Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 69% 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.

The UK’s best CFD trading platform*

Trade CFDs with a live or demo account on our award-winning platform

Analyse price performance with advanced charts, technical indicators and drawing tools

Discover CFDs on more than 12,000 financial instruments, including indices, forex, shares, commodities and treasuries

Enjoy exclusive platform features, such as our trading forum​, pattern recognition scanner and client sentiment tool

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How to start CFD trading

1

Apply

Complete and submit our straightforward online application form.

2

Explore

Discover our product library, charts, watchlists, order tickets, analyst insights and more.

3

Learn

View our CFD trading platform quick guide and watch our platform guide videos.

Start trading

Explore our CFD trading platform

Our CFD trading platform has won numerous awards, including No.1 Web-Based Platform*. With a range of chart types, layouts and technical tools, our online CFD trading platform has a lot to offer:

Go long or short on thousands of instruments

Trade various asset classes from one account

Competitive spreads and margin rates

Use features like guaranteed stop-loss orders to manage risk

Why trade CFDs with CMC Markets?

Customer service from Sunday night to Friday night

34+ years' industry experience

Tight spreads and transparent pricing

New to trading? More reasons to trade CFDs

Best-in-class features*

Our industry-leading charts provide a host of features to support your analysis, including multiple chart types, over 115 technical indicators and drawing tools, pattern recognition and a chart forum community.

Technical analysis

Discover our fully-integrated technical analysis suite, giving you the tools you need to analyse the markets.

Learn about technical analysis

Price projection

Our pattern recognition tool allows you to search for common technical chart and candle patterns, providing a price projection.

Mobile charting

Our mobile charts, available on our iPhone, iPad and Android™ apps, include over 25 of the most popular technical indicators and 15 drawing tools.

Read about our charting features

Module linking

Group charts together, so that when you change the product shown in one chart, the other charts in the group will automatically update.

WINNER2023

No.1 Web-based Platform

ForexBrokers.com Awards

WINNER2022

Best Mobile Trading Platform

ADVFN International Financial Awards

WINNER2022

No.1 Platform Technology

ForexBrokers.com Awards

WINNER2022

Best CFD Provider

Online Money Awards

Use our CFD trading platform on-the-go

Explore the best CFD trading app*
Web | Android® | iOS®

Trade comfortably at home and on-the-go

Range of notification types, including trading and price alerts

Customisable, responsive charts with multiple layouts for mobile and tablet devices

In-app support from our premier client services team

Our markets at a glance

80+

Indices

Trade on the UK 100, US 30, Germany 40, US SPX 500, Australia 200 and others.

 

100+

Commodities

Trade on favourites like Gold, Silver, Brent & West Texas Crude Oil.

 

330+

Forex

Access to more pairs than anywhere else on the world’s largest, most liquid market.*

 

30+

Share baskets

Trade the next big trend. Take your pick from our exclusive, low-cost thematic portfolios.

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10,000+

Shares

Trade CFDs on over 10,000 shares, including Facebook, Apple, Rio Tinto, BP and Tesco.

 

1,000+

ETFs

Gain exposure to a range of instruments in a single transaction with our range of more than 1,000 ETFs.

 

50+

Rates and bonds

Take a position on over 50 interest rates and government debt obligations.

 

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*Awarded No.1 Web Platform and No.1 Most Currency Pairs, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2023; Best In-House Analysts, Professional Trader Awards 2023; No.1 Platform Technology, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2022; Best CFD Provider, Online Money Awards 2022; Best Mobile Trading Platform, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2022; Best Spread Betting Provider, City of London Wealth Management Awards 2021.