Commodities comparison
Driving down the cost of Commodities trading
Below you will find a comparison table showing commodity spread and margin requirements. Our spreads are highly competitive and we offer our clients access to these markets with very low initial deposits giving you greater control over your finances.
In addition to this we offer our clients 100% automation of all our trades meaning no dealer intervention and millisecond trading enabling you to get in and out of the commodities market quickly.
Commodities spread comparison
[1] Naming conventions used by IG Index differ to those used by CMC Markets: Daily Brent Crude = Crude Oil Brent, Daily US Light Crude = Crude Oil WTI, Spot Gold = Gold and Spot Silver = Silver.
[2] Spreads may widen dependent on liquidity and market volatility. Spreads available at CMC Markets for spread bets and CFDs.
[3] IG Index spread for spread bets only. Any market spread may be added to the spread shown in the Information Table. Spreads are subject to variation, especially in volatile market conditions.
Data taken from information published on providers websites as of 2nd May 2012.
Prices correct at the time of publication on 2nd May 2012.
Full Commodity list
| Commodity | CMC Markets spread | Minimum margin requirement |
| Cocoa Bulk Bean | 4.0 | 5% |
| Coffee Arabica | 3.0 | 3% |
| Coffee Robusta | 4.0 | 5% |
| Copper | 6.0 | 5% |
| Corn | 0.8 | 5% |
| Cotton | 0.15 | 6% |
| Crude Oil Brent | 3.5 | 1% |
| Crude Oil West Texas | 3.5 | 1% |
| Feeder Cattle | 3.0 | 3% |
| Gasoline | 3.0 | 5% |
| Gold | 0.3 | 1% |
| Heating Oil | 3.0 | 5% |
| Lumber | 1.0 | 5% |
| Natural Gas | 0.3 | 10% |
| Oats | 0.9 | 3% |
| Orange Juice | 1.0 | 3% |
| Palladium | 1.8 | 6% |
| Platinum | 1.8 | 6% |
| Rough Rice | 4.0 | 4% |
| Silver | 2.5 | 2% |
| Soybean | 1.0 | 5% |
| Soybean Meal | 10.0 | 5% |
| Soybean Oil | 0.1 | 5% |
| Sugar Raw | 0.05 | 10% |
| Sugar White | 0.8 | 10% |
| Wheat | 0.8 | 10% |