IG launches Junior ISA with up to £250 match for first 200 customers – equivalent to a week’s childcare costs

London, Monday 2nd March - Investing and trading platform IG has launched a Junior Stocks & Shares ISA, alongside an enhanced investment match of up to £250 for new customers - approximately the UK average weekly childcare cost².

With the launch, all new Junior ISA customers who invest £50 using the promo code NEWJISA will receive a guaranteed £50 matched investment, paid as cash directly into their account. In addition, the first 200 customers to open and invest in a Junior ISA with a £50 investment will be eligible for an enhanced match of up to £250. This limited allocation will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, meaning early applicants can benefit from the larger £200 top-up, while the standard £50 match remains available to all other new customers³.

By combining a universal match with a larger top-up for early applicants, IG aims to make it easier for families to start investing for their child’s future at a time when rising living and childcare costs continue to put pressure on household budgets.

IG’s Junior Stocks & Shares ISA comes with no commission or platform fees, making it one of the most competitive Junior ISA offerings on the market. Parents can invest across more than 12,000 stocks, ETFs and funds, with only standard FX fees applying to international share purchases⁴.

Junior ISAs from many other UK investment platforms charge annual account fees. To highlight the impact of fees over time, IG analysis shows how investing the full £9,000 annual Junior ISA allowance into a global equity tracker over the last 18 years would have resulted in a pot of more than £569,000 in an account with zero management fees. By contrast, a platform charging a 1% annual fee would have reduced the final value by over £65,000 (see table below).

Table showing impact of platform fees on JISA returns over 18 years invested in global tracker fund:

Estimated returns calculated from £9k annual contributions to MSCI World Index, based on performance from the previous 18 years. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Michael Healy, Managing Director UK at IG: “We recognise that many families face a range of financial pressures - from childcare and school costs to rising living expenses - which can make it difficult to plan for the years ahead. While this offer is a relatively small contribution, we hope it helps parents get off to the right start investing for their child’s future.

“Our goal is to give customers the most comprehensive, low-cost investing experience in the UK. With the launch of our Junior ISA, we can now deliver a range of tax-efficient solutions⁵ from birth through to pension age via our SIPP, giving families a complete investment journey at every stage of life.”

The IG Junior ISA is available for children aged 14 and under. Customers can open an account via the IG website and manage it through the website or the IG trading app. Parents must hold an IG investment account to open a Junior ISA.

The enhanced match of up to £250 is limited to the first 200 new Junior ISA customers and will be available while allocation remains. After this, the standard £50 bonus will continue to apply to eligible new accounts opened before 5 April using the promo code NEWJISA. To take advantage of this offer and find out more about IG’s Junior ISA offering, please visit https://www.ig.com/uk/investments/junior-isa.

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¹ Other fees may apply.

² Different sources vary on weekly childcare cost with NCT weekly cost figure slightly more (£263) and other industry sources citing a slightly lower figure for England. The figure will be comparatively higher for London.

³ The Promotion will start at 08:00 UK time on 2nd March 2026 and end when the first 200 eligible participants have been allocated. Subsequent new JISA customers will be eligible for the £50 JISA promotion till 5th April instead. Terms and conditions apply.

⁴ Other fees may apply.

⁵ Tax laws are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances. Tax law may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.