Brexit
Learn how you could profit from the market volatility following Brexit - and hedge your share portfolio and exposure to sterling - with the UK's No. 1 provider.1
Tips for trading Brexit
Tips for Trading Brexit
Set price change alerts to notify you of significant movements
Fund your international account with a credit or debit card to access different markets.
Cap your maximum risk by placing guaranteed stops on your positions
Be ready to go long or short whenever opportunities arise, even at the weekend
Why trade Brexit with us?
Deal GBP/USD from just 0.9 points
Go long or short on a range of currency pairs including all major GBP, EUR and USD crosses
Free risk protection
Our guaranteed stops only incur a fee when triggered, 3 and are backed by negative balance protection4
Trade exclusive weekend markets
Speculate or hedge 24/7,5 with the only provider to offer weekend trading trading on GBP/USD and the FTSE 100. We also offer EUR/USD and USP/JPY
Choose from a range of price alerts
Stay informed of market movements and percentage and point-based price alerts - exclusinve to IG
How to trade Brexit?
You can speculate on any Brexit news and the future relationship between the UK and EU or developments by trading financial markets such as shares, forex pairs and indices. The FTSE 100, UK stocks, GBP/USD and gold all likely to experience some movement if relations strengthen or sour in the coming years.
CFDs enable you to speculate on an asset's price without taking direct ownership. Instead, you'll take a position on whether you tihnk the price will rise or fall by going long or short. The size of your position and the accuracy of your prediction will determine your profit or loss.
How will Brexit affect GBP?
As the UK and EU were able to secure a deal, stability might be expected to return at least partially to the EUR/GBP currency pair. The deciding factor in the strength or weakness of GBP against EUR in 2021 will undoubtedly be the coronavirus pandemic and how effective the British government is in dealing with it.
For the GBP/USD pair, there were a series of lower highs at the start of January 2021 – indicating USD was strengthening against the GBP, albeit at a slow pace. Possible reasons include the at-the-time upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden as president on 20 January 2021.
How do I hedge Brexit risk?
You can hedge your risk during the transition period by opening positions that will turn a profit if the assets you own start to lose money. With IG, you can hedge against:
Weekend movements
We're the only provider to offer GBP/USD and the FTSE 100 on the weekend, so you can offset your risk whenever volatility arises
Share portfolio risk
We enable you to go short on major indeces and over 16,000 shares, so you can protect your entire portfolio from downside risk
Sterling volatility
We offer forex pairs including GBP/USD, EUR/GBP and BGP/EUR, enabling you to insulate yourself from current risk
Use our platform tools to stay ahead
Guaranteed stops
Take control with free guaranteed stops, which only incur a fee when triggered3
Price Altert
Set alters with the only provider to offer percentage and point-based monitoring
Indicators
Stay ahead of volatility with indicators including average true range and Bollinger bands
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
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
Post-Brexit markets to watch
Prices above are subject to our website terms and conditions. Prices are indicative only. All shares prices are delayed by at least 15 mins.
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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).
2 Tax laws are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances. Tax law may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
3 A small premium is payable if a guaranteed stop is triggered.
4 Negative balance protection applies to trading-related debt only, and is not available to professional traders.
5 Trading is available around the clock, apart from 10pm Friday to 4am Saturday and 20 minutes just before market open on Sunday.
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