Spot Forex (major pairs)
Our dealing spread on a spot forex bet is significantly narrower than on the corresponding forward forex bet. Spot bets have the added advantage that there's no need to worry about any premium or discount for a forward date. [6]
Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the Notes tab.
Pair
|
Dealing hours [1]
|
One point means
|
Minimum bet
|
Minimum spread
|
Average spread (00:00-21:00)** [2]
|
Average spread* [2]
|
Guar stop premium [3]
|
Retail margin required [4]
|
Professional margin required [9]
|
EUR/CHF |
24 hours |
0.0001 SF/€ |
£1 |
2 |
2.64 |
3.04 |
n/a |
3.33% |
1.35% |
EUR/GBP |
24 hours |
0.0001 £/€ |
£0.50 |
0.9 |
1.40 |
1.89 |
2 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
EUR/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/€ |
£0.50 |
1.5 |
1.97 |
2.43 |
1.5 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
EUR/USD |
24 hours |
0.0001 $/€ |
£0.50 |
0.6 |
0.85 |
1.04 |
1.2 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/EUR |
24 hours |
0.0001 €/£ |
£1 |
2 |
2.73 |
3.25 |
2 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01
¥/£ |
£1 |
2.5 |
3.17 |
3.86 |
2 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/USD |
24 hours |
0.0001 $/£ |
£1 |
0.9 |
1.40 |
1.83 |
2 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
USD/CAD |
24 hours |
0.0001 CD/$ |
£0.50 |
1.3 |
1.77 |
2.06 |
1.5 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
USD/CHF |
24 hours |
0.0001 SF/$ |
£1 |
1.5 |
1.99 |
2.22 |
2 |
3.33% |
1.35% |
USD/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/$ |
£0.50 |
0.7 |
0.94 |
1.18 |
1.5 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
CAD/CHF |
24 hours |
0.0001 SF/CD |
£1 |
2.5 |
3.71 |
3.95 |
2 |
3.33% |
1.35% |
CAD/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/CD |
£1 |
2 |
3.05 |
3.34 |
1.5 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
CHF/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/SF |
£1 |
2 |
2.63 |
3.10 |
3 |
3.33% |
1.35% |
EUR/CAD |
24 hours |
0.0001 CD/€ |
£1 |
2.5 |
3.58 |
4.13 |
3 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/CAD |
24 hours |
0.0001 CD/£ |
£1 |
3 |
4.92 |
5.83 |
4 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/CHF |
24 hours |
0.0001 SF/£ |
£1 |
3 |
4.20 |
4.84 |
4 |
3.33% |
1.35% |
Weekend GBP/USD |
Saturday 08:00 - Sunday 20:40 |
0.0001 $/£ |
£0.5 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3.33% |
0.9% |
Weekend USD/JPY |
Saturday 08:00 - Sunday 20:41 |
0.01 ¥/$ |
£0.5 |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3.33% |
0.45% |
Weekend EUR/USD |
Saturday 08:00 - Sunday 20:42 |
0.0001 $/€ |
£0.5 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3.33% |
0.45% |
* Average spread (Monday 00:00 - Friday 22:00 GMT) for the 12 weeks ending 8th January 2021. For our minimum spreads, please see our forex spread bet, CFD and MT4 details.
** Average spread (between 00:00-21:00 GMT Monday to Friday) for the 12 weeks ending 8th January 2021. For our minimum spreads, please see our forex spread bet, CFD and MT4 details.
Forward forex (major pairs)
Forward forex bets allow you to take longer term positions. The forward forex bets listed below are bets for the quarterly value dates. You can place bets on forex for the next two quarters. [5]
Forward spreads listed below are in addition to the current Spot spread for each pair (listed above). [7]
Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the Notes tab.
Pair
|
Dealing hours [1]
|
One point means
|
Minimum bet
|
Forward spread [7]
|
Guaranteed stop premium[3]
|
Retail margin required [4]
|
Professional margin required [9]
|
GBP/USD |
24 hours |
0.0001 $/£ |
£1 |
9 |
3 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
EUR/USD |
24 hours |
0.0001 $/€ |
£1 |
10 |
3 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
USD/CHF |
24 hours |
0.0001 $/SF |
£1 |
8 |
6 |
3.33% |
1.35% |
EUR/GBP |
24 hours |
0.0001 £/€ |
£1 |
7 |
2 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
USD/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/$ |
£1 |
9 |
3 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
USD/CAD |
24 hours |
0.0001 CD/$ |
£1 |
6 |
3 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
EUR/CHF
|
24 hours |
0.0001 SF/€ |
£1 |
8 |
n/a |
3.33% |
1.35% |
EUR/JPY
|
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/€ |
£1 |
9 |
3 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/EUR |
24 hours |
0.0001 €/£ |
£1 |
18 |
6 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/£ |
£1 |
16 |
6 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
CAD/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/CD |
£1 |
10 |
6 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
CHF/JPY |
24 hours |
0.01 ¥/SF |
£1 |
8 |
6 |
3.33% |
1.35% |
EUR/CAD |
24 hours |
0.0001 CD/€ |
£1 |
14 |
12 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/CAD |
24 hours |
0.0001 CD/£ |
£1 |
9 |
12 |
3.33% |
0.45% |
GBP/CHF |
24 hours |
0.0001 SF/£ |
£1 |
16 |
12 |
3.33% |
1.35% |
For all forex futures bets, unless expressly agreed otherwise with IG, positions will be rolled over to a later date by default. For most positions, a client can, before the position has been automatically closed, ask for the position not to be rolled over to a later date. Rolling over a position involves closing the old position and opening a new one. We normally attempt to contact a client shortly before a position is due to expire and offer the opportunity to roll the position over. However, we cannot undertake to do this in every case, and it remains the client's responsibility to communicate their roll preferences for any position(s) before expiry.
Where a client has agreed with IG to expire a position, we will do so on or after the last dealing day basis the middle of the IG price at the last dealing time, plus or minus half the IG spread. For forward bets, typically this is the second Friday of the month for which the bet expires.