Create an Account

You can create a CFD trading account through a simple, three-step process.

It’s free to set up, no minimum deposit is required and you are under no obligation to trade.

Before you apply, please read our risk disclosure statement and customer agreement. After completing the application form online, you should provide us with your supporting documents.

  1. Step 1

    Enter your contact details, financial details and trading experience into our form

  2. Step 2

    Send us your supporting documents

  3. Step 3

    Fund your account to start trading CFDs

  4. Get started

    Create account

What we offer

Your CFD trading account provides:

  • Thousands of financial markets
  • Our award-winning trading platform, mobile apps and analysis tools
  • Professional charting software
  • 24-hour Helpdesk support

Why the questions?

We ask personal questions to:

  • Confirm your identity
  • Protect against the risk of fraud
  • Ensure CFD trading is appropriate for you – this regulatory requirement protects you

What we never do

Rest assured that we will never:

  • Contact your employer
  • Share any of your data with third parties
  • Demand a deposit in order for you to open a CFD account

Postal Application

To open a Joint, Corporate or Power of Attorney-managed Account, or if you’d simply prefer to submit a postal application, please see our Apply by Post page.

Mobile Application

To open an account on our trading app, custom-built for iPad, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone 7, search for ‘IG Trade CFDs’ in the App Store, Google Play or Windows Marketplace.

 

CFDs are leveraged products. CFD trading may not be suitable for everyone and can result in losses that exceed your initial investment, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.