History
- 1989
1989
CMC Markets is established as a Foreign Exchange market maker.
- 1992
1992
CMC Futures becomes authorised and regulated in the UK by the AFBD, later absorbed into the SFA, in turn absorbed into the Financial Services Authority.
- 1996
1996
CMC Markets launches the world's first online, commission free real-time FX trading platform and sets the standard for the industry.
- 1999
1999
CMC Markets receives the Millennium Product Award from the UK Government for innovation in the 1990s honouring our trading technology.
- 2000
2000
CMC Markets launches Contracts for Difference (CFDs), underlining its commitment to offering the most competitive and innovative trading products available in the global market place.
- 2001
2001
CMC Markets' Marketmaker® trading software receives the top award from Euromoney Magazine for the 'Best Independent Non-Bank FX Platform' globally.
CMC Markets presents its online Spread Betting service and introduces the revolutionary Daily Rolling Cash® bet. The innovative Daily Rolling Cash® becomes a benchmark in the industry.
- 2002
2002
CMC Markets' Asian office opens in Sydney. Regulated by ASIC.
- 2003
2003
CMC Markets' Marketmaker® software wins Shares magazine 2003 award for best trading platform and best Spread Betting service.
CMC Markets US office opens in New York and becomes a member of the NFA.
- 2004
2004
CMC Markets' Marketmaker® software wins Shares magazine award for best trading platform a second time. Investors Chronicle and Trade2win awards CMC best CFD provider and best Spread Betting provider. Incisive Media announces CMC Markets the winner of their Best Spread Betting Site Award.
- 2005
2005
CMC Markets' trading software wins Shares Magazine 2005 awards for 'Best Online Trading Platform' for the third year in a row and best Spread Betting provider. Best CFD and Spread Betting provider awards are presented to CMC Markets by Investors Chronicle and Trade2Win for the second year in a row.
CMC Markets launches One-Click Dealing and Marketmaker:Mobile®, further enhancing the quality of our trading platform.
CMC Markets opens Beijing representative office. Approval to operate the new office was granted by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC).
CMC Markets Asia Pacific opens Hong Kong office and obtains license from SFC.
CMC Markets further expands its presence in the Americas with the establishment of an office in Toronto, Canada under the authority of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
CMC Markets opens in Frankfurt under the authority of the BaFIN.
In August 2005, the Group rebrands as CMC Markets, simultaneously replacing all existing brands (including "deal4free") with one global brand. In addition, the Group opens branch offices in Melbourne and Brisbane.
CMC Markets Australia wins Best Multilingual Technology Award from the National Multicultural Marketing awards.
- 2006
2006
CMC Markets wins Best Active Trading Service from Digital Look, Best Spread Betting Service from Shares Magazine and Best Spread Betting Firm from Investors Chronicle for a third year in a row. CMC Markets also wins Best Spread Betting and Best CFD provider from Trade2Win for the third year in a row as well as Best FX provider. In Germany, CMC Markets wins Best CFD provider by Brokerwahl.
CMC Markets opens New Zealand office in Auckland under the authority of the New Zealand Securities Commission.
- 2007
2007
The nineteenth CMC Markets office opens in Singapore.
CMC Markets acquires Digital Look, a leading provider of online investment market data and intelligence to the retail investor.
CMC Markets opens its first Nordic office in Stockholm, Sweden.
Jim Pettigrew, formally of ICAP, joins CMC Markets as Chief Executive Officer.
CMC Markets announces the launch of its Japanese subsidiary, CMC Markets Japan Co. Ltd (CMCJ).
The 50 millionth client trade milestone is reached.
Goldman Sachs purchases a 10% stake in CMC Markets.
- 2008
2008
CMC Markets (Australia) successfully completes negotiations to acquire leading non advisory stock broking group, Andrew West Stockbrokers.
CMC Markets continues its rapid global expansion plan with new office openings in Scotland and Ireland.
CMC Markets becomes the first CFD provider to join the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA), the national self-regulatory organization for the Canadian securities industry.
