CMC Markets has a very good demo version of their forex, CFD and spread beting trading platform and app. But how does it compare to the live version? I’ve tested and traded on the CMC demo to see how it compares.
CMC Markets Demo Account Review
Name: CMC Markets Demo
Description: CMC Markets demo lets you trade on over 12,000 markets with a virtual and risk free £10,000 with no time limit.
67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider
Is CMC Markets demo any good?
CMC Markets’ demo is about as good as demo accounts can get. It offers all the main functionality of their live trading platform, including the excellent client sentiment tool, that allows you to see what profitable traders are long or short of.
Pros
- Full access
- Client sentiment indicators
- Full functionality
Cons
- No options trading
- No DMA
- No investing
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Pricing
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Market Access
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Online Platform
(5)
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Customer Service
(4)
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Research & Analysis
(5)
Overall
4.6It’s worth noting that there is no CMC Markets MT4 demo account and to reset it you have to open a new demo with a different email address. If you want to see the CMC Markets platform in action you can see our demo of it in our full CMC Markets review.
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