CMC Markets at a glance
CMC Markets is a long-established UK broker offering CMC Markets is a UK-based financial services provider founded in 1989 and regulated by the FCA. It offers CFD trading and spread betting on 13,000 financial instruments, including forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, rates and bonds, through its Next Generation platform and other supported platforms. ng CFDs and spread betting on 12,000+ instruments through its award-winning Next Generation platform.
CMC Markets reports a founding year of 1989 and a head office in London, UK. It lists 4 regulators and 2 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Our research team has not yet published a written verdict for CMC Markets. The BrokerBazaar Intelligence Score is 84/100 (low risk), computed from regulatory, operational, transparency, reputation and domain-history signals. Scores are editorial assessments, not user ratings, and are never influenced by payment.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
CMC Markets operates through 2 legal entities, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by at least one strict-tier regulator.
Licence check: Not independently checked. BrokerBazaar is currently reviewing this broker's information against public records. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
CMC Markets states that it accepts clients from UK, Australia, Germany, Canada, Singapore, United Arab Emirates. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Known restrictions flagged in our review: TradingView is not available with UK spread betting accounts.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: not disclosed. Platforms: Next Generation, MT4. Account types: CFD, Spread Betting.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Advanced, Charting, Forex, Indices.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $0. Spreads start from 0.7 pts and commission is Varies by product; 0% on UK an…. Maximum leverage is 1:200, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Transfer, Credit Card, PayPal. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer, Credit Card, PayPal.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Yes. Scalping allowed: Yes. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Yes. Hedging: not specified. These conditions were compiled from public information and have not yet been confirmed by the broker.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account: FCA: Segregated in ring-fenced client accounts under the CASS rules. Compensation: FSCS — up to £85,000 per client.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: complaintsteamuk@cmcmarkets.com. Phone: +44 20 3003 8441. Complaints are acknowledged promptly and investigated by CMC Markets. If a complaint cannot be resolved within eight weeks, CMC provides an explanation and an indication of when it expects to issue a final response. Eligible customers can refer their complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service if they remain dissatisfied or if a final response has not been provided within eight weeks.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: Wide range of financial instruments
- Strength: Advanced proprietary web and mobile trading platform
- Strength: TradingView and MetaTrader 4 support
- Strength: No minimum deposit
- Strength: FCA-regulated UK entity
- Limitation: £10 monthly inactivity fee applies after one year of dormancy
- Limitation: Commission charges apply to some products
- Limitation: MT4 offers fewer instruments than CMC's proprietary platform
- Limitation: TradingView is not available with UK spread betting accounts
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
CMC Markets is most relevant to traders looking for: Advanced, Charting, Forex, Indices.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence but would be onboarded by an offshore entity, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
CMC Markets change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for CMC Markets yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about CMC Markets
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, FCA Financial Services Register (FRN 173730), web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. Last register check 2026-07-26. External ratings: Trustpilot 4.3/5; WikiFX 8.79/10; Forex Peace Army 1.674/5; FX Empire 4.6/5; Google Play Store 4.1/5; Apple App Store 4.8/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with CMC Markets. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.