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Australia · IG Australia Pty Ltd

Costs
EUR/USD minimum 0.6 points; foreign-currency CFD conversion 1.0%. Cash-CFD funding is separate.
Platforms
IG web/app, TradingView, MT4 and ProRealTime.
Client protection
States retail negative balances are reset to zero without charge.
Sources and applicability

Australian entity disclosures; check account/product applicability.

Costs

Conversion concerns amounts in a different account currency, not full trade notional. DMA pricing differs. Published averages cover 2020, not current averages.

AU charges — cash FX / currency conversion ↗ · 2026-09-30
Platforms

Product coverage and extra fees vary by platform.

Trading platforms — IG / third-party platforms ↗ · 2026-09-29
Client protection

Check Pro separately. Guaranteed stops have a trigger premium.

Risk management — retail negative balance protection ↗ · 2026-09-29

Terms for the named entities. Minimum spreads are not total costs or a cheapest-first ranking.

IG

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IG operates through 3 legal entities recorded in the current FXVeritas research file across United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany.

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  • IG Markets Limited

    FCA

  • IG Australia Pty Ltd

    ASIC

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BaFin register was not opened for 148759.

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  • An IG-specific FSCS eligibility statement was not opened.
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  • Aug 23, 2026

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  • Official source

    ig.com

    Sep 12, 2026

    Open source
  • Regulator register

    find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

    Sep 12, 2026

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  • Client agreement

    ig.com

    Sep 12, 2026

    Open source
  • Client agreement

    ig.com

    Sep 12, 2026

    Open source

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About IG

IG is a brand used by several companies. Catalog previously stored only IG Markets Ltd FRN 195355 plus FSCS inferred from a generic fscs.org.uk page. That inference is not stored. ig.com is a global group host.

Companies House confirms IG MARKETS LIMITED 04008957 Active at 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7DA. FRN 195355 remains source-confirmed from ig.com/uk/about-us. FCA licence identity matched on 2026-09-30; protection and account acceptance are separate checks.

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Australia · IG Australia Pty LtdEntity documents reviewed

Australian CFD agreement and supplementary cost disclosures published.

Australian and New Zealand documents are separate. Australian supplements cover weekend trading, pre-IPO CFDs and FX conversion fees alongside the PDS and agreement.

EUR/USD minimum 0.6 points; foreign-currency CFD conversion 1.0%. Cash-CFD funding is separate.

Conversion concerns amounts in a different account currency, not full trade notional. DMA pricing differs. Published averages cover 2020, not current averages.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-30

IG web/app, TradingView, MT4 and ProRealTime.

Product coverage and extra fees vary by platform.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-29

States retail negative balances are reset to zero without charge.

Check Pro separately. Guaranteed stops have a trigger premium.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-29

Your next check: Check the contracting entity and current terms when applying. Identity checks and approval still apply.

Read official source ↗

IG Australia — CFD customer agreement · Source checked:

Singapore · IG Asia Pte LtdEntity documents reviewed

IG Trading and IG Markets CFD agreements are separate.

The Singapore page explicitly says each CFD agreement does not apply to the other account type. Match the agreement to your account and contracting entity.

Your next check: Match IG Trading/IG Markets account type and the legal name in your agreement.

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IG Singapore — Terms and agreements · Source checked:

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    IG · IG Australia Pty Ltd · costs source check

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