{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "kind": "demoOffering",
  "id": "ig-mt4-uk",
  "urls": {
    "html": "/demo-accounts/ig-mt4-uk.html",
    "json": "/demo-accounts/ig-mt4-uk.json",
    "markdown": "/demo-accounts/ig-mt4-uk.md"
  },
  "policy": "Documentation research, not account or execution testing. Research regions do not establish residence eligibility. Requires Verification is an evidence gap, not proof of unavailability. Source conflicts and product/entity qualifications must remain attached to claims. Demo results do not establish live trading performance.",
  "record": {
    "checked": "2026-10-12",
    "tested": false,
    "funds": 10000,
    "currency": "GBP",
    "fundsLabel": "GBP 10,000",
    "fundsNote": "GBP",
    "expiryType": "inactivity",
    "expiry": "60 consecutive days without activity",
    "expiryNote": "",
    "evidence": "documented",
    "signup": "Website form or MT4 IG-DEMO server; contact details, currency",
    "note": "Demo password cannot be reset; funds reset not stated.",
    "id": "ig-mt4-uk",
    "broker": "IG",
    "entity": "IG Markets Ltd (CFD scope)",
    "regions": [
      "UK"
    ],
    "region": "UK",
    "regionLabel": "United Kingdom",
    "researchScope": "United Kingdom",
    "platform": "mt4",
    "platformLabel": "MetaTrader 4",
    "terms": "No slippage/interest adjustments; no size/price rejection or margin-loss closeouts",
    "fundingReset": "Not stated",
    "deposit": "No; demo setup is separate",
    "devices": "Windows; Mac; Android",
    "forexCoverage": "Forex available; demo pair count not stated",
    "eligibility": "UK site says not directed at US, Belgium or countries outside UK; demo residency acceptance not tested.",
    "evidenceNote": "Official broker documentation; signup and trading not tested.",
    "sources": [
      "ig-3",
      "ig-4",
      "ig-1"
    ],
    "visit": "ig-3",
    "regulation": {
      "status": "Verified",
      "entity": "IG Markets Limited",
      "regulator": "Financial Conduct Authority (UK)",
      "finding": "Authorised (Regulated), since 01/12/2001 (DD/MM/YYYY). Retail rolling spot forex included in principal dealing and arranging permissions.",
      "scope": "Verification covers this named UK entity and listed permissions, not all group companies or customer eligibility. Register limitations apply.",
      "sources": [
        "ig-reg-1"
      ]
    },
    "signupLink": {
      "kind": "demo-page",
      "note": "Broker demo page; select your platform to continue.",
      "status": "Official entry route",
      "url": "https://www.ig.com/uk/trading-platforms/metatrader-4/mt4-demo-account",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ig.com/uk/trading-platforms/metatrader-4/mt4-demo-account",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "tested": false
    },
    "execution": {
      "scope": "IG Markets Limited · UK forex CFDs; excludes share dealing, US options and futures. Documentation only; not account-tested.",
      "tested": false,
      "role": {
        "value": "Principal",
        "note": "IG is the contractual counterparty for its CFDs, rather than acting as your agent.",
        "sources": [
          "execution-ig-policy"
        ],
        "status": "Documented",
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "arrangement": {
        "value": "Market making",
        "note": "The CFD policy describes IG as market maker and sole execution venue; it may hedge some or all exposure.",
        "sources": [
          "execution-ig-policy"
        ],
        "status": "Broker-reported",
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "demo": {
        "value": "Slippage and live checks omitted",
        "status": "Documented",
        "note": "MT4 demo omits slippage, interest/dividend and out-of-hours adjustments; no size/price rejection or margin-loss forced closure; chart charges differ. Insufficient opening funds can still cause rejection.",
        "sources": [
          "ex-b-ig-mt4-demo"
        ],
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "review": {
        "checked": "2026-10-13",
        "outcome": "Reviewed official documentation: role Principal; arrangement Market making; demo Slippage and live checks omitted / Live slippage omitted / Slippage and some live checks omitted. No accounts opened or tested.",
        "remainingChecks": [
          "No functional account testing; confirm any remaining platform-specific charges and rejection behavior."
        ]
      }
    },
    "markets": {
      "scope": "IG Markets Ltd (CFD scope) · United Kingdom · MetaTrader 4. Market coverage not yet reviewed.",
      "tested": false,
      "forexCfd": {
        "status": "Requires Verification",
        "note": "Forex CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.",
        "sources": [],
        "checked": null
      },
      "cryptoCfd": {
        "status": "Requires Verification",
        "note": "Cryptocurrency CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.",
        "sources": [],
        "checked": null
      }
    },
    "api": {
      "status": "Requires Verification",
      "type": null,
      "route": "Not established for this offering",
      "note": "API access has not yet been established for this legal entity and demo platform. This does not mean it is unavailable.",
      "requirements": "Confirm the account, platform and regional requirements with the broker.",
      "sources": [],
      "docs": [],
      "checked": null,
      "tested": false
    }
  },
  "sources": {
    "ex-b-ig-mt4-demo": {
      "title": "IG UK MT4 demo/live differences",
      "url": "https://www.ig.com/uk/trading-platforms/metatrader-4/mt4-demo-account",
      "owner": "Broker",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "locator": "Differences between an MT4 demo account and MT4 live account",
      "access": "Opened official page or PDF; documentation review only"
    },
    "execution-ig-policy": {
      "title": "IG UK execution policy — June 2024, CFD section (page 2)",
      "url": "https://www.ig.com/usermanagement/customeragreements?agreementType=summary_order_execution_policy&igCompany=iggb&locale=en_GB",
      "owner": "Broker",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "locator": "Page 2: CFDs and OTC derivatives; currently linked from UK legal page",
      "access": "Primary page/PDF reopened in this pass"
    },
    "ig-1": {
      "id": "IG1",
      "title": "IG UK demo account",
      "url": "https://www.ig.com/uk/demo-account",
      "claims": "Proprietary GBP 10,000 demo; forex; form fields; UK entity FCA disclosures and territorial disclaimer.",
      "checked": "2026-10-12",
      "evidence_status": "Documented; not account-tested"
    },
    "ig-3": {
      "id": "IG3",
      "title": "IG UK MT4 demo",
      "url": "https://www.ig.com/uk/trading-platforms/metatrader-4/mt4-demo-account",
      "claims": "MT4 demo GBP 10,000, forex, Windows/Mac/Android, form fields and demo/live differences.",
      "checked": "2026-10-12",
      "evidence_status": "Documented; not account-tested"
    },
    "ig-4": {
      "id": "IG4",
      "title": "IG create MT4 demo",
      "url": "https://www.ig.com/uk/help-and-support/articles/682508-how-do-i-create-a-live-or-demo-mt4-account",
      "claims": "MT4 setup in downloaded platform; currency choice; 60-day inactivity expiration; passwords cannot reset.",
      "checked": "2026-10-12",
      "evidence_status": "Documented; not account-tested"
    },
    "ig-reg-1": {
      "title": "FCA Register — IG Markets Limited",
      "url": "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000MfIiSAAV",
      "evidence": "Live register showed IG Markets Limited, FRN 195355, status Authorised. Retail rolling spot forex included in principal dealing and arranging permissions.",
      "source_date": "Live register viewed 2026-10-12",
      "access_note": "Direct browser UI; web-text fetch failed, full register loaded in browser."
    }
  }
}