XM vs CMC Markets Review
Our ForexBrokers.com team spent seven months and hundreds of hours assessing 43 different forex broker accounts for trading FX. In total, over 6,000 data points were collected. For this review, we will compare CMC Markets vs XM.
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 is a better option with a 5.00 star rating over XM's 4.00 star rating.
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. Both CMC Markets and XM are regulated in a major hub. CMC Markets is a publicly traded company, while XM is not. How many currency pairs are available to trade? XM trails CMC Markets by 126 total currency pairs (for example, EUR/USD), with CMC Markets offering 183 and XM offering 57.
To round out our comparison, let's look at the popular tools and features forex traders prefer. For platforms, some FX traders prefer MetaTrader. XM makes Meta Trader available to clients, 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. XM boasts an offering of 31 charting tools compared to CMC Markets's 24 available charting tools. CMC Markets boasts an offering of 74 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to XM's 51 available indicators.
Overall, CMC Markets comes out on top with 4.50 stars over XM's 3.50 stars. And, when it comes to individual category awards, CMC Markets was rated Best in Class - Platforms & Tools, Best in Class - Research, Best in Class - Active Trading and Best in Class - Mobile Trading in 2018, while XM was rated none of these.
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 is a better option with a 5.00 star rating over XM's 4.00 star rating.
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. Both CMC Markets and XM are regulated in a major hub. CMC Markets is a publicly traded company, while XM is not. How many currency pairs are available to trade? XM trails CMC Markets by 126 total currency pairs (for example, EUR/USD), with CMC Markets offering 183 and XM offering 57.
To round out our comparison, let's look at the popular tools and features forex traders prefer. For platforms, some FX traders prefer MetaTrader. XM makes Meta Trader available to clients, 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. XM boasts an offering of 31 charting tools compared to CMC Markets's 24 available charting tools. CMC Markets boasts an offering of 74 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to XM's 51 available indicators.
Overall, CMC Markets comes out on top with 4.50 stars over XM's 3.50 stars. And, when it comes to individual category awards, CMC Markets was rated Best in Class - Platforms & Tools, Best in Class - Research, Best in Class - Active Trading and Best in Class - Mobile Trading in 2018, while XM was rated none of these.
Overall
Offering of Investments
Commissions & Fees
Platform & Tools
Customer Service
Research
Mobile Trading
Education
Trust Score
Year Founded
Publicly-Traded Company (Listed)
Regulated in Major Hub
Regulated in Emerging Hub
CFTC Registered (USA)
FCA Regulated (UK)
FINMA Authorised (Switzerland)
ASIC Authorised (Australia)
MAS Authorised (Singapore)
IIROC Authorised (Canada)
SFC Authorised (Hong Kong)
FSA Authorised (Japan)
CySEC Authorised (Cyprus)
FMA Authorised (New Zealand)
Forex: Spot Trading
Currency Pairs (Total Forex pairs)
CFDs - Total Offered
Cryptocurrency traded as actual
Cryptocurrency traded as CFD
Advantage
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active
Average Spread EUR/USD - Standard
Active Trader or Premium/VIP
Advantage
Proprietary
Desktop Platform (Windows)
Web Platform
Social Trading / Copy-Trading
MetaTrader4 (MT4)
MetaTrader5 (MT5)
cTrader
Currenex
ZuluTrade
MirrorTrader
Virtual Trading (Demo)
Watchlists - Total Fields
Alerts - Basic Fields
Charting - Trade From Chart
Charts can be saved
Charting - Drawing Tools (Total)
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total)
Charting - Drawings Autosave
Order Type - Trailing Stop
Android App
Apple iOS App
Forex News
Alerts - Basic Fields
Alerts Delivery - Push Notifications
Watch List
Watch List Syncing
Charting - Technical Studies/Indicators
Charting - Draw Trend Lines
Advantage
Daily Market Commentary
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources)
AutoChartist
Trading Central (Recognia)
Delkos Research
Acuity Trading
Social Trading / Copy-Trading
Social Sentiment - Currency Pairs
Client Webinars
Client Webinars (Archived)
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos
Economic Calendar
Calendar Includes Forecasts
Economic News Sentiment
Trade Ideas - Backtesting
Advantage
GBPUSD (or USDGBP)
USDJPY (or JPYUSD)
EURUSD (or USDEUR)
USDCHF (or CHFUSD)
USDCAD (or CADUSD)
NZDUSD (or USDNZD)
AUDUSD (or USDAUD)
USDCNH (or CNHUSD)
USDSGD (or SGDUSD)
USDMXN (or MXNUSD)
USDNOK (or NOKUSD)
USDSEK (or SEKUSD)
USDTRY (or TRYUSD)
USDZAR (or ZARUSD)
USDDKK (or DKKUSD)
USDBRL (or BRLUSD)
Minimum Initial Deposit
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw)
Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit)
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw)
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw)
UnionPay (Deposit/Withdraw)
Overall
Advantage
Comparing 2 brokers
XM
71
2009
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
57
356
No
Yes
1.1
1.6
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
Yes
31
51
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
30
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
$10-100
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
CMC Markets
90
1989
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
183
10172
No
Yes
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0.772
0.772
Yes
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Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
8
Yes
No
Yes
24
74
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
23
Yes
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Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
$0.00
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
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