Compare trading platforms
IG offers a variety of trading platforms, designed to meet your unique needs. From our mobile app to specialist programmes such as MT4 – compare our trading platforms and find out which one is best for you.
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Why use IG's trading platforms?
Flexible access to more than 17,000 markets
Fast and reliable execution of your trades
Easy-to-use and customisable platforms
Secure trading with a true market leader
Choose your platform
You can choose from a variety of core and specialist platforms when trading with us. We offer faster, clearer and smarter ways to trade, no matter your level of expertise. Compare IG’s trading platforms below.
- IG's trading platform
- iOS and Android apps
- Progressive web app
- ProRealTime
- MetaTrader4
- L2 Dealer
Our web trading platform is available online for all users who are interested in spread betting or CFD trading. You can manage your account, register cards, make payments, withdraw your funds and more. This platform also offers browser-based research tools such as streaming news, economic calendar and signals.
Our tablet and mobile trading platform has been optimised for iPhone and Android. It is suitable for all spread bettors, CFD traders and share dealers. You have access to the same research and monitoring tools as on the web-based platform, and you can view IG’s mobile charts on the go.
IG has launched a progressive web app (PWA), that offers clients anywhere in the world a seamless trading platform on any device – without having to visit a third-party app store. The PWA is optimised to help you receive critical trading updates quickly and effortlessly, avoiding delays inherent in traditional app store review processes.
ProRealTime (PRT) is the leading advanced charting package on the web, offering powerful monitoring tools, flexible access and advanced analysis resources. PRT is suitable for technical chart users, and free if you trade spread bets or CFDs at least four times a month.
MetaTrader 4 is a popular third-party platform for CFD trading and spread betting, with advanced analysis and automated trading tools. Plus, you can choose between 18 bespoke app add-ons. Download it for free to trade forex, indices, major metals and more.
L2 Dealer is a free, downloadable share trading platform that offers direct market access (DMA). Trade CFDs supported by helpful monitoring tools such as watchlists, price alerts and orders. Trade from charts and enjoy price-improvement technology at your fingertips.
IG trading platforms comparison
| Desktop | Tablet and mobile | Progressive web app | |
| Accessibility | Browser-based | Download | Browser-based with mobile shortcut |
| Suitability | All users | All users | All users |
| Platform costs | Free | Free | Free |
| Exchange fees | Monthly fees for certain exchanges and level 2 shares data for CFD and share dealing accounts | Monthly fees for certain exchanges and level 2 shares data for CFD and share dealing accounts | Monthly fees for certain exchanges and level 2 shares data for CFD and share dealing accounts |
| Available products | Spread bets, CFDs, share dealing | Spread bets, CFDs, share dealing | Spread bets, CFDs |
| Tradeable markets | Depends on account type (Digital 100s only avaliable to Pro clients) | Depends on account type (excluding Digital 100s) | Depends on account type (Digital 100s only avaliable to Pro clients) |
| Research tools | Streaming Reuters news, economic calendar, signals, IGTV, IG analysts' articles, IG Community | Streaming Reuters news, economic calendar, signals, IG Community, client sentiment | None |
| Monitoring tools | Watchlists, price alerts, orders, Autochartist | Watchlists, price alerts, orders | Watchlists, orders |
| Charts | IG charts, ProRealTime access, Autochartist | IG mobile charts | IG mobile charts |
| Trade from charts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price improvement | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Direct market access (DMA) | Avaliable when share dealing | Available for iOS | No |
| Order types | Limits, stops, guaranteed stops, trailing stops, market orders | Limits, stops, guaranteed stops, trailing stops, market orders | Limits, stops, guaranteed stops, trailing stops, market orders |
| Automated trading strategies | No | No | No |
| Account management | Use My IG, our account management area, to register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history and manage settings | Register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, bank transfers, PayPal, view history, manage settings | Use My IG to make payments and manage settings |
Specialist trading platforms comparison
| ProRealTime | MetaTrader4 | L2 Dealer | |
| Desktop accessibility | Download | Download | Download |
| Mobile accessibility | No | Yes, through app | No |
| Suitability | Technical chart users | Forex specialists | Advanced shares traders |
| Platform costs | Free if you transact at least four times in a month. If not, a £30 per month fee will apply | Free | Free (minimum £1000 balance required) |
| Exchange fees | Monthly fees for certain exchange stock feeds on a CFD account | None | Monthly fees for shares data and level 2 prices |
| Available products | Spread bets, CFDs | Spread bets, CFDs | CFDs, share dealing |
| Tradeable markets | All markets (apart from DMA and sprints) | Forex, indices, oil and major metals | DMA forex* and shares OTC forex, shares, indices and commodities |
| Streaming Reuters news | No | No | Yes |
| Monitoring tools | ProScreener, Alerts, TopMovers, Lists, ProRealTrend and Automated trading | Automated trading | Watchlists, price alerts, orders |
| Charts | Advanced ProRealTime charts | Advanced MT4 charts | ProRealTime access |
| Trade from charts | Yes | Yes | Yes (through ProRealTime, OTC only) |
| Price improvement | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Direct market access (DMA) | No | No | Yes (CFDs and share dealing only) |
| Order types | Market orders, limits, stops, trailing stops, market if touched | Market orders, limits, stops, stop-loss, take profit | Algo trades, limits, market orders, tranche orders, fill or kill, execute and eliminate, date, day, good for auction, good till cancel, at the auction, at the open, at the close, at best |
| Automated trading strategies | Yes | Yes | No |
| Account management | Register cards, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings | Handled through the web-based platform | Register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings |
| Add-ons | Import indicators | 18 bespoke apps plus Autochartist | Bloomberg, FIX API |
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