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Financial ServicesEngland, United Kingdom501-1000 Employees
IG is a financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with 501-1000 employees. It provides access to more than 17,000 financial markets—such as indices, shares, forex, and commodities—via its platforms and mobile apps. Founded in 1974 as the world's first financial spread betting firm, IG is described as a leading provider of CFDs and spread betting and a global leader in forex. The company offers an execution-only share dealing service in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, alongside fully managed investment portfolios. IG emphasizes low fees and price-sourcing technology to reduce trading costs, while warning that spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments with a high risk of loss, with about 70% of retail accounts losing money.