CMC Markets Vs. Oanda - 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.

Oanda is an international Forex broker founded in 1996 with headquarters in the United States. Oanda specialises exclusively in currency trading solutions for all trader levels. Their greatest selling points are their strong regulatory framework and robust proprietary platforms.

• 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 of all levels (from beginner to advanced)

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

• CFTC (U.S)
• NFA (U.S)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FCA (UK)
• MAS (Singapore)
• IIROC (Canada)
• FFAJ (Japan)
• BVI (British Virgin Islands)

• 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

• High trustworthiness, regulated by the best regulators in the world
• Fast, simple and professional trading platforms
• Competitive spreads in their currency pairs

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

• Extremely limited offering of assets (104)
• No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs

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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
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

AF, AL, BS, BB, BW, BF, BI, KH, KY, CF, TD, CD, CG, CU, ER, ET, GH, IR, IQ, JM, KP, LY, MU, MN, MA, MM, NI, NG, PK, PS, PA, SN, SL, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TN, UG, VU, YE, ZW.

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

$10 after 1 year of inactivity.

Credit and Debit cards are free, when it comes to Bank transfer depends on the account's base currency (eg: the first withdrawal costs $, €, £ 20 and any subsequent ones 35). In the case of SGD, there are no fees.

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