Is CMC Markets Legal in Canada? ⚠ Verify

CMC Markets is a regulated broker (FCA (United Kingdom), ASIC (Australia), MAS (Singapore), BaFin (Germany) and FMA), but our data does not confirm that it accepts clients from Canada, so this page shows "Verify" rather than a Yes. Which CMC entity serves Canada residents, and under which regulator, is confirmed on the CMC Markets website and in its terms. Check that before you register or deposit.

CMC Markets has been trading since 1989 and is headquartered in London. In our dataset it is regulated by the FCA (United Kingdom), ASIC (Australia), MAS (Singapore), BaFin (Germany) and FMA, and it is marked as top-tier regulated with investor protection. For a trader in Canada, the practical point is that a licence belongs to a specific legal entity, and each entity serves specific countries. A regulator name on the website footer tells you the group is supervised; it does not, on its own, tell you which entity would hold your account.

Use the entity name shown in the account-opening terms as the search term on the FCA, ASIC, MAS or BaFin register. That is the step that confirms who is responsible for your account.

In our dataset CMC Markets is marked with segregated client funds, negative balance protection and investor protection. Segregation means client money is held apart from the company's own funds, and negative balance protection is designed so you cannot lose more than your account balance on a leveraged position. The exact terms, including which protection scheme applies to your account, depend on the entity that serves Canada, so read them in the client agreement.

Good practice from Canada is to type the CMC Markets address yourself, use the official apps, and enable two-step verification on your account. CMC Markets staff will not ask for your password, so treat any message that does as an impostor attempt and report it to the broker.

CMC Markets runs its own proprietary platform, CMC Trading, with iOS and Android apps; it does not offer MT4, MT5 or cTrader in our data. It is listed with standard and demo accounts, scalping and hedging allowed, one-click trading, trailing stops and limit orders. It does not list an Islamic account in our data, so Canada traders who need a swap-free account should confirm availability with CMC Markets directly.

Instruments in our dataset include forex (338 pairs), indices, commodities (including gold and oil), crypto CFDs, shares, ETFs and options. Reference spreads in our data are 0.7 for EUR/USD, 0.9 for GBP/USD and 0.3 for gold on a variable-spread model. Spreads are dynamic and shown for information only, so check live pricing before you trade. An inactivity fee applies: our data notes a monthly fee of 10 GBP after a year without trading.

Our dataset lists bank transfer, credit or debit card and Skrill as funding methods for CMC Markets. Canada uses Canadian Dollar (CAD), so your bank or card provider may convert funds into the account currency and apply its own charges; check the exchange rate and fees with them before you send money. Our data does not list local wallets or Canada-specific payment methods for CMC Markets, so use only the methods shown inside your account.

Keep deposits and withdrawals on payment methods registered in your name, because identity checks are matched against them. Check the current withdrawal timings and any fees in the CMC Markets help pages, because we do not publish a processing-time figure for CMC Markets.

Before you start an application from Canada, check CMC Markets' country list to see whether residents of Canada can register. If they can, expect an online application with questions about your trading experience and finances, and identity (KYC) checks with a government-issued photo ID and proof of address such as a recent utility bill or bank statement.

Our data lists a demo account for CMC Markets, which is a low-pressure way to try the CMC Trading platform first. Confirm during sign-up which CMC entity your account will sit with, keep a copy of the client agreement, and do not use a third party to get around any country restriction.

CMC Markets is a long-established broker (founded 1989) with FCA, ASIC, MAS, BaFin and FMA regulation in our dataset. For Canada, our data does not confirm availability, so treat this page as a checklist rather than a green light: confirm that CMC Markets accepts residents of Canada, identify the serving entity and its regulator, verify the licence on the official register, and read the fees, including the inactivity fee. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss, so start with a demo account and trade only with money you can afford to lose.