CMC Markets Announces Tightest Ever Spreads From 0.7pts

LONDON, September 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

CMC Markets [http://www.cmcmarkets.co.uk], one of the leading providers of spread betting and CFD trading, has announced today that customers can benefit from its tightest ever spreads available from 0.7pts on a number of instruments available on its Next Generation platform.

Investment in its new Next Gen trading platform has allowed CMC Markets to execute efficient millisecond trading, and those cost benefits are now passed to the customer in the form of tighter spreads, reducing their trading costs. Customers can now trade the world's major indices and foreign exchange more quickly and easily through the Next Gen platform.

Peter Cruddas, Founder of CMC Markets, said: "A key part of our strategy has been to invest heavily in bringing our customers the best technology on the market, and our Next Gen platform now allows us to trade efficiently so that we can pass the cost savings on to our customers. These spreads are some of the tightest anywhere on the market, and we are also committed to keeping our average spreads low."

CMC Markets gives customers one of the best deals on the market by combining the best technology with its best execution, and now its lowest spreads.

Notes to Editors

CMC Markets is a leading global provider of financial spread betting, CFD and foreign exchange (FX). Since Peter Cruddas founded CMC Markets in 1989, the company now services more than 75,000 clients worldwide, who placed a total of 26 million trades last year.

CMC Markets UK Plc and CMC Spreadbet Plc (collectively known as CMC Markets) are authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority.

For further information on spread betting with CMC Markets please visit http://www.cmcmarkets.co.uk.