IG Pros
IG was founded in 1974 and is listed on the public (LON:IGG). It is also regulated in six tier-1 countries, making it a safe broker for CFDs and forex trading.
In our 2022 Review, IG was ranked as the most trusted broker in forex and CFDs.
IG is the ultimate forex broker and finished 1st Overall in our 2022 ranking.
IG was second in Platforms and Tools and first in Research. IG also finished Best In Class (top 7) in Offering of Investments (with more than 19,000 tradeable instruments), Commissions and Fees and Education.
IG acquired tastytrade for $1B to introduce options trading and listed derivatives (i.e. Futures) trading to U.S. customers.
IG Smart Portfolios, share-dealing and forex trading are just a few of the offerings that IG has.
IG Cons
IG's web platform, which is the best in its industry, is amazing. However, it lacks predefined layouts so some manual configuration is required.
IG's MetaTrader offer only has 76 tradeable instruments, despite the premium MT4 addons from FX Blue and Autochartist integration.