House file

IG Group

On the desk for one reason: multi-entity structure. 7 register lines are on this file, spread across 7 legal entities in 6 jurisdictions, 7 of them with a top-tier regulator.

Filed by the desk · London, UK · established 1974 · sourcing confidence: high

On the wire

7 items · 0 notices

Every figure below was read off a regulator register or the firm's own filing.

01
register entry
FCA entry 195355 for IG Markets Limited
Source: register.fca.org.uk
02
register entry
FCA entry 114059 for IG Index Limited
Source: register.fca.org.uk
03
register entry
BaFin for IG Europe GmbH
Source: iggroup.com
04
register entry
FINMA for IG Bank S.A.
Source: iggroup.com
05
register entry
ASIC entry AFSL 220440 for IG Markets Limited (Australian branch)
Source: treasury.gov.au
06
register entry
MAS for IG Asia Pte Ltd
Source: iggroup.com
07
register entry
NFA/CFTC entry NFA ID 0509630 for tastyfx LLC
Source: iggroup.com

Entity by entity

7 lines

Register lines on file for IG Group. A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
Regulator	Jurisdiction	Entity as registered	Number	Tier	Source
FCA	UK	IG Markets Limited	195355	T1	register.fca.org.uk
FCA	UK	IG Index Limited	114059	T1	register.fca.org.uk
BaFin	Germany	IG Europe GmbH	not verified	T1	iggroup.com
FINMA	Switzerland	IG Bank S.A.	not verified	T1	iggroup.com
ASIC	Australia	IG Markets Limited (Australian branch)	AFSL 220440	T1	treasury.gov.au
MAS	Singapore	IG Asia Pte Ltd	not verified	T1	iggroup.com
NFA/CFTC	USA	tastyfx LLC	NFA ID 0509630	T1	iggroup.com

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open	$0
EUR/USD spread as published	0.6 pips
Leverage as advertised	1:30 (UK/EU retail)
Platforms	Proprietary web platform · MT4 · ProRealTime · L2 Dealer · Mobile apps
Account books	CFD · Spread betting · Share dealing · Professional

What the record says

IG states it was founded in 1974 as the world's first spread betting firm.

IG Group Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under ticker IGG.

IG Markets Limited is authorised by the FCA with firm reference number 195355.

IG Bank S.A. is authorised as a bank and securities dealer by FINMA in Switzerland.

IG's US retail FX business operates as tastyfx LLC, an NFA member (NFA ID 0509630).

Not verified

3 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.