CMC Markets offers active traders a cost effective, flexible way to access the worlds’ markets with advantages over and above alternative methods of trading.

What are the advantages?

Access

CFDs offer one of the most effective ways to trade on a wide range of global instruments including

All instruments are available from one account, across one real-time trading platform.

Leverage

All instruments traded with CMC Markets are traded on margin. We offer some of the most competitive rates available in Canada with typical margins ranging from 3-20%. Leverage means that you only need to deposit a percentage of the value of a position to secure the trade which gives you the opportunity to diversify your portfolio by freeing up more capital for alternative trades or to magnify your return on investment. It is important to remember however that trading on margin can also magnify your losses.

Risk Management Tools

In order for traders to manage their risk CMC Markets provides a comprehensive range of advanced order types such as Stops, Limits OCOs and If Done’s. We also offer a unique Guaranteed Stop product. For a small premium you can guarantee the price you are stopped out at regardless of how volatile the markets are.

Cost Effective

US and Canadian shares can be traded at just $5 flat, no minimum trade requirements no account fees and no exchange fees. Commodities, Indices and FX are traded commission free* on very tight competitive spreads. For example our FX spreads are some of the tightest in the market. Here is a selection of our typical spreads.

Easy Shorting

CFDs are a very flexible product and are popular in bear markets. This is because it is as easy to short the market as go long since there is no need to borrow stock and no up tick rule.

Free award-winning trading platform

There are no charges for using CMC Markets’ award winning real-time platform no matter how often you trade. The platform includes:

• A professional real-time charting package with over 30 indicators
• Up to the minute analysis from Reuters and news from Dow Jones.
• Advanced order types such as stops, limits, OCOs and If-Dones
• A fully configurable trading screen
• Access to thousands of real-time global instruments
• Real-time account management

There are 3 ways to access the platform, across an advanced desktop program, through the web and via mobile phone. Therefore clients can trade whenever markets are open.

Comprehensive Education Programs

CMC Markets offers a comprehensive range of education resources to help educate and support traders. The program includes

• A wide range of seminars and webinars covering the basics of trading through to developing a plan, technical analysis and managing risk.
• Daily market commentary from our team of global analysts
• Live CNBC news from US, European and Asian networks
• The Trading Social Network. The only social network in Canada where traders can follow each other’s strategies based on real data. The TSN includes forums and blogs where traders can exchange ideas, track market patterns and learn from the traders who achieve the best results.

*Remuneration is from the spread between bid and ask prices