Nextmarkets Vs. CMC Markets - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Nextmarkets is a german broker founded in 2014 that specialises in commission free stocks and ETFs trading through their proprietary platform which offers an expert advisory service via live coaches that suggest their trading ideas.	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.
Best For
New investors and traders looking to explore their social and copy trading offering via live coaches New investors and traders looking for a simple and friendly mobile app for commission-free investing in stocks or equities	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
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 5 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
MFSA (Malta Financial Services Authority)	ASIC (Australia) FCA (UK) IIROC (Canada) MAS (Singapore) BaFin (Germany)
The Good
Their “trading ideas” and “live coaches” offering is quite interesting and provides a lot of value for new traders Their proprietary platform is very simple and easy to use Their equities offering is completely commission-free	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
The Bad
Asides from stocks and ETFs, their asset offering lacks variety Their web platform is completely impractical to use for professional trading They don’t let you enjoy your demo trading experience in peace, there is a constant pop-up asking you to fund your account at all times	High commissions on stocks and ETFs Platform is not beginner friendly
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 Day	1 Day
📋 Documents Required
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.
📍 Year Founded
2014	1989
💳 Minimum Deposit
0	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
2 - EUR, GBP.	10 - AUD, GBP, CAD, EUR, NZD, NOK, PLN, SGD, SEK, USD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, commodities, indices, currencies, bonds and cryptocurrencies.	CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices and bonds
📙 Stocks
8,000+	10,169
📘 Currency Pairs
22	330+
📗 Commodities
5	124
📕 Indices
5	95
📔 ETFs
1,000+	1084
💸 Cryptocurrencies
4	18 (Not available in the U.K)
📒 Bonds
1	55
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	CFDs on commodities futures contracts with various expiration dates.
📝 Notes:
Nextmarkets provides both CFDs and real stocks or ETFs.	N/A
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (eg: 0.1 BTC with leverage 1:2)	Varies per cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (eg: 1 contract of Gold - 1 trojan ounce)	1 Contract
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	1 Contract
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	1 Contract
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:100	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
No	After 12 months of inactivity, CMC Markets charges a £10 inactivity fee.
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
No	Yes and they vary per share exchange location. For U.S shares, there is a minimum $10 in-and-out commission.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 40 Pips	From 30 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $2	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.1 to 0.3	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $125	N/A
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes