Freetrade: IG Group swoops for trading app January 16, 2025 IG Group has acquired stock trading app Freetrade for £160m, as the FTSE 250 firm looks to target a new UK audience of traders. The trading platform, along with its 720,000 customers and £2.5bn in assets, will move to IG Group in mid-2025, subject to regulatory approval, the firm said in a stock exchange notice [...]
IG Group: August’s market meltdown boosts revenue September 12, 2024 IG Group has reported a jump in quarterly revenue after a worldwide meltdown in financial markets last month gave its clients more opportunities to trade.
IG Group profit sags as trading activity falls July 25, 2024 IG Group’s revenue sagged three per cent over the last year as the firm struggled to bring in new traders to its core business as market volatility remained subdued. In its results for the year to 31st May, the group said net trading revenue in over-the-counter derivatives (OTC) such as contracts for difference (CFDs) and [...]
IG Group launches UK derivatives platform June 11, 2024 IG Group has launched a platform in the UK providing US-listed options and futures trading called Tastytrade.
Ruffer eyes job cuts as ‘down year’ hits hard April 14, 2024 Asset managers have cut around 2,000 jobs since the start of 2024.
IG Group shares down: ‘Unexciting markets’ cause 21 per cent profit drop January 25, 2024 IG Group experienced a 21 per cent drop in adjusted profits before tax in the second half of 2023, which acting CEO Charlie Rozes credited to “unexciting markets” for its clients. The group’s share price fell 9.5 per cent on open this morning, before recovering slightly. Speaking to City A.M, Rozes said that he thought [...]