IG Makes its Trading Platform More Accessible Than Ever

LONDON, February 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

The UK's leading CFD and spread betting provider* opens up its trading platform for everyone to explore, with no sign-up or login required.

IG - a world-leading CFD, spread betting and forex provider - has, for the first time, made its award-winning trading platform accessible to anyone, even if they don't hold an account.

Prospective clients can now 'try before they buy', launching an interactive preview of the platform with a single click. In doing so they can see prices on over 10,000 global financial markets and investigate a range of IG's dealing and analysis tools, including sophisticated individual company share price charts.

IG chief executive, Tim Howkins, commented: "We are committed to educating consumers about how to take advantage of market opportunities safely and securely. Making our trading platform essentially open to the public will also help to de-mystify the art of dealing on financial markets."

Explore IG's trading platform using the interactive preview here: http://www.igindex.co.uk/spread-betting/trading-platform-video-tour.html

NOTES TO EDITORS:

About IG Group

IG Group is a world-leading provider of financial spread betting, contracts for difference (CFDs) and forex.  Founded in 1974, IG Group is an established member of the FTSE 250 with headquarters in London and offices across Europe as well as in the US, Japan, Singapore and Australia. Visit: http://www.iggroup.com. Summary of brands in 2013
IG is now the trading name of both IG Index (spread betting) and IG Markets (CFD trading). IG's other brands continue, as:

• Nadex: a retail-orientated US exchange
• FXOnline: commission-free forex trading and CFD provider in Japan

Please contact IG's chief market strategist, David Jones, for more information on +44(0)7932-748-475 or +44(0)207-573-0088.

* Investment Trends Leveraged Trading Report (November 2012).

SOURCE IG