CMC Markets Vs. AAATrade - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

CMC Markets is a global broker headquartered in the U.K that holds 6 high value financial licenses and offers CFD trading on stocks, etfs, commodities, currencies, bonds and cryptocurrencies.

AAATrade is a Cyprus based broker established in 2013, that offers a variety of financial instruments including contracts for difference (CFDs), forex, stock, commodities, cryptocurrencies and others.

• Professional high volume traders looking to offset the cost of commissions through larger trades
• Intermediate and professional traders looking for a professional custom platform with customisable layouts

• Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started
• Passive investors looking for real equity

• ASIC (Australia)
• FCA (UK)
• IIROC (Canada)
• MAS (Singapore)
• BaFin (Germany)

• CySec (Cyprus)

• Comprehensive asset offering with more than 12,000+ tradable assets and the possibility to add data connections to exchanges to add more
• Powerful professional platform with customisable layouts and integrated reuters feed

• Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform
• Intuitive overview of account analytics
• Wide variety of CFDs and real equities

• High commissions on stocks and ETFs
• Platform is not beginner friendly

• Above-average FX spreads
• High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods)
• High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)

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• Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc)
• Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills)

All documents must be under the account holder's name.

• Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc)
• Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills)

All documents must be under the account holder's name.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

• Credit Card
• Debit Card
• Wire Transfer
• Skrill
• Neteller
• FasaPay
• UnionPay
• Giropay
• QIWI
• Cryptocurrencies

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

US, AS, AI, BB, FJ, GU, PW, PA, WS, SC, TT, VU, AL, BS, BW, KH, GH, JM, MU, MM, NI, PK, UG, SY, YE, ZW, IR, KR, AF, IQ, MN.

After 12 months of inactivity, CMC Markets charges a £10 inactivity fee.

€15 after 3 months of inactivity.

From 0.2% for cryptocurrency, credit and debit cards up to 5% for alternative payments. Direct wire transfers have a fee of €10.

Wire transfers have a €10 fee.

Yes and they vary per share exchange location. For U.S shares, there is a minimum $10 in-and-out commission. 

• No commissions on novice accounts.
• Commission free trading for stock ETFs on Experienced accounts
• FX commissions are $4-$8 per lot depending whether the pair is major, minor or exotic.