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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 69% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 69% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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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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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 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: 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.

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Trading products Spread betting, CFDs, share dealing CFDs, barriers, vanilla options, turbo warrants 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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Deposits and withdrawals: we make depositing and withdrawing funds as quick and easy as possible.
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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
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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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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
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Accept global applications? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Local residents only? Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Speak to our experts: our support team are here to help you in a wide range of languages.
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Languages supported English English, European10 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 days
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Our office locations: we serve clients all over the world and have 17 offices across five continents.
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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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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 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’re 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 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
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10 All times shown are UK times

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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 69% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Clients can lose more than they deposit. All trading involves risk.

IG is a trading name of IG Markets Limited and IG Markets South Africa Limited. IG Markets South Africa Limited offers domestic accounts and IG Markets Limited offers international accounts.

IG Markets South Africa Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (in South Africa) as an over-the-counter derivative provider and an authorised financial services provider (FSP No 41393). IG Markets Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (in the UK).

IG provides execution only services and enters into principal-to-principal transactions with its clients on IG’s prices. Such trades are not on exchange. Whilst IG Markets South Africa Limited is a regulated FSP and acts as an intermediary as understood in the FAIS Act in relation to the international accounts offered by IG Markets Limited, CFDs issued by IG are not regulated by the FAIS Act as they are undertaken on a principal-to-principal basis. CFDs issued by IG Markets South Africa Limited are regulated by the Financial Markets Act, and IG Markets South Africa Limited is a licenced over-the-counter derivative provider.

South African residents are required to obtain the necessary tax clearance certificates in order to utilise their foreign investment allowance should the South African resident wish to open an international account with IG Markets Limited.

The information on this site is not directed at residents of the United States or Belgium or any particular country outside South Africa and is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person in any country or jurisdiction where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation.

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