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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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