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CMC Markets vs XS Markets

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	CMC Markets	XS Markets
Overall score	3.42 / 5	3.35 / 5
Regulation	FCA No. 173730	CySEC No. 412/22 + FSA Seychelles No. SD089
Entity	CMC Markets UK plc	XS Markets Ltd
Founded	1989	2010
Headquarters	London, UK	Not independently confirmed
Minimum deposit	Not independently confirmed	No minimum
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	Not independently confirmed	Not independently confirmed
Platforms	Next Generation (proprietary), MT4	MT4, MT5
Other Tier-1 regulators	ASIC, FMA, MAS	ASIC, FSCA
Instruments	12,000+ instruments across forex (330+ pairs), indices (80+), shares/ETFs (9,500+), commodities (100+), and treasuries (50+), plus 20+ crypto CFDs on the AU platform, per CMC's own product page.	700-1,100+ instruments (sources disagree) across forex, metals, energy/commodities, indices, shares, crypto CFDs, and futures. No official total instrument count was found.
Visit	Visit CMC Markets	Visit XS Markets

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How this score is calculated: Nine weighted categories against a fixed, disclosed rubric -- regulation & client protection 30%, trading costs 20%, non-trading fees 10%, platforms & tools 10%, execution/trading conditions 10%, product range 5%, deposits/withdrawals 5%, transparency 5%, track record 5% -- not a ranking relative to other brokers, and not hands-on tested. See the full methodology. Verify current terms directly with the broker and its regulator's public register before depositing funds. This is not personalized financial advice.