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Saxo Bank vs CMC Markets

Saxo Bank vs CMC Markets Comparison Table 2023
Saxo Bank CMC Markets
WINNER
CMC Markets is the better broker
Review
Not Yet Rated
Review
4.7
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A regulated bank, Saxobank offer Equities and Forex trading on 40,000+ markets via the SaxoTrader Pro and SaxoTrader Go platforms

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.

66% of retail accounts lose money. 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.
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
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies, futures, options, warrants, bonds, ETFs Indices and ETFs > CFDs, Spread Betting, Indices, Forex, Commodities, Stocks, ETFs, Treasuries, Custom Indices
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
£0
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
Vary by asset 0.01 Lots
Regulator
DFSA, MAS, FCA, SFC FCA, MAS, ASIC, IIROC
Margin Trading
No Yes
MetaTrader 4
No Yes
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
Yes No
Autochartist
No No
eSignal
No No
Trading Central
No No
STP Account
No No
ECN Account
Yes No
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
No Yes
Market Maker
No Yes
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
Yes No
Mobile Apps
SaxoTraderGo (iOS, Android, Windows) iOS and Android
Auto Trading
Yes (via MT4)
Copy Trading
No No
Social Trading
No Yes
Trade Signals
Yes
VPS Hosting
No No
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
No No
Custodial Account
No No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No Yes
Islamic Account
Yes No
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • CAD
  • AUD
  • JPY
  • SEK
  • DKK
  • CHF
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • AUD
  • SEK
  • PLN
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
Leverage
1:30 1:30
FTSE Spread
1.2 pts (Variable) 1 pt
GBPUSD Spread<
0.7 (var) 0.9
Oil Spread
0.03 3.0
Stocks Spread
0.10% (subject to min commission) .10% Var
Forex Trading
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.
GBPUSD Spread
0.7 (varies by region) 0.9
EURUSD Spread
0.2 (varies by region) 0.7
EURGBP Spread
0.6 (varies by region) 1.1
Assets
40+ 300+
Cryptocurrency
Trade cryptos against major fiat currencies or take a longer-term view with ETNs. Crypto trading not offered
Spread
Variable
Coins
  • 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
66% of retail accounts lose money. 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.
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