CMC Markets is headquartered in London and listed on the LSE (FCA Regulated). It offers competitive spreads on a global range of assets via its Next Generation platform.
XTB is one of the largest stock exchange-listed FX & CFD brokers in the world, offering access to over 2100 instruments on their xStation platform.
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 76% (April-June 2022) 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.
81% of retail accounts lose money.
Pros
Cashback rebates
Free demo account
2,100+ instruments
Mobile trade alerts
Micro lot trading
Spreads from 0.1 pips
Flexible account options
Professional investing account
1:500 leverage for global traders
No minimum deposit requirements
Useful educational resources
FCA, KNF, CySEC, and IFSC-regulated
24 hour customer support available Sunday to Friday
Multiple Award-winning
Cons
Single platform offering
Not available to US clients
Instrument portfolio limited to mostly CFDs
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
Best Forex Broker for Beginners 2022
Best Customer Service 2021
Best Forex Broker for Low Costs 2021
Best Mobile App for Investing 2020
#1 EMEA Bloomberg spot for FX accuracy in Q2 of 2020 and Q3 of 2018
Best Polish Forex Broker 2019
Best Execution Broker 2019
Bonus
No
Instruments
Indices and ETFs > CFDs, Spread Betting, Indices, Forex, Commodities, Stocks, ETFs, Treasuries, Custom Indices
Stocks, CFD, Forex, Crypto, ETFs, Volatility Index
Trade leveraged CFDs on popular markets including stocks and commodities
Leverage
1:30
1:500
FTSE Spread
1 pt
0.08%
GBPUSD Spread<
0.9
0.1 pips
Oil Spread
3.0
0.03 pips
Stocks Spread
.10% Var
0.2% variable
Forex Trading
XTB offers trading on major, minor and exotic currency pairs with tight spreads
Forex App
CMC Markets deliver an award winning app (Shares magazine 2019), compatible with most major mobile and tablet operating systems. Trade more than 9300 assets via the app on their Next Generation platform. Includes advanced charting with 12 chart types and 40 technical indicators.
With over 1 million downloads and a rating of 4.5*, XTB deliver a mobile trading platform that users love. Slick and reliable, the app boasts a range of extra features including advanced charts and market sentiment indicators. Download xStation by XTB here.
GBPUSD Spread
0.9
0.1 pips
EURUSD Spread
0.7
0.2 pips
EURGBP Spread
1.1
0.1 pips
Assets
300+
48
Cryptocurrency
Crypto trading not offered
XTB offer the largest range of crypto markets, all with competitive spreads. They also offer intra-crypto pairs such as ETHBTC and DSHBTC
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 76% (April-June 2022) 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.
Traders from US not accepted