If you see opportunity in volatility, trade our flexible online options. Speculate on a range of assets, and get the expertise and support of the world’s No.1 CFD provider.1
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Options trading is the act of buying and selling options. These are contracts that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a set price, if it moves beyond that price within a set timeframe.
With us, you can trade options with CFDs. This involves taking a position on the underlying options price, not entering into the options contract directly or employing complex strategies
Trade major indices, shares and FX with daily or weekly, monthly and quarterly options.
Buy and sell options with no closing spread when you hold them until their fixed expiry date
Develop options trading strategies by pairing options trades with CFDs
Take a position on rising, falling and even flat markets all over the world
Options are contracts that give you the right – but not the obligation – to buy or sell an underlying asset before a certain expiry date. You can use them to speculate on the price of a financial market, and in some cases its volatility too.
Options are contracts that give you the right – but not the obligation – to buy or sell an underlying asset before a certain expiry date. You can use them to speculate on the price of a financial market, and in some cases its volatility too.
Choose the option to suit you from our daily, or weekly, monthly and quarterly timeframes.
Trade daily options with reduced spreads – the same as on regular spot markets
Get the leverage you want by choosing your strike and trade size
Cap your maximum risk when you buy daily options – you’ll never lose more than the margin you pay to open. Trade up to three quarters ahead, with your risk limited to your opening payment (when buying)
Hold daily options positions even if the market moves against you, knowing that your risk is limited to the margin you paid to open
Daily, for a low-cost, highly-leveraged way to trade intraday and longer expiries, well-suited to traditional trading strategies
Pay less for long-term positions, thanks to zero overnight funding
Find opportunity on a broad range of market conditions – even flat markets
Develop simple or complex options strategies for greater control over your trading
Speculate based on your bullish or bearish stance, or use options strategies for a neutral market assumption
Enjoy flexible access to more than 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
We have over 45 years of experience offering a truly market-leading service
*IG Group’s total markets
Enjoy flexible access to more than 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
We have over 45 years of experience offering a truly market-leading service
*IG Group’s total markets
Take a position on your favourite markets with our native, award-winning2 web
and mobile trading applications.
We’ve been a market-leading online trading and investment provider for +50 years.
Start trading CFDs to discover opportunities on 17,000+ markets.
Take advantage of movement in currency prices – with over 80 FX pairs to choose from.
1 Based on revenue (published financial statements, August 2024).
2 Best trading platform as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards and Professional Trader Awards 2024. Best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.
3 Tax laws are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances. Tax law may differ in jurisdictions.