Trade the financial markets online with IG!
Access thousands of markets with the world's No.1 CFD provider.1
Already experienced as a trader?
Discover the advantages of trading with IG:
New to trading in the financial markets?
Get started with some key essentials for beginners:
Choose from over 15,000 markets to trade
Join the world's No.1 CFD provider1
Shares | Trade on over 8000 shares to take advantage of both rising and falling prices.
Indices | Trade CFDs on spreads from just 0.1 points, with continuous 24hr prices on 25 markets.
Forex | Trade foreign exchange with the UK’s No.1 retail provider. Spreads from just 0.6 points.
Commodities | A range of hard and soft commodities - gold spreads starting at just 0.3 points.
Other markets | Discover the other exciting markets, including bonds, rates, options and more.
Cryptocurrencies | Take your position on the price of bitcoin and ether.
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Prices above are subject to our website terms and conditions. Prices are indicative only.
Johannesburg and Pretoria in-person seminars
Technology to help you trade
Join us in Pretoria on 24 October and in Johannesburg on 25 October, where we will be exploring the best trading technology to help you trade financial markets.
Learn how to:
- Search for trading opportunities with scanning tools
- Create price, economic and indicator alerts through email, platform and push notifications
- Generate, buy and sell ideas with IG's signal tool
- Manage risk
Losses can exceed your deposits. Your losses, as well as profits, are magnified when using leverage.
Successful trading means making the right decisions
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An established leader
We've been a trusted, global market leader since 1974
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Get more for less
Tight spreads, low margins and over 15,000 markets
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Superior platform
Execute your strategy on a fast, reliable, powerful and mobile platform
Learn more: Why IG? | CFD trading
Trade faster.
Trade now.
Our platforms are the fastest, most reliable and most efficient we've ever built
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Clear design
Classic, 'dealer' interface
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Always improving
Regular updates and new features
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Better prices
The best prices, from multiple sources
Learn more: Platform features | Trading apps | L2 trading platform (DMA)
Expert insight, professional support
Use our tools, resources and experience to improve your trading
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Client education
Attend a free in-person seminar
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Vast range of tools and data
Free data on every major market, economic calendar, commentary, analysis and more
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Professional support
Friendly, knowledgeable, locally-based support, 24 hours a day
Start trading in 3, 2, 1…
It’s free to set up an account to trade. Open a CFD account and get access to local and international markets
Fill out a simple online form
We’ll ask about your trading experience
Instant online verification
We can usually verify your identity immediately
Fund and start trading
You can withdraw money easily, whenever you like
Free account set-up, no downloads. One application, two accounts
Instant access, risk-free, R1,000,000 virtual funds
1 World's No. 1 CFD provider for CFD's, based on revenue excluding FX (published financial statements, February 2018)
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 79% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.
You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.