AJ Bell Youinvest vs CMC Markets compared

Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how AJ Bell Youinvest stacks up against CMC Markets!

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AJ Bell Youinvest

4.6

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4.4

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76% of retail CFD accounts lose money

Last update of data—Dec 2022

AJ Bell YouinvestCMC Markets

AJ Bell Youinvest is a UK direct-to-investor investment platform. AJ Bell is listed on the London Stock Exchange and regulated by the FCA.

CMC Markets is a UK-based global CFD and forex broker, regulated by multiple top-tier authorities including the UK FCA.

Recommended for beginners and investors with small and medium portfolios focusing on the UK market.

Recommended for forex and CFD traders looking for an advanced trading platform with many research tools.

AJ Bell Youinvest

AJ Bell Youinvest is a UK direct-to-investor investment platform. AJ Bell is listed on the London Stock Exchange and regulated by the FCA.

Recommended for beginners and investors with small and medium portfolios focusing on the UK market.

CMC Markets

CMC Markets is a UK-based global CFD and forex broker, regulated by multiple top-tier authorities including the UK FCA.

Recommended for forex and CFD traders looking for an advanced trading platform with many research tools.

AJ Bell Youinvest's service is on par with CMC Markets's and a comparison of their fees shows that AJ Bell Youinvest's fees are similar to CMC Markets's.

Account opening takes somewhat less effort at AJ Bell Youinvest compared to CMC Markets, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at AJ Bell Youinvest, while customer service quality is similar to CMC Markets's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of AJ Bell Youinvest as somewhat worse than the platform of CMC Markets, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with AJ Bell Youinvest, while CMC Markets provides better research and education.

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Basic data of broker

Overall Score

4.6

Recommended for Beginners and investors with small and medium portfolios focusing on the UK market

Overall Score

4.4

Recommended for Forex and CFD traders looking for an advanced trading platform with many research tools

Country of origin

Fees

Fees score

3.1

Fees score

3.5

Fees summary

Average trading fees, low non-trading fees, low fund fees

Fees summary

Low forex fees, average CFD and non-trading fees

Stock and ETF fees

Forex fees

Fund fees

Bond fees

Options fees

Futures fees

Crypto fees

CFD fees

Non-trading fees

Deposit and withdrawal

Deposit and withdrawal score

3.8

Deposit and withdrawal score

4.9

Number of base currencies

Deposit type

Withdrawal type

Account opening

Account opening score

5.0

Account opening score

4.2

Account opening fully online

Minimum deposit

Time to open account

1 day

Time to open account

1-3 days

Required documents

Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill

Required documents

Proof of identity: passport / national ID / driver's licence Proof of address: bank statement / utility bill / mortgage statement / credit card statement

Trading platform

Web platform score

3.7

Web platform score

5.0

Mobile platform score

4.2

Mobile platform score

5.0

Desktop platform score

3.4

Markets and products

Markets and products score

3.4

Markets and products score

2.5

Stocks

Fractional shares

ETFs

Forex

Funds

Bonds

Options

Futures

Crypto

CFDs

CFD disclaimer

Disclaimer: 76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Research, education

Research score

3.3

Research score

5.0

Charting quality

Poor

Charting quality

Great

Education score

3.5

Education score

5.0

Demo account

Customer service

Customer service score

5.0

Customer service score

5.0

Phone

Live chat

24/7 availability

Security

Investor protection amount

£85,000

Investor protection amount

£85,000 for clients under FCA, $1,000,000 under IIROC, no protection under other regulators

Banking background

Listed on stock exchange

Foundation date

1995

Foundation date

1989

Country of regulation

UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Germany

AJ Bell Youinvest

For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.

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CMC Markets

For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.

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*Data marked with an asterisk contain additional info, expand the relevant sections below to see details.

Everything you find on BrokerChooser is based on reliable data and unbiased information. We combine our 10+ years finance experience with readers feedback. Read more about our methodology.

Brokers displayed might not be available in United States.

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AJ Bell Youinvest vs CMC Markets compared

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