Trade domestic and international markets in three quick steps

Discover opportunity across thousands of markets with the world’s leader in online trading.

Create a live account in three minutes or less

Fund your account instantly with your credit/debit card

Go long or short on more than 17,000 global markets

Call 010 344 0051 or email helpdesk.za@ig.com to talk about opening a trading account. We're around 24 hours a day from 9am Saturday to 11pm Friday.

Established in 1974 313,300+ clients worldwide 17,000+ markets

Why choose IG?

Global leader, local expertise

With an office in South Africa, you’ll get local perspective from the world’s No.1 CFD provider.¹

Round-the-clock support

Our highly trained team is available 24 hours a day from 9am Saturday to 11pm Friday.

Free learning resources

Take your trading to the next level with our free seminars, webinars and online academy.

One application, two accounts

When you sign up with us, you don’t just get access to local financial markets. We also provide you with a separate international account, so you can take advantage of movements in thousands of global markets – including forex, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies and more.

International account

Domestic account

Make an instant payment with your credit/debit card to trade:

More than 12,000 shares
Global stock indices
More than 80 FX pairs
Hard and soft commodities
Cryptocurrencies
Bonds, interest rates, ETFs and more

Your international account is held with IG Markets (UK).

Take your position on these local instruments:

Over 200 shares
South Africa 40 index
FINI 15 Index
RESI 20 Index
ETFs

Your domestic account is held with IG Markets South Africa Limited.

Create live account

Award-winning service

We’ve been recognised time and time again by our industry, both for the services and the technology that we provide.

Superior service. Local support.

Trade more markets

Explore 15,000+ financial instruments, including cryptocurrencies. Spreads start from 0.1 points on indices and 0.6 points on forex.

Call us when you need us

Get help immediately from our friendly, local team. Highly trained and experienced, we’re on hand to resolve any queries fast.

Learn from our experts

Build your trading skills with a wide range of online courses, webinars and seminars, plus news and commentary from our analysts.

Create live account

Develop your trading skills

Discover how to trade – or develop your knowledge – with free online courses, webinars and seminars.

Step-by-step interactive courses

Free, expert-led seminars

Live and recorded webinars

Discover IG academy

Create an account from our iOS or Android app, designed for optimum performance on your device.

Other ways to apply

Apply by post

If you'd prefer to apply by post, download and print out the relevant application form below:

Once you’ve completed the form, please enclose the relevant supporting documents and post to:
IG South Africa
1 Sandton Drive
Sandton 2196

Apply by mobile or tablet

If you’ve downloaded our app for iPad, iPhone or Android you can open an account from the app's sign-in page. Simply download the app by searching for 'IG Trading' in your device's app store.

Apply by email or in person

Download and complete the personal application form (PDF) and send it to us via email or drop it off at our office:
Email: helpdesk.za@ig.com

Office:
IG South Africa
1 Sandton Drive
Sandton 2196

Our office hours are 8am-5:30 pm (Mon-Fri)

Please remember to enclose your supporting documents when returning this form. Also ensure that you have read and understood our risk disclosure statement, customer agreements, privacy policy and complaints information.

Eligibility

Requirements checklist

You must be 18 years of age or older
You must pass our appropriateness assessment (within the application form) to see if CFD trading is right for you – this is a regulatory requirement
We can open a South African CFD trading account for people from most countries, but it may be more convenient for you to deal with an office closer to home

Information checklist

What we ask you

We need your name and address to establish your identity – this protects you from potential fraud
We ask about your financial trading experience to assess if CFD trading is appropriate for you – this is a regulatory requirement

Peace of mind

We’ll never contact your employer as part of the application process
Your data is kept securely in line with our privacy policy
We’ll never ask for a deposit to open an account

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1 Based on revenue excluding FX (published half-yearly financial statements, June 2019); for forex based on number of primary relationships with FX traders (Investment Trends UK Leveraged Trading Report released July 2019).

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 75% 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. Clients can lose more than they deposit. All trading involves risk.

IG is a trading name of IG Markets Limited and IG Markets South Africa Limited. IG Markets South Africa Limited offers domestic accounts and IG Markets Limited offers international accounts.

IG Markets South Africa Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (in South Africa) as an over-the-counter derivative provider and an authorised financial services provider (FSP No 41393). IG Markets Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (in the UK).

IG provides execution only services and enters into principal-to-principal transactions with its clients on IG’s prices. Such trades are not on exchange. Whilst IG Markets South Africa Limited is a regulated FSP and acts as an intermediary as understood in the FAIS Act in relation to the international accounts offered by IG Markets Limited, CFDs issued by IG are not regulated by the FAIS Act as they are undertaken on a principal-to-principal basis. CFDs issued by IG Markets South Africa Limited are regulated by the Financial Markets Act, and IG Markets South Africa Limited is a licenced over-the-counter derivative provider.

South African residents are required to obtain the necessary tax clearance certificates in order to utilise their foreign investment allowance should the South African resident wish to open an international account with IG Markets Limited.

The information on this site is not directed at residents of the United States or Belgium or any particular country outside South Africa and is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person in any country or jurisdiction where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation.

Voted SA’s top CFD provider in Business Day Investors Monthly Annual Stockbroker Awards in 2012, best platform for Active Day Traders in 2013 and 2014, SA's best Online Broker in 2015 and 2017 and SA's best CFD provider in 2020 as well as SA's Top CFD Broker in 2021.

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