Plus500
CMC Markets
Our Rating
5.83
7.17

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
Plus500
CMC Markets
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
MAS (Singapore)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
CIRO / IIROC (Canada)
FMA (New Zealand)
FSA (Seychelles)
Unregulated

Brokerage

Feature
Plus500
CMC Markets
EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.5
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.9
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.6
EUR/USD Standard Spread
1.70
1.12
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
2.3
1.30
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.4
1.64
Commissions (USD Base)
-
$2.50
Minimum Deposit
$100
$0
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
3+
6+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
Plus500
CMC Markets
Currency Pairs
71+
338+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
15+
19+
Index CFDs
67+
46+
Share CFDs
1816+
9,000+
Commodities CFD
22+
124+
Stockbroking
-
9,000+
Retail Max Leverage (Australia)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max Leverage (Australia)
300:1
500:1
Retail Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
300:1
500:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Europe)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (Europe)
300:1
500:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Canada)
-
Major Pairs: 52:1
Minor Pairs 16:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Singapore)
Major Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 20:1
Minor Pairs 10:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (Singapore)
-
500:1
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
300:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1

*Cryptocurrency CFDs are not available to retail traders in the UK due to FCA regulations
*CFD trading is not available in the USA due to NFA and CFTC regulations, American traders spot trade in place of CFDs.

Trading Platforms + Tools

Feature
Plus500
CMC Markets
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
cTrader
Proprietary Platform
Automated Trading
Social + Copy Trading
Standard Stop Loss
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Demo Account

Overall

Plus500
CMC Markets
Our Rating
5.83
7.17