CFD trading
Flexible and accessible, CFD trading offers you the chance to find opportunity in a huge variety of financial markets – whether they’re moving up or down in price. Trade CFDs with IG and you’ll have all the expertise of the world’s No.1 provider at your disposal.1
Call 010 500 8626 or email newaccounts.za@ig.com to talk about opening a trading account. We’re here 24 hours a day, from 9am Saturday to 11pm Friday.
Contact us: 010 500 8626
Why trade CFDs with us?
Manage risk effectively - never stay below zero with negative balance protection2
Take your capital further. Open a position for a fraction of the cost with our competitive margin rates
Support when you need it. Round the clock assistance from 6am Saturday to 10pm Friday
Keep your finger on the pulse React to breaking news with custom price alerts
Open a position from any position Use the UK's best web-based platform and mobile trading app4
Get an interactive education Become a better trader with free trading courses on IG Academy
What is CFD trading?
Trade CFDs to speculate on whether an asset's will move up or down without having to own the asset
What are the benefits?
- 17,000+ markets
- Free up your capital
- Go short or long
- Free from stamp duty
How do I trade CFDs?
- Open a trading account
- Find an opportunity
- Take a position
- Monitor your trade
Open an account now
Open an account now
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
React faster with powerful technology
Our platform and apps are intuitive and highly responsive, so trading opportunities are always within reach
Grow your confidence with an established provider
We’re a FTSE 250 company that’s been leading our industry for nearly 50 years, so our expertise is second to none
Open an account now
Open an account now
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
React faster with powerful technology
Our platform and apps are intuitive and highly responsive, so trading opportunities are always within reach
Grow your confidence with an established provider
We’re a FTSE 250 company that’s been leading our industry for nearly 50 years, so our expertise is second to none
What markets can I trade with CFDs?
Get spreads from just 0.6 points on pairs like EUR/USD with the UK’s No.1 FX provider.3
Deal on global stock indices, with more 24-hour markets than any other provider.
Choose from over 12,000 interntional shares and exchange traded funds.
Trade metals, energies and soft commodities, with spreads from 0.3 points.
Access our comprehensive range of market data, charts, news and analysis to plan your strategies.
Discover our options markets, interest rates, bonds, sectors and more.
How much will I have to pay?
Margins
CFDs are leveraged, meaning you can win, or lose, a significant amount more than you deposit initially. This initial deposit is called a margin.
Spreads and commission
Your main payment for CFD trading is the spread - the price between the buy and the sell price. This is our charge for executing your trade.
We charge a spread on every market except for share CFDs, which you'll pay a commission on instead. We work to keep these charges among the lowest in the business.
| Market | Retail margin | Leverage equivalent | Professional margin What is this? |
Leverage equivalent |
| Forex | 3.33% | 1:30 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Indices | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Shares | 20% | 1:5 | 4.5% | 1:22 |
| Commodities | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Cryptocurrencies | 50% | 1:2 | 4.5% | 1:22 |
| Minium spreads from | Commission per side from | |
| Forex | 0.6 | - |
| Indices | 0.1 | - |
| Shares | - | 10% |
| Commodities | 0.3 | - |
| Cryptocurrencies | 0.1 | - |
It’s free, quick and simple to create a CFD trading account with us. Open one today, and you’ll get access to over 17,000 financial markets.
When you’re ready, you choose your trade size. What’s more, new CFD traders get lower minimums for one month.
Choose the world’s No.1 CFD provider
Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.
Choose the world’s No.1 CFD provider
Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.
Choose the world’s No.1 CFD provider
Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.
Choose the world’s No.1 CFD provider
Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.
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1 Based on revenue (published financial statements, 2022).
2 Negative balance protection applies to trading-related debt only, and is not available to professional traders.
3 By number of primary relationships with FX traders (Investment Trends UK Leveraged Trading Report released June 2020).
4 Best trading platform as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards and Professional Trader Awards 2019. Best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020.
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