Get deep liquidity, full market visibility and advanced execution with direct market access (DMA), using our DMA shares and Forex Direct CFD services.
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Trade on underlying market prices sourced from a range of global liquidity venues, including primary exchanges, multilateral trading facilities (MTFs), market makers and banks.
Deal at the price you want, with full view of the best bid and offer price available – plus further prices on either side of the order book.
Take greater control of trade execution with advanced order types – including pegged, fill or kill, execute and eliminate, good for auction, percentage of volume and more.
Trade 140+ US shares 24/5¹ and 110+ US shares out-of-hours.
With CFDs, you can lose more than you deposit, you do not have ownership in the underlying asset and you may be subject to margin close-outs if you do not maintain sufficient margin.
Trade shares with no dealer intervention, full market depth and access to dark liquidity pools, using share CFDs service.
Trade currencies at the market price – and get liquidity from major providers – with Forex Direct, our DMA forex service.
DMA prices are not necessarily better than OTC, as our pricing technology is engineered to find the best available prices for both. However, direct access to the markets can give you greater visibility and flexibility as a trader.
We charge a small commission – the same as an over-the-counter (OTC) trade.
Depending on the exchange you want to view or trade on, you may be liable to pay data fees.
You may have to pay transaction costs, such as shares borrowing fees.
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 | DMA av. spread |
| EUR/USD | 0.165 |
| AUD/USD | 0.295 |
| USD/JPY | 0.242 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.540 |
| GBP/USD | 0.589 |
| EUR/JPY | 0.678 |
| USD/CHF | 0.399 |
Ahead of the curve
We’ve provided traders with access to leading financial markets since 1974 and are a FTSE 250 company.2 We’re ASIC-regulated and trusted by 320,000+ clients with the security of their money.
Fast, efficient online platforms
Seize your opportunity in seconds and take full control over each of your trades with our easy-to-use platform and apps.
Support when you need it
We have a dedicated team on hand to support you, and you can also benefit from knowledge-sharing with IG Academy.
With CFDs, you can lose more than you deposit, you do not have ownership in the underlying asset and you may be subject to margin close-outs if you do not maintain sufficient margin.
Direct market access (DMA) is a way of placing trades directly in the underlying market – whether that’s on the order books of an exchange or multilateral trading facility (MTF), or with another liquidity provider. DMA can give traders more flexibility and transparency, but it’s usually recommended for advanced traders only due to its complexity.
1 Trading hours run from Monday 10am to Saturday 7am (AEST). During daylight savings, hours shift to Monday 9am to Saturday 6am (AEDT).
2 IG is part of IG Group Holdings Plc, a member of the FTSE 250.