{ "schemaVersion": 1, "kind": "demoOffering", "id": "ig-web-uk", "urls": { "html": "/demo-accounts/ig-web-uk.html", "json": "/demo-accounts/ig-web-uk.json", "markdown": "/demo-accounts/ig-web-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": "unknown", "expiry": "Not stated", "expiryNote": "", "evidence": "documented", "signup": "Username, password, name, phone, email, residence", "note": "Documentation review only; signup not tested.", "id": "ig-web-uk", "broker": "IG", "entity": "IG Markets Ltd (CFD scope)", "regions": [ "UK" ], "region": "UK", "regionLabel": "United Kingdom", "researchScope": "United Kingdom", "platform": "web", "platformLabel": "IG proprietary web/mobile", "terms": "No slippage/interest adjustments; no size/price rejections or margin-loss closeouts", "fundingReset": "Not stated", "deposit": "Free standalone demo; no deposit step shown", "devices": "Web; mobile", "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-1", "ig-2" ], "visit": "ig-1", "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/demo-account", "sourceUrl": "https://www.ig.com/uk/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 some live checks omitted", "note": "The UK web/mobile demo omits slippage and interest/dividend adjustments, does not reject orders for size or price, and does not force-close trades for running margin losses. These findings apply to web/mobile; separate MT4 and MT5 disclosures are recorded on their platform rows.", "sources": [ "execution-ig-demo" ], "status": "Documented", "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 · IG proprietary web/mobile. 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": { "id": "ig-web-uk", "entity": "IG Markets Ltd (CFD scope)", "region": "UK", "platform": "web", "type": "Broker API", "route": "IG REST / streaming APIs", "status": "Conditional", "note": "IG documents retail API demo access when the demo is linked to a live account. A standalone demo signup does not satisfy that prerequisite.", "requirements": "Open an eligible live IG account, generate an API key and create or link its demo account as instructed by IG. This record covers UK CFDs.", "sources": [ "finder-api-a-ig-uk-api", "finder-api-a-ig-start", "finder-api-a-ig-entities" ], "docs": [ "finder-api-a-ig-uk-api" ], "checked": "2026-10-14", "tested": false } }, "sources": { "execution-ig-demo": { "title": "IG UK web/mobile demo versus live — 8 September 2026", "url": "https://www.ig.com/uk/help-and-support/articles/687034-how-does-a-demo-account-differ-from-a-live-account", "owner": "Broker", "checked": "2026-10-13", "locator": "Web platform and mobile app scope", "access": "Primary page/PDF reopened in this pass" }, "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" }, "finder-api-a-ig-entities": { "title": "IG Group regulation", "url": "https://www.iggroup.com/about-us/governance/regulations", "owner": "IG", "checked": "2026-10-14", "locator": "Worldwide licensed businesses; UK,EU,CH,AE,SG,JP,AU/NZ", "access": "Official search-index excerpt reviewed; full source not directly retrieved in this batch. No account or API connection tested." }, "finder-api-a-ig-start": { "title": "IG Labs getting started", "url": "https://labs.ig.com/gettingstarted", "owner": "IG", "checked": "2026-10-14", "locator": "Live account required for key and associated demo", "access": "Official page directly retrieved in this audit. No account or API connection tested." }, "finder-api-a-ig-uk-api": { "title": "IG UK retail API and demo instructions", "url": "https://www.ig.com/uk/trading-platforms/trading-apis/how-to-use-ig-api", "owner": "IG", "checked": "2026-10-14", "locator": "Retail REST and streaming API description, demo/live-linking FAQ and legal footer.", "access": "Official page directly retrieved by the parent researcher in this audit. No account or API connection tested." }, "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-2": { "id": "IG2", "title": "IG demo versus live", "url": "https://www.ig.com/uk/help-and-support/articles/687034-how-does-a-demo-account-differ-from-a-live-account", "claims": "Web/mobile demo; no slippage, interest/dividend adjustments, out-of-hours moves, size/price rejects, paid chart packages or forced margin closeouts.", "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." } } }