IG Unveils New US-Listed Options and Futures Account

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IG has expanded its trading opportunities for UK clients with a new US-listed futures and options account, available through its partnership with tastytrade.

Key Takeaways

  • Get low commissions that max out at $10 a leg when you open options trades and zero fees when you close positions.
  • Trade US options and futures using cash (available balance) or margin (amplified positions).
  • Access real-time and on-demand content, including webinars featuring market insights from the tastylive team.

Traders at all levels are catered to. Beginners can learn how to trade options through the IG Academy, with support available from 8am Saturday to 10pm Friday (GMT), and intuitive risk management tools in the award-winning tastytrade platform.

Experienced traders benefit from transparent costs from $1 per contract to open an options position and from $0.85 per contract to open and close a futures position.

Active traders can capitalize on various market movements using futures and options, whether bullish or bearish, range-bound, or sideways.

Trading US-listed futures and options on IG tastytrade platform
tastytrade platform

About IG

IG is one of the longest-standing, heavily-regulated brokers in the industry, with over 50 years of experience, more than 313,000 clients, and authorization from seven ‘green tier’ bodies in line with DayTrading.com’s Regulation & Trust Rating.

Alongside futures and options, it offers trading on 17,000 markets spanning currencies, equities, indices, ETFs, and derivatives like CFDs and spread betting.

New traders can get started with no minimum deposit and a choice of 12 base currencies, including GBP, USD and EUR.

Founded in 1974, IG is part of IG Group Holdings Plc, a publicly traded (LSE: IGG) brokerage. The brand-US offers spread betting, CFD and forex trading across an almost unrivalled selection of 17,000+ markets, with a range of user-friendly platforms and investing apps. For 50 years, IG has maintained its position as an industry leader, excelling in all key areas for traders.
Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits.