Client Money Protection
As a retail client with IG Markets you can be assured that your funds are safe.
When you open a retail account with us we will hold your money on a segregated basis, in accordance with the Financial Service Authority's client money rules. Under these rules, we pay each retail client's money – including deposits and net unrealised profits – into segregated client bank accounts (ie accounts which are separate from our own).
The money is treated as belonging to our clients and cannot be used by us, so the security of our clients' money is absolutely unaffected regardless of IG Market's financial state.
| Client Money Protection | |
|---|---|
| All retail client money is held in segregated client bank accounts in accordance with the FSA's client money rules |  |
| All money held on behalf of clients is distributed across a diverse range of top-tier banks |  |
| IG Markets only uses its own funds for hedging | |
| IG Markets does not pass retail client money through to hedging counterparties | |
| IG Markets is not an investment bank | |
| IG Markets does not initiate speculative positions in the market | |
| IG Markets has no exposure to corporate or sovereign debt | |
| IG Markets is regulated by the FSA | |
| IG Markets is owned by IG Group Holdings plc – a FTSE 250 company listed on the LSE | |
Secure
IG Markets is owned by IG Group Holdings plc, a FTSE 250 company. This affords you the security, resources, global coverage and service of a multinational organisation with more than 130,000 clients worldwide carrying out millions of transactions per month.
Furthermore, the IG group is debt free, has substantial liquidity and significant surplus regulatory capital reserves over its regulatory requirements.
For more information about IG Markets and IG Group, visit our About Us page.
