IG
50 years of institutional heritage, meticulous research.
IG's education program is the most comprehensive in our database — a genuine curriculum, not marketing copy. Costs are slightly higher than ECN peers, which is the trade-off for premium research.
$300
Min deposit
4
Platforms
3
Regulators
Yes
Demo account
The Eight Dimensions
Scoring breakdown.
Every broker is scored on eight dimensions, each weighted by its importance to a trader in the first three years of their career. Weights are published in the methodology.
Regulation & Safety
9.5
/10
Costs & Spreads
7.4
/10
Execution Quality
8.8
/10
Platforms
8.4
/10
Education
9.1
/10
Research
9.0
/10
Customer Support
8.2
/10
Withdrawals
8.0
/10
Section 01
Regulation & licensing.
FCA
United Kingdom
No. 195355
ASIC
Australia
MAS
Singapore
TraderFaculty only profiles brokers licensed by at least one tier-1 regulator (FCA, ASIC, or CySEC).
Section 02
Trading platforms
- IG WebSupported
- ProRealTimeSupported
- L2 DealerSupported
- MetaTrader 4Supported
Section 03
Educational resources
Education sub-score
9.1
- ·IG Academy (hundreds of courses)
- ·Daily IG TV
- ·Weekly research reports
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