CFD Trading Account | CFD Account

Open an account in minutes, 24 hours a day. Simply submit your details and we will automatically process your application, with no forms to sign or documents to send.

There is no obligation to fund accounts, and we don’t charge inactivity fees. Before applying, please ensure that you have read our Product Disclosure Statement, including the Customer Agreement, and our Risk Warning.
 

With a Trader Account you are able to:

  • Access the tightest spreads and lowest margins
  • Enjoy greater flexibility on a range of order types, e.g. Limited Risk and Trailing Stops
  • Use our award-winning trading platform, allowing you to trade anywhere, anytime (including from your mobile)
  • Take advantage of our education programme, free to all IG Markets clients
  • Be confident that your funds are secure with our client money protection policy

Open an account in minutes

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Our accounts are free to open, with no forms to print, and no documents to send in. Just follow the link above to get started

  

Please note
We are required to verify your identity before you can trade on your account. We will attempt to do so electronically using the information submitted, and will confirm by email that your account is active for trading. To increase the chances of successfully completing the verification process without the need for identification documents from you, please ensure you provide all the information requested.

We will contact you if identification documents are required, which can be sent by email, fax or post; see Identification Guidance. If you have applied during the working day, we aim to respond within a few hours; if you have applied outside of business hours then we aim to respond on the morning of the next business day.

Once your account is open we may from time to time ask you to provide evidence of funds to support your trading activity.
 

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