Is IG Legal in United States? ⚠ Verify

Our data lists United States among the countries IG does not serve, so it is marked "Verify" on this page. IG is a regulated broker (FCA (United Kingdom), ASIC (Australia), MAS (Singapore), BaFin (Germany) and DFSA (Dubai)), but regulation in other countries does not mean an account can be opened from United States. Check IG's current country list on its website before you register or deposit.

IG has been trading since 1974 and is headquartered in London. In our dataset it is regulated by the FCA (United Kingdom), ASIC (Australia), MAS (Singapore), BaFin (Germany) and DFSA (Dubai), and it is marked as top-tier regulated with investor protection. For a trader in United States, the practical point is that a licence belongs to a specific legal entity, and each entity serves specific countries. A regulator name on the website footer tells you the group is supervised; it does not, on its own, tell you which entity would hold your account.

Use the entity name shown in the account-opening terms as the search term on the FCA, ASIC, MAS, BaFin or DFSA register. That is the step that confirms who is responsible for your account.

In our dataset IG is marked with segregated client funds, negative balance protection and investor protection. Segregation means client money is held apart from the company's own funds, and negative balance protection is designed so you cannot lose more than your account balance on a leveraged position. The exact terms, including which protection scheme applies to your account, depend on the entity that serves United States, so read them in the client agreement.

Good practice from United States is to type the IG address yourself, use the official apps, and enable two-step verification on your account. IG staff will not ask for your password, so treat any message that does as an impostor attempt and report it to the broker.

IG is listed in our dataset with its own proprietary platform (our broker data names ProRealTime and L2 Dealer) and TradingView, plus iOS and Android apps. Standard and demo accounts are listed, with scalping and hedging allowed, one-click trading, trailing stops and limit orders. It does not list an Islamic account in our data, so United States traders who need a swap-free account should confirm availability with IG directly.

Instruments in our dataset include forex (70 pairs), indices, commodities (including gold and oil), crypto CFDs, shares, ETFs, options and futures. Reference spreads in our data are 0.6 for EUR/USD, 1.5 for GBP/USD and 0.5 for gold on a variable-spread model. Spreads are dynamic and shown for information only, so check live pricing before you trade. Our data lists commission on shares and an inactivity fee, so read the current fee schedule before you fund an account.

Our dataset lists bank transfer and credit or debit card as funding methods for IG. United States uses US Dollar (USD), so your bank or card provider may convert funds into the account currency and apply its own charges; check the exchange rate and fees with them before you send money. Our data does not list local wallets or United States-specific payment methods for IG, so use only the methods shown inside your account.

Keep deposits and withdrawals on payment methods registered in your name, because identity checks are matched against them. Check the current withdrawal timings and any fees in the IG help pages, because we do not publish a processing-time figure for IG.

Because United States is marked "Verify" in our data, check IG's country list before you start an application. If United States is not accepted, the sign-up form will usually not let you complete registration, and you should not use a third party to work around it.

IG is a long-established, regulated broker, but United States is marked "Verify" in our data, so do not assume an account is available. Confirm the current country list, check which entity would serve you and read the terms. If IG is not available in United States, compare brokers that list United States as an eligible country.