Formerly | IG Group Holdings Limited (2003–2005) |
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Company type | Public limited company |
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 1974 |
Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
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Services |
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Revenue | £1,023.4 million (2023)[1] |
£438.5 million (2023)[1] | |
£365.0 million (2023)[1] | |
Number of employees | 2,665 (2022)[1] |
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Website | www |
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IG Group Holdings plc, trading as IG Group, is a United Kingdom-based online trading provider, offering access to spread betting and CFD trading, which allow traders to bet on the direction of equities, bonds and currencies without owning the underlying assets.[4][5]
Established in 1974 by Stuart Wheeler, the company is based in London and employs 1,950 staff.[6]
As of 2021[update], it had a market value of £2.9 billion and offered trading in 17,000 investment markets. IG is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's financial authority body.[5][7][8][9] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[10]