CMC Markets vs Saxo Bank

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CMC Markets vs Saxo Comparison Table 2026
CMC Markets	Saxo
Review 4.7	Review 4
Traders from US not accepted See available CFD brokers	Traders from US not accepted See available CFD brokers
Established in 1989, CMC Markets is a respected broker listed on the London Stock Exchange and authorized by several tier-one regulators, including the FCA, ASIC and CIRO. More than 1 million traders from around the world have signed up with the multi-award winning brokerage.	Saxo Markets is a multi-award-winning trading brokerage, investment firm and regulated bank. With a huge 72,000+ trading instruments, plus investment products and managed portfolios, clients have no shortage of opportunities. The trusted brand also offers transparent pricing and top-tier regulatory protection from 10+ agencies including FINMA, FCA & ASIC.
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.	66% of retail accounts lose money.
Customer Reviews
4.5 Based on 4 CMC Markets customer reviews	3.3 Based on 3 Saxo customer reviews
Comment by Reviewer
"With advanced charting tools and an extensive range of tradable CFDs, including an almost unrivalled selection of currencies and custom indices, CMC Markets provides a fantastic online platform for traders of all levels. "	"Saxo is best for active traders and high-volume investors with an unrivalled selection of instruments alongside premium market research and fee rebates. The 190 currency pairs with tight spreads also make Saxo great for forex traders."
Pros
The CMC web platform delivers a fantastic user experience with advanced charting tools for day trading and customizable features, catering to both beginners and experienced traders. MT4 (but not MT5) and TradingView (added in 2025) are also supported. CMC Markets has added an AI News feature, using AI to surface and summarise market stories rather than place trades for you, hinting at where broker research tools are heading. We've bumped up its 'Assets & Markets' rating after almost monthly product additions in early 2025, from extended hours trading on US stocks to new share CFDs. CMC offers excellent pricing, including tight spreads and low trading fees for all but stock CFDs. The Alpha and Price+ schemes also offer perks for active traders with up to 40% discounts on spreads. The brokerage continues to stand out with its wide range of value-add resources, including pattern recognition scanners, webinars, tutorials, news feeds, and research from respected sources like Morningstar.	Saxo gives traders genuine multi-asset depth from one account: in our testing we could trade FX, CFDs, stocks, ETFs, futures, options and bonds across 70,000+ instruments without switching between separate product environments. Execution was consistently strong in our live tests, with Saxo’s own FX market-order stats showing average fills around 9–10ms and roughly 99.3–99.5% completing in under 50ms, which matched the fast, low-drift fills we saw on major FX and index CFDs. Research tools are a standout, with Autochartist fully integrated and filterable by pattern type, asset class, timeframe from 15 minutes to daily, and probability bands up to 70%+, making it genuinely useful rather than bolted on.
Cons
Despite improvements, the web platform still requires enhancements to make it as intuitive to trade on as software from rivals like IG. An inactivity fee of $10 per month is applied after 12 months of inactivity, which may deter casual investors. The CMC Markets app offers the complete trading package but the design and user experience trails category leaders like eToro.	Classic account pricing is not cheap for day traders from our tests, with EUR/USD typically running around 0.8–0.9 pips all-in, so smaller traders will usually pay more than they would with the tightest ECN-style brokers. Withdrawals are reliable but slow in practice: Saxo processed requests in 1–2 business days, yet the full trip to our bank often took 4–5 days once correspondent banking and SHA charges were involved. Saxo is fast, but not built for ultra-tight scalping; around 55–60% of EUR/USD orders filled with zero slippage, yet roughly 20% saw negative slippage and price drift became more noticeable in our testing during news and under 300–400ms higher-latency conditions.
Awards
Best Trading App 2023 - DayTrading.com No.1 Platform Technology 2022 No.1 New Tool 2022 No.1 Most Currency Pairs 2022 Best Trade Execution 2021 Best Forex Broker For Beginners 2021 Most Transparent Forex Broker Europe 2020 Best Trading Platform 2020 Best Trading App 2019 Best Customer Service 2018
Instruments
CFDs, Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, ETFs, Treasuries, Custom Indices, Spread Betting	Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies, futures, options, warrants, bonds, ETFs
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$0	$0
Trading Platforms
Web Spectre MT4 TradingView	SaxoTraderGO SaxoTraderPRO SaxoInvestor TradingView ProRealTime
Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card Mastercard PayPal Visa Wire Transfer	BPAY Debit Card Mastercard PayID PayNow Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	Vary by asset
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, MAS, CIRO, BaFin, FMA, DFSA,	DFSA, MAS, FCA, FINMA, AMF, CONSOB
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
Margin Rate
1%
STP Account
No	No
ECN Account
No	Yes
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
Yes	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	SaxoTraderGo (iOS, Android, Windows)
App Review
The award-winning app from CMC Markets has transformed mobile trading. The app's modern and customizable interface offers a unique user experience, distinct from competitors. Moreover, with its comprehensive charting capabilities featuring 25 technical indicators and 15 drawing tools, as well as its fast and stable trading environment, it's an exceptional choice for day traders.
Android App Rating
3.7	4.6
iOS App Rating
4.1	4.6
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader
Copy Trading
No	No
Social Trading
Yes	No
Trade Signals
Yes	Yes
VPS Hosting
Yes	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
Yes	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes	No
Inactivity Fee
$10
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD SEK NOK SGD PLN	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD JPY ZAR TRY SEK NOK DKK CHF HKD SGD PLN CZK AED HUF MXN
Stock Exchanges
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Deutsche Boerse Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hong Kong Stock Exchange IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group Nasdaq S&P 500 SIX Swiss Exchange Shenzhen Stock Exchange	London Stock Exchange Nasdaq Dubai New York Stock Exchange S&P 500 Shenzhen Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Commodities
Coffee Cannabis Copper Gasoline Gold Livestock Natural Gas Nickel Oil Orange Juice Palladium Platinum Precious Metals Silver Soybeans Steel Sugar Wheat	Copper Corn Gold Natural Gas Oil Silver
CFD Trading
CMC lets you trade CFDs on 12,000+ assets across currencies, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs and treasuries with new equities spanning quantum computing, AI learning, and digital car sales in 2025. Spreads are tight, there are no hidden fees and the industry-leading MetaTrader 4 platform is also supported for leveraged trading. Year after year, CMC shines as one of the best CFD brokers in the market.	Trade 8,900+ CFDs spanning forex, stocks, indices, commodities, options and bonds with powerful tools and signals.
Leverage
1:30 (Retail), 1:500 (Pro)	1:30
FTSE Spread
1 pt	1.2 pts (Variable)
GBPUSD Spread
0.9	0.7 (var)
Oil Spread
3.5	0.03
Stocks Spread
0.02	0.10% (subject to min commission)
Forex Trading
CMC presents an extensive array of 300+ forex pairs characterized by tight spreads and rapid executions, surpassing the offerings of many competitors in terms of currency diversity. Forex indices also present a fairly unique and holistic way to speculate on the value of key currencies like the USD, EUR and GBP.	Tier 1 liquidity on an impressive range of 189 currency pairs and spot metals, plus 130 forwards, from 0.4 pips.
GBPUSD Spread
0.9	0.7 (varies by region)
EURUSD Spread
0.7	0.2 (varies by region)
EURGBP Spread
1.1	0.6 (varies by region)
Assets
300+	40+
Currency Indices
USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
Cryptocurrency
CMC Markets offers trading on popular digital tokens like Bitcoin but really stands out for its crypto indices that provide broader exposure to the cryptocurrency market. There is also minimal slippage and an excellent 99.9% fill rate, making CMC a great option for active crypto day traders.	Trade cryptos against major fiat currencies or take a longer-term view with ETNs.
Spread
From 1.3	Variable
Coins
BTC BCH ETH LTC EOS TRON NEO ADA XLM	BTC ETH LTC XRP XTZ SOL ADA DOT
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

Review	Review
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.	66% of retail accounts lose money.