CMC Markets Vs. ThinkMarkets - 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.

ThinkMarkets is a global broker headquartered in Australia that offers real stocks and ETFs along with CFDs on stocks, etfs, commodities, indices and cryptocurrencies accompanied by their proprietary platform: ThinkTrader.

• 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

• Passive investors looking to buy, hold or transfer real shares or ETFs from ASX
• Active traders looking to exploit their low spreads on CFDs
• MetaTrader 4 & 5 traders looking for a convenient offering

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

• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSAS (Seychelles)
• 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

• Possibility to invest in real stocks and ETFs or trade CFDs
• Proprietary platform ThinkTrader is smooth and user friendly
• Spreads are very competitive when compared to similar competitors

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

• Real stocks or ETFs are only from ASX (Australian Securities Exchange)
• Expensive stock trading commissions ($8 flat fee for ASX shares or ETFs)
• While their stock and ETFs offering is great, they lack variety in all other asset classes

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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
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Bank Transfer
• Bitcoin (BTC)
• Ethereum (ETH)
• Tether (USDT)

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

US, CA, SY, 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. 

• For Standard account there are no commissions
• For Zero account there is a commission of $3.5 per lot round turn

For real stocks and ETFs investing, there is a flat fee of $8 per trade (in-and-out) or if the trade value is above $200,000 then a 0.05% fee per trade.