IG Markets Ltd is part of IG Group, a world-leading provider of financial spread betting and CFDs to a retail and professional client base.
IG Markets Ltd - Australia's No.1 CFD Provider
IG Markets specialises in financial derivatives, principally Contracts for Difference (CFDs), delivering exceptional customer service alongside innovative trading technology.
Our clients include brokers, fund managers and trading companies, as well as private investors.
IG Markets is part of the IG Group, a UK FTSE 250 company with offices in Melbourne, London, Paris, Singapore, Chicago, Madrid, Luxembourg, Dusseldorf, Netherlands, Johannesburg, Lisbon, Milan, Tokyo, Stockholm, and a representative office in Beijing.
In Australia, IG Markets is the number one CFD provider*, with 40% of active CFD traders having an account with us. Find out more about our awards.
IG Group's head office is in Central London, and our Australian office is located in Melbourne.
Protection for your funds
As a client with IG Markets, all of your funds (not just part of your funds) are safely held in a separate trust account at a top-tier Australian bank. We only use our own funds for hedging, which goes above and beyond what is required by our regulator, ASIC.
For more information, please see Client Money Protection.
Regulation
IG Index and IG Markets are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). IG Markets is a member of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The group's Australian operations are regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
Corporate history
1974 |
IG Index, the original IG Group company is founded, as the first spread betting company in Britain. It is today the world's leading operation of its type. |
2000 |
IG Group is floated on the London Stock Exchange. |
2002 |
IG Group expands into Australia and becomes the country's first CFD provider. |
2005 |
IG Group Holdings plc is floated on the main list of the London Stock Exchange. Since then it has been promoted to become a member of the FTSE 250. |
2007 |
The award-winning PureDeal trading platform is unveiled. |
2008 |
IG Markets brings PureDeal to the iPhone. Trailing Stops and DealThru Charts are introduced. |
2010 |
IG Markets is named Australia’s Best CFD Provider by Money Magazine and receives 5-star ratings from Canstar Cannex. |
2011 |
IG Markets launches the innovative iPhone DMA app, gains recognition as Australia's number one CFD provider for the third year in a row, and wins Smart Investor's Blue Ribbon award for Best CFD Provider. |
Financial strength and security
IG Group companies have over 130,000 clients worldwide frequently making more that 5 million transactions per month, with over 99% of them online. As at 1 November 2011, IG Group was ranked just outside the FTSE 100, with a market cap of A$2.5 billion. In the year to May 2011, the Group achieved a turnover of A$493.9 million (up 7.3%), and generated an adjusted record profit before tax of A$251.3 million (up 3.4%).
*Investment Trends May 2011 Australia CFD Report.