CMC Markets Vs. FBS - 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.

FBS is a global broker established in 2009 that specialises in currencies trading via MetaTrader 4 & 5 platforms along with their own proprietary mobile app.

• 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

• New traders looking to trade via MT4 with really low starting amounts using their Cent or Micro accounts
• Experienced high volume traders looking for a fixed zero spread account

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

• IFSC (Belize)
• CySec (Cyprus)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• 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

• Clear account offering that covers all levels of traders according to their net worth
• Proprietary copy trading service
• Access to high leverage (Up to 1:3000)

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

• Asset offering is extremely limited with over 100+ instruments
• Minimum deposit for ECN account is high $1,000

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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

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Maestro
• Neteller
• Sticpay
• Skrill
• Perfect Money
• Bank Transfer (depending on location and entity)
• Bitcoin
• Ethereum
• USDT (Tether)

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

JP, US, CA, MY, IL, IR.

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

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

FBS commissions vary per account type as follows:

• Cent account: none
• Micro account: none
• Standard account: none
• Zero spread account: From $20 per lot
• ECN account: From $6 per lot
• Crypto account: 0.05% for opening or closing positions