Find out which IG office offers the best trading account for you, based on your trading priorities.
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 74% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Options and turbo warrants are complex financial instruments. Trading these financial instruments involves the high risk of losing money rapidly.
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 74% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Options and turbo warrants are complex financial instruments. Trading these financial instruments involves the high risk of losing money rapidly.
Find out which IG office offers the best trading account for you, based on your trading priorities.
It is your responsibility to choose which IG entity best meets your individual requirements. Please note that applying to a non-UK/non-European entity will mean that you are not subject to UK or European client protections, including those for the protection of retail clients (such as leverage caps and negative balance protection), although local protections will apply. This also means that your funds will not be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, although alternatives may still be available (see below for details).
Choose to trade via one of our international offices, based on your personal trading needs.
It is possible to open multiple accounts and trade with more than one IG office.
Use this page to decide which offering suits you best, then go to that site to learn more.
Safeguarding your money: see how your funds are protected when you trade with us.
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UK | Europe (excluding UK and Swizlerland) |
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 | No compensation scheme |
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Our regulators: we are authorised and regulated in every region where we operate.
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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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Account types: see our different account types and their risk levels.
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UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) |
Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) |
Account types offered | IG trading account, Share dealing account |
IG trading account, IG options trading account, IG turbos24 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
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IG trading account, Limited risk account,
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IG trading account
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Can you lose more than you deposit? | No, you have negative balance protection4 |
No, you have negative balance protection4,5 |
Yes – on IG trading account
No – on limited risk account |
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Products, markets and platforms: explore our wide range of markets and advanced platforms
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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 cryptocurrencies | 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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Deposits and withdrawals: we make it as quick and easy as possible for you to deposit and withdraw funds.
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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: 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 2500 | R4000 | $450 | $450 | $300 | ¥35,000 | $250 |
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Opening an account: we take great care to know and understand our clients
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UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) |
Sign-up process | Electronic verification / documents required | Electronic verification | Proof of identity required (various options) | 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: your country of residence does not necessarily define which IG office you can trade with
UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) |
Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) | |
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Local residents only? |
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Speak to our experts: our support team offers assistance in a wide range of languages
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UK | Europe (excluding UK and Switzerland) | Australia | Switzerland | South Africa | Singapore | New Zealand | Dubai | Japan | USA (IG) |
Languages supported | English | European9 | English, Chinese | German, French, Italian, English | English | English | English | English, Arabic | Japanese | English |
Customer support11 | Available 24 hours a day from 8am Saturday to 10pm Friday | Available 24 hours a day | ||||||||
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Our office locations: we are a global company with a physical offices presence on five continents
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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 of that account.
It is your responsibility to choose which IG entity best meets your individual requirements. Please note that applying to a non-UK/non-European entity will mean that you are not subject to UK or European client protections, including those for the protection of retail clients (such as leverage caps and negative balance protection), although local protections will apply. This also means that your funds will not be covered by the 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.
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 regulation
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 Includes gold
10 German, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish
11 All times shown are UK times