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September 2026 Bonus Shares Promotion


Invest £50 or more and get between £20 and £250 in bonus shares

YOU CANNOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY CONCURRENT PROMOTIONS, INCENTIVES OR PROMOTIONAL CODES. YOU MUST APPLY THE PROMOTIONAL CODE “SEPSHARES250”.

KEY DETAILS

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Reward

A randomly allocated bundle of shares worth £20–£250 (based on the probabilities in Clause 10, Table 2)

Maximum reward

£250 in shares

Qualifying investments

A minimum Net Investment of £50 during the Promotional Period. Multiple investments can be made. Invested value under £50 will receive no reward.

Promotion Period

00:00 UK time on 15 September 2026 – 23:59 UK time on 30 September 2026

Holding period

1 October 2026 – 31 December 2026

Promotional code

SEPSHARES250

Reward credited by

31 January 2027 into GIA, even if investments are in an ISA or SIPP

Eligible Accounts

Share Dealing Accounts or Smart Portfolio Accounts - GIA, ISA, SIPP, Smart GIA, Smart ISA, or Smart SIPP.

Eligibility

New share dealing or smart portfolio clients (GIA, ISA, SIPP, Smart GIA, Smart ISA, or Smart SIPP) using the promo code SEPSHARES250: 

  1. Apply to open an Eligible Account during the Promotional Period using the promotional code “SEPSHARES250”;
  2. Invest at least £50 into that Eligible Account by 30 September 2026. 
  3. Maintain an Average Invested Value of at least £50 in that Eligible Account until 31 December 2026. 

Note, all clients, including new smart portfolio clients (Smart GIA, Smart ISA, or Smart SIPP), will need to add a GIA in order for the free shares to be credited to their GIA account.

Eligible shares

A random allocation of US-listed stocks (see Clause 10, Table 1)

W-8BEN

W-8BEN form must be submitted by 30 November 2026. Failure to submit means the Share Bonus will be withheld and entitlement lapses.


Terms and conditions

1. These Terms and Conditions apply to the September 2026 Bonus Shares Promotion ("Promotion"). By participating in the Promotion, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions as well as the Customer Agreement for your IG account. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions conflicts with any provision of the Customer Agreement, the Customer Agreement shall prevail.

2. The Promotion is organised by IG Trading and Investments Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (register number 944492) and whose registered address is 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7DA ("we", "us", "IG" or "our").

3. The promotional period will start at 00:00 UK time on 15 September 2026 and end at 23:59 on 30 September 2026 (“Promotional Period”). We may extend or shorten the Promotional Period at our sole discretion.

4. Definitions

In these Terms and Conditions:

Average Invested Value” means, in respect of the Holding Period, the sum of the daily closing value of Net Investments on the Promotion Account for each calendar day in the Holding Period, divided by the total number of calendar days in the Holding Period;

Eligible Account” means a GIA, ISA, SIPP, Smart GIA, Smart ISA or Smart SIPP.

GIA” means a UK General Investment Share Dealing account with IG;

Holding Period” means the period from the end of the Promotional Period to 23:59 on 31 December 2026; 

IPO-related Instruments” means any security that IG designates as an IPO market, including shares acquired through IG's IPO allocation service during the IPO subscription, grey market or conditional dealing period.

ISA” means a UK Individual Savings Account with IG;

Net Investment” means the aggregate value of investment purchases on the Promotion Account during the Promotional Period less the aggregate value of any sales of investments from the Promotion Account during the Promotional Period (and for the avoidance of doubt, transfers of assets to IG from a third party shall NOT constitute a Net Investment for the purpose of this Promotion);

Promotion Account” has the meaning given to it in Clause 5 and, for the avoidance of doubt, if more than one Eligible Account is opened, the Promotion Account will be the one on which the Qualifying Investment is made; 

Qualifying Investment” means an investment on an Eligible Account such that the Net Investment on that account is £50 or more at the end of the Promotional Period;

Share Bonus” means the randomly allocated bundle of US-listed shares awarded to an eligible participant, with a value between £20 and £250 depending on the tier randomly allocated to that participant;

Share Dealing Account” means a GIA, ISA or SIPP; 

SIPP” means a Self-Invested Personal Pension with IG; and

Smart Portfolio Account” means a Smart GIA, Smart ISA or Smart SIPP.

5. You must satisfy all of the following conditions to participate in the Promotion:

A. Be a UK resident and aged 18 years or older;

B. Apply to open an Eligible Account during the Promotional Period using the promotional code “SEPSHARES250”. This Promotion is for new clients only – you must never have held any account with IG before 15 September 2026 to be eligible for this Promotion;  
 
C. Make a Qualifying Investment on that Eligible Account (your “Promotion Account”) during the Promotional Period; and

D. Maintain an Average Invested Value of at least £50 during the Holding Period.

6. During the Promotional Period and/or Holding Period, a reduction in the value of your investments in the Promotion Account below £50 shall not disqualify you from receiving the Share Bonus under this Promotion, provided that: (a) your Net Investment during the Promotional Period was at least £50; and (b) such reduction is attributable solely to movements in the market value of your investments and not to any withdrawal or sale of those investments by you.

7. IG will use reasonable methods to calculate the Average Invested Value and to calculate your Net Investment for the purposes of Clause 5(D). The invested amount will include open positions (e.g. shares, ETFs) and exclude any cash balances, unsettled trades and pending orders. Daily invested balances are calculated at 22:00 UK time each day using the formula: market price × position size, aggregated across all open positions. IG may change this calculation methodology at any time.

8. You may open more than one Eligible Account but must open or already hold a GIA in order to receive an allocation of shares under this Promotion. If you open more than one Eligible Account under this Promotion, your Promotion Account will be the first Eligible Account on which your Qualifying Investment is made. 

9. Investments and trades made in IPO-related Instruments are excluded from this Promotion. Such investments will not count towards any qualifying threshold under this Promotion, including the minimum net investment. 

Share Bonus Allocation

10. If you are eligible for the Promotion and satisfy the Promotion’s conditions, we will give you an allocation of shares up to a combined value of £250 from the list of companies in Table 1 below. The stocks in Table 1 are subject to change. The value of the Share Bonus you receive will be randomly selected in accordance with the approximate value bands stated in Table 2 below; the approximate value bands have a weighted probability of being selected as indicated in the table.

Table 1 

Company

Full Name

Ticker (NYSE/NASDAQ)

Apple

Apple Inc.

AAPL (NASDAQ)

Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc.

AMZN (NASDAQ)

Nvidia

NVIDIA Corporation

NVDA (NASDAQ)

Disney

The Walt Disney Company

DIS (NYSE)

Nike

NIKE, Inc.

NKE (NYSE)

Uber

Uber Technologies, Inc.

UBER (NYSE)

Meta

Meta Platforms, Inc.

META (NASDAQ)

Tesla

Tesla, Inc.

TSLA (NASDAQ)

Alphabet

Alphabet Inc.

GOOGL (NASDAQ)

SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

SPCX (NASDAQ)

Table 2

Approximate Value Band

Probability

£20 – £50

60%

£29 – £45

25%

£46 – £77

10%

£78 – £136

4%

£137 – £250

1%

Example: Promotional Period (15 September 2026 – 30 September 2026)  
Client holds £100 of Apple shares. Client sells £50 of Apple shares, meaning the Net Investment would be £50. Client is eligible for the Promotion and must maintain more than £50 invested throughout the Holding Period.  

Example: Holding Period (1 October 2026 – 31 December 2026) 
Client holds Apple position with an Average Invested Value of £50 until 31 December 2026. Client is eligible for the Share Bonus.  

As the value of shares go up and down according to the market and any combination of them may not equal the value band upper limit, the Share Bonus you receive may be slightly more or less than the value bands stated. You shall not be entitled to any cash adjustment in the event the allocation of shares results in you receiving less than the band value indicated above. Furthermore, you are only eligible for one Share Bonus, even if you open multiple Eligible Accounts of different types during the Promotional Period or have a minimum investment portfolio value of £50 in each different Eligible Account type. 

Where we are unable to allocate shares in a particular company listed in Table 1, we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to credit the cash equivalent value to your GIA.

11. The shares that you receive as part of the Share Bonus will be credited to your GIA. They will not be credited to any other category of Eligible Account even if your Qualifying Investment was not made into your GIA. We will do this by 31 January 2027. 

Example: 

Qualifying Investment made on 15 September 2026. Make at least £50 worth of Net Investments by 30 September 2026. Maintain an average of £50 invested in Promotion Account until 31 December 2026. Share Bonus will be credited to your GIA by 31 January 2027.

12. The shares you receive as part of the Share Bonus are US incorporated and therefore will be denominated in your account in USD and the value of them shall be subject to the exchange rate we apply on the date they are credited to your GIA. You must complete and submit a valid W-8BEN form (or other applicable US tax documentation) to IG by 30 November 2026. The W-8BEN form certifies your non-US tax residency status and is required under US tax regulations for you to receive tax treaty benefits. If you do not provide the required documentation by this deadline, we reserve the right to withhold the Share Bonus from your account and your entitlement to the Promotion shall lapse.

13. IG will not be responsible for any failure by you to submit the W-8BEN form in time. 

14. Where any shares in your Share Bonus are denominated in a currency other than GBP, those shares will be denominated in your account in the relevant currency (for example, USD for US-listed shares) and the value of them shall be subject to the exchange rate we apply on the date they are credited to your GIA.

15. In accordance with the Customer Agreement for your Eligible Account, you may be liable for fees and charges in respect of the shares you receive as part of the Share Bonus (for example, a foreign exchange fee). You can find our share dealing fees here: https://www.ig.com/uk/investments/share-dealing/costs-fees  

16. You may not take advantage of concurrent promotions, incentives or promotional codes offered by IG or IG group, unless the terms and conditions for the relevant promotion specify otherwise. If you participate in multiple promotions simultaneously, you shall be deemed eligible only for the one you began to participate in first.

17. You must be a direct client of IG. If you have any third-party introduction or introduction-type arrangement with IG or any IG group company, any accounts opened thereunder will not qualify for the Promotion.

18. All accounts are subject to our standard account opening criteria and accounts are available subject to certain jurisdictional restrictions, and as such not all applicants will be successful in their application for an account.

19. If any restrictions apply to your account, your account may not be eligible for the Promotion until the restrictions have been lifted. Any restrictions that apply to a new account will be detailed in the email to the account holder upon account activation. 

20. The Promotion is not open to employees of IG or IG group or employees of any other company engaged in direct competition with IG or any IG group company.

21. The Promotion and any obligations of IG pursuant to it will be revoked or withdrawn from participants who abuse the spirit or intention of it. We reserve the right to cancel or withdraw the Promotion at any time for any reason, including, but not limited to, in case of any suspected abuse of the Promotion. Further, where any of these Terms and Conditions are breached, if we believe that any of the terms of your Customer Agreement with us have been breached in any way, you no longer have an account with IG or there is any reason to suspect a participant has acted fraudulently or obtained an unfair or unintended advantage pursuant to this Promotion, we reserve the right to stop, withhold or cancel payment of the Share Bonus.

22. We are the sole arbiter of the Promotion, these Terms and Conditions and any other issues arising under this Promotion. Exceptions to these Terms and Conditions are at the sole discretion of IG’s management, and our decision is final. We reserve the right to alter, amend or terminate the Promotion or any aspect of it (including the Terms and Conditions) at any time and without prior notice.

23. We will not be held liable for any losses incurred by you as a result of your trading or in relation to this Promotion except where such loss is a result of our negligence or wilful misconduct. All trading involves risk. The value of shares, ETFs and ETCs can fall as well as rise, which could mean getting back less than you originally put in. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please ensure you fully understand the risks and take care to manage your exposure. 

24. We will not be held liable for your inability to satisfy the eligibility requirements of the Promotion or ability to trade as a result of any technical malfunction of the internet, IG’s trading platform, or your own computing system. You accept all risks associated with trading over the internet, mobile applications, and downloadable software.

25. Any dispute or situation not covered by these Terms and Conditions, will be resolved by IG’s management in a manner it deems to be fairest to all concerned and that decision will be final and binding on all parties.

26. If at any time all or any part of any provision of these Terms and Conditions are or become illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, such provision(s) will not affect or impair the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of the remainder of that provision or all other provisions of these Terms and Conditions or the legality, validity or enforceability under the law of any other jurisdiction of that provision or all other provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

27. If any tax is payable on the shares you receive under this Promotion, this tax will be your liability and will not be incurred by us. If the law requires us to withhold this tax and settle with the relevant tax authority on your behalf, then we shall credit the shares to your account net of this tax. 

28. For more information on how IG may use your data, see our Privacy Notice and Access Policy and privacy website at https://www.ig.com/uk/privacy.

29. These Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.