IG Index Markets, they say
IG Index is Britain's leading financial spread betting firm, offering prices in a wide range of equities, commodities, indices, currencies and more. Spread betting has grown exponentially in the last 10 years because it offers traders and investors a unique combination of flexibility, speed of execution and tax-free* profits.
IG Index Markets
| Indices | IG Index Indices |
| FTSE 100 | yes |
| FTSE 250 | yes |
| Wall Street | yes |
| US SPX 500 | yes |
| US Tech 100 | yes |
| Germany 30 | yes |
| France 40 | yes |
| Japan 225 | yes |
| EU Stocks 50 | yes |
| Netherlands 25 | yes |
| Switzerland Blue Chip | yes |
| US Russ 2000 | yes |
| Australia 200 | yes |
| India 50 | yes |
| Johannesburg Index | yes |
| Other | yes |
| Individual Shares / Equities | IG Index Shares / Equities |
| FTSE 100 | yes |
| FTSE 250 | yes |
| Wall Street | yes |
| US SPX 500 | yes |
| US Tech 100 | yes |
| Germany 30 | yes |
| France 40 | yes |
| Japan 225 | yes |
| FTSE Small Cap | some |
| AIM | some |
| France | yes |
| Netherlands | yes |
| Norway | yes |
| Sweden | yes |
| Ireland | yes |
| India | no |
| Australia | yes |
| Other | yes |
| FX Markets | IG Index Forex Markets |
| British pound / US dollar | yes |
| Euro / Sterling | yes |
| Sterling / Japanese yen | yes |
| British pound / Canadian dollar | no |
| Euro / US dollar | yes |
| Euro / Sterling | yes |
| Euro / Japanese yen | yes |
| Euro / Swiss franc | yes |
| Canadian dollar / US Dollar | yes |
| US dollar / Swiss Franc | yes |
| US dollar / Japanese yen | yes |
| Australian dollar / US Dollar | yes |
| Swiss franc / Japanese yen | no |
| Other | yes |
| FX Markets | IGIndex FX Markets |
| GBP / CAD | yes |
| GBP / CHF | yes |
| GBP / USD | yes |
| GBP / EUR | yes |
| GBP / JPY | yes |
| GBP / ZAR | yes |
| EUR / AUD | yes |
| EUR / CAD | yes |
| EUR / CHF | yes |
| EUR / GBP | yes |
| EUR / JPY | yes |
| EUR / NOK | yes |
| EUR / NZD | yes |
| EUR / SEK | yes |
| EUR / USD | yes |
| EUR / ZAR | no |
| CHF/ JPY | yes |
| AUD / USD | yes |
| AUD / NZD | yes |
| AUD / CAD | yes |
| AUD / EUR | yes |
| AUD / JPY | yes |
| NZD / CHF | yes |
| NZD / USD | yes |
| NZD / CAD | no |
| NZD / JPY | yes |
| USD / CAD | yes |
| USD / CHF | yes |
| USD / CZK | yes |
| USD / DKK | yes |
| USD / HUF | yes |
| USD / JPY | yes |
| USD / MXN | yes |
| USD / NOK | yes |
| USD / PLN | yes |
| USD / SEK | yes |
| USD / SGD | yes |
| USD / ZAR | yes |
| variable | yes |
| Commodities – Metals | IG Index Commodities – Metals |
| Gold | yes |
| Silver | yes |
| Copper and Copper - High Grade | yes |
| Platinum | yes |
| Commodities – Energies | IGIndex Commodities – Energies |
| Brent Crude (UK) | yes |
| Crude Oil, Light (US) | yes |
| Natural Gas | yes |
| Heating Oil | yes |
| Carbon Emissions | yes |
| Commodities – Softs | IGIndex Commodities – Softs |
| Cocoa (London) | yes |
| Coffee Robusta (London) | yes |
| Corn | no |
| Hogs, Lean | yes |
| Cattle, Live | yes |
| Oats | no |
| Soyabeans | no |
| Soybean Meal | no |
| Soyabean Oil | yes |
| Wheat, Milling Wheat and London Wheat | yes |
| Sugar No.5 (london) | yes |
| variable | yes |
| Interest Rate | IG Interest Rate |
| Euribor | yes |
| Eurodollar | yes |
| Euroswiss | yes |
| Short Sterling | yes |
| Bond Futures | IG Bond Futures |
| German Bobl | yes |
| German Bund | yes |
| Long Gilt | yes |
| German Schatz | yes |
| US Bond 30 Year | no |
| US Bond 10 Year | no |
| US Bond 5 Year | no |
For more information on individual markets and spread betting examples:
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For more details or to apply for a IG Index Account go to
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'IG Index Trading', Review by D. Jones, last update: 29 Jun 09
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