SB
+£125.30Current holdings
Spread Betting Account
£2,150.65
Margin covered>100%
Spread Betting
- Free from stamp duty and capital gains
- Over 16,000 markets to trade
- Take positions with leverage
Take your position with over 80 currency pairs.
Trade forex 24/5, with selected markets available over the weekend.
What is forex?
Enter the world’s most-traded financial market.
Forex (foreign exchange) is a global, decentralised market where currencies are bought and sold. With trillions of dollars traded daily, it’s the world’s largest and most liquid financial market. Open 24 hours a day, five days a week, it offers opportunities to trade currency price movements, with high liquidity helping to keep spreads tight and trading costs low.
Why trade with IG?
Trade forex tax-free with spread betting.
Trade on our award-winning platform, backed by 50 years of expertise. Spread bet with no stamp duty or capital gains tax on your profits in the UK.² Go long or short on markets available 24 hours a day, and use leverage to open positions worth up to 30 times your deposit.
Accounts
Trade forex your way.
Choose the account that’s right for you.
Chartsanalysis and tools
Better tools. Better decisions.
Trading starts long before you place an order. Spot opportunities with advanced charts, technical indicators and custom layouts that help you see the bigger picture. Then execute your strategy with the trading platforms you know and trust, including MT4, MT5, L2 Dealer and TradingView.
Getting started
Open your forex account in minutes.
1. Open an IG account.
Answer a few questions and get your account up and running.
2. Open your Spread Betting or CFD account.
Get your preferred trading account set up and ready to go.
3. Start trading.
You’re ready to fund your account and make your first trade.
2 million active accounts3. 50 years of experience.
Join the award-winning platform and start trading 80 currency pairs.
Built on regulation
Your money, protected.
Regulated by the FCA
IG is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, and has been looking after traders since 1974.
Safeguarding your money
Your cash is held separately from ours at trusted banks. So even if IG failed, they'd stay safe and untouched.
FSCS government protection
Held in segregated accounts and protected by the FSCS, up to £85,000. Cover depends on your circumstances.
Still deciding? We can help.
Forex trading is the buying and selling of currencies on the foreign exchange market with the aim of making a profit. Forex is the world’s most-traded financial market, with transactions worth trillions of dollars taking place every day.
FX markets are open 24 hours a day, giving you the flexibility to trade when it suits you. You can go long or short, access a wide range of currency pairs, benefit from high liquidity and trade using leverage.
Start by understanding how the forex market works and deciding how you want to trade. Then open an account, build a trading plan, choose your platform and open your first position.
You can find our trading costs for spread betting and CFDs here.
