Company Story
1974 - IG Index founded by Stuart Wheeler, offering spread betting on gold.
1982 - IG Index introduces the first online dealing system.
1992 - IG Index launches its first website.
1998 - IG Group Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
2000 - IG Index launches its online trading platform.
2001 - IG Index introduces Contracts for Difference (CFDs).
2002 - IG Index launches its binary betting product.
2005 - IG Group acquires HedgeStreet, a US-based binary options exchange.
2008 - IG Index launches its mobile trading platform.
2010 - IG Group acquires FXOnline Japan KK, a Japanese forex broker.
2014 - IG Group launches its execution-only stockbroking service.
2016 - IG Group acquires DailyFX, a forex news and analysis website.
2019 - IG Group launches its cryptocurrency trading service.