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IG Group vs Global Market Index

IG Group vs Global Market Index Comparison Table 2023
IG Group Global Market Index
Review
4.4

IG Group is #2 in our CFD broker rankings.

Review
Not Yet Rated

Global Market Index is #13 in our CFD broker rankings.

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IG-US offer spread betting, CFD and Forex trading across a range of markets. They are FCA regulated, boast a great trading app and have over 47 year track record of excellence.

Global Market Index offers multiple asset classes on five powerful trading platforms.

Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits
Awards
  • Best Customer Service 2022 - Online Money Awards
  • Best Spread Betting Provider 2022 - Online Money Awards
  • Best Platform for the Active Trader 2022 - ADVFN International Financial Awards
  • Best Multi Platform Provider 2022 - ADVFN International Financial Awards
  • Best Finance App 2022 - ADVFN International Financial Awards
  • Best Liquidity Provider 2017
  • Best Trading Environment 2017
  • Best Trading Platform Provider 2016
  • Best Forex Broker 2016
  • Fastest Growing Broker 2016
  • Best EA Trading Platform 2016
  • Best Forex Broker 2014
  • Best Forex Broker 2012
  • Best Forex Trading Platform 2012
  • Best Forex Broker 2011
Instruments
Forex, ETFs, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, spread betting Forex, CFDs, Metals
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
£250 $2,000
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
0.1 lots 0.01 lots
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, MAS, FSCA, JFSA, FMA, CFTC, NFA, BMA, DFSA, FINMA, BaFin FCA, VFSC
Margin Trading
Yes No
MetaTrader 4
Yes Yes
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
No No
Autochartist
Yes No
eSignal
No No
Trading Central
Yes No
STP Account
No No
ECN Account
No No
DMA Account
Yes No
MAM Account
No No
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
No No
Robo Advisor
Yes No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes No
Market Maker
Yes No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
Yes No
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android Yes
Auto Trading
Yes Yes (APIs)
Copy Trading
No No
Social Trading
No No
Trade Signals
Yes
VPS Hosting
Yes No
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
Yes No
Custodial Account
No No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes No
Islamic Account
No No
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
Trade leveraged CFDs on a variety of assets including stocks, commodities and forex Trade index and commodity CFDs with up to 1:200 leverage and floating spreads.
Leverage
1:30 1:200
FTSE Spread
1.0 pt Floating
GBPUSD Spread<
from 0.589 pips N/A
Oil Spread
2.8 pips Floating
Stocks Spread
Variable N/A
Forex Trading
Trade a range of major, minor and exotic currencies Major and minor currency pairs including EUR/USD with low spreads.
Forex App

IG offers a superb all-round trading app. One of the pioneers of mobile trading, the application has been developed and refined over many years, meaning it is now among the best trading apps. Quick response, user friendly layout, access to full charting and a stable and reliable application. Top marks.
GBPUSD Spread
from 0.589 pips Floating from 1 pip
EURUSD Spread
from 0.165 pips Floating from 1 pip
EURGBP Spread
from 0.540 pips Floating from 1 pip
Assets
90+ 40+
Cryptocurrency
Trade four major cryptocurrencies paired with USD Crypto trading not offered
Spread
Variable
Coins
  • BTC
  • BCH
  • LTC
  • ETH
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
No No
Review
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Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits
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