IG Review

★ 4.3/5

Trust Score: 99/100?

50-year-old, highly regulated market leader with the industry's broadest set of Tier-1 licenses and huge market range.

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Spreads by Pair (Pips)

EUR/USD

0.6

GBP/USD

—

USD/JPY

—

XAU/USD

—

US OIL

—

BTC/USD

—

Trading Conditions

Min Deposit

$250

Max Leverage

Not stated

Avg Spread

From 0.86 pips

Commission

Spread-only (Standard CFD); Share CFDs: 0.10% UK, $0.02/share US

Account Types Offered

Account	Platform	Spreads	Comm.	Min Dep	Leverage
Standard CFD	IG WebTrader/MT4	From 0.6 pips	$0	$250	1:30
Share Dealing	IG Platform	Market Price	Comm-free for 3+ trades/qtr	$250	1:1
Professional	IG WebTrader/MT4	From 0.6 pips	$0	$250	1:500

Broker Details

Minimum Trade Size

0.01 lots

Maximum Leverage

Not stated

Minimum to Open Live

$250

Established

—

Address

133 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BX, UK

Contact

Regional contact forms and phone lines

Regulators

FCA (UK), ASIC (Australia), MAS (Singapore), FMA (New Zealand), and 5 more Tier-1 regulators

Prohibited Countries

US clients restricted to IG US LLC (CFTC/NFA); Arizona and Ohio excluded

Dealing Desk

❌ No

Web Trading

✅ Yes

Mobile Trading

✅ Yes

Trading Instruments

Currencies

80 forex pairs

Cryptocurrencies

11 cryptocurrencies

CFD

17,000+ instruments (12,000+ stocks, 80 FX pairs, 11 cryptos, indices, commodities, ETFs, bonds, options)

Trading Conditions & Methods

EAs/Robots: YesNews Trading: YesScalping: YesCopy Trading: No

Deposit Methods

Visa/Mastercard, PayPal, Bank Wire

Withdrawal Methods

Same as deposit; no IG-side fees (bank wire $15 may apply)

Pros & Cons

✅ PROS

+ Regulated in 8 Tier-1 jurisdictions
+ huge market range
+ $0 minimum deposit
+ industry-leading education and research.

❌ CONS

− MT5 not available
− only ~80 symbols via MetaTrader
− not available to US retail traders
− DailyFX research site discontinued.

About IG

IG is one of the longest-established and most heavily regulated brokers in the industry, holding licenses across eight Tier-1 jurisdictions. It offers an enormous range of over 17,000 tradeable markets alongside strong charting and research tools.