Reduced minimums
Ready to take the next step on your trading journey? Get reduced minimum deal or trade sizes for a month when you open a live spread betting or CFD trading account or upgrade from a demo account.
Call 0800 195 3100 or email newaccountenquiries.uk@ig.com to talk about opening a trading account. We’re available from 8am to 6pm (UK time), Monday to Friday.
What are the benefits of reduced minimums?
Trade in a reduced-risk environment
Start building your confidence trading on live markets for your first 31 days
Speculate with real capital
Unlike a demo account, you’ll have the opportunity to make real profits (or losses)
Choose how you want to trade
Reduced minimum deal sizes available for both spread bets and CFDs
What are reduced minimums?
Reduced minimum deal or trade sizes, or reduced commission rates for CFD shares, enable you to take a position at 25% of the size that we normally require. This means they are a great way to start trading, or an ideal next step if you’ve been perfecting your trading skills on our demo account. Although you’ll be trading on live markets, you’ll be able to lessen your exposure, and so reduce your risk.
This offering is available for the entirety of your first 31 days trading from a live spread betting or CFD account, across all of our markets.
Our prices are already competitive, but our reduced minimum deal sizes will help you keep costs down while you build your confidence trading live.
- Spread betting
- CFDs
| Market | Standard (after 31 days) | Lower minimum bet size (first 31 days) |
| FTSE | 0.50 | 0.13 |
| GBP/USD | 0.50 | 0.13 |
| Apple | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Gold | 1.0 | 0.25 |
| Market | Standard (after 31 days) | Lower minimum bet size (first 31 days) |
| FTSE | 1 | 0.25 |
| GBP/USD | 1 | 0.25 |
| Gold | 0.5 | 0.13 |
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*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
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Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 15,000+ global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
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With 50 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
Open an account now
Open an account now
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 15,000+ global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 50 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
Choose your way to trade
Spread betting
Place a ‘bet’ on the future change in price of a financial market. Spread betting is a completely tax-free way to trade financial markets.1
CFDs
Trade the difference in market price between opening your contract and closing it. CFDs can be used to offset losses against profits for tax purposes.1
Access over 15,000+ markets
You can find opportunity in rising and falling markets across a range of asset classes, including:
Forex
Indices
Shares
Commodities
FAQs
Am I eligible for reduced minimums?
You’ll be eligible for reduced minimum deal sizes if:
- You’re a new client, who is within the first month of creating their live account
- You’ve been using an IG demo account and are within the first month of upgrading to a live account
How long will I be able to enjoy lower minimums for?
You’ll be able to take advantage of our lower minimums offering for 31 days after you have opened your live account. During this time you can build your confidence trading, ready to start trading our standard deal sizes.
Do I have to be a new client to use reduced minimums?
Yes – or at least, you’ll have to have a new live spread betting or CFD trading account. If you have already been using our demo account, you can upgrade to a live account and still use reduced minimum deal sizes for the first month.
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