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The CMC Markets review:
CMC Markets CFDs
Trading CFDs on the CMC Markets platform provides investors with a broad range of features and benefits:
- Global Markets - investors have the option to speculate on a wide range of markets including indices, currencies, commodities and shares. Shares CFDs are available on UK, US and German companies as well as firms in many other countries from Austria to Sweden.
- Pricing - CMC Markets offer spreads on the major instruments starting from just 0.7pts on products such as the EUR/USD, USD/JPY, UK100, US30, Germany 30 and many more. Most major instruments also start from just 0.25% margin requirements.
- Fractional Trading - clients can place a trade in round amount in their local currency even if trading instruments priced in another currency. Clients can also now trade from as little as 1/1000th of a unit and are now not restricted to 'whole units'.
- CFD Tracker - this lets investors track the price movement of a given market.
- Portfolio Mixer - choose markets you want to trade and put them together in the portfolio mixer.
- Customisable Leverage -
- Invest without tying up large amounts of capital.
- Clients can choose how much financing / leverage they want to use for each position, from 0% to 99.75% leverage.
- The 0% financing option should appeal to long-term investors who traditionally buy stocks and shares via a broker. CMC Markets clients can hold onto positions long-term with no leverage.
- Short-term traders may prefer to choose higher levels of leverage.
- Leverage magnifies both profits and losses.
- Next Generation Charting – access all the popular chart types, add overlays, add technical studies etc., see below for more details.
CMC Markets Charts
To help with your technical analysis there are a range of charts including the popular chart types such as candlestick, line, OHLC and spread charts.
- Customisable Charts - clients can set their own default setting, for example, set charts to always open as '10 minutes candlestick charts with MACD and a 20 period Moving Average' or '1 day line chart with an Ichi Moku cloud' etc.
- Trade directly from the charts - new inbuilt order tickets let clients easily place Market, Limit, Stop Loss and Take Profit orders against prior price history. You can even view and edit live trades directly from the chart.
- Overlays - there are over 20 technical overlays including Moving Averages, Bollinger Bands, Ichi Moku clouds, Pivot Points and Parabolic SAR.
- Technical Studies - there are more than 45 technical studies on offer such as MACD, Stochastics, RSI and DMI.
- Drawing Tools - clients can use the drawing tools to add Trend lines, Channels, Support and Resistance, Fibonacci Retracements etc.
- Multiple Timeframes and Intervals - each market has 5 years of historical data. Clients can select timeframes and date ranges accordingly
- Saved Charts - charts are automatically saved for the next time you log in.
- Chart Orders - clients can review existing positions and update Stop Loss and Take Profit orders directly from the charts.
CMC Markets iPhone Trading
The CFD iPhone app lets clients speculate on thousands of markets such as shares, stock indices, commodities and forex. Key features of the CFD app include:
- Trading / Orders - open and close trades and apply a number of trading orders including Stop Loss orders, Take Profit orders, Limit orders and Trailing Stop orders.
- Watchlists - create custom watchlists.
- Factsheets – there are detailed factsheets on each market covering spread size, real-time Dow Jones news, market background and live charts.
- Account Details - review a graphical breakdown of the funds available for trading, open positions P&L, transactions history and more.
- Swipe Login – for quick and easy logins.
CMC Markets iPad Trading
The CFD iPad app provides all of the features of the web-based platform.
With the CFD iPad app clients have portable access to live prices, charts (with multi-touch charting and technical indicators), swipe logins, customisable financing and live trading news.
CMC Markets Trading Orders
There is a range of CFD trading orders:
- Stop Loss orders - an order to close a trade if the market moves against a position and past a set level (note that Stop Loss orders are not guaranteed).
- Transaction based Stop Loss - a risk management feature which automatically suggests a Stop Loss level for each new trade.
- Trailing Stops - an order similar to a Stop Loss however the level of the order automatically moves if there is a favourable movement of the market that you are trading. Therefore the Trailing Stop helps to lock in a profit should the market reverse and start to move against your trade.
- Limit orders - an order that opens a trade when the market hits a set level.
- Take Profit orders - an order that closes a profitable trade when the market breaches a set level.
Trading orders can be updated directly on the charts by dragging the orders to new levels. Once in place the order ticket is automatically updated.
CMC Markets CFDs Demo Account
CMC Markets offer a free demo account for those investors who want to trial a few strategies or just want to become more familiar with the platform or markets.
The risk free demo account that has no expiry date and comes with £10,000 of virtual funds (which can be topped up at any time) and takes about a minute to open.
CMC Markets Spread Betting
As well as CFDs, CMC Markets also offers spread betting, where key features and benefits include:
- 24 Hour Trading - you can trade a range forex markets and leading commodities 24 hours a day, from Sunday evening through to Friday evening. A number of key indices are also available for the vast majority of the day.
- Tax Free Profits* - there is no capital gains tax, income tax or stamp duty with spread betting.
- Low Trading Costs - all CMC Markets platforms and functions within them are completely free of charge.
- Charts - clients can access a wide range of charts and indicators.
- Range of Markets - you can trade thousands of markets including forex, stock market indices, commodities and shares.
- Cash Commodities - clients can trade 'cash commodities' rather than futures. Cash commodities give one continuous price, narrow spreads and up to five years of price history.
CFDs, spread betting and FX are leveraged products and carry a high level of risk to your capital as prices may move rapidly against you. It is possible to lose more than your initial investment and you may be required to make further payments. These products may not be suitable for all customers therefore ensure you understand the risks and seek independent advice.
About CMC Markets
CMC Markets is a leading global provider of CFD trading, spread betting and forex.
Peter Cruddas founded CMC Markets in 1989. The company now services more than 75,000 clients across the world and in 2010 they placed a total of 26 million trades with CMC Markets.
CMC Markets UK Plc and CMC Spreadbet plc, collectively known as 'CMC Markets', are authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority.
Apple, the Apple logo, and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
CMC Markets Account / CMC Markets Website
CFDs, spread betting and FX are leveraged products and carry a high level of risk to your capital as prices may move rapidly against you. It is possible to lose more than your initial investment and you may be required to make further payments. These products may not be suitable for all customers therefore ensure you understand the risks and seek independent advice.
Content approved/supplied by CMC Markets UK Plc which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority.
Apple, the Apple logo, and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
CMC Markets, last edited by F. Lawson , 20-Sep-11.
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Warning: Contracts for Difference (CFDs), margined forex and financial spread trading are leveraged products and may not be suitable for everyone. Losses can exceed your initial deposit. Please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.
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* Tax law is subject to change. It can also differ if you pay tax in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
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