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Trading with APIs

Connect your front-end solutions to our market-leading pricing and execution technology. Start trading with APIs today with the world’s No.1 CFD provider.1

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Why use our trading alerts?

API trading (short for application programming interface) lets you connect two applications – for example, your IG account and your custom-built platform. Trading with APIs lets you access our ecosystem directly – giving you faster order execution and more control over your trades.

Trading with our APIs is an easy way to get live market data, historical prices and execute trades from any of your IG trading accounts – without having to manually trawl through different exchanges’ order books and dark pools for data and prices. Instead, you can get the information delivered directly to you, ensuring speed and efficiency.

Why use our trading alerts?

Trading with APIs is popular with both institutions such as hedge funds and registered trading firms, as well as retail traders. That’s because APIs offer access to more advanced programs.

If you want to focus on trading rather than coding, but would like to use an advanced platform that is capable of trading with algorithms, you can use our ProRealTime platform.

Why trade with APIs?

Create bespoke trading solutions with our web-based APIs, either REST-based or streaming

Take advantage of DMA and OTC products with our FIX API – available through IG Prime

Get coding as quickly as possible with our sample app

Benefit from third-party software such as Excel (VBA), .NET, and Java

What markets can I get trading signals for?

Market-leading trading APIs

Choose the market-leader

Trade with the world’s No.1 CFD provider1

Best pricing and execution

Access deep liquidity

Take advantage of our market-leading pricing and execution technology

Over 16,000 markets for your API trading

Trade over 17,000 markets

Seize opportunity with more 24-hour markets than anywhere else

A trusted provider for API trading

Feel secure with a trusted provider

With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
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  • Fast execution on a huge range of markets

Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution

  • Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app*
  • Feel secure with a trusted provider
With more than 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service

*Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.

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How to use trading alerts

There are two different ways to trade via APIs with an IG account:

Through IG's API

You’d do this if you want to build your own trading platform.
  • Create a live IG account
  • Generate an API key
  • Connect to the IG API using our Excel app or start coding
  • Understand the risks and costs of trading before you open your first trade
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Our platforms

You’d do this if you want to send IG trades from a custom interface you have built.
  • Create a live IG account
  • Launch ProRealTime
  • Build your own algorithms
  • Start trading
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You can also use our demo account to test your application in a risk-free environment. To use APIs on our demo, you have to use the same email address as your live account. If you already have a live account, you can use the account switcher on the top left of the page to open a demo.

Trading CFDs with APIs

With our trading API, you can either build your own or use pre-made solutions to trade CFDs.
  • CFD trading enables you to offset losses against profits, making it suitable for hedging
When you trade these products, you can take a long or a short position. You’d buy (go long) if you expect the market to rise, and you’d sell (go short) if you expect it to fall.
Learn more about CFD trading with IG

Markets and costs with APIs

Market Minimum spread
EUR/USD 0.6
AUD/USD 0.6
EUR/GBP 0.9
GBP/USD 0.9
Market Minimum spread
FTSE 100 1
Wall Street 2.4
Germany 40 1.2
Australia 200 1
Market Minimum spread
Spot Gold 0.3
Spot Silver 2
Oil – US Crude 2.8
Oil – Brent Crude 2.8
Market Minimum spread
Bitcoin 45
Ether 1.8

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* Best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020.
2 Based on revenue excluding FX (published financial statements, June 2020); for forex based on number of primary relationships with FX traders (Investment Trends UK Leveraged Trading Report released June 2020).

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  • Trading Contracts for Difference (CFDs), foreign exchange (forex), and cryptocurrencies involves a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. These are leveraged products, meaning small price movements can result in significant gains or losses. You may lose more than your initial deposit.
  • Retail clients are protected from negative balances, but professional clients may incur losses exceeding their deposits. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved and manage your exposure responsibly.
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  • Trading leveraged products is not suitable for all investors. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved, and only trade with capital you can afford to lose.
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