Igmarkets.com is part of the IG group of companies, that have been trading since 1974. Today IG are open round the clock to enable our many thousands of clients to trade shares, indices and currencies on margin.
Throughout their history, Igmarkets.com have been committed to providing a friendly and professional service to private investors. Igmarkets.com pride themselves on making the financial markets accessible to both smaller and larger clients, whether they are novices or experienced traders.
Igmarkets.com is a subsidiary of IG Group, which was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2000 (and was subsequently taken private again in 2003). Igmarkets.com is a member of the London Stock Exchange, and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Igmarkets.com Foreign Exchange service offers immediate execution at highly competitive spreads across the full range of major and minor currency pairs. Mini-FX contracts are also available.
Trading Shares on MarginWith Igmarkets.com you can trade thousands of individual UK, US and European shares on margin using Contracts For Difference (CFDs). CFDs allow you to trade individual shares and stock indices without putting up the full underlying contract value, and offer substantial advantages over normal share trading:
- The ability to go long or short
- Immediate execution
- Optional guaranteed stops put an absolute limit on your risk
- Competitive deposit rates
GearingYou can take a position in a share without having to put up the full underlying contract value. Instead you put up a deposit or margin as initial collateral. The minimum margin requirement can be just 10% of the contract value (or 5% for Limited Risk trades).
The ability to go shortYou can go long or short of any share that we quote. Other methods of shorting shares are often inconvenient and expensive.
No stamp duty to payThere is no stamp duty to pay when you trade shares using Contracts For Differences.
The Igmarkets.com CFD service includes some particularly valuable features not usually available:
- Risk protection - You can trade with Limited Risk. If the market moves sharply against you, Igmarkets.com guarantee that your position will be closed at your chosen Stop level-even if the move is overnight.
- No minimum deal sizes - There is no minimum deal size for CFDs on individual shares.
- Immediate dealing - Igmarkets.com quote you a price and you can deal immediately; there is no irritating wait for an execution.
Additional information can be found on the Igmarkets.com Share Dealing website.
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