CFD provider notes

CMC Markets

CMC Markets appears once in the WiT Markets CFD workbook, as a brand of CMC Markets plc. The headquarters note is UK. Research status is “Primary partial” and coverage confidence is “Needs further verification”. The row is not a licence-by-licence register and it is not a recommendation to open an account.

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Risk. CFDs are leveraged contracts with the provider. Losses can happen quickly. This note is research, not an invitation to open an account, and a listed supervisor is not a finding that the firm is safe.

Provider overview

Parent / group
CMC Markets plc
Headquarters note
UK
Research status
Primary partial
Coverage confidence
Needs further verification
Workbook review date
Verification priority
High
Shortlist field
Not assessed. This is the workbook’s own field. It is not a WiT Markets rank.

Where the workbook names a group rather than the company on the client agreement, that limit stands. Subsidiaries do not automatically share terms, products or protections.

Regulatory and corporate footprint

UK FCA; AU ASIC; SG MAS; DE BaFin (entity-dependent); Bermuda BMA

Illustrative group licenses ≠ authorization to onboard every resident; confirm contracting legal entity and local restrictions

    CFD instruments named

    The product cell says: FX; indices; shares; commodities; treasuries; ETFs

    • ForexJurisdiction dependent
    • IndicesJurisdiction dependent
    • SharesJurisdiction dependent
    • ETFsJurisdiction dependent
    • CommoditiesJurisdiction dependent
    • CryptoNot verified
    • Bonds and ratesJurisdiction dependent
    • OptionsNot verified

    Jurisdiction dependent means the class is named and the workbook says availability follows the region. Not verified means this row does not establish the class. It is not a finding that the product is missing.

    Trading platforms

    Next Generation; MT4; TradingView (availability varies)

    Account and pricing characteristics

    Indicative fee structure, not a price quote: Spread; share CFD commission; financing

    Described model
    Spread and commission
    UK retail major FX leverage, if an FCA entity serves the account
    Up to 30:1 for major FX; by product
    Negative balance protection
    UK/EU retail CFD rules apply if serviced by covered entity; otherwise verify
    Client deposit compensation
    Entity-specific; check compensation scheme and eligibility
    US retail CFDs
    Not offered to US retail residents
    Account types
    Not recorded as a separate field in this workbook.

    Key strengths

    Strong charting; broad instruments; publicly listed parent

    Key weaknesses

    Commission on some shares; platform/entity variation

    Country and regulatory considerations

    Chart-focused discretionary traders

    That sentence is the workbook’s editorial research-use note. It is not a rating and it does not decide who should open an account.

    Sources and how to read them

    The underlying research date on this row is 20 October 2026. WiT Markets did not re-open every regulator register on that date. Fees, leverage and eligibility need to be read again on the entity that would actually contract. Corrections can be sent from the corrections page.

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