About Us
IG Markets, Inc. is part of IG Group, which has several operating companies offering a variety of speculative products to a retail and professional client base.
- U.K. FTSE 250 member
- Large, publicly traded company
- Over 70,000 active clients worldwide
IG Markets, Inc.
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 2650
Chicago, IL 60606 (more...)
Other group offices are in Melbourne, Singapore, Dusseldorf, Paris, Madrid and Milan.
IG Markets, Inc.
IG Markets Inc. specializes in financial derivatives, principally binaries and options, as well as being a leading dealer in margined Foreign Exchange. Clients include brokers, fund managers and trading companies plus private investors.
IG Group Holdings – since 1974
IG Group offers speculative investment products to a retail and professional client base, through a number of well-known brands.
We were established in 1974, offering a unique service to allow people to speculate on various markets. Over the years, our product and technological innovations have allowed traders and investors a unique combination of flexibility and speed of execution across a comprehensive range of markets.
Regulation
IG Group is fully regulated in its respective countries around the world: in the U.S. IG Markets Inc. is a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), a Forex Dealer Member and a member of the National Futures Association (NFA ID# 0342337), and is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Investors can turn to the NFA for any advice or help regarding a dispute with a member, while traders can gain access to all formal proceedings, if any, against members.
Find out more about the National Futures Association.
U.K.: In Britain, we are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), and IG Markets Ltd. is a member of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Australia: Our Australian operations are regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Singapore: The group's Singapore operations are regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Recent history
2002
The group established its rapidly growing business in Australia before continuing to expand its product range and scope of operations through the introduction of binary options in 2003.
2005
In May 2005, IG Group Holdings plc was floated on the main list of the London Stock Exchange. Since then it has been promoted to become a member of the FTSE 250.
2008
IG Group companies have tens of thousands of clients worldwide making more than one million transactions a month, over 90% of them online. In the year to May 2008, the Group achieved a turnover of $364m, and generated a record profit before tax of $192m. New offices include Paris, Madrid, Dusseldorf, Chicago and now Milan.