IG

IG is a long-established broker group operating through many legal entities rather than a single firm. The supplied rating is 6.53/10, best understood as a measure of available institutional evidence, not of market risk or suitability. Risk control scores strongly at 9.025, fund security is 6.95 and transparency 7.8, while regulation is the weakest dimension at 3.0 despite high data confidence. Protection therefore depends heavily on the specific entity a customer contracts with, since FCA-regulated UK entities carry investor protection and segregated accounts, whereas several other entities do not.

On the positive side, risk-control indicators are strong: maximum leverage is documented at 200, account disclosure scores fully, and negative-balance-protection records exist. Transparency is supported by an active official website, ten disclosed entities and near-current records. Fund security is moderated by nine verified entities and segregated-account records, while risk exposure shows two approved records from one source with lower confidence.

The main concerns are regulatory and execution-related. Only eight of twelve licences are active, three are adverse, and the strongest licence score is 5. Several entities show revoked licences: ASIC and FMA licences for IG Markets Limited, and an FSCA licence for IG Markets South Africa Limited. Execution quality is the lowest measured dimension, with a median ping of 158 ms across 22 samples and no account-environment samples. Two Financial Ombudsman complaints exist but both were not upheld, so they are allegations rather than confirmed findings.

Overall the evidence does not support a clear positive or high-risk conclusion. This is a multi-entity group where the contracting entity, applicable licence and protection regime matter more than the IG brand name, and missing or low-confidence data should be verified directly before relying on any assumption.