country flag
  1. Home
  2. Trading News
  3. Broker News

IG Unveils New US-Listed Options and Futures Account

Contributor Image
Written By
James Barra
Contributor Image
Written By
James Barra
Head of Content
James is Head of Content and a brokerage expert with a background in financial services. A former management consultant, he's worked on major operational transformation programmes at top European banks. A trusted industry name, James's work at DayTrading.com has been cited in publications like Business Insider.
» James Barra Profile Page
Contributor Image
Edited By
Tobias Robinson
Contributor Image
Edited By
Tobias Robinson
CEO and Head of Broker Testing Panel
Tobias is the CEO of DayTrading.com, an active investor, and a brokerage expert. He has over 30 years of experience in financial services, including supervising the reviews of more than 500 trading brokers, and contributing via CySEC to the regulatory response to digital options and CFD trading in Europe. Tobias' expertise make him a trusted voice in the industry, where he's been quoted in various financial organizations and outlets, including the Nasdaq.
» Tobias Robinson Profile Page
Contributor Image
Fact Checked By
William Berg
Contributor Image
Fact Checked By
William Berg
Securities Law Expert
William contributes to several investment websites, leveraging his experience as a consultant for IPOs in the Nordic market and background providing localization for forex trading software. William has worked as a writer and fact-checker for a long row of financial publications.
» William Berg Profile Page
Updated
Mar 8, 2026

Published on: Sep 10, 2024

IG has expanded its trading opportunities for UK clients with a new US-listed futures and options account, available through its partnership with tastytrade.

Key Takeaways

  • Get low commissions that max out at $10 a leg when you open options trades and zero fees when you close positions.
  • Trade US options and futures using cash (available balance) or margin (amplified positions).
  • Access real-time and on-demand content, including webinars featuring market insights from the tastylive team.

Traders at all levels are catered to. Beginners can learn how to trade options through the IG Academy, with support available from 8am Saturday to 10pm Friday (GMT), and intuitive risk management tools in the award-winning tastytrade platform.

Experienced traders benefit from transparent costs from $1 per contract to open an options position and from $0.85 per contract to open and close a futures position.

Active traders can capitalize on various market movements using futures and options, whether bullish or bearish, range-bound, or sideways.

Trading US-listed futures and options on IG tastytrade platform
tastytrade platform

About IG

IG is one of the longest-standing, heavily-regulated brokers in the industry, with over 50 years of experience, more than 313,000 clients, and authorization from seven ‘green tier’ bodies in line with DayTrading.com’s Regulation & Trust Rating.

Alongside futures and options, it offers trading on 17,000 markets spanning currencies, equities, indices, ETFs, and derivatives like CFDs and spread betting.

New traders can get started with no minimum deposit and a choice of 12 base currencies, including GBP, USD and EUR.

Your capital is at risk. Trade only with funds you can afford to lose.
Advertising Disclosure
Visit
Review
Founded in 1974, IG is part of IG Group Holdings Plc, a publicly traded (LSE: IGG) brokerage. The brand-US offers spread betting, CFD and forex trading across an almost unrivalled selection of 17,000+ markets, with a range of user-friendly platforms and investing apps. For 50 years, IG has maintained its position as an industry leader, excelling in all key areas for traders.
Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits.