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


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Overview
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.	Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.
Best For
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	Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 5 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FCA (UK) IIROC (Canada) MAS (Singapore) BaFin (Germany)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)
The Good
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	Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss
The Bad
High commissions on stocks and ETFs Platform is not beginner friendly	Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
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.
📍 Year Founded
1989	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 - AUD, GBP, CAD, EUR, NZD, NOK, PLN, SGD, SEK, USD.	19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.	US, IL, CA, AF, AI, BI, KY, KY, TD, CD, CG, DM, GQ, FJ, GW, HY, HN, IR, IQ, LA, MZ, MM, NI, KP, PW, PA, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TM, VU, VE, YE.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
11,885	196
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
10,169	64
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
330	62
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
124	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
95	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
1,084	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
18	17
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
55	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	23
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
10	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Variable (eg: 1 BTC)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
1 Contract	Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
1 Contract	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
1 Contract	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
After 12 months of inactivity, CMC Markets charges a £10 inactivity fee.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Yes and they vary per share exchange location. For U.S shares, there is a minimum $10 in-and-out commission.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)
📉 SP500
From 60 Pips	Fixed - 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 30 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Fixed - $13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Unavailable	Fixed - $100
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	No