69% of retail investor accounts lose money
- Good Money Guide experts rate CMC Markets Index Trading highly, noting its ability to trade over 80 global indices with tight spreads and fast execution. The platform is praised for its excellent customer service, although it lacks options for index ETF investing and direct market access trading.
- Across 237 user reviews on Good Money Guide, averaging 4.2/5, customers frequently commend the platform's user-friendly interface, efficient trade execution, and responsive customer service. Many highlight the competitive spreads and the reliability of the trading platform, while some suggest improvements for the mobile app's user experience.
CMC Markets Index Trading Expert rating
Our expert rating is the average of the areas listed here, each scored out of 5 by our team.Our experts have rated CMC Markets Index Trading across five key areas of our review framework.
- Pricing4.0
- Market Access4.0
- Online Platform4.0
- Customer Service4.0
- Research & Analysis4.0
Pros
- Excellent client index trading sentiment
- Tight spreads on major indices
- Very good index trading platform
Cons
- No index ETF investing
- No DMA index trading
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Our verdict
CMC Markets lets you trade on over 80 cash and forward global indices based on the FTSE 100 and more, with leverage, on an award-winning spread betting and CFD platform. Trade indices with tight spreads, lightning-fast execution and the highest-rated customer service in the industry.
- Indices available: 80+
- Index pricing: FTSE 1, DAX 1, Dow 2, NASDAQ 1, S&P 0.5
CMC Markets Indices Trading
- Indices available: 80+
- Minimum deposit: £1
- Account types: CFDs, spread betting
- Index pricing: FTSE 1, DAX 1, Dow 2, NASDAQ 1, S&P 0.5
Customer reviews for CMC Markets
Customer ratings come from reviews left on this site. Every review is read and approved before it is published.Based on 237 reviews
- Excellent52%
- Very good22%
- Basic18%
- Poor6%
- Bad2%
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EASY
EASY
Ok
Ok
Not as good as IG
Not as good as IG
Better value
Better value
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Ok; not really up to...
Ok; not really up to speed with this yet
Na
Na
Good plstform
Good plstform
very good value for money...
very good value for money and good graphics
Good, efficient and does the...
Good, efficient and does the job
4/5
Pros:
not sure
3/5
3/5
Pros:
Cheap
5/5
3/5
5/5
Pros:
Good platform
3/5
Pros:
nothing
Cons:
n/a
5/5
Pros:
Lots of international instruments available to trade
Cons:
Improve charting
4/5
4/5
Pros:
no favourite
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