CFDs are complex financial instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 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 financial instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 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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Full details on our suite of platforms, designed for all levels and situations.
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Web-based
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Mobile
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Tablet
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Downloadable DMA platform
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ProRealTime charts
Core Platforms
Core platforms |
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| Web-based | Mobile app | Tablet apps | |
| Brief description | Our award-winning flagship trading platform is available online without any download required. | Our trading platform has been optimised for most smartphones, including iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. | Our trading platform has been optimised for iPad. |
| Accessibility | Browser-based | Download | Download |
| Suitability | All users | All users | All users |
| Platform costs | Free | Free | Free |
| Exchange fees | Monthly fees for shares data and level 2 prices | Monthly fees for shares data and level 2 prices | Monthly fees for shares data and level 2 prices |
| Available products | CFDs | CFDs | CFDs |
| Tradable markets | All | Dependant on application* | Dependant on application* |
| Streaming Reuters news | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monitoring tools | Watchlists, price alerts, orders, Autochartist | Watchlists, price alerts, orders | Watchlists, price alerts, orders |
| Charts | IG charts, ProRealTime access, Autochartist |
IG mobile charts | IG mobile charts |
| Trade from charts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Price–improvement technology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Direct market access (DMA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Order types | Limits, stops, guaranteed stops, trailing stops, market orders | Limits, stops, guaranteed stops, trailing stops, market orders | Limits, stops, guaranteed stops, trailing stops, market orders |
| Automated trading strategies | No | No | No |
| Account management | Register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings | Make payments, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings | Use My IG to make payments and manage settings |
| Add-ons | DMA, ProRealTime access, Forex Direct | DMA | DMA |
| Web-based | Mobile app | Tablet app | |
Specialist platforms
Specialist platforms |
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| L2 Dealer | ProRealTime | MetaTrader4 | |
| Brief description | Get direct market access (DMA) with our level two trading platform, originally designed for our own traders. | ProRealTime is the leading advanced charting package on the web, offering powerful monitoring tools, flexible access and advanced analysis resources. | MetaTrader 4 is a popular third-party platform for forex CFD trading, with advanced analysis and automated trading tools. |
| Accessibility | Download | Browser-based (via desktop platform) | Download |
| Suitability | Advanced shares traders | Technical chart users | Forex specialists |
| Platform costs | Free (minimum £1000 balance required) | £30 per month (refunded for active traders) | Free |
| Exchange fees | Monthly fees for shares data and level 2 prices | Monthly fee for shares data | None |
| Available products | CFDs | CFDs | CFDs |
| Tradable markets | DMA forex and shares OTC forex, shares, indices and commodities |
All | Forex, indices, oil and major metals |
| Streaming Reuters news | Yes | No | No |
| Monitoring tools | Watchlists, price alerts, orders | ProScreener, Alerts, TopMovers, Lists, ProRealTrend and Automated trading | Automated trading |
| Charts | ProRealTime access | Advanced ProRealTime charts | Advanced MT4 charts |
| Trade from charts | Yes (through ProRealTime, OTC only) | Yes | Yes |
| Price–improvement technology | Yes (OTC only) | Yes | No |
| Direct market access (DMA) | Yes (CFDs only) | No | No |
| Order types | Limits, market orders, tranche (iceberg) 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 | Market orders, limits, stops, trailing stops, market if touched, one cancels the other, one enables the others | Market orders, limits, stops, stop-loss, take profit |
| Automated trading strategies | No | Yes | Yes |
| Account management | Register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings | Register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings |
Handled through the web-based platform |
| Add-ons | Currenex, Bloomberg, FIX API | Coming soon | Autochartist, Trading Central |
| L2 Dealer | ProRealTime | MetaTrader4 | |
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Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to more than 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to more than 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
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Front-end technology
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* Digital 100s not available on iOS and Android mobile apps.
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