About Us
IG Markets is a market leading provider of Contracts for Difference (CFDs), delivering unparalleled customer service alongside innovative trading technology.
Who
we are
- A UK company established since 1974
- Listed on the London Stock Exchange and constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
- Over 130,000 clients worldwide; millions of transactions per month
- Group HQ in London and 14 global offices across five continents
IG Markets is owned by IG Group Holdings plc:
Your money
is safe
with us
All retail client funds are safe with IG Markets. We place the full balance of all our retail clients' money into segregated bank accounts that cannot be used by us.
The security of these funds is therefore absolutely unaffected by whatever happens to us. For more information, please see Client Money Protection.
IG Markets is fully authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), register number 195355.
CFD
provider
IG Markets was recently confirmed as the most popular CFD provider in the UK by leading independent research company Investment Trends. The 2010 survey showed that nearly one in three active CFD traders hold an account with us – more than any other supplier*.
The report ranked IG Markets highest for overall service. We also came top in the charting and mobile phone platform/app categories and were highly rated in a number of areas, including the reliability of our trading platform.
For more information see our Market Leader page.
Key milestones
IG Markets is part of IG Group. The group's first company, IG Index, was founded in 1974 and enabled investors to bet on movements in the price of gold without having to buy or sell the physical commodity in the market.
1974 IG Index – the original IG Group company – is founded, becoming the first financial spread betting company in Britain.
1999 IG Markets is launched, specialising in financial derivatives, principally Contracts for Difference (CFDs).
2001 IG Group expands into Australia and becomes the country's first CFD provider.
2003 IG Markets introduces binaries to its product range.
2006 IG Group opens new offices in Germany and Singapore.
2007 The award-winning PureDeal trading platform is unveiled.
2008 IG Markets brings PureDeal to the iPhone. Innovations such as Trailing Stops and DealThru Charts are introduced.
2010 IG Markets named Best CFD Provider by Shares Magazine. Endorsed as the UK's No.1 CFD provider by Investment Trends.*
2011 IG Markets partners British cycling outfit, Team Sky. Renamed Best CFD Provider by Shares Magazine, and confirmed as the UK's No.1 CFD provider by Investment Trends.*
Financially strong and secure
In the year to May 2011, IG Group recorded:
7.3%
3.4%
clients dealing
13.5%
8.1%
For more information please visit the IG Group website.
[1] Excludes amortisation and impairment of intangible assets arising on consolidation.
[2] To facilitate full year-on-year comparison, this excludes our Japanese subsidiary.
