What is it? |
The placing of a bet that allows for a range of outcomes. |
Trading a financial derivative – you deal on prices derived from the underlying market, not on the underlying market itself. |
Are there expiries? |
Expiry dates far in the future. |
No expiry dates (excluding forwards). |
Do I pay tax? |
You don’t pay capital gains tax or stamp duty*. |
You don’t pay stamp duty, but you do pay capital gains tax. However, losses can be offset as a tax deduction. |
When can I trade? |
24-hour dealing on forex and major stock indices. During the underlying market hours for other markets. We also offer weekend trading on selected markets. |
24-hour trading on forex and major stock indices. During the underlying market hours for other markets. We also offer weekend trading on selected markets. |
Do I pay to keep positions open? |
Overnight funding on daily funded bets. Rollovers on forwards and futures. |
Overnight funding on all markets, except futures. Rollovers on futures. |
Does IG profit if I lose? |
We profit primarily from spreads and funding, and hedge the majority of net client exposure. We accept a low level of risk, from which we can make a small profit or loss. |
We profit primarily from commission, spreads and funding, and hedge the majority of net client exposure. We accept a low level of market risk, from which we can make a small profit or loss.
The outcome of a client’s DMA2 trade never has an impact on our profit or loss.
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What kind of trading is it suitable for? |
Intra-day
Daily
Medium-term
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Intra-day
Daily
Medium-term
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Can I receive dividends? |
We make a dividend adjustment on equity and stock index spread bets.
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We make a dividend adjustment on equity and stock index CFDs.
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Can it be used for hedging? |
Yes, but CFDs can be more effective because of their tax-deductible benefits.
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Yes
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Can I open a corporate account? |
No
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Yes, we offer corporate accounts.
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Range of markets |
More than 16,000 markets, including:
Forex
Stock indices
Shares
Cryptocurrencies
DMA forex2
DMA shares
ETFs and ETCs
Metals
Energies
Spot metals
Soft commodities
Options3
Interest rates
Bonds
Sectors
Share forwards
Forex forwards
Daily stock index futures
Stock index futures
Daily oil futures
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More than 16,000 markets, including:
Forex
Stock indices
Shares
Cryptocurrencies
DMA forex2
DMA shares
ETFs and ETCs
Metals
Energies
Spot metals
Soft commodities
Options3
Interest rates
Bonds
Sectors
Stock index futures
Share forwards
Forex forwards
Daily stock index futures
Daily oil futures
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The mechanics of dealing |
You define the size of your deal by selecting the amount you want to bet per point of movement (£/pt).
Profits and losses realised in currency you bet in.
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You define the size of your deal by selecting the number of contracts or shares you want to trade. Each contract has a fixed value.
Profits and losses realised in traded market’s base currency. GBP contracts available.
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The charges |
A spread on all markets.
No commission.
Funding adjustments (excluding futures and forwards).
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A spread on all markets except shares.
We charge a commission on share CFDs, but no spread.
Funding adjustments (excluding futures).
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Dealing platforms |
Desktop dealing
Mobile app (iPhone, Android)
Tablet app (iPad)
DMA2
MetaTrader 4
ProRealTime
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Desktop dealing
Mobile app (iPhone, Android)
Tablet app (iPad)
L2 Dealer (DMA)2
MetaTrader 4
ProRealTime
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Direct market access |
No
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Yes, for forex2 and shares
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Getting started |
Introduction programme
Interactive platform preview
Demo account
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Introduction programme
Interactive platform preview
Demo account
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