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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
What our clients say
"Very innovative. User friendly platform"
"By far the best and easiest trading platform I have used"
"Fast and responsive. Clear. Very informative fundamentals and signals"
"Allows for in depth chart analysis, custom alerts and automatic trading"
Your new favourite online trading platform
- Deal ticket
- Charts
- News and analysis
- IG Live
- Alerts
- Signals
- Customisation
Take full control over each trade with just a few clicks in our easy-to-use deal ticket:
- Get an instant overview of market prices, spread, and margin with our simple, clean design
- Reduce risk and protect your profits with stops and limits – including guaranteed stops for watertight protection2
- Choose your preferred currency to keep conversion charges down
- Trade automatically by setting orders to open at your chosen level, then choose their expiry date or close manually
- Set alerts to trigger when a market moves an amount, hits a price level or meets your technical conditions
- Find dealing specs in the ‘information’ tab – minimum stop distances and trade sizes, margin factors and more
Get to the heart of price action and seize your opportunity with our fast, clear, smart charts.
- Track performance across timeframes, from tick-by-tick to monthly
- Compare up to four timeframes on a single chart
- Perform in-depth analysis with 28 indicators (including MACD, RSI and Bollinger Bands) and 19 drawings
- Experience stable and effortless dealing supported by HTML5 technology, on any browser
- Deal in an instant, direct from charts – open, close and edit your positions in a couple of clicks
- Get free integrated access to ProRealTime, the leading web-based charting package for advanced traders
Keep up with financial announcements, and stay ahead of market movements, with news and analysis built into our online trading platform.
- Twitter: Follow our curated feed for real-time updates from financial news outlets, analysts, traders and institutions.
- Reuters: Read breaking news tailored to you, through an always-updated feed from the world-leading news organisation.
- In-house analysts: Find what you need to make an informed trade, with fundamental and technical analysis from IG and DailyFX analysts.
Get inspired by live and on-demand shows from our in-house TV channel.
- Watch shows with our experts three times a day, Monday to Friday. Discover markets to track, find key levels with live technical analysis, and plan ahead with a look at tomorrow’s likely events.
- 10:30am (live) – Pre-European open bulletin
- 1.30pm (live) – Charting the markets
- 7pm: Trading look ahead - Get exclusive coverage of major events, like monetary policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England.
Price moves. Economic events. Technical patterns. Set up automatic alerts and be the first to know about them – on any device:
- Price level alerts trigger when your market hits your chosen price
- Price change alerts trigger when a market moves your chosen amount
- Technical indicator alerts let you know when a market meets your technical conditions
- Economic calendar alerts inform you ahead of important market events
Get help identifying the right time to trade on forex, indices and commodities markets. Have buy and sell signals, based on analysis from two expert third parties, delivered to your mobile or desktop:
- Take the guesswork out of chart pattern recognition
- Reinforce your own market research and analysis
- Be alerted to significant trends and patterns
- Decide whether to react to potential opportunities
Tweak our trading platform so it works, looks and feels just how you need it to:
- Set up multiple workspaces for different markets and goals
- Switch between light and dark modes
- Group your favourite markets in watchlists for quick access
- Personalise your balance bar for a detailed or at-a-glance view
- Seize opportunity even quicker with one-click dealing
- Add or remove columns to tailor the info you see
- Save space – tab your panels in one place for faster access
Try our online trading platform now
Try out the best online trading platform – open a free IG demo account.1 It only takes a few minutes and you’ll get $10,000 virtual money to practise with.
Try our online trading platform now
Try out the best online trading platform – open a free IG demo account.1 It only takes a few minutes and you’ll get $10,000 virtual money to practise with.
Fast, efficient online trading platform
0.014 seconds average execution speed3
86 million trades in FY19
- Pricing
- Execution
- Security
How we find the best prices
We constantly review many different venues to find you the best prices. We always try to improve the integrity of our prices and reduce your transaction charges.
How you get the best price
Markets can move in milliseconds, so the price you click to trade on may change by the time your order reaches us. However, our order management system will never fill you at a level worse than the one you requested (though your order may be rejected).
Fast and reliable
Our robust trading platforms are built to cope with huge volumes of trades very quickly. We accept 7 million orders per month, from more than 130,000 unique monthly web and mobile users.4
You have full control
Thanks to our range of order types, you have greater control over how your trade is executed – so you can trade exactly the way you want:
- Partial fills increase your changes of successful execution when trading in large sizes
- Points through current reduces your change of price rejection in volatile market – trade through the current IG price
All our platforms use top-of-the-range web security, so you can trade with confidence.
We use 256-bit SLL (secure sockets layer) encryption, the industry standard for online financial transactions.
Third-party trading platforms
Take greater control over your dealing with built-in access to a range of advanced third-party platforms.
Which trading platform is best for me?
Compare features and decide which platform best suits your needs, with our helpful comparison table.
Mobile trading platform
Take our platform wherever you go, with our award-winning mobile trading app.
Master the IG platform
Get a walkthrough of our online trading platform from our experts, and learn helpful hints and tips – watch the webinars in our archive.
Master the IG platform
Get a walkthrough of our online trading platform from our experts, and learn helpful hints and tips – watch the webinars in our archive.
FAQs
What is a trading platform?
A trading platform is computer software which you can use to research, place, monitor and edit trades. You can choose from many platforms including desktop platforms, trading apps, web-based platforms and third-party programs.
What trading platforms can I trade with in the UAE?
There are several trading platforms available to you in the UAE, including online platforms which operate on desktop, or platforms which run on mobile apps. There are also specialist algorithmic and automated trading platforms like MetaTrader 4 and ProRealTime.
How do I choose a trading platform?
If you’re new to the markets, you might want to use an online trading platform on your desktop. If you prefer to trade on the move, you might choose a smart phone or tablet trading app. Experienced traders can use advanced third-party platforms, while algorithmic traders can choose specialist platforms to develop their own automated trading programs.
You can compare a range of platforms here.
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1As awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020 and Professional Trader Awards 2019.
2 You'll pay a small premium only if your guaranteed stop is triggered.
3 Based on IG Group's OTC data for October 2019.
4 Awarded ‘best finance app’ at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020 and Professional Trader Awards 2019.
