CMC Markets Introduces Lowest Ever Spreads

LONDON, June 16, 2011 -

CMC Markets has cut its spreads to the lowest level ever, which
means that it costs less to trade, exclusively on their Next
Generation trading platform. In href="www.cmcmarkets.co.uk/how/spread-bet/spread-betting-explained">
spread betting, the spread is simply the difference between the
buy and sell price. CMC Markets customers can now trade foreign
exchange and the world’s major indices from as little as 0.9
pips.

The 14 products with reduced minimum
spreads are:

• US30       0.9
• UK100      0.9
• Germany30  0.9
• USNDAQ100  0.9
• EUR/USD    0.9
• USD/JPY    0.9
• GBP/USD    1.0
• AUD/USD    1.0
• EUR/GBP    1.0
• EUR/JPY    1.5
• USD/CHF    1.9
• EUR/CHF    2.0
• USD/CAD    2.0
• GBP/JPY    2.9

Peter Cruddas, founder of CMC Markets said: “When I started CMC
Markets twenty two years ago, the plan was to bring institutional
pricing to the retail market. Our new technology means that we can
we deliver improved spreads and automated execution. We can also
offer our clients all of the latest trading software to keep them
constantly up to date with trading technology around the world.

“Now our clients can trade with precision pricing, on our lowest
spreads via our web based platform or on their iPhone or iPad. Our
lowest spreads ever are just another chapter in our history of
bringing institutional type services to all of our clients. “

CMC Markets has always been a pioneer of technology and low
trading costs. With the release of its next generation trading
platform, they offer some of the tightest spreads and best href="www.cmcmarkets.co.uk/">CFD trading available, even
when there are volatile market conditions. Trades are executed in
milliseconds with no re-quotes, execution is 100 percent automated,
with no dealer intervention.

CMC Markets’ next generation trading platform was released less
than a year ago and is already proving to be a huge success with a
three-fold increase in new and migrated customers. This increase in
business means that CMC Markets is able to pass on improved spread
cuts to customers to help them reduce their trading costs.

Already, in the first year of next generation platform, CMC
Markets has released upgraded charts, iPhone and iPad apps and now
improved spreads, with more to come to cut trading costs and
improve the trading experience.

About CMC Markets:

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www.cmcmarkets.co.uk/how/spread-bet/lowest-spreads-ever
A free unlimited-use demo account is available on the CMC Market’s
website.

Please remember that spread betting and CFDs are leveraged
products and can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit,
so ensure you understand the risks.

CMC Markets is a leading global provider of
financial spread betting, CFD
trading and foreign exchange (FX).

CMC Markets has been voted ‘Best spread betting service 2010′ by
readers of Shares Magazine. CMC Markets is authorised and regulated
in the UK by the Financial Services Authority.

Contact: Joanna Benton, +44(0)20-3003-8757.