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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

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.

Official website snapshot
An official website snapshot is not on file for this broker.

Official website snapshot

Client protection

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CMC Markets UK plc

Segregated client money
Opened UK regulations page: retail client money in segregated client bank accounts under FCA CASS; not lodged as margin with hedging counterparties. Professional TTCA clients may be general creditors.
Negative balance protection
unknown
Investor compensation
Opened UK regulations page: FSCS up to £85,000 for eligible clients. This is CMC UK plc’s own regulations page, not a generic FSCS explainer and not an FCA register open.
Compensation limit
GBP 85,000 (UK regulations page; eligible clients)
Retail / professional difference
CASS/FSCS narrative is for retail. Professional TTCA clients may be general creditors and are excluded from that segregation narrative.
Insolvency treatment
Retail CASS segregation plus stated FSCS cover for eligible clients.

CMC MARKETS ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD

Segregated client money
unknown
Negative balance protection
unknown
Investor compensation
No statutory ICF. UK FSCS is not copied here.
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

CMC MARKETS STOCKBROKING LIMITED

Segregated client money
unknown
Negative balance protection
unknown
Investor compensation
No statutory ICF. Do not merge into the CFD/UK plc row.
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

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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

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CMC Markets Australia — CFD legal documents · Source checked:

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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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