CMC Markets Account Types: Detailed Overview for Traders

CMC Markets offers a good number of account types:

• CMC Markets Demo Account
• CMC Markets CFD Account
• CMC Markets Spread Betting Account
• CMC Markets StockBroking Account
• CMC Markets Professional Account
• CMC Markets Corporate Account

What types of trading accounts are available at CMC Markets?

Below you will find a complete list of all account types available to traders on CMC Markets, with details on features and useful information for choosing.

Many features, like leverage, can change depending on your location: under FCA, FMA, and ASIC regulations, clients have access to maximum retail leverage up to 30:1, while MAS clients find a 50:1 leverage and CIRO (former IIROC) find a 100:1 leverage.

Several features’ availability may also depend on your location or the regulation you’re trading under.

CMC Markets CFD account: Best for leverage traders

• Availability: Under FCA, BaFIN, ASIC, MAS, FMA, CIRO (former IIROC).
• Markets: Forex, indices, commodities, treasuries, crypto, shares (13500+ assets in total, though asset availability, may depend on your location). Note that shares are not available on the MT4 platform.
• Commissions: CMC charges 0.7 pips on forex and a commission from $8 on stocks. When trading CFDs, you will also be charged an overnight fee.
• Platforms: CMC Markets platform, MetaTrader 4.
• Trade size: From 1 micro lot.
• Leverage: Up to 1:30 (ASIC, BaFIN, FMA, FCA), up to 1:34100:1 (CIRO) and up to 1:50 (MAS).
• Special features: You may be eligible for benefits such as a dedicated relationship manager, cash rebates, spread discount, or a free MT4 VPS.
• Account opening: The demo version can be opened first with no time limit, then CFD clients don’t need to make a minimum deposit in order to start trading in a live environment.

CMC Markets spread betting account: Best for UK casual traders

• Availability: Under FCA.
• Markets: Forex, commodities, indices, treasuries, crypto, shares (12000+ assets in total, though asset availability may depend on your location).
• Commissions: Spreads start from 0.7 pips on forex, and there’s a commission of $8 on the stock market. When spread betting there’s also the overnight fee.
• Platforms: CMC Markets platform.
• Trade size: From 1 micro lot.
• Leverage: Up to 1:30 on major forex.
• Special features: No currency conversion fee.
• Account opening: The demo version can be opened first with no time limit. After that then Spread Betting clients don’t need to make a minimum deposit in order to open a live account.

CMC Markets stockbroking account: Best for real stocks traders

• Availability: Under ASIC.
• Markets: Real shares, mutual funds, warrants, ETFs (35,000 shares in total).
• Commissions: No commissions are charged on US, UK, Canadian and Japanese shares. 11$ (or 0.10% fee) is charged when buying and selling other stocks.
• Platforms: CMC Markets platform.
• Trade size: Minimum trade value of $500 AUD for ASX stocks and $1000 AUD for international stocks.
• Leverage: Not available.
• Special features: The first trade of the day on Australian shares is commission-free up to the value of $1000.
• Account opening: CMC does not provide a stocks demo account, but there is no minimum deposit requirement to open a live account.

CMC Markets professional account: Best for pro traders

• Availability: Under ASIC, BaFIN, FCA, and MAS.
• Markets: Forex, commodities, indices, treasuries, crypto, shares (12000+ assets in total, though asset availability may depend on your location).
• Commissions: Spreads start from 0.7 pips and stock commissions start from $8. The Invest Pro platform for professional stock investors requires a $49/month fee.
• Platforms: CMC Markets platform.
• Trade size: From 1 micro lot.
• Leverage: Up to 1:500 on major forex.
• Special features: Higher leverage; monthly cash rebates.
• Account opening: You can open a live account with no minimum deposit.

CMC Markets corporate account: Best for retail business trading

• Availability: Under FCA, BaFIN, ASIC, MAS, FMA, CIRO (former IIROC).
• Markets: Forex, indices, commodities, treasuries, crypto, shares (13500+ assets in total, though asset availability may depend on your location).
• Commissions: Spreads and commissions are the same as other CMC Markets accounts with spreads from 0.7 pips and the $8 commission on shares.
• Platforms: CMC Markets platform.
• Trade size: From 1 micro lot.
• Leverage: up to 30:1 (ASIC, FCA), up to 50:1 (MAS), up to 100:1 (CIRO) and up to 500:1 (FMA).
• Special features: High-level trading tools; cashback rebates depending on your location.
• Account opening: There is no minimum deposit required to open a CMC corporate account.

What happens to inactive CMC Markets trading accounts?

CMC Markets will charge a monthly fee of $10 or equivalent after a year of inactivity.

The fee will be deducted from the account until the account gets closed by CMC Markets or the balance goes to zero.

You can start re-using the account anytime you want and the fee won’t be charged anymore. For any other problem, contact the CMC Markets support team.

To learn more, read our CMC Markets review.