If you see opportunity in the world around you, trade CFDs with the World's No.1 CFD provider.1 Made for traders who want to take advantage of rising and falling markets.
Mitigate against risk with our extensive range of stop and limit orders
We’re here 24 hours a day, except from 6am to 4pm on Saturday (UTC+8)
Use our award winning web-based platform and mobile trading app2
Open a position for a fraction of the cost with our competitive margins
React to breaking news with custom price alerts
Become a better trader with free trading courses on IG academy
CFD trading lets you trade on price changes without buying the actual assets.
Access global markets with leverage, trade on both rising and falling prices.
Choose a market, decide your position size and direction, then place your trade.
Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app*
With more than 50 years of experience years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
*Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.
Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app*
With more than 50 years of experience years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
*Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.
Trade on the world’s major stock indices CFDs, with more 24-hour markets than any other provider
Discover opportunity in rising and falling prices across over 13,000 international share CFD and exchange traded funds
Your main payment for CFD trading is the spread (or commission in the case of share CFDs or Forex DMA) – the difference between the buy and the sell price. This is our charge for executing your trade.
| Market | Number of individual markets | Minimum spread | Margin rates from Retail clients | Leverage equivalent |
| Forex | 68 | 0.6 | 0.50% | 1:200 |
| Indices | 100+ | 0.1 | 0.50% | 1:200 |
| Share CFDs | 10,500+ | 0.1 | 10% | 1:10 |
| Commodities | 47 | 0.3 | 0.7% | 1:143 |
| Cryptocurrency CFDs | 6 | 1 | 10% | 1:10 |
CFDs are leveraged, meaning you can win, or lose, a significant amount more than you deposit initially. This initial deposit is called margin.
No minimum balance
There’s no minimum balance required to create a CFD trading account with us. Open one today, and you’ll get access to over 17,000 financial markets
Lower minimums
New to CFD trading? You can get lower minimums for one month – enabling you to trade in smaller sizes while you master CFDs
Explore the fast, user-friendly trading platforms that you can use to trade CFDs with us
Understand the risks of trading, and discover the tools we offer to help you mitigate them
1 Based on revenue (published financial statements, 2024).
2 Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.