Who owns IG?
As of : IG is run by IG Markets Limited, United Kingdom. It holds a licence from FCA (195355). The company is listed (LSE:IGG).
| Ultimate owner | IG Group Holdings plc (listed (LSE:IGG)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | IG Markets Limited, United Kingdom · reg. 04008957 |
| Licences | FCA 195355 |
| Website | ig.com |
| Sister brokers | 3 |
| Fines and actions | IG’s own company: 1 · whole IG Group Holdings plc group: 2 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- IG Group Holdings plc owns 4 brokers in our data, plus 1 review site.
- 2 regulator fines against the owner since 2023.
Licences
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCA 195355 | — | — | register |
About IG Group Holdings plc
London-listed CFD and spread-betting group. It bought US options broker tastytrade in 2021 and UK share app Freetrade in 2025, and runs a Bermuda-licensed entity (IG International) for clients in countries where it has no local licence.
Headquarters: United Kingdom · Founded: 1974 · Ownership: listed (LSE:IGG)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: UK clients contract with the FCA firm. IG's own account pages say clients in countries without a local IG licence can be onboarded to IG International (Bermuda, CFDs only, leverage up to 1:200).
3 sister brokers
Same owner, but check which company holds your account. The offshore company often has no compensation scheme.
Review sites owned by IG Group Holdings plc
These sites rate brokers. They may favour IG Group Holdings plc's own brands.
IG Group Holdings plc sister sites, fines and sources →
Regulator fines
1 of these 2 concerns IG’s own company; the others concern other companies of the IG Group Holdings plc. The company column names who was fined.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-13 | Clone: 'ICT Market 24' / ictmarket24.com | FCA | — | CLONE WARNING - unauthorised firm impersonating IG Markets Limited; not IG's fault. source |
| 2023-11-09 | IG Markets Ltd / IG Australia Pty Ltd | ASIC | — | Self-reported CFD leverage above ASIC's product-intervention caps; part of AU$4.3m remediation paid by seven issuers to 1,500+ clients (remediation, not a fine). source |
Ratings elsewhere
- Trustpilot: read the reviews there
Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Questions and answers
Who owns IG?
IG Markets Limited runs it.
Is IG licensed?
Yes. Its operator IG Markets Limited holds a licence from FCA (195355).
Has the owner of IG been fined?
2 records on file. The latest: FCA, 2023-11-13.
Is IG legit?
IG is run by IG Markets Limited, which holds a licence from FCA (195355). The company is listed (LSE:IGG). Fines and regulator actions against IG’s own company: 1; against the whole IG Group Holdings plc group: 2. Sister sites with the same owner: 3. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are IG’s sister sites?
IG has 3 sister brokers with the same owner, IG Group Holdings plc: tastytrade, Freetrade, tastyfx. Full list: all IG Group Holdings plc sister sites.
Sources
- https://ig.com/ae/open-account
- https://www.ig.com/en/help-and-support/articles/692546-what-does-ig-do-with-my-money-and-my-assets
- https://commodity.com/brokers/ig-review
- https://www.ig.com/uk
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we check facts. CFDs are complex. Most retail accounts lose money.
