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Just complete our short application form to start dealing today

Before completing your application, please ensure that you have read our Risk Disclosure Notice and Customer Agreement. You can also view our
Order Execution Policy and Conflicts Policy, and find information on Complaints and Power of Attorney.

Step 1

Fill in your name, date of birth and choose a username and password

Step 2

Enter your home address and how you'd like statements delivered

Step 3

Tell us about your trading experience, investment knowledge and employment status

That's it.

It's free to open an account,
with no forms to sign

Start dealing with IG and receive...

  • A complimentary copy of the best-selling book, Winning Spread Betting Strategies
  • Exclusive access to a strategy webinar with our Chief Market Strategist, David Jones

Claim your free book and get webinar access from your account-opening and first-bet emails respectively.

Terms and conditions apply
Complimentary book is available to all new clients who successfully open an IG Index account in May 2012.
Exclusive webinar access is available after the new client has placed their first spread bet. The final webinar is on 21 May 2012.

  • Why do we ask questions?
  • It is a regulatory requirement to assess the appropriateness of our clients
  • We must establish clients' identity and prevent any possibility of money laundering
  • All information is held securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act
  • We will not contact your employer as part of the application
  • Apply in confidence
  • It's free to open an account
  • No documents to sign
  • No deposit is required to open an account and there is no obligation to deal
  • Our dedicated support team is on hand to help 24/7:

    Email helpdesk@igindex.co.uk or call 0800 195 3100
  • Apply by post
  • If you would rather apply by post, download and print a PDF form and send it to:
  • New Accounts
    IG Index Ltd
    Cannon Bridge House
    25 Dowgate Hill
    London EC4R 2YA
  • Please remember to enclose proof of your identity when returning this form.
  • iPad, iPhone and Android
  • Users of our iPad, iPhone and Android apps can sign up for an account straight from the sign-in page on the app. Simply tap the arrow on your screen to get started.
  • You can download the app by searching for 'IG Index' in the App Store, or Android Market.

Remember that financial spread betting is a leveraged product and can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit.
Spread betting may not be suitable for everyone, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.

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