PreviewPreliminary data. Licences were checked on 2026-11-05. Anything we could not confirm on a regulator’s own register is marked “Verification pending”. User ratings have not started. Tier groupings are illustrative.
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IG

Website ig.com Headquarters United Kingdom Founded 1974

IG is a trading name of IG Group companies including IG Markets Limited and IG Index Limited (FCA FRNs 195355 and 114059), IG Europe GmbH (BaFin 148759), IG Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 515106), IG Asia Pte Ltd (MAS capital markets services licensee) and IG Limited (DFSA F001780).

Licences last checked 2026-11-05
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10.0
Trust Score
High · 10.00 /10
Formula v1 · Regulation only, so far

Is IG regulated?

Yes. 6 active licences, including 5 from Tier-1 regulators (FCA, BaFin, ASIC, MAS).

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Licences

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Legal entityRegulatorLicence no.Licence typeStatusVerifiedSource
IG Markets Limited
United Kingdom
FCAT1
Financial Conduct Authority
195355 FCA authorised firm (FRN); CFD provider Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
IG Index Limited
United Kingdom
FCAT1
Financial Conduct Authority
114059 FCA authorised firm (FRN); spread betting provider Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
IG Europe GmbH
Germany
BaFinT1
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
148759 Wertpapierinstitut (investment firm); also crypto-asset service provider Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
IG Australia Pty Ltd
Australia
ASICT1
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
515106 Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
IG Asia Pte Ltd
Singapore
MAST1
Monetary Authority of Singapore
— Capital Markets Services Licensee (dealing in capital markets products incl. OTC derivatives) Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
IG Limited
United Arab Emirates
DFSAT2
Dubai Financial Services Authority
F001780 DFSA authorised firm (DIFC); retail endorsement Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗

Score breakdown

Formula v1
Preliminary score: only regulation strength has been assessed, so the score shown is that part alone, out of 10. The other four parts are added in the next research phase.
Regulation strengthweight 45%
10.0 /10
Best active licence tier, plus 0.5 for each extra active licence.
Transparencyweight 20%
Not assessed yet
Five disclosure checks, 2 points each: legal entity named, licence numbers shown, physical address, client agreement and execution policy published, full fee schedule.
Client protectionweight 15%
Not assessed yet
Segregated funds 4, negative balance protection 3, compensation scheme 3.
Risk signalsweight 10%
Not assessed yet
Starts at 10. Minus 4 per regulator warning and 0.5 per unresolved complaint (up to 4).
Track recordweight 10%
Not assessed yet
One point per year since the first licence, up to 10.

Regulator warnings and clone alerts

Clone firm

A clone firm called “ICT Market 24 / ictmarket24.com (Clone of FCA Authorised Firm)” (ictmarket24.com) is using this broker’s details.

Warning published by FCA on 2023-11-13. Source ↗

Clone firm

A clone firm called “Wig Markets (Clone) (clone of FCA authorised firm)” (wigmarkets.com) is using this broker’s details.

Warning published by FCA on 2018-10-19. Source ↗

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