Our platform is web-based and is accessible via your browser, without any downloads required.
Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. You could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. You could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose.
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MetaTrader 4
Core platforms
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| Web-based | Mobile app | Tablet apps | |
| Brief description | Our trading platform is available online, without any downloads required. | Our trading platform has been optimized for most smartphones, including iPhone and Android. | Our trading platform has been optimized for iPad and Android tablets. |
| Accessibility | Browser-based | Download | Download |
| Suitability | All users | All users | All users |
| Platform costs | Free | Free | Free |
| Tradable markets | All | Dependent on application* | Dependent on application* |
| Research tools | Streaming Reuters news, economic calendar | Reuters news, economic calendar | Reuters news, economic calendar |
| Monitoring tools | Watchlists, price alerts, orders, Autochartist | Watchlists, price alerts, orders | Watchlists, price alerts, orders |
| Charts | IG charts, Autochartist |
IG mobile charts | IG mobile charts |
| Trade from charts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price–improvement technology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Order types | Take-profits, stop-losses, market orders, OCO | Take-profits, stop-losses, market orders, OCO | Take-profits, stop-losses, market orders, OCO |
| Account management | Use My IG, our account management area, to register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history and manage settings | Register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings | Register cards, make payments, withdraw funds, view history, manage settings |
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Specialist platforms |
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| MetaTrader4 | |
| Brief description | MetaTrader 4 is a popular third-party platform for forex trading, with advanced analysis and automated trading tools. |
| Accessibility | Download |
| Suitability | Forex specialists |
| Platform costs | Free |
| Exchange fees | None |
| Streaming Reuters news | No |
| Monitoring tools | Automated trading |
| Charts | Advanced MT4 charts |
| Trade from charts | Yes |
| Price-improvement technology | No |
| Order types | Market orders, limits, stops, stop-loss, take profit |
| Automated trading strategies | Yes |
| Account management | Handled through the web-based platform |
| Add-ons | 18 customizable apps plus Autochartist |
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