CMC Markets Vs. Vantage - 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.

Vantage is a global broker operating since 2009. Initially based in Australia, Vantage is offering trading in forex, stocks, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies.

• 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

• Traders looking to hedge their FX positions (low fees)
• Social traders looking to connect to popular copying services
• Traders preferring mobile apps

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

• ASIC (Australia)
• VFSC - (Vanuatu)
• CIMA (Cayman 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

• Low deposit requirements
• Low non-trading fees
• Good educational material, news feed and market analysis
• Great mobile platform

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

• High stock CFD fees
• Not all instruments are available on every trading platform
• Doesn’t offer ETFs

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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

• Bank Transfer
• Debit / Credit Card
• Cryptocurrency
• Bitwallet
• FasaPay
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Union Pay

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

AF, AL, AS, AU, BY, BM, BA, BG, BI, CA, CF, CN, HR, CU, ER, GR, GU, IR, IQ, CI, JP, LB, LR, LY, ML, ME, MM, KR, PR, GN, GW, RO, SL, RS, SG, SI, SO, SD, ES, SD, SY, VE, YE.

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

No for all methods, except the bank transfer. First one is free, subsequent in the same month are charged $20 or equivalent depending on the account currency.

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

Yes for ECN accounts -from $6 per lot per round turn.