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Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. You could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. You could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose.

Automated trading

Access IG's execution and pricing as you implement your own forex trading strategies.

  • Fit your strategy around your schedule – execute trades automatically, day or night

  • Reduce the impact of emotional and gut reactions by allowing pre-planned strategies to run

  • Identify new opportunities and analyse trends with a wide range of indicators

  • Execute multiple real-time trades simultaneously

  • Backtest against historical data

MetaTrader 4

MetaTrader 4 is a secure, established, standalone automated trading platform:

  • Build your own Expert Advisor trading algorithms
  • Run EA strategies across 57 forex markets
  • Create your own indicators
  • Place a range of orders including stop-loss, take-profit and partial orders

 

 

Automated trading with IG

By automating your strategies with IG you’ll benefit from:

  • Prices sourced from a large number of venues
  • Tight spreads* on a range of major markets
  • Expert service with 24-hour client support

 

 

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* IG US minimum spreads are equal to or lower than Forex.com, Oanda, or TDAmeritrade minimum spreads across 3 of the top traded currency pairs (EUR/USD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD), as observed on July 18, 2022. IG US minimum EUR/USD spread is at least 20% lower. Excludes competitors’ commission-based products.

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