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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.

CFD markets to trade

Trade CFDs on more than 17,000 global markets with IG UAE. From forex and stocks to indices, commodities and ETFs, enjoy live pricing, weekend trading and extended hours on popular US stocks, all on a DFSA-regulated platform.

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Popular CFD markets available

Forex trading on 80+ currency pairs with weekend forex trading exclusive to IG UAE. Learn forex trading strategies and techniques.

Index trading on 80+ global indices with leverage up to 20:1. Weekend index trading exclusive to IG UAE.

Go long or short on 11,000+ global stocks including US tech firms and blue-chip multinationals. Access extended hours on 140+ major US stocks.

Choose from 35 commodity CFDs or a range of commodity stocks and ETFs. Learn commodities trading with competitive spreads.

ETF trading on thousands of Exchange-Traded Funds with leverage and short-selling capabilities. Learn what are ETFs and how to trade ETF markets.

Take your position on popular cryptocurrency markets with CFDs, no wallet needed. Trade Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and other major cryptocurrencies.

Search our 17,000 CFD markets

Find CFDs on forex, stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, cryptocurrencies and more. Search by market, company name or trading hours.

Additional CFD markets available

IPO trading on Initial Public Offerings through CFDs. 

Interest rate trading on central bank rates and policy movements.

Access thousands of thematic ETFs, smart beta ETFs and baskets of our custom indices.

Options trading through CFDs with daily, weekly and monthly timeframes.

Futures trading through CFDs without traditional account complexity. 

Volatility trading on VIX and market volatility indices. 

Bond trading through government bond futures CFDs.

Live prices on popular markets

Real-time buy and sell prices across our most traded markets. Switch between popular markets, shares, forex and indices with live updates and daily price changes.

Prices above are subject to our website terms and conditions. Prices are indicative only.

Weekend trading and extended hours access

Out-of-hours trading

Trade 700 key US shares 24/5¹ using CFDs and stock trading

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Weekend trading and extended hours access

Access 24/71 markets on forex pairs, indices and cryptocurrencies – including weekend trading on GBP/USD and more. 

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Extended hours share trading

Trade 140+ US stocks outside regular hours and react to earnings or news instantly. 

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Compare IG to other UAE CFD brokers2 

See how IG’s market selection, exclusive weekend trading, and extensive extended-hours access stack up against Saxo Bank UAE, eToro UAE and ADSS..

Feature IG3 Saxo Bank UAE4 eToro UAE5 ADSS6
Weekend trading on forex, indices & crypto Yes No No No
Extended hours on 140+ US stocks Yes Partial Limited No
Low minimum deposit (~USD 450) ~USD 450 ~USD 10,000 ~USD 200 ~USD 100–500
Trading tools: signals, sentiment, charts Included for all No No Limited (basic platforms)

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* Best trading platform as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards and Professional Trader Awards 2019. Best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020.
** Our hours are based on UK hours, converted to UAE time zone. Due to UK clock changes during the year, the time difference between UK and UAE varies by 3 or 4 hours accordingly.
1 24/7 excludes the hours on Saturday from 2am to 12noon (Dubai time), and 20 minutes just before the weekday market opens on Monday morning. Our hours are based on UK hours, converted to UAE time zone. Due to UK clock changes during the year, the time difference between UK and UAE varies by 3 or 4 hours accordingly.
2 For retail clients. Measured by number of primary relationships with FX traders (Investment Trends UK Leveraged Trading Report released July 2019).
3 Negative balance protection applies to trading-related debt only and is not available to professional traders.
4 Our forex DMA service, Forex Direct, is only available for professional clients.
Trading hours run from Monday 10am to Saturday 7am (GST). This corresponds to Monday 6am to Saturday 3am (GMT), and Monday 7am to Saturday 4am (BST) during UK daylight savings.
24 Hours stocks will run from 4am Monday to 1am Saturday (GST). This corresponds to 1am Monday to 10pm Friday (UK time). These times are subject to change when daylight savings ends/starts in the UK.