Company file
IG
UK FCA +1
London, United Kingdom · 250k visits / day
Legal IG Markets Limited / IG Index Limited · IG Group Holdings plc
CEO IG Group CEO (confirm current annual report)
Founders Stuart Wheeler
Founded 1974 · listed
Parent IG Group Holdings plc
The original financial spread-betting house. Stuart Wheeler founded IG Index in 1974. Listed IG Group Holdings plc (LSE:IGG). FCA FRN 195355 (IG Index / IG Markets). Local entities in AU, SG, EU and elsewhere. Sports spread was a historic IG product; the live UK sports-spread market is now Spreadex / Sporting Index — IG today is financial spread, CFD, options and FX.
1974 IG Index. Listed. The template every later UK spread firm copied. Not a UKGC bookmaker.
Licences FCA (spread betting) · ASIC
Payments bank transfer, debit card
Currencies GBP, EUR, USD
Languages English
Products Financial spread / CFD
Related companies IG Group Holdings plc (Parent)
Public officers / staff
- IG Group CEO (confirm current annual report) · CEO / leadership
- Stuart Wheeler · Founder
Company communication
Live chat detected on the official site.
Trust matrix — categories, not the published weight
- MetVerified owners — Listed parent — beneficial ownership is a public filing.
- MetNamed officers / staff — IG Group CEO (confirm current annual report) (CEO / leadership) · Stuart Wheeler (Founder)
- PartialAddress on a register — London, United Kingdom
- MissingPhone number on file — No published corporate or support telephone.
- MissingEmail address on file — No published corporate email — contact form only, or none.
- MetLongevity — Operating since 1974 (52 years).
- MetRelated businesses — IG Group Holdings plc (Parent)
- MetLicence stringency — 2 jurisdictions. Strongest on file: UK FCA. Extra countries add weight; they do not wash out a weak home licence.
- FCA/ASIC investment firm, not a gambling operator.
Official website ig.com