IG Vs. CMC Markets - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

IG is a global broker established in 1974 that holds 8 reputable financial licenses and provides CFD trading on stocks, commodities, ETFs, indices, cryptocurrencies, bonds, futures, options along with real stocks through their share dealing account.

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.

• Professional traders looking to exploit their customisable platform and broad asset offering
• High volume traders that can offset their commission costs by trading in larger volumes

• 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

• ASIC (Australia)
• FMA (New Zealand)
• NFA (United States)
• DFSA (United Arab Emirates)
• FINMA (Switzerland)
• MAS (Singapore)
• FFAJ (Japan)
• FSCA (South Africa)
• BMA (Bermuda)

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

• Broad platform offering with high customisability and integrated news feeds
• Comprehensive asset offering with more than 10,000 + CFDs or real stocks and ETFs

• 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

• There are too many small costs such as custody, in-and-out-commissions in some cases, management fees, etc
• Their standard contracts can be too large some times for low volume traders

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

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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

SY, IR.

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

After 24 months of inactivity, IG charges an $18 monthly fee.

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

Yes, they charge depending on the client’s account base currency and exchange location of the shares being traded. For example, for some clients US shares can have a minimum charge of $10 in-and-out.

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