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CMC Markets

On the desk for one reason: multi-entity structure. 3 register lines are on this file, spread across 3 legal entities in 2 jurisdictions, 3 of them with a top-tier regulator.


On the wire

3 items · 0 notices

Every figure below was read off a regulator register or the firm's own filing.

Register entries as filed
  • 01
    register entry

    FCA entry 173730 for CMC Markets UK plc

    Source: register.fca.org.uk

  • 02
    register entry

    FCA entry 170627 for CMC Spreadbet plc

    Source: centralbank.ie

  • 03
    register entry

    ASIC entry AFSL 238054 for CMC Markets Asia Pacific Pty Ltd

    Source: cmcmarkets.com

Entity by entity

3 lines
Register lines on file for CMC Markets. A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
RegulatorJurisdictionEntity as registeredNumberTierSource
FCAUKCMC Markets UK plc173730T1register.fca.org.uk
FCAUKCMC Spreadbet plc170627T1centralbank.ie
ASICAustraliaCMC Markets Asia Pacific Pty LtdAFSL 238054T1cmcmarkets.com

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open$0
EUR/USD spread as published0.5 pips
Leverage as advertised1:30 (UK/EU retail)
PlatformsNext Generation (proprietary web) · MT4 · TradingView (selected regions) · Mobile apps
Account booksCFD · Spread betting · Corporate · Professional

What the record says

CMC Markets was founded in London in 1989 by Peter Cruddas.

CMC Markets plc has been listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker CMCX) since 2016.

CMC Markets UK plc is authorised by the FCA with firm reference number 173730.

CMC Markets Asia Pacific Pty Ltd holds Australian Financial Services Licence 238054.

Not verified

1 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.

Other open files

The whole desk

This file reports what regulators and the firm have published. It is not a review, not a rating and not advice to open or close an account anywhere.