Economic and trading calendar
Keep your finger on the pulse of the financial markets and get a head start on your next trades with our economic and trading calendar. Discover and explore the calendar and learn about the different ways you can use it.
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Call 010 500 8624 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 8624
Our economic and trading calendar
How to use our economic and trading calendar
You can use our economic and trading calendar to browse or search for upcoming macroeconomic events, earnings and dividends announcements, initial public offerings (IPOs) and stock splits – there’s a dedicated tab for each.
Here are some ways in which you can use the calendar:
General browsing
- Select a tab
- Scroll through the listed events
- Move on to another tab to continue browsing
Looking for a specific event
- Go to the relevant tab
- Enter the event name into the search bar. Alternatively, if you know the date of the event, scroll down to that date on the tab
Interested in individual shares
- Select the tab for the shares-related event you’re interested in
- Search for the shares using the issuing company’s name or ticker symbol or scroll down to the date of the event
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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
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