- CEO
- Peter Andrew Cruddas
- Full Time Employees
- 1,120
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment banks/Brokers
- Address
- 133 Houndsditch London GL United Kingdom EC3A 7BX
- IPO Date
- Feb 10, 2016
- Business
- CMC Markets plc (LSE:CMCX) is a United Kingdom-based financial services provider offering online trading and investing platforms to retail, professional and institutional clients worldwide; core products and services include contracts for difference (CFDs), financial spread betting (in the UK and Ireland), forex trading, indices, commodities, shares, treasuries, and cash equities via proprietary platforms such as Next Generation, mobile apps, MetaTrader 4 and 5, and TradingView, alongside stockbroking in Australia, Singapore and the UK, and institutional white-label solutions. Founded in 1989 by Peter Cruddas and headquartered at 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX, the company operates through regulated offices and branches in 12 countries, including significant presence in the UK, Australia, Germany, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand, UAE and Dubai, with 56% of net revenue generated outside the UK and Europe as of 2024 and over 300,000 clients globally. Recent developments include a long-term strategic white-label partnership with New Zealand's ASB Bank announced in November 2024 to deliver branded trading technology serving ASB's 1.5 million customers across 15 international markets following a 12-18 month integration, extension of its technology partnership with Australia's Westpac driving explosive B2B growth and a 2,400% spike in API-led account openings, acquisition of a majority stake in StrikeX to accelerate digital asset and tokenized share trading strategies including a UK tokenised share trade execution in October 2025, and reporting profit before tax of £84.5 million for FY25 up 33% with H1 2025 net operating income rising 5% to £186.2 million.