IG Review: 40 Years in Business, but Can You Trust Them in 2026?
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Update history
This page was revised 5 times between September 2022 and April 2025.
Added new section on interest earnings for uninvested cash and softened language about share trading commissions.
Updated IG's list of restricted countries to reflect 2026 regulatory changes, adding/removing various nations
Replaced generic risk warning shortcode with specific CFD risk disclosure text for non-US regions.
Added company history timeline, expanded list of regulated markets and licensing authorities, and detailed trading products and asset classes available.
Removed outdated June 2020 date reference from credits section.