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How do I launch ProRealTime?

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1. Activate ProRealTime via ‘settings’ in My IG

2. On the platform, click your account name and select ‘ProRealTime’ in the dropdown

3. You can also access this from a chart, via the market name dropdown

4. Or in a list, by right-clicking on a market name

Enable ProRealTime on your live accounts. Go to the ‘settings’ tab in My IG, click on ‘ProRealTime’, check the customer agreement and select ‘activate ProRealTime for live accounts’.
Launch ProRealTime via the ‘tools’ menu at the top of the platform.

Enable ProRealTime on your live accounts. Go to the ‘settings’ tab in My IG, click on ‘ProRealTime’, check the customer agreement and select ‘activate ProRealTime for live accounts’.
Launch ProRealTime from the dashboard tab.

First, enable ProRealTime on your live accounts. Go to the ‘settings’ tab in My IG, click on ‘ProRealTime’, check the customer agreement and select ‘activate ProRealTime for live accounts’.

IG Trading platform

Launch ProRealTime via the ‘account’ drop-down menu in the top-right of the platform, or right-click a market’s name and select ‘open in ProRealTime’.

Old platform

Launch ProRealTime via the ‘tools’ menu at the top of the platform.

My IG

Launch ProRealTime from the dashboard tab.

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