IG review (IG Markets)

Is IG regulated where you live?

IG is regulated in every country it serves here. Where you live usually decides which IG company takes you on. Your leverage and protections both depend on the company that opens your account and its regulator. Someone in France usually signs up with IG Europe GmbH, regulated by BaFin. Someone in Thailand usually joins the global company, IG International Limited, which holds a licence from the Bermuda Monetary Authority. That global company offers more leverage, up to 200:1 on major forex pairs, but fewer protections. IG says it can’t open new accounts for residents of Poland.

The group also holds licences from the FCA, BaFin, ASIC and the DFSA, even if the global company accepts you. Those regulators check who owns and runs the group and hold the group’s companies in their countries to their capital and client money rules, though those rules protect only those companies’ clients. Because IG Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange, its audited accounts cover the whole group, the global company included. The last column gives what the global company’s own terms say about your country.

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These figures were checked between 4 October 2026 and 17 October 2026. Confirm them with the broker before you open an account.

Costs it publishes

IG publishes its average spread on a forex page, where it marks the figure with a 12-week period and does not include an update notice. The only inactivity fee it states as a figure is for Switzerland.

These figures come straight from each broker’s published information, with no check date noted. Confirm them with the broker before you open an account.

Funding

Funding at IG International Limited is by card or bank transfer, and its funding page shows no crypto and no e-wallet. The UK company sets out its own terms. There you can deposit by card, Apple Pay or bank transfer, and card and bank transfer deposits carry no fee (funding at other brokers). Because the broker can change these terms and those in the by-country table below at its own discretion, always double-check them on the broker’s own website before you deposit.

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These figures were checked on 29 September 2026. Confirm them with the broker before you open an account.

Funding, by country

Funding by card works in every country IG serves here. Of those countries, only Australia has local payment rails, PayID and BPAY. Crypto deposits aren’t accepted in Australia, Latin America or South-east Asia. IG doesn’t say whether they’re accepted in the UK or EU countries.

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These figures were checked between 27 September 2026 and 16 October 2026. Confirm them with the broker before you open an account.

Platforms and tools

IG’s platforms vary a little across its sites. The Australian site lists MetaTrader 4 and TradingView, but does not name MetaTrader 5.

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These figures come straight from each broker’s published information, with no check date noted. Confirm them with the broker before you open an account.

What you can trade

Each of IG’s sites shows a different number of markets you can trade. Its global and German sites list more than 17,000, while its Australian site has more than 18,000 and its UK CFD page shows more than 15,000 (IG global site, IG Australia, IG UK CFD trading). The global site also lists more than 13,000 shares and 5,400 ETFs. Together those come to more than its own total, and IG doesn’t say how they overlap. The UK company doesn’t offer leveraged crypto and sends it to a separate company.

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These figures come straight from each broker’s published information, with no check date noted. Confirm them with the broker before you open an account.

More markets don’t always mean a better broker for you. Leverage, overnight financing, execution and costs often affect a trade more (what matters besides the market count).

Every company in the group

The UK row within the group covers two companies, IG Markets Ltd and IG Index Ltd. The group’s global company is IG International Limited, which serves clients outside its licensed markets through the international version of the website. IG Limited in Dubai, regulated by the DFSA, serves none of the countries covered here. Its retail clients can pay in by debit card only.

The parent company’s shares trade on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker IGG. The parent company is in the FTSE 250 index.

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These figures were checked between 4 October 2026 and 17 October 2026. Confirm them with the broker before you open an account.