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CMC Markets vs ICM Capital 2019

ForexBrokers.com | September 19th, 2019

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Is CMC Markets better than ICM Capital? After grading forex brokers on nearly 100 different variables, CMC Markets is better than ICM Capital. Through its offices regulated in major global financial centers, CMC Markets offers traders a wide range of offerings with excellent pricing and its Next Generation trading platform, which is packed with innovative trading tools and charting.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Overall Rating

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Overall 4.5 3.5
CMC Markets Review ICM Capital Review
75% of retail CFD accounts lose money 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money

Regulation

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Trust Score 98 69
Year Founded
 1989 2009
Publicly Traded (Listed)
 Yes No
Bank
 No No
Tier-1 Licenses
 4 1
Tier-2 Licenses
 1 0
Tier-3 Licenses
 0 0
Authorised in the European Union
 Yes Yes

Tier-1 Licenses

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
ASIC Authorised (Australia)
 Yes No
IIROC Authorised (Canada)
Yes No
SFC Authorised (Hong Kong)
 No No
FSA Authorised (Japan)
 No No
MAS Authorised (Singapore)
 Yes No
FINMA Authorised (Switzerland)
 No No
FCA Authorised (UK)
Yes Yes
CFTC Registered (USA)
No No

Investments

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Forex: Spot Trading
 Yes Yes
Social Trading / Copy-Trading
 Yes Yes
Currency Pairs (Total Forex pairs)
 180 32
CFDs - Total Offered
 9848 36
Cryptocurrency traded as actual
 No No
Cryptocurrency traded as CFD
 Yes No
Offering of Investments 4 3
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Cost

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Average Spread EUR/USD - Standard
 0.744 (as of Sep 18) 1.3 (as of May 19)
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active
 0.744 (as of Sep 18) 0.9 (as of May 19)
Active Trader or VIP Discounts
 Yes Yes
Commissions & Fees 5 3.5
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Funding

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Minimum Initial Deposit
 $0.00 $200.00
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw)
 Yes Yes
Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit)
 Yes Yes
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw)
 Yes No
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw)
 No No

Trading Platforms

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Proprietary Platform
 Yes No
Desktop Platform (Windows)
 Yes Yes
Web Platform
 Yes No
Social Trading / Copy-Trading
 Yes Yes
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
 Yes Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
 No No
cTrader
 No Yes

Trading Tools

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Virtual Trading (Demo)
 Yes Yes
Alerts - Basic Fields
 Yes Yes
Watchlists - Total Fields
 8 7
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total)
 79 51
Charting - Drawing Tools (Total)
 24 31
Charting - Trade From Chart
 Yes Yes
Charting - Drawings Autosave
 Yes Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stop
 Yes Yes
Platform & Tools 4.5 3
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Mobile Trading

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Android App
 Yes Yes
Apple iOS App
 Yes Yes
Trading - Forex
 Yes No
Trading - CFDs
 Yes No
Alerts - Basic Fields
 Yes Yes
Watch List
 Yes Yes
Watch List Syncing
 Yes No
Charting - Indicators / Studies
 23 30
Charting - Draw Trend Lines
 Yes Yes
Charting - Trend Lines Moveable
 Yes No
Charting - Multiple Time Frames
 Yes Yes
Charting - Drawings Autosave
 Yes No
Forex Calendar
 Yes No
Mobile Trading 4 3.5
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Research

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Daily Market Commentary
 Yes Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources)
 Yes Yes
Weekly Webinars
 Yes No
AutoChartist
 No No
Trading Central (Recognia)
 Yes Yes
Delkos Research
 No No
Social Sentiment - Currency Pairs
 Yes Yes
Economic Calendar
 Yes Yes
Research 4.5 3
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Education

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
Has Education - Forex
 Yes No
Has Education - CFDs
Yes No
Client Webinars
 Yes No
Client Webinars (Archived)
 Yes No
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos
 Yes No
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos
 Yes No
Investor Dictionary (Glossary)
 Yes Yes
Education 4 1.5
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Major Forex Pairs

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
GBP/USD
 Yes Yes
USD/JPY
Yes Yes
EUR/USD
Yes Yes
USD/CHF
 Yes Yes
USD/CAD
 Yes Yes
NZD/USD
Yes Yes
AUD/USD
 Yes Yes

Overall

Feature CMC Markets ICM Capital
CMC Markets Review ICM Capital Review
Overall 4.5 3.5
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Our ForexBrokers.com team spent several months and hundreds of hours assessing 28 different forex broker accounts for trading FX. In total, over 2,200 data points were collected. For this review, we will compare CMC Markets vs ICM Capital.

To start this comparison, first, we will take a look at the fees charged for trading forex. It's important to note this is no easy task. Not every broker shares their average spreads, spreads can be fixed or variable (floating), execution policies differ, and brokers can act as market makers (dealers) or act as agents for execution. To simplify things, we analyzed everything for you and provide a single star rating for cost. CMC Markets's score is 5.00 stars versus ICM Capital's 3.50 stars.

Cost aside, we can now turn our focus to regulation alongside currency availability. For regulation, it's very important to select a broker you can trust with your money. CMC Markets and ICM Capital both are regulated in a major hub. CMC Markets is a publicly traded company while ICM Capital is not. How many currency pairs are available to trade? CMC Markets offers its clients access to 183 different currency pairs while ICM Capital has 32 available pairs, a difference of 151.

To round out our comparison, let's look at the popular tools and features forex traders prefer. For platforms, some FX traders prefer MetaTrader. ICM Capital offers Meta Trader while CMC Markets does not. Within the trading platform, charting should be robust, so we counted the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available. CMC Markets trails ICM Capital by 7 total charting tools, with ICM Capital offering 31 and CMC Markets offering 24. CMC Markets boasts an offering of 81 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to ICM Capital's 51 available indicators.

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Trading CFDs, FX, and cryptocurrencies involves a high degree of risk. All providers have a percentage of retail investor accounts that lose money when trading CFDs with their company. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money and whether you understand how CFDs, FX, and cryptocurrencies work. All data was obtained from a published web site as of 02/18/2019 and is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. The ForexBrokers.com staff is constantly working with its online broker representatives to obtain the latest data. If you believe any data listed above is inaccurate, please contact us using the link at the bottom of this page.

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