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Launched in 1999, IG Markets is a leader in Contracts for Difference (CFDs), delivering an unparalleled customer service alongside innovative trading technology. With almost 1 in 3 UK CFD accounts, clients cite the ease and reliability of our trading platform, reputation as a market leader and low commissions as reasons for opening an account with us.
Our extensive range of markets offers you the ability to trade CFDs on thousands of leading UK and international stocks; together with round the clock trading on forex, commodities and the widest selection of 24-hour stock indices from any CFD provider.
IG Markets Ltd is part of IG Group, which has several operating companies in the UK, offering a variety of speculative products to a retail and professional client base. IG Markets is a market-maker in financial derivatives, principally Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on shares and indices, as well as a leading dealer in margined foreign exchange. Clients include brokers, fund managers and trading companies as well as private investors.
IG Index and IG Markets are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). IG Markets is a member of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group's Australian operations are regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
