IG Group Plc is a UK-based company providing trading in financial derivatives such as contracts for difference and financial spread betting and, as of 2014, stockbroking to retail traders.

While the majority of the company’s activities are based in the UK, the company has expanded internationally. IG is regulated by the FCA, the UK’s financial authority body. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Type:                     Public Limited Company

Traded as:           LSE: IGG

Industry:              Financial services

Founded:            1974

Headquarters:   London, UK

Services:              Online Forex trading, CFDs, spread betting, shares trading

Subsidiaries:       Nadex; DailyFX

Website:              www.iggroup.com