CMC Markets Regulatory News (CMCX)

CMC Markets Plc

Pre Close Trading Update

CMC Markets Plc ("CMC"), a leading global provider of online retail trading, today issues the following Trading Update ahead of entering its close period on 1 April 2016.

CMC has continued to trade in-line with expectations with the recent market volatility helping to drive growth.

Active client growth has been strong at approximately 13% year on year, with a modest increase in revenue per client.

CMC is making further progress across its areas of strategic focus: Growth in Core Markets, International Expansion, Product Innovation, Digital Marketing and Institutional Offering.

The full year results for the year ending 31 March 2016 will be announced on Wednesday 8 June 2016. There will be a presentation for institutional investors and analysts at CMC's offices at 133 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BX, United Kingdom. Those wishing to attend should contact investor.relations@cmcmarkets.com.

Enquiries

CMC Markets Plc +44 (0) 20 7170 8200

Grant Foley, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Risk

Charlie Steel, Global Head of Corporate Development

Camarco +44 (0) 20 3757 4984

Geoffrey Pelham-Lane

Ed Gascoigne-Pees

Jennifer Renwick

Notes to Editors

CMC Markets plc ("CMC"), whose shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker CMCX, was established in 1989 and is now one of the world's leading online financial trading businesses. The company serves retail and institutional clients through regulated offices and branches in 14 countries, with a significant presence in the UK, Australia, Germany and Singapore. CMC Markets offers an award-winning, online and mobile trading platform, enabling clients to trade over 10,000 financial instruments across shares, indices, foreign currencies, commodities and treasuries through contracts for difference ("CFDs") and financial spread bets (in the UK and Ireland only). Clients can also place financial binary bets through Countdowns and, in Australia, access stockbroking services. More information is available at http://www.cmcmarkets.com/group/