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CMC Markets

Australia · CMC Markets Asia Pacific Pty Ltd

Costs
Conversion markup up to 0.6%. AUD-account dormancy: AUD15/month after 12 months. Share CFD commissions are separate.
Platforms
CMC platform with TradingView; MT4 accounts are not TradingView-compatible.
Client protection
Retail FAQ explains negative balance protection.
Sources and applicability

Australian entity disclosures; check account/product applicability.

Costs

FSG dated 7 May 2026 is linked from the current official list. Conversion is not a flat charge on every trade. Dormancy requires no positions or trading; capped at balance. Do not reuse AUD15 for other account currencies. Retrieved FX table does not establish pair-to-minimum mapping. Holding charges depend on instrument/direction.

FSG dated 7 May 2026 — conversion section 3.5.4 / administration fees page 10 ↗ · 2026-09-30AU pricing — conversion / dormancy qualifications ↗ · 2026-09-30Official CFD legal-document list — linked FSG ↗ · 2026-09-30
PlatformsCFD pricing — platform selector / account compatibility ↗ · 2026-09-29
Client protection

Not extended to Pro terms.

CFD FAQ — What is negative balance protection? ↗ · 2026-09-29

Terms for the named entities. Minimum spreads are not total costs or a cheapest-first ranking.

CMC Markets

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Brand overview and official site

CMC Markets operates through 3 legal entities recorded in the current FXVeritas research file across United Kingdom and Australia.

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Research summary

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Research confidence

Medium

Research completeness/source coverage; not broker safety or suitability.

Licence verification

3 regulator-registers confirmed

3 licences recorded

Primary sources

4

Research file review

Aug 23, 2026

Latest source check

Outstanding issues

Researched by FXVeritas Research Desk · Evidence standard: Primary-source verification · Research evidence methodology · Editorial independence · Corrections policy

Research notes

Editorial summary from the research file. Recorded answers follow below.

CMC Markets is a brand used by several companies. Catalog previously stored only CMC Markets UK plc FRN 173730 with zero protection. cmcmarkets.com is a group host.

Companies House: CMC MARKETS UK PLC 02448409 Active, 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX. Official UK regulations page: FCA 173730, retail client money segregated under CASS, FSCS up to £85,000 for eligible clients. That FSCS is stored on the UK entity only, as official-page confirmed, not FCA-register verified. Professional TTCA clients may be general creditors.

Legal entities & current licences

Brand is not a licence. Each legal entity is listed with the current licence record(s) isolated for that entity.

CMC Markets

CMC Markets UK plc

Jurisdiction
GB
Company number
02448409
Registered office
133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX
Status
Active public limited company on Companies House 2026-09-12
Role
UK FCA firm; official UK regulations page stores CASS and FSCS on this entity only
Parent
Not recorded

Current licence evidence

FCA · 173730

Regulator verified
Regulator
FCA
Licence number
173730
Status
active
Permissions
FCA Register matches CMC Markets UK plc, FRN 173730, Authorised since 01/12/2001. It permits holding and controlling client money; this is not an audit of actual custody. Permissions have activity and product conditions. Authorisation does not guarantee account acceptance or compensation.
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Sep 30, 2026

Research-file sourceFCA Register — CMC Markets UK plc — FRN 173730

CMC MARKETS ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD

Jurisdiction
AU
Company number
11100058213
Registered office
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Status
Not recorded
Role
ASIC AFSL issuer for Asia Pacific. Separate from the stockbroking AFSL.
Parent
Not recorded

ASIC · 238054

Regulator verified
Regulator
ASIC
Licence number
238054
Status
matched on ASIC current AFS extract 202609
Permissions
Not recorded
Issue date
2004-02-24
Checked
Sep 12, 2026

Research-file sourceRegulator

CMC MARKETS STOCKBROKING LIMITED

Jurisdiction
AU
Company number
69081002851
Registered office
Not recorded
Status
Not recorded
Role
Separate AFSL from Asia Pacific Pty Ltd. Do not merge into the CFD/UK plc row.
Parent
Not recorded

ASIC · 246381

Regulator verified
Regulator
ASIC
Licence number
246381
Status
matched on ASIC current AFS extract 202609; separate from Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
Permissions
Not recorded
Issue date
2004-03-01
Checked
Sep 12, 2026

Research-file sourceRegulator

Client routing

Only regions named on an official page or legal document. A site loading is not acceptance.

Region

cmcmarkets.com/en-gb

Legal entity

CMC Markets UK plc

Regulator / licence

FCA · 173730

Route protectionRetail CASS segregation; FSCS up to £85,000 for eligible clients on the official UK regulations page. Professional TTCA clients may be general creditors. Not hung on AU siblings.

Evidencehttps://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/regulations and Companies House 02448409.

Region

Australia / AFSL 238054

Legal entity

CMC MARKETS ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD

Regulator / licence

ASIC · 238054

Route protectionNo statutory ICF. UK FSCS is not copied here.

EvidenceASIC current AFS extract 202609.

Historical licences

Withdrawn, revoked, or closed retail authorisations. Not current onboarding licences.

No historical licence row was isolated.

Regulatory and corporate history

Dated events from official pages or registers. Incidents are historical records, not current licence status.

No dated history row was isolated.

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Australia · CMC Markets Asia Pacific Pty LtdEntity documents reviewed

Retail/Pro and platform document sets are separate.

CMC Markets Platform retail clients have PDS/FSG documents; Pro clients have an information memorandum. MetaTrader and stockbroking documents are separate.

Conversion markup up to 0.6%. AUD-account dormancy: AUD15/month after 12 months. Share CFD commissions are separate.

FSG dated 7 May 2026 is linked from the current official list. Conversion is not a flat charge on every trade. Dormancy requires no positions or trading; capped at balance. Do not reuse AUD15 for other account currencies. Retrieved FX table does not establish pair-to-minimum mapping. Holding charges depend on instrument/direction.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-30AU pricing — conversion / dormancy qualifications ↗ · 2026-09-30Official CFD legal-document list — linked FSG ↗ · 2026-09-30

CMC platform with TradingView; MT4 accounts are not TradingView-compatible.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-29

Retail FAQ explains negative balance protection.

Not extended to Pro terms.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-29

Your next check: Choose documents matching your platform and retail/Pro classification.

Read official source ↗

CMC Markets Australia — CFD legal documents · Source checked:

What the sources show

Each finding shows its own check date and applies only to the named entity and source; the group file remains incomplete.

Client-protection evidence ·

CMC Markets Bermuda Limited

This site discloses Bermuda investment and digital-asset permissions, segregated client bank accounts and retail negative balance protection. CMC Markets Services Limited and CMC Markets UK plc are identified as paying agents; that does not make this a UK account.

Sources and scope

Identifiers disclosed by the provider; current regulator status not independently verified here.

Authority or registration system
Bermuda Monetary Authority
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Research changes

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    CMC Markets · CMC Markets Asia Pacific Pty Ltd · costs source check

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  2. · Research record updated

    CMC Markets · Entity, source and scope findings added

    Primary source ↗Open research file →
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