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- IG Group Holdings plc is a United Kingdom-based global financial technology company that provides online trading platforms, leveraged derivatives, and investment services to retail and institutional clients. The company offers contracts for difference (CFDs), spread betting, foreign exchange (FX), options, and binary options as core over-the-counter (OTC) leveraged products; exchange-traded derivatives through Spectrum Markets, a multilateral trading facility (MTF); and non-leveraged stock trading and investments including over 6,200 global stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), fractional shares, United Kingdom Treasury bills, and proxy voting. Its brands encompass IG, IG Prime, DailyFX, Spectrum Markets, Raydius, BrightPool, Freetrade, and tastytrade (formerly IG US, rebranded in 2024), with access to approximately 19,000 financial markets across shares, indices, commodities, cryptocurrencies, and more.
Founded in 1974 and headquartered in London, IG Group operates in 19 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and North America through 18 sales offices worldwide, serving a diverse client base with tailored offerings under regional regulations.
In recent developments, the company completed the acquisition of Freetrade in April 2025 for £160 million to bolster its investment platform capabilities; announced the acquisition of Independent Reserve, an Australian cryptocurrency exchange, in September 2025 for A$178 million (£86.8 million) to expand crypto trading in Asia-Pacific; launched spot cryptocurrency trading in the UK in May 2025 in partnership with Uphold; sold its Small Exchange Inc. subsidiary to Payward Inc. (Kraken) in October 2025; and initiated a new share buyback program in September 2025.