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Pro collateral service
Make your investments work harder. Use up to 95% of the value of your IG share dealing account as collateral to cover your leveraged trades.
Pro collateral service
Make your investments work harder. Use up to 95% of the value of your IG share dealing account as collateral to cover your leveraged trades.
Call 0800 195 3100 or email newaccounts.uk@ig.com to talk about opening an account.
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Get info fast via our instant help and support portal. Available for account queries, ProRealTime, product info and more.
Visit help and support for more information.
Get info fast via our instant help and support portal. Available for account queries, ProRealTime, product info and more.
Visit help and support for more information.
Call 0800 409 6789 or email helpdesk.uk@ig.com if you have any questions about trading or investing. We're available 24/7 between 8am Saturday and 10pm Friday.
Contact us 0800 409 6789
Call 0800 195 3100 or email newaccounts.uk@ig.com to talk about opening an account.
Contact us 08001953100
Get info fast via our instant help and support portal. Available for account queries, ProRealTime, product info and more.
Visit help and support for more information.
Get info fast via our instant help and support portal. Available for account queries, ProRealTime, product info and more.
Visit help and support for more information.
Call 0800 409 6789 or email helpdesk.uk@ig.com if you have any questions about trading or investing. We're available 24/7 between 8am Saturday and 10pm Friday.
Contact us 0800 409 6789
What is collateral?
Our collateral service enables you to use a percentage of the value of your IG share dealing account, instead of cash, to cover margin requirements on one of your IG spread betting or CFD accounts.
Your shareholdings remain intact and retain their full value, you simply use a percentage of their worth as collateral to fund shorter-term trades.
Could I lose my shares?
If your trades start to realise losses, we’ll give you plenty of opportunity to cover them with cash.
If you don’t, and your account equity drops to -50% of your collateral value, we’ll follow our normal process: closing the trade and letting you know that your account is in debit.
For example, if you’ve linked collateral worth £500, your positions will be closed when your account reaches negative equity of £250.
We’ll only take control of your shares if your account remains in debit after we’ve gone through this process. Please ensure you have enough cash in your spread betting or CFD account, or transferable cash, to cover any losses.
How do I qualify for IG’s pro collateral service?
Firstly, you need to be eligible for an IG professional account.
You’ll also need an IG share dealing account, and a leveraged trading account with us – spread betting and CFD accounts both work.
Applying to be treated as a pro
No IG account yet?
Applying to be treated as a pro
No IG account yet?
Apply for a spread betting or CFD account with our simple online form
Log in to your newly created account, go to ‘settings’ > ‘client and account status’ on desktop, or ‘accounts’ in-app
Complete the professional application form
Keep an eye on your emails once you’ve applied – you’ll know if you’ve been successful within two hours. Here’s a reminder of the requirements for becoming a pro trader.
Applying to be treated as a pro
No IG account yet?
Applying to be treated a pro
No IG account yet?
Apply for a spread betting or CFD account with our simple online form
Log in to your newly created account, go to ‘settings’ > ‘client and account status’ on desktop, or ‘accounts’ in-app
Complete the professional application form
Keep an eye on your emails once you’ve applied – you’ll know if you’ve been successful within two hours. Here’s a reminder of the requirements for becoming a pro trader.
Applying to be treated a pro
Trading with us already?
Applying to be treated a pro
Trading with us already?
Log in to My IG or the IG Trading app
Go to ‘settings’ > ‘client and account status’ on desktop, or ‘accounts’ in-app
Complete the professional application form
Keep an eye on your emails once you’ve applied – you’ll know if you’ve been successful within two hours. Here’s a reminder of the requirements for becoming a pro trader.
How do I set up the collateral service?
First, you’ll need to link your IG share dealing account to your IG spread betting or CFD account:
Create your accounts if you don’t yet have them – you need a share dealing account, and a spread betting or CFD account.
Log in and apply to be treated as a professional trader – find out how below.
Once you’ve been classified as a professional, log in to My IG, go to ‘live accounts’ and then ‘set up collateral’.
Once your accounts are linked, you can use up to 95% of the value of your share portfolio to cover the margin on your spread bets or CFDs.
You can only use the value of your shares to cover the margin on your leveraged trades. Running losses need to be covered by cash in your leveraged account.
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FAQs
Is collateral available on non-professional IG accounts?
No, only professional traders can use our collateral service.
Why? Well, our collateral service enables pro traders to open spread bets or CFD trades with margin requirements that exceed the cash on their account. This is useful, because it gives them freedom to put the value of their shareholdings to work and use other capital elsewhere. However, this also means that a pro trader could lose more than the cash on their account.
Retail traders, on the other hand, can’t lose more than what’s on their account due to regulatory protection. We can therefore only offer our collateral service to professional traders.
Can I transfer existing shareholdings to IG?
Yes, you can transfer existing holdings to us – with no charges for transferring electronic shares.*
If you don’t trade with us yet, you’ll first need to open an IG share dealing account for free. If you’re already trading with us, simply add a share dealing account in My IG.
Once you’re set up, take a look at our transfer guide – it’ll tell you all you need to know.
Does collateral cover running losses?
No. Collateral can only be used on your CFD or spread betting account to cover deposit requirements for open positions. You will need to ensure that there are sufficient funds in your account to cover any running losses and avoid margin call.
Can I use my stocks and shares ISA as collateral for CFDs or spread bets?
No, you can’t use an IG stocks and shares ISA as collateral for leveraged trades.
Is the ‘collateral available’ figure real-time?
Yes, the 'collateral available' figure is real-time. This means the value of the assets in your share dealing account available to you, the ‘collateral available’, will fluctuate according to the price movement(s) of the stock(s) held in your share dealing account.
Is collateral available on corporate accounts
Yes, we do offer collateral for corporate accounts. Please speak to your account manager or email our helpdesk to find out more.
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