CMC Markets Vs. Swissquote - 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.

Swissquote is a global broker and investment bank headquartered in Switzerland that offers traditional securities and CFD trading along with advanced research tools.

• 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

• Traditional equity investors looking for a broad range of markets
• Experienced traders looking to benefit from their amazing research tools

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

• FCA (UK)
• ADGM (United Arab Emirates)
• FINMA (Switzerland)
• MFSA (Malta)
• HKMA (Hong Kong)

• 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

• Outstanding asset offering with more than 60 exchanges across the world
• Amazing research and analysis tools for all trader levels
• Thematic investments with preconfigured product baskets
• Offers banking services along with debit card

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

• Their proprietary platform lacks many features and is not user friendly
• Their commissions are extremely high
• Overall everything feels complicated to use

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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

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

US, JP, SY, IR.

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

$10 per withdrawal.

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

For CFDs there are no commissions as the spreads are the cost. For other assets from $9 up to $210 based on transaction volume and depending on the exchange.