Why IG Index | Low Deposits | Deposit Rates

IG Index offers low deposit rates, whether you’re spread betting on indices, shares, forex or commodities. And with our risk management tools you can increase your leverage further.

Our low headline deposit rates mean you can get access to increased market exposure without having to provide the full amount that would be required in the underlying market.

Low deposit rates on all markets

See the table below for low deposit rates on our most popular daily stock indices and spot forex pairs.*

On individual stocks, we offer a 5% deposit rate on shares such as BP and Vodafone, and 10% on Barclays.

Manage your leverage using risk management tools

Our low deposit rates can be reduced even further by adding a Guaranteed Stop or non-guaranteed Stop to your position.

Guaranteed Stops

With a Guaranteed Stop in place, your deposit payment will be limited to the maximum amount you could lose on that particular trade.

A £10 per point bet on the Daily FTSE, with a Guaranteed Stop 20 points away, would require a deposit of just £200, being £10 (your bet size) X 20 (the stop distance). Without a Guaranteed Stop, your deposit for this bet would be £400, being £10 (your bet size) X 40 (deposit factor).

Non-guaranteed Stops

We also offer free non-guaranteed Stops, Trailing Stops and Limit Orders, but these do not offer the same level of protection as Guaranteed Stops.

A non-guaranteed Stop will trigger an order to close your position once the selected level has been breached. However, if the market moves very quickly or gaps, your position could be closed at a worse level than the one selected. A non-guaranteed Stop will reduce your deposit requirement but not by as much as a Guaranteed Stop.

A £10 per point bet on the Daily FTSE, with a non-guaranteed Stop 20 points away, would require a deposit of £320. This is calculated by taking the £200 (£10 (your bet size) X 20 (the stop distance)) and adding £120 in additional deposit as a buffer against your position being closed at a level worse than the one you have selected.

Without any non-guaranteed or Guaranteed Stop, your deposit for this bet would be £10 (your bet size) X 40 (deposit factor) = £400.

*All information is correct for Plus Account holders. Please contact our Helpdesk for information regarding other account types.