Trading with APIs
Connect your front-end solutions to our market-leading pricing and execution technology. Start trading with APIs today with the world’s No.1 CFD provider.1
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What is API trading?
API trading (short for application programming interface) lets you connect two applications – for example, your IG account and your custom-built platform. Trading with APIs lets you access our ecosystem directly – giving you faster order execution and more control over your trades.
Trading with our APIs is an easy way to get live market data, historical prices and execute trades from any of your IG trading accounts – without having to manually trawl through different exchanges’ order books and dark pools for data and prices. Instead, you can get the information delivered directly to you, ensuring speed and efficiency.
Who typically trades with APIs?
Trading with APIs is popular with both institutions such as hedge funds and registered trading firms, as well as retail traders. That’s because APIs offer access to more advanced programs.
If you want to focus on trading rather than coding, but would like to use an advanced platform that is capable of trading with algorithms, you can use our ProRealTime platform.
Why trade with APIs?
Create bespoke trading solutions with our web-based APIs, either REST-based or streaming
Take advantage of DMA and OTC products with our FIX API – available through IG Prime
Get coding as quickly as possible with our sample app
Benefit from third-party software such as Excel (VBA), .NET, and Java
Why trade with IG?
Choose the market-leader
Trade with the world's No.1 CFD provider1
Access deep liquidity
Take advantage of our market-leading pricing and execution technology
Trade over 17,000 markets
Seize opportunity with more 24-hour markets than anywhere else
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
Open an IG account to access ProRealTime
Demo accounts are only available for CFD trading.
Open an IG account to access ProRealTime
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 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 more than 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
*Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.
Demo accounts are only available for CFD trading.
Open an IG account to access ProRealTime
Open an IG account to access ProRealTime
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 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 more than 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
*Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.
Routes to trading with APIs
There are two different ways to trade via APIs with an IG account:
Through IG's API
Through ProRealTime
You’d do this if you want to build your own trading platform.
- Create a live IG account
- Generate an API key
- Connect to the IG API using our Excel app or start coding
- Understand the risks and costs of trading before you open your first trade
You’d do this if you want to send IG trades from a custom interface you have built.
- Create a live IG account
- Launch ProRealTime
- Build your own algorithms
- Start trading
You can also use our demo account to test your application in a risk-free environment. To use APIs on our demo, you have to use the same email address as your live account. If you already have a live account, you can use the account switcher on the top left of the page to open a demo.
Trading CFDs with APIs
With our trading API, you can either build your own or use pre-made solutions to trade CFDs.
- CFD trading enables you to offset losses against profits, making it suitable for hedging
When you trade these products, you can take a long or a short position. You’d buy (go long) if you expect the market to rise, and you’d sell (go short) if you expect it to fall.
Learn more about CFD trading with IG
Markets and costs with APIs
- Forex
- Indices
- Commodities
- Cryptos
| Market | Minimum spread |
| EUR/USD | 0.6 |
| AUD/USD | 0.6 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.9 |
| GBP/USD | 0.9 |
| Market | Minimum spread |
| FTSE 100 | 1 |
| Wall Street | 2.4 |
| Germany 40 | 1.2 |
| Australia 200 | 1 |
| Market | Minimum spread |
| Spot Gold | 0.3 |
| Spot Silver | 2 |
| Oil - US Crude | 2.8 |
| Oil - Brent Crude | 2.8 |
| Market | Minimum spread |
| Bitcoin | 45 |
| Ether | 1.8 |
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* Best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020.
2 Based on revenue excluding FX (published financial statements, June 2020); for forex based on number of primary relationships with FX traders (Investment Trends UK Leveraged Trading Report released June 2020).
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Disclaimers
- CFDs are complex 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. Professional Clients can lose more than they deposit.
- The value of shares and ETFs bought through an IG stock trading account can fall as well as rise, which could mean getting back less than you originally put in. Please ensure you fully understand the risks and take care to manage your exposure.
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