“I have used IG for around five years. They are the best spread betting company, they provide a super efficient service, and they really look after their clients. Contrary to what many people believe, they want theirclients to make money on the market, as they make their profit from the bid/offer spreads.”
“Have been with IG since it's start - Stuart Wheeler,an old friend asked me to provide a character reference for him as he was starting a "bookie company" as this was needed to start IG!! IG has steadly improved over the years and I trade nearly every day. I particularly like your daily news and analysis on shares, indices,Dow and Footsie, forex etc. this helps my tradeing and is a welcome fairly new service - keep it up!”
“In the years I have used IG I have always been impressed with the speed & re activeness of the spread-betting platform along with the professional attitude of the staff on the odd occasion I have needed advice.
I have tried various other companies but have yet to find one which can match the overall satisfaction levels IG provide.
Regards,
Marc Gray”
“I have been using IG platform for spread betting for approx. 5 years since I switched away from CMC markets. The layout is simple and easy to use, I hope that it remains that way.
I am a serious trader who is already growing my account funds so that I may become a professional, IG will be my only choice.
To me, one of the most important tools, is to be able to look back at past market data on the charts, all the way back to 1996. It enables me to evaluate strategies that I wish to use, and back test the data in fine detail, even the industry sector charts.
There are some minor changes that I would like to see in future, if I contact IG about my views I believe that IG will listen.”
“I am a little suspicious when my Stops are hit and then it goes back to what would have been my favour.
You must have the same price (within a few points) as the Markets so that the Stops can be verifiable and beyond query.”
“I have 2 trading accounts, one with IG and one with ETX
I honestly find IG to be far superior in every aspect. The staff sound far more professional and caring. The platform is far superior to ETX in just about every way.
I have run the 2 accounts side by side for 12 months to see which best suits my needs, suffice to say I shall soon be closing the ETX account and solely using the more trustworthy IG”
“I find the platform very user friendly.
I like the fact that spot positions roll over to the next trading day with a minimal amount of interest charged.
I find the trailing stop facility extremely useful, allowing me to leave my profits to run on auto-pilot.
Overall I feel that IG is one of the best trading platforms available. And also competitive on spreads.”
“Excellent platform and pro charts. Fast execution on wide range of instruments.
Customer Services always available and helpful.
A Top 200 UK Company.”
“I find the company very professional. I say ghat even though I don't have much interaction by phone. I find the trading portal really ghost in that there are always prices available ( maybe because I don't trade in large size) but I would think not. I find you are always trying to enhance the service. I have had one other provider and would say they are not in your league foe service. Additionally someone asked me about where to open an acoustic and I had no hesitation in recommending IG. My main view is that you do all to look after your customer, with fills, stop losses etc. and I think that means a lot to the smaller punter.”
“PRO
Easy to use website.
Interest on long is only 3% compared to other sites that charge over 3.5%
CON
My only gripe is that the cash deposits from the clients are required instantaneously whereas payments from IG take 3 working days to hit the client's account. It would be only fair to receive payments by fast payment method.
Sometimes IG automated email system sends out notice incorrectly to deposit cash or else the position would be closed but there is ample balance in the client's account. This needs to be looked at.”
