For the new trader

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Why new traders use CMC Markets

A recent independent survey by Investment Trends said we were the best known company for innovation and for technology. Our spread betting platform is unique. We’ve focused on providing a platform that is user-friendly and accessible to new traders, while still offering the powerful features and control that seasoned spread betters demand.

Did you know?

• Last year we provided our service to more than 75,000 customers around the world who placed a total of 26 million trades
• We deliver our technology to some of the world’s leading banks through our partners programme. This means our pricing and technology is of an institutional quality, and we offer that same quality service directly to you
• Our software is backed by our commitment to investing in only the best hardware. Our backend systems can handle over 1 million prices per second
• As a spread betting company, CMC Spreadbet plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and we take our responsibilities very seriously
• We are the only spread betting and CFD company to have received the UK government’s Millennium Award for technology innovation
• We launched the first online foreign exchange trading service and the first online CFD trading service. We were the first spread betting firm to create the rolling cash spread bet, a trade that you can keep open as long as you want
• We’re changing how you spread bet with our next generation platform with our point-and-click, drag-and–drop technology. Try it out for yourself with our free demo account

For those new to spread betting, CMC Markets offers:

• A free demo account to practise on, available via the web
• A simple, easy-to-use trading platform
• 24-hour customer support, whenever the markets are open
• Advanced risk management features, such as transaction based stop losses
• Consistently competitive pricing
• Tight spreads
• Passionate and knowledgeable customer support team