Broker profile
IG
IG provides brokerage services through entities supervised by ASIC, BaFin, DFSA, FCA, FSCA. Verified platform offerings include IG, MetaTrader 4, TradingView; account terms and availability vary by entity and country.
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Overview
- Headquarters
- No data
- Founded
- No data
- Official website
- www.ig.com
Legal entities
This is the verified subset of the group, not a complete list. Each licence belongs to the named legal entity.
IG Australia Pty Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Regulator
- ASIC
- Licence / register number
- 515106
- Negative balance protection (retail)
- No data
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IG Europe GmbH
- Jurisdiction
- Germany
- Regulator
- BaFin
- Licence / register number
- 148759
- Negative balance protection (retail)
- Yes
Last verified:
Official sources
- https://www.ig.com/uk/about-us/international-offering
- https://www.iggroup.com/about-us/governance/regulations
- https://portal.mvp.bafin.de/database/InstInfo/institutDetails.do?cmd=loadInstitutAction&institutId=148759
- https://www.ig.com/de
- https://www.ig.com/de/handelskosten
- https://www.ig.com/de/professioneller-handel
IG Limited
- Jurisdiction
- United Arab Emirates
- Regulator
- DFSA
- Licence / register number
- F001780 — according to the broker, unconfirmed in the register
- Negative balance protection (retail)
- No data
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IG Markets Limited
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Regulator
- FCA
- Licence / register number
- 195355
- Negative balance protection (retail)
- No data
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IG Markets South Africa Limited
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Regulator
- FSCA
- Licence / register number
- 41393 — according to the broker, unconfirmed in the register
- Negative balance protection (retail)
- No data
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Availability and leverage
Showing data for: United States
Change countryLimits refer to the named entity and country. Retail limits apply to ordinary retail clients; professional classification requires approval. Instrument limits may be lower. Unknown is not an eligibility decision.
IG Australia Pty Ltd
No verified availability dataIG Europe GmbH
No verified availability dataIG Limited
No verified availability dataIG Markets Limited
No verified availability dataIG Markets South Africa Limited
No verified availability dataPlatforms
Platforms belong to each legal entity. Availability may also depend on the account type; see account fee notes.
IG Europe GmbH
- IG
- MetaTrader 4
- TradingView
No verified data for: IG Australia Pty Ltd, IG Limited, IG Markets Limited, IG Markets South Africa Limited.
Instruments
Categories describe the verified offering of each entity. Each category shows its verified form: CFD, real asset (ownership), exchange-traded derivative or OTC swap; an unverified form is marked as missing, never assumed to be CFD. Counts and category-specific limits are shown only when verified.
IG Europe GmbH
- ForexCFD
- IndicesCFD
- StocksCFD
- ETFsCFD
- CommoditiesCFD
- CryptocurrenciesCFD
- FuturesCFD
No verified data: Instrument count, Maximum retail leverage.
Official sources
- https://www.ig.com/de
- https://www.ig.com/de/kid/cfd-ncr
- https://www.ig.com/de/handelskosten
- https://www.ig.com/de/handelsplattformen/metatrader-4
- https://www.ig.com/de/handelsplattformen/tradingview
- https://www.ig.com/content/dam/igcom-websites/1788752310000/de_DE/pdf/2026/08/18/CFD_%20FX.pdf
- https://www.ig.com/content/dam/igcom-websites/1788752310000/de_DE/pdf/2026/08/18/CFD_%20Index.pdf
- https://www.ig.com/content/dam/igcom-websites/1788752310000/de_DE/pdf/2026/08/18/CFD_%20Equity.pdf
- https://www.ig.com/de/aktien/etf-trading
- https://www.ig.com/content/dam/igcom-websites/1788752310000/de_DE/pdf/2026/08/18/CFD_%20Commodity.pdf
- https://www.ig.com/content/dam/igcom-websites/1788752310000/de_DE/pdf/2026/08/18/CFD_%20Crypto.pdf
No verified data for: IG Australia Pty Ltd, IG Limited, IG Markets Limited, IG Markets South Africa Limited.
Account types
Only verified account variants are listed. A country-specific tariff applies only to residents of that country. Minimum deposit is not the minimum trade size.
IG Europe GmbH
CFD account · currency: no data
The client terms leave the base currency to the trading platform and accept payments in GBP, EUR, USD, SEK, NOK, DKK or CHF, so no single account currency is recorded.
Entity-level terms; country eligibility must be checked above.
- Minimum deposit
- No data
- Bank transfers have no minimum. Card and PayPal payments have a minimum per payment that depends on the currency, for example 300 EUR, 250 GBP or 50 USD. The amount depends on the payment method and currency, so no single amount is recorded.
- Demo
- No data
- Islamic / swap-free option
- No data
Trading features: no verified data yet.
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No verified data for: IG Australia Pty Ltd, IG Limited, IG Markets Limited, IG Markets South Africa Limited.
Fees
EURUSD benchmarks are not a complete tariff. Typical spreads are published averages, not guaranteed quotes. Overnight financing, other instruments and payment providers can add costs. No data never means free.
IG Europe GmbH
CFD account · currency: no data · EURUSD
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Entity-level terms; country eligibility must be checked above.
- Spread type
- Variable
- Typical spread (pips)
- No data
- Pip size
- 0.0001
- Lot size (base units)
- No data
- Commission
- 0
- CFDs other than share CFDs carry only the spread. Share CFDs carry a commission instead of a spread, for example 0.05% per side with a 10 EUR minimum online on euro shares. Positions held after 23:00 CET incur overnight funding.
- Commission basis
- No data
- Monthly inactivity fee
- No data
- Inactivity threshold (months)
- No data
- Withdrawal fee (fixed)
- No data
- Withdrawal fee (%)
- No data
- Currency conversion fee
- No data
No verified data for: IG Australia Pty Ltd, IG Limited, IG Markets Limited, IG Markets South Africa Limited.
Automation and API
Infrastructure facts only, per legal entity: what the broker allows or provides. Nothing here says whether automated trading works or is profitable. Account-specific rules are listed with each account above.
IG Europe GmbH
- Expert Advisors / automated strategies
- Yes
- Scalping allowed
- No data
- Hedging allowed
- Yes
- Copy / social trading
- No data
- VPS offered
- Yes (free on conditions)
- Historical data access
- Yes
Free with an MT4 account balance of at least 6,000 EUR; otherwise 50 EUR per month.
API access
IG REST API · REST API
Available: Yes
Pages of IG Europe GmbH: MetaTrader 4 algorithms are available; other automated software needs prior written consent (terms 9(12)). Opposite positions can be kept open with a force open if IG Europe accepts it (terms 6(1)). The API provides live and historical prices. Scalping and copy trading have no statement.
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Official sources
- https://www.ig.com/de/handelsplattformen/algorithmisches-trading
- https://www.ig.com/de/handelsplattformen/metatrader-4
- https://www.ig.com/usermanagement/customeragreements?igCompany=igde&agreementType=customer_agreement&productCode=IGCFD&locale=de_DE&legalEntity=IGE
- https://www.ig.com/de/handelsplattformen/metatrader-4/mt4-vps
- https://www.ig.com/de/handelsplattformen/apis
No verified data for: IG Australia Pty Ltd, IG Limited, IG Markets Limited, IG Markets South Africa Limited.