Compare IG Group international offering
Find out which IG office offers the best trading account for you.
Call +41 (0) 58 810 77 42 to talk about opening a trading account. We’re here from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm.
Contact us: +41 (0) 58 810 77 42
Call +41 (0) 58 810 77 42 to talk about opening a trading account. We’re here from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm.
Contact us: +41 (0) 58 810 77 42
It’s up to you to choose which IG entity best meets your individual needs. Please note that if you’re applying to a non-UK/non-European entity you won’t be subject to UK or European client protections, including those protecting retail clients (such as leverage caps and negative balance protection). However, local protections will apply. This also means that your funds won’t be covered by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme, although alternatives may still be available (see below for details).
Global offices
Choose which of our international offices you want to trade with, based on your personal trading needs.
Multiple accounts
You can open multiple accounts and trade with more than one IG office.
Your choice
Take a look at our different offerings below, decide which one suits you best and visit that site to learn more.
Money protection and regulation
Safeguarding your money: see how your funds are protected when you trade with us
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| IG contracting entity | IG Index Ltd, IG Markets Ltd | IG Europe GmbH1 | IG Markets Ltd, Australia | IG Bank S.A. | IG Markets South Africa Ltd | IG Asia Pte Ltd | IG Markets Ltd, Australia | IG Limited | IG Securities Ltd | IG US LLC |
| Does IG offer client money protection? | Yes – segregated client money | Yes – deposit of client assets | Yes – segregated client money | No | ||||||
| Deposit compensation scheme (limit) | Yes. FSCS (£85,000) | Yes. EdW for clients of IG Europe GmbH (90% of your claim, up to € 20,000) | No compensation scheme | Yes. Esisuisse (CHF 100,000) | No compensation scheme | |||||
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Please note: if you're logged in to an existing IG account, clicking through to any of these sites may log you out.
Our regulators: we're authorised and regulated in every region where we operate
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| Authorised by | FCA | BaFin and Deutsche Bundesbank | ASIC | FINMA | FSCA | MAS | FMA | DSFA | JFSA, METI, MAFF | CFTC |
| Supervised by | FCA | AMF, CONSOB, FI, CNMV | ASIC | FINMA | FSCA | MAS | FMA | DSFA | JFSA, METI, MAFF | NFA |
| Complaints authority | FOS | BaFin, Deutsche Bundesbank and European Commission | Australian FOS | Swiss Banking Ombudsman | FAIS Ombud | FIDReC | FSCL | DFSA | FINMAC | NFA |
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Please note: if you're logged in to an existing IG account, clicking through to any of these sites may log you out.
Explore our global accounts’ legal safeguards
Account types: see our different account types and their risk levels
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| Account types offered | IG trading account, IG professional account |
IG trading account, IG professional account, IG options trading account, IG turbo24 trading account2 |
IG trading account, Limited risk account, Share dealing account3 | IG trading account, Limited risk account | IG trading account, Limited risk account, Swap-free account | IG trading account, Limited risk account | IG trading account | |||
| Can you lose more than you deposit? | No – thanks to UK regulation, you are entitled to negative balance protection4 | No – thanks to UK regulation, you are entitled to negative balance protection4,5 | Yes – on IG trading account No – on limited risk account |
Yes | ||||||
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Please note: if you're logged in to an existing IG account, clicking through to any of these sites may log you out.
Please note: Negative balance protection is a regulatory requirement which prevents you from losing more than the funds in your account and is not a product or service of IG.
Products, markets and platforms: explore our wide range of markets and advanced platforms
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| Trading products | Spread betting, CFDs, share dealing | CFDs, barriers, vanilla options, turbo warrants2 | CFDs (including options, digital 100s), share dealing | CFDs (including options, digital 100s) | CFDs | CFDs (including options, digital 100s) | CFDs (including options, digital 100s) | CFDs (including options, digital 100s) | CFDs (including options, digital 100s) | Forex |
| Range of markets | 17 000+ markets, including indices, forex, shares, commodities and more | 10,000+ markets, including indices, forex, shares, commodities and cryptocurrencies | 80+ forex pairs | |||||||
| Trading platforms | Desktop, mobile (iOS, Android), tablet (iOS, Android) | |||||||||
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Please note: if you're logged in to an existing IG account, clicking through to any of these sites may log you out.
Deposits and withdrawals: we make depositing and withdrawing funds as quick and easy as possible.
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| Deposit / withdrawal fees | Debit card: free Credit card: free Paypal: free |
Fees vary by country of residence6 | Debit card: n/a Credit card: free Paypal: n/a Bank transfer: free |
Debit card: free Credit card: free Paypal: n/a |
Debit card: 2.3% Credit card: 2.3% Paypal: n/a |
Debit card: free Credit card: 1% Visa, 0.5% Mastercard Paypal: n/a |
Debit card: free Credit card: free7 Paypal: n/a |
Debit card: n/a Credit card: n/a Paypal: n/a |
Free - except for withdrawal by wire ($25) | |
| Minimum deposit | £250 | €300 | $450 | CHF 5000 | R4000 | $450 | $450 | $300 | ¥35,000 | $250 |
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Opening an account: we take great care to know and understand our clients.
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Swizerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| Sign-up process | Electronic verification / documents required | Electronic verification | Proof of identity required (through documents upload via trading platform/app, video, notary, Swiss Post Office, Rail Bon or face-to-face) | Proof of identity required | Proof of identity required | Electronic verification | Proof of identity required (various options) | Proof of identity required | Electronic verification / documents required | |
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Country of residence: you won’t necessarily be restricted to trading with the IG office where you live.
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| Accept global applications? | Yes | Yes | Yes, at your own initiative and on a reverse solicitation basis | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Local residents only? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
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How we support you
Speak to our experts: our support team are here to help you in a wide range of languages.
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| Languages supported | English | English, European9 | English, Chinese | German, French, Italian, English | English | English | English | English, Arabic | Japanese | English |
| Customer support10 | Available 24 hours a day from 9am Saturday to 11pm Friday | Available 24 hours, Monday to Friday | ||||||||
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Please note: if you're logged in to an existing IG account, clicking through to any of these sites may log you out.
Our office locations: we serve clients all over the world and have 17 offices across five continents.
| UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
| Home office | London (headquarters) | Frankfurt | Melbourne | Geneva | Johannesburg | Singapore | Melbourne | Dubai | Tokyo | Chicago |
| Additional branches | n/a | Paris, Düsseldorf, Milan, Madrid, Stockholm | Sydney | Zurich | n/a | n/a | Sydney | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Please note: if you are logged in to an existing IG account, clicking through to any of these sites may log you out.
It’s up to you to choose which IG entity best meets your individual needs. Please note that if you’re applying to a non-UK/non-European entity you won’t be subject to UK or European client protections, including those protecting retail clients (such as leverage caps and negative balance protection). However, local protections will apply. This also means that your funds won’t be covered by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme, although alternatives may still be available (see above for details).
1 A small number of European clients have older accounts with IG Markets Ltd. If you’re unsure which IG business you have contracted with, please call us on +44 (0)207 896 0011 for assistance. If you were based in Europe and opened an account prior to 30 January 2019, you will likely have an account with IG Markets
2 Available only to clients based in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway
3 Australian residents only
4 Doesn't apply to an IG professional account
5 Retail clients contracting with our French branch receive a limited-risk account by default in compliance with French regulations
6 Non-APAC residents: free; APAC residents: debit card: free; credit card: 1% Visa, 0.5% Mastercard; PayPal: 1%
7 Professional clients only
8 US residents: Debit card, ACH, wire and check deposits: free; debit withdrawals: not available; ACH withdrawals: free; wire withdrawal: $25. Non-US residents: debit card and international bank transfer deposits: free; debit withdrawals: not available; international bank transfer withdrawals: $25
9 German, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish
10 All times shown are Swiss time
