Tag: IG Group

March 18, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

IG Group sees Q3 Revenue leap 9%

A very strong December led to solid Q3 Revenues for IG. UK spreadbetting firm IG Group (LON:IGG) issued its Interim Management Statement for Q3 2014 (IG has a May 31 year end, so Q3 ended February 28), giving us a peek into revenues the past three months, and they were fairly strong.  IG Revenues hit £96.7 million…

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October 31, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

UK forex brokers concerned about influx of other EU 'MiFID' brokers

The regulatory system allowing financially regulated companies to register cross-border in the EU has UK players worried. An interesting article in today's Financial Times points out that many established UK-based, FCA-regulated brokers are concerned about the growing number of 'passport' brokers from other EU countries setting up shop in London. The article points out that 45…

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July 03, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

City Index beats IG to the punch in launching MT4 trading

UK spreadbetting brokers look to expand into traditional retail Forex trading. Just two weeks after we reported that IG Group -- with its newly-branded and launched website IG.com -- had announced plans to launch MT4 trading for its clients later this summer, comes news that its UK spreadbetting rival City Index has beaten IG to…

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July 01, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

IG formally unveils its MT4 offering

In major departures from its norm, IG Group is rebranding as IG.com, focusing on Forex traders, and adding a third party platform. IG Group is not exactly sitting on its laurels, despite recent stellar financial results, and the IG share price sitting at an all time high. In a piece about a month ago we…

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