Forex trading
Harness volatility in the world’s most-traded financial market with the UK’s No.1 retail forex provider.1
Call +971 (0) 4 5592108 or email sales.ae@ig.com. We're here 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, except for Saturday from 1am to 11am.
Contact us: +971 (0) 4 5592108
Call +971 (0) 4 5592108 or email sales.ae@ig.com. We're here 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, except for Saturday from 1am to 11am.
Contact us: +971 (0) 4 5592108
Why trade forex with IG?
Give your forex trading an edge with our award-winning platforms2
Practise trading forex on a free demo account, with no risk to your capital
Get friendly, expert support 24 hours a day except for Saturday from 1am to 11am (Dubai time)
Identify FX opportunities on clear, fast charts and deepen your analysis with ProRealTime
Get peace of mind trading forex online with a provider that’s authorised and regulated by the DFSA
Open a free forex trading account easily – you could be trading forex in the next 24 hours
Ways to trade forex with IG
| CFD | DMA (Forex Direct) | |
| Main benefits | Go long and short on the markets | Increased market transparency and order control |
| Accessible to | All clients | Professional clients only3 |
| Traded in | Contracts | Lots |
| Commission | Commission-free for FX | Variable commission |
| Platforms | Web, mobile app and advanced platforms | L2 dealer, mobile app, terminals and APIs |
| Learn more about CFD trading | Learn more about DMA |
What is forex trading?
Forex trading is the buying and selling of currencies on the foreign exchange market with the aim of making a profit.
Forex is the world’s most-traded financial market, with transactions worth trillions of dollars taking place every day.
What are the benefits?
- Go long or short
- 24-hour trading
- High liquidity
- Constant opportunities
- Trade on leverage
- Wide range of FX pairs
How do I trade forex?
- Decide how you’d like to trade forex
- Learn how the forex market works
- Open a forex trading account
- Build a trading plan
- Choose your forex trading platform
- Open, monitor and close your first position
Open an account now
Open an account now
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*
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
Open an account now
Open an account now
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*
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
How much does forex trading cost?
Margins
When you trade CFDs you do so with leverage – meaning you can win, or lose, a significant amount more than your initial deposit – called your margin. Though not actually a cost to you, the margin you pay makes a big difference to the affordability of your forex trade.
Spreads
Your key payment for trading forex is the spread – the difference between the buy and the sell price – our charge for executing your trade. We work to keep our spreads among the lowest in the business.
| Spot FX | Retail margin | Leverage equivalent | Professional margin | Leverage equivalent |
| EUR/USD | 2% | 1:50 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| AUD/USD | 2% | 1:50 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| USD/JPY | 2% | 1:50 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| EUR/GBP | 2% | 1:50 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| GBP/USD | 2% | 1:50 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| EUR/JPY | 2% | 1:50 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| USD/CHF | 2% | 1:50 | 1.35% | 1:74 |
| Spot FX | IG min. spread | IG av. spread4 | IG av. spread (00:00-21:00)5 |
| EUR/USD | 0.6 | 1.04 | 0.85 |
| AUD/USD | 0.6 | 1.03 | 0.82 |
| USD/JPY | 0.7 | 1.18 | 0.94 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.9 | 1.89 | 1.40 |
| GBP/USD | 0.9 | 1.83 | 1.40 |
| EUR/JPY | 1.5 | 2.43 | 1.97 |
| USD/CHF | 1.5 | 3.04 | 2.64 |
Depending on your position, you may need to pay overnight funding.
It’s free and simple to create an account with us. Open one today, and you’ll get access to over 17,000 financial markets.
When you’re ready, you choose your deal size. What’s more, you’ll get lower minimums for 14 days while you master the markets.
Discover our forex markets
Search our huge range of forex pairs.
Live FX prices
These prices are indicative only, and subject to our website terms and conditions.
Choose your currency trading platform
Seize opportunity at your desk or on the go with the UK’s best web trading platform and mobile trading app.2
Discover a clear, smart way to trade forex that’s intuitive and requires no downloads.
Build forex trading algorithms to execute automatically, even if your machine is off.
Get increased control over your forex CFD trades with our DMA platform.
Trade forex on the move, so you need never miss an opportunity.
Award-winning forex provider
Choose the world's No. 1 CFD provider
Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.1
Start trading now
Log in to your account now to access today’s opportunity in a huge range of markets.
Choose the world's No. 1 CFD provider
Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.1
Start trading now
Log in to your account now to access today’s opportunity in a huge range of markets.
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*Best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020.
1For forex, by number of primary relationships with FX traders (Investment Trends UK Leveraged Trading Report released June 2020)
2Best trading platform as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards and Professional Trader Awards 2019.
3The advertised offering is only available to individual clients capable of obtaining ‘professional’ status. This requires experience of trading relevant products on your own account above a certain size, experience of working within the financial sector for at least two years in a relevant position and/or a personal investment portfolio worth at least $1million.
4Average spread (Monday 00:00 - Friday 22:00 GMT) for the 12 weeks ending 8th January 2021. For our minimum spreads, please see our forex CFD details.
5Average spread (between 00:00-21:00 GMT Monday to Friday) for the 12 weeks ending 8th January 2021. For our minimum spreads, please see our forex CFD details.
