When you trade commodities with City Index you are either trading a CFD or financial spread bet as an OTC product. City Index are not a DMA commodities broker. You are not trading on exchange futures with DMA access. However, you can trade spot commodities against the USD, or quarterly contracts that mirror the futures cost of carry.
- Commodity markets available: 20
- Minimum deposit: £100
- Account types: CFDs & spread betting
- Pricing: Gold 0.8, Oil 0.3
Compare City Index against other commodities brokers below:
| Commodity Broker | Commodities Available | CFDs | Spreads | Futures | Options | MT4/5 | Customer Rating | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 20 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | (Based on 124 reviews) | See Platform 69% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 20 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | (Based on 19 reviews) | See Platform 74%-76% of retail CFD accounts lose money. |
 | 28 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | (Based on 86 reviews) | See Platform 72% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 22 | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | (Based on 146 reviews) | See Platform 76% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 20 | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | (Based on 1,330 reviews) | See Platform 59.7% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 20 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | (Based on 257 reviews) | See Platform 62% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 35 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | (Based on 678 reviews) | See Platform 67% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 100 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | (Based on 149 reviews) | See Platform 67% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 25 | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | (Based on 74 reviews) | See Platform 62% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 43 | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | (Based on 282 reviews) | See Platform 61% of retail investor accounts lose money |
 | 22 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | (Based on 136 reviews) | See Platform72% of retail investor accounts lose money |
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