A: First it is important to understand that CMC Markets we review CMC here is a market maker and as such sets the applicable price — this means that their «price does not necessarily have to mirror the underlying market perfectly. They act as a marketmaker and as such set marksts applicable price. It is not a practical tactic to employ as this means that trades in the opposite direction will benefit from it and as such it will not yield any financial reward to the Company. Secondly, if you check the quotes of other spread betting firms you will find that give or take a point or two, they are the. I would suggest that if that is the case it would involve massive collusion for them to be in line at all times. There is a tendency for people to blame others for their misfortune or errors and that is usually the case when people complain about the spread betting firms. When it comes to the individual share prices, CMC definitely keep their prices in line with the actual share pric...