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CMC Markets reported net operating income of £392.6 million for the year ended 31 March 2026, up from £340.1 million a year earlier. Active-client counts rose in both trading and investing, alongside higher investing-client assets.
CMC Markets has strengthened its Revolut relationship with a new UK partnership agreement and expects the ASB New Zealand implementation to go live before the end of the 2026 calendar year, with Westpac on track for an early 2027 launch, founder and CEO Lord Peter Cruddas said in a company interview. CMC will report half-year results on 26 November 2026.
CMC Markets announced CMC Funded on 28 September 2026, a simulated proprietary trading evaluation programme developed through a strategic partnership and not a regulated product or service provided by CMC Markets. Verichain is the programme's first referral partner, with successful candidates offered an interview opportunity through the platform.
CMC Markets is launching a read-only ChatGPT integration for UK CFD clients with supported accounts, enabling them to retrieve and summarise balances, account values, positions, orders, supported products, pricing and historical market data. CMC says ChatGPT cannot place, amend or cancel orders, open or close positions, move funds or make other account changes.
CMC Markets said UK clients on its CMC Invest platform can now trade US shares 24 hours a day, five days a week, combining extended access with fractional investing. The company said fractional shares support all available order types, including market orders, during extended and overnight sessions.
CMC Markets said more than 5,000 US shares and ETFs are now available for 24/5 trading where overnight pricing is available, and that CMC Invest clients have gained extended-hours US trading. The company said the changes together extend the available US trading day from 6.5 hours to up to 16 hours.
CMC Markets has launched fractional investing on its CMC Invest platform, allowing clients to buy and sell fractional shares and ETFs from as little as £1 across its Stocks & Shares ISA, Self-Invested Personal Pension and General Investment Account. The company said the launch supports its strategy of broadening access to investing through a simpler platform.
CMC Markets has announced a multi-year Main Club Partnership with Everton Football Club that makes the FTSE 250 financial services firm front-of-shirt sponsor of Everton's senior Men's, Women's and Under-21 teams across home, away and third kits. The company did not disclose the duration or financial terms of the agreement.
CMC Markets plc reported preliminary, unaudited results for the year ended 31 March 2026, with net operating income up 15% to £392.6 million and profit before tax up 20% to £101.3 million. The group also said its Westpac and ASB Bank stockbroking partnerships were on track to launch within the next 12 months.
CMC Markets said its institutional division CMC Connect has launched Prime Services, offering cash and synthetic prime brokerage to institutional clients with multi-asset execution, financing and post-trade support. Onboarding is available in the UK and Middle East, with trading through FIX connectivity or the CMC Connect platform.
CMC Markets launched CMC Spectre, a zero-leverage spread betting account, for retail clients on 18 May 2026, after first offering the product to professional traders. The company said the account lets clients use their own capital without financing costs or margin calls on long positions; it attributed capital gains tax and stamp duty exemptions to the product while noting tax treatment depends on individual circumstances.
CMC Markets announced the launch of its first listed securitised derivatives through Frankfurt-based subsidiary CMC Markets Securities GmbH, entering the certificates and warrants market in Germany and Austria. The company said the move broadens its multi-asset offering and that further product rollouts are planned.
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