New Zealand.
No2 biggest stockbroker in Australia
NOI contribution - £109.2m
Rest of the world - We have a significant presence in Singapore and Europe, with a growing footprint in the Middle East and North America. Our core offering in these regions is focused on trading, with a small but growing investment business in Singapore.
During the year (FY25), we also received regulatory approval in Bermuda, further expanding our global reach.
NOI contribution - £126.3m
8 regulatory licences - (including UK and Australia)
- 11.388 million unique user logins for the CMC Markets invest and CFD platforms, as at August 2023.