Here at CleanFinancial.com we want you to select the trading option that is right for you. One option is IG Index, the most popular UK spread betting company.
With IG you get all the normal advantages of spread betting:
Tax Free Investments*
No Capital Gains Tax
No Income Tax
No Stamp Duty
You can buy or sell indices, shares, forex and commodities
No commission fees
No brokers' fees
A wide range of global markets - for more details see IG Index prices
* Tax law is subject to change or may differ if you pay tax in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
IG Spread Betting
Plus with IG Index you also get:
More than 8,000 markets - the IG Index platform offers more than 8,000 spread betting markets covering stock indices, equities, forex, sectors, commodities, bonds, interest rates and house prices. Also see IG Index markets
24 hour spread betting - investors can trade a number of popular markets like the FTSE 100, GBP/USD, gold and crude oil, 24 hours a day, from Sunday night to Friday night. IG Index quotes prices on leading stock indices even when the underlying markets are closed
A multi-award winning service - IG Index's web platform, PureDeal, has won numerous awards and offers a combination of high-speed execution, reliability and security. See below for details on IG Index awards
Narrow spreads - during market hours IG Index offer spreads of 1pt for the Daily FTSE 100 and EUR/USD markets, and 2pts for the Daily Wall Street and GBP/USD markets
Advanced charting - with IG Index's DealThru charts investors can trade directly from the charts, see below for more details on IG Index charts
Research data and reports - investors are provided with a range of research and analytical studies. The studies include a technical analysis service from independent experts
Reuters - live streams from the news agency
Custom trading - you can create your own trades, for details see Custom Spread Bets
Limited risk trading - you can add Guaranteed Stop orders to your trades. These orders put a limit on your maximum possible loss without limiting your potential profits
Remember that financial spread betting is a leveraged product and can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit. Spread betting may not be suitable for everyone, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.
Investment Trends, a leading independent research agency, conducted a survey in 2012 that found that just under 60% of 'active' UK financial spread bettors have an account with IG Index. This confirmed IG Index as the most popular UK spread betting company.
44% of spread bettors said they used IG as their primary account and 32% of UK CFD traders said they used IG as their primary account.
IG Index Award Winning Spread Betting
IG Index regularly wins awards for their spread betting service, more recent awards include:
2010 MoneyAM Online Finance Awards - Best Online Service & Best Online Charts
2009 MoneyAM Online Finance Awards - Best Online Provider & Best Online Product Innovation)
Best Mobile Spread Betting App
2012, 2011 Investors Chronicle & Financial Times Investment Awards
2010 World Finance Telecoms Awards
2010 Sunday Times App List, the spread betting app was described as 'indispensable'
User Ratings & Comments on IG Index
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The IG Index platform is also available for a broad range of mobile devices.
The IG Index 'mobile dealing app' has been tailored for iPhone, Blackberry and Android based devices.
The result is that IG Index account holders can review the latest prices and charts, open and close trades and update trading orders from their mobile phone.
IG iPad App
The IG iPad app lets investors:
Check live prices and charts
Open and close trades
Add Limit Orders, Stop Orders and Guaranteed Stops
Create a Watchlist(s)
Review their P&L and aggregate trading position
Customise the layout
IG Index Charts
The IG Index service covers both basic and advanced technical analysis with their range of live charting options.
Dealing directly from charts - the IG Index 'DealThru' technology lets investors 'drag and drop' opening orders onto charts. Orders are displayed as lines on the charts and are activated when crossed
Autochartist - IG Index offers investors the powerful Autochartist pattern recognition tool which can monitor the markets for you. Autochartist will alert investors when the market patterns indicate potential trading opportunities in their chosen markets
Mobile charting - investors can also access live charts through mobile apps
About IG Index
Here's what they say:
"IG Index is Britain's leading financial spread betting firm, offering prices in a wide range of indices, FX, commodities and options markets as well as thousands of individual shares.
"Financial spread betting has grown rapidly over the last decade because it offers investors and traders a unique combination of flexibility and speed of execution.
"IG Index, the original IG Group company, was founded in 1974. It was the first financial spread betting company in Britain, and today is the leading spreads operation in the world.
"The group rapidly grew in the 1990s with the introduction of forex dealing, Contracts for Differences (CFDs) and sports spread betting. In 1998 IG Index became the first company to offer online financial spread betting.
"2000 saw IG Group float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). In 2003 Stuart Whelan (the founder) decided sell his remaining interest in the company and compelled a management buyout led by Nat le Roux, then CEO, and backed by CVC Capital Partners.
"In May 2005, IG Group Holdings plc was floated on the main list of the LSE. Today they are a FTSE 250 company with over 120,000 clients worldwide."
2006 saw IG Group launch a browser-based trading platform as well as a website dedicated to clients in Russia.
In 2008, IG Group bought FXOnline, a leading provider of financial derivatives in Japan. IG also launched the UK's first dedicated iPhone spread betting software”
During 2009, IG launched Nadex in the US. A year later IG launched its iPhone app
In 2011, IG added DMA to its iPhone app, they also launched new Android and BlackBerry based apps. The IG platform sees around five million trades placed each month.
2012 saw the IG Index and IG Markets brands start trading as IG.
IG Index is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), FSA Register number 114059.
The following video looks at the deal ticket, where to get news, where to get more charts from third parties to help your trading etc.
Using the IG Charts
The following video gives a simple but useful overview of the IG charts including how to access charts, selecting different views and timeframes as well as adding technical indicators and trend lines.
IG iPhone Video
Users should note that this is an unofficial video and uses a slightly older version of the IG iPhone app. Nevertheless, it still serves as a useful guide to finding and selecting markets, using charts, opening/closing trades etc.
IG iPad Video
Again, another video which uses a slightly older IG app (with the old IG Index branding). However, the video is still relevant and covers selecting markets, opening/closing trades, updating trading orders, viewing charts, chart settings, accessing news etc.
Risk Warning: Spread betting and CFD trading carry a high level of risk to your capital and you may lose more than your initial investment. Spread betting and CFD trading may not be suitable for all investors. Only speculate with money that you can afford to lose. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.
'IG Index' by JW, updated 14-May-13
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44% of spread bettors said they used IG as their primary account and 32% of UK CFD traders said they used IG as their primary account.
"The group rapidly grew in the 1990s with the introduction of forex dealing, Contracts for Differences (CFDs) and sports spread betting. In 1998 IG Index became the first company to offer 