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Discover a world of opportunity – with over 17,000 markets, exclusive 24/7 pricing on global indices and extended hours on over 90 key US stocks.1 Explore our ways to trade and match your strategy to CFDs or US options and futures.
Start trading today. Call +44 (20) 7633 5430, or email sales.en@ig.com to talk about opening a trading account. We’re here 24/5.
Trade whenever opportunity strikes with 24/7 pricing on a wide range of global indices
Get low spreads and fast excution on our award winning platforms
Deal on over 13,000 shares
Trade on a range of hard and soft commodities.
Take your position on the price of eight major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ether.
Discover our specialist markets, including bonds, rates and options.
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Trade these markets with IG
We offer otwo ways to trade these markets. Contracts for difference (CFDs) are over-the-counter (OTC) derivative products that give you access to thousands of underlying markets. These are typically traded in the short or medium term.
We also offer pure-form US options and futures on a range of underlying markets through our partnership with our friends at tastytrade. You can access these products on an award-winning platform, straight from the My IG dashboard.4 Listed options and futures are usually traded over the medium term.
CFDs
Trade contracts over the counter: direct trade between two parties (usually through a broker like us)
- Trade using leverage to spread your capital further
- Go long or short on a market's direction
- Positions are adjusted to offset changes from dividends
- Trade around the clock, even on weekends, on a number of our markets
Exchange-traded (listed) products
Trade on exchange: centralised marketplace for buyers and sellers
- Go long, short or non-directional
- Low commissions; no commission to close options positions3
- Choose a cash account (without leverage) or a margin account (using leverage)
- Typically higher liquidity, as there’s a higher number of market participants
Low spreads and margins
Discover our charges to see how your capital could go further with us.
Extended hours on US stocks
Take a position on over 90 key stocks until 1am Monday-Thursday, and until 10pm Friday (UK time).
Saturday and Sunday trading
Trade on weekend events and offset your weekday positions on global indices, major FX pairs and cryptocurrencies.
Live prices
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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
We have over 45 years of experience offering a truly market-leading service
*IG Group’s total markets
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
We have over 45 years of experience offering a truly market-leading service
*IG Group’s total markets
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1 24/7 excludes the hours from 10pm Friday to 8am Saturday (UK time), and 20 minutes just before the weekday market opens on Sunday night.
2 Based on revenue (published financial statements, August 2024) .
3 $1.00 commission to open per options contract, $0 commission to close per options contract. Applicable exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees still apply to all opening and closing equity options trades. Some additional applicable commissions are capped at $10 per leg on equity option trades. The following index products are excluded from the capped commissions offer: SPX, RUT, VIX, OEX, XEO, DJX, and XSP. Trade futures from $0.85 commission to open and $0.85 commission to close on micro futures. Learn more about our charges.
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