Compare trading platforms
Compare the differences between our intuitive web trading platform and app, as well as a range of advanced third-party platforms.
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Call 0800 195 3100 or email newaccounts.uk@ig.com to talk about opening an account.
Contact us 0800 195 3100
Get info fast via our instant help and support portal. Available for account queries, ProRealTime, product info and more.
Visit help and support for more information.
Get info fast via our instant help and support portal. Available for account queries, ProRealTime, product info and more.
Visit help and support for more information.
Call 0800 409 6789 or email helpdesk.uk@ig.com if you have any questions about trading or investing. We’re available from 9am to 5pm (UK time), Monday to Friday.
Contact us 0800 409 6789
Why use our trading platforms?
Get flexible access to more than 17,000+ markets
Enjoy fast and reliable execution of your trades
Access easy-to-use and customisable platforms
Benefit from 50 years’ experience with a true market leader
Choose your platform
Compare our core and specialist trading platforms below. Each platform can help you achieve different trading goals – so you might want to use more than one.
- Online trading platform
- Mobile trading app
- IG tastytrade platform
- ProRealTime
- MetaTrader 4
- L2 Dealer
Trade spread bets or CFDs and deal shares using our web trading platform. You can manage your account, register cards, make payments, withdraw your funds and more. Our platform also offers browser-based research tools such as streaming news, economic calendar and signals.
Buy and sell shares and trade spread bets or CFDs using our mobile trading app – available on Android and iOS devices. You’ll have access to the same research and monitoring tools as the web-based platform, and you can view our mobile charts and open or close positions on the go.
Trade on an award-winning options and futures platform. Take your position on pure-form US stocks, equity and ETF options, futures as well as futures options using mobile or web.
Trade derivatives using ProRealTime (PRT) – the leading advanced charting package on the web, offering powerful monitoring tools, flexible access and advanced analysis resources. PRT is suitable for technical chart users, and free if you trade spread bets or CFDs at least four times a month.
Download MetaTrader 4 (MT4) for free and access advanced analysis and automated trading tools with MetaTrader 4 – a popular third-party platform for spread betting and CFD trading. Plus, you’ll receive a range of free add-ons from us.
Get direct market access (DMA) and helpful monitoring tools including watchlists, price alerts and algorithmic orders with L2 Dealer – our DMA platform for share dealing and share or forex CFD trading.
Our trading platforms comparison
| Online trading platform | Mobile trading app | US options and futures platform | |
| About us | UK’s No.1 web platform for spread betting, CFD trading and share dealing1 | UK’s No.1 trading app for spread betting, CFD trading and share dealing1 | Award-winning platform for listed options and futures2 |
| Accessibility | Browser-based | Download | Web and mobile |
| Suitability | All users | All users | All users |
| Platform costs | Free | Free | Free |
| Exchange fees | Monthly fees for certain exchanges and level 2 shares data for CFD and share dealing accounts | Monthly fees for certain exchanges and level 2 shares data for CFD and share dealing accounts | Applicable exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees can apply to all opening and closing trades |
| Available products | Spread bets, CFDs, share dealing | Spread bets, CFDs, share dealing | US-listed stocks, equity and ETF options, futures and futures options |
| Tradeable markets | Depends on account type (Digital 100s and cryptocurrencies only avaliable to Pro clients) | Depends on account type (excluding Digital 100s) | Depends on account type (futures are only available on margin accounts) |
| Research tools | In-platform newsfeeds from our expert team and Reuters, economic calendar access, signals | In-platform newsfeeds from our expert team and Reuters, economic calendar, signals | Research tab with fundamental stock information, balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows. Analyse companies, revenue, net income, liabilities and assets |
| Monitoring tools | Watchlists, price alerts, orders, Autochartist | Watchlists, price alerts, orders | Watchlists, price alerts, orders |
| Charts | IG charts, ProRealTime access, Autochartist | IG mobile charts | tastytrade charts |
| Trade from charts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price improvement | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Direct market access (DMA) | Avaliable when share dealing | Available on iOS | No |
| Order types | Limits, stops, guaranteed stops, trailing stops, market orders | Limits, stops, guaranteed stops, trailing stops, market orders | Market orders, stop orders, limit orders, bracket orders |
| Automated trading strategies | No | No | Strategy selector only |
| Account management | Use My IG, our account management area, to register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history and manage settings | Register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, bank transfers, Apple Pay, view history, manage settings | Use My IG to make payments and manage settings |
Compare specialist platforms
| ProRealTime | MetaTrader4 | L2 Dealer | |
| Desktop accessibility | Download (launcher) | Download | Download |
| Mobile accessibility | No | Yes, through app | No |
| Suitability | Technical chart users | Forex specialists | Advanced shares traders |
| Platform costs | Use My IG, our account management area, to register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history and manage settings | Free | Free |
| Exchange fees | Monthly fees for certain exchange stock feeds on a CFD account | None | Monthly fees for shares data and level 2 prices |
| Available products | Spread bets, CFDs | Spread bets, CFDs | CFDs, share dealing |
| Tradeable markets | All markets (apart from DMA and sprints) | Forex, indices, major cryptocurrencies, oil and major metals | DMA forex* and shares OTC forex, shares, indices and commodities |
| Streaming Reuters news | No | No | Yes |
| Monitoring tools | ProScreener, Alerts, TopMovers, Lists, ProRealTrend and Automated trading | Expert advisors | Watchlists and customisable alerts |
| Charts | Advanced ProRealTime charts | Advanced MT4 charts | ProRealTime access, IG charts |
| Trade from charts | Yes | Yes | Yes (through ProRealTime, OTC only) |
| Price improvement | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Direct market access (DMA) | No | No | DMA for share dealing and share CFDs. DMA on forex is available to pro clients only |
| Order types | Market orders, limits, stops, trailing stops, market if touched | Instant executions, limit orders, stop orders, stop losses, take profits, trailing stops | Algo trades, limits, market orders, tranche orders, fill or kill, execute and eliminate, date, day, good for auction, good till cancel, at the auction, at the open, at the close, at best |
| Automated trading strategies | Yes | Yes | No |
| Account management | Use My IG to register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history, analyse trades, manage settings | Handle through the web-based platform, use My IG to make payments, view history | Use My IG to register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings |
| Add-ons | Import indicators, import and export trading systems | A range of free add-ons from us, plus access to Autochartist | No |
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*To trade DMA forex, you'll need to qualify for an IG professional account
1 Best platform for the active trader, best multi-platform provider and best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024. Best share dealing platform as awarded at the Your Money Investment Finance Awards 2024.
2 Best platform for options trading – ADVFN International Finance Awards 2024.
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