DAX Spread Comparison UK: 10 Brokers Tested (2026)

Which broker has the lowest Dax spread?

Last updated: 1st October 2026 

The tightest DAX spread across the 10 UK spread betting brokers we checked was 0.9pts, from Pepperstone.

Month Checked Tightest broker(s) DAX Spread
September 2026 Pepperstone 0.9pts
August 2026 Pepperstone 0.9pts
July 2026 Pepperstone 0.9pts
June 2026 Pepperstone 0.9pts
May 2026 Pepperstone 0.9pts

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DAX spreads from different brokers​

Pepperstone told me they’ve been cutting spreads recently. Yeah yeah…

“You mean matching competitor spreads? Yawn…” 

So I decided to take a look for myself. Do some market research. I like trading the DAX, and so do a lot of you.

Anyway, I decided to take live DAX prices from 11 Spread Betting and CFD brokers

  1. Capital.com
  2. CMC Markets
  3. IG
  4. City Index
  5. FXCM
  6. Pepperstone
  7. Forex.com
  8. FxPro
  9. Oanda
  10. Plus 500
  11. XTB

On 1st October 2026, I checked the DAX spreads. A regular cash session for the DAX, trading hours session, and limited volatility, so it was a fair fight.

(Also, so I could grab the screenshots in time… very scientific…)

Here’s what I found for the DAX at that time

In no particular order:

  • Capital.com = 1.8pts
  • Pepperstone = 0.9pts
  • CMC Markets = 1.2pts
  • IG = 1.4pts
  • FXCM = 1.2pts
  • City Index = 1.3pts
  • Forex.com = 1.2pts
  • Oanda = 2.2pts
  • Plus 500 = 2.48pts
  • FxPro = 2.0pts
  • XTB = 1.9pts
That’s a big difference if you’re an active trader… I plugged the potential savings into my spread saver calculator to see what you’d save per month doing a couple of trades per day.
Spread Saver - Potential saving £563 pm!

Alright, the results are what they are…

Let’s rank all the brokers in order from best DAX spread to worst: 

  1. Pepperstone 0.9pts
  2. CMC Markets, FXCM and Forex.com 1.2pts
  3. City Index 1.3pts
  4. IG 1.4pts
  5. Capital.com 1.8pts
  6. XTB 1.9pts
  7. FxPro 2.0pts
  8. Oanda 2.2pts
  9. Plus 500 2.48pts

By the way, these spreads were taken at one point in time. I tried to be as fair as possible, but markets can get wild and spreads can change.

Do your own due diligence and all that… Pepperstone is here if you want to check it out for yourself.

Spreads were taken from either spread betting or CFD accounts, where no additional commission applies.

I also did exactly the same test on ten other markets:

Indices: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500, FTSE,

Commodities: Gold, Oil,

Forex: USD/JPY, EUR/USD, GBP/USD

Or see the whole lot in my spread checker table.

DAX Price action during check