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IG is the largest Forex broker and CFD dealer in the world. The company offers access globally to a comprehensive product line that includes forex, stock indices, individual equities, stock sectors, commodities, cryptocurrencies, bonds, and interest rates on a variety of professional-grade web-based and mobile trading platforms.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of IG reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

IG Outage Chart 05/06/2025 00:50

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by IG users through our website.

  1. Login (46%)

    Login (46%)

  2. Trading platform (31%)

    Trading platform (31%)

  3. Website (23%)

    Website (23%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent IG outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
GermanyHechingen Website
GermanyNortmoor Trading platform
United KingdomWatford Website
GermanyLeer Trading platform
United KingdomCamberwell Login
GermanyBerlin Trading platform
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IG Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • three_fitty James Bailey (@three_fitty) reported

    @IGClientHelp Are there any new restrictions on Direxion leveraged ETF's on your platform? I can no longer open new positions via a CFD account, but forums also reporting errors for share accounts.

  • Garry27977708 Garry (@Garry27977708) reported

    @IGcom - Worst trading platform ever with pi$$ poor customer service to match!!! AVOID!

  • joshmooredotcom Josh Moore (@joshmooredotcom) reported

    @IGClientHelp I don’t think the Eng house chat is working... in need of help and can’t get onto the live chat feature... please help!

  • NezCrypto CryptoNez (@NezCrypto) reported

    @IGcom Hi, when trying to connect to the my demo account using API via Postman I get error "errorCode": "error.public-api.failure.preferred.account.not.set" from what I can see there is no way to set a prefered demo account. Please can you help me out here!

  • JojoPojo666 Minerva Owl (@JojoPojo666) reported

    @IGClientHelp Hi. I cannot log into my account. It has been shut even though I had used it in early Feb. The support is useless. No one is replying to the emails I sent a week ago, live chat disabled & no one is answering the call.

  • damonwinnard Damon.Winnard (@damonwinnard) reported

    @getcakedBGP Don’t use @IGcom still withholding money of mine from an IT glitch over 2 weeks ago.

  • Garry27977708 Garry (@Garry27977708) reported

    @IGcom - Traders, 'AVOID' IG at all costs, p*$$ poor customer service and trading platform crashes, try calling, 20 minutes, you will be cut off. Shocking company!!!

  • mattnificent01 M (@mattnificent01) reported

    @IGClientHelp Help please! Having issues logging-in into my account. Many thanks

  • Garry27977708 Garry (@Garry27977708) reported

    @IGClientHelp IG is run by f**king Muppets. Their second rate trading platform continues to crash at a moments notice and don't bet on being able to get hold of the useless, to$$ers by telephone to close your trading positions either. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

  • iwantlofi iwantlofi (@iwantlofi) reported

    @IGClientHelp Still waiting, no reply from you guys still. Please help me out here i legit don't know why its taking this long for verification.

  • Huseyn54889635 Huseyn (@Huseyn54889635) reported

    @IGClientHelp Hi i have been trying to get my account activatrd fot the past week but no one answers the call on customer service, is there any other way to do it?

  • haoever2 Haoever2@hotmail.com (@haoever2) reported

    @malinda63998104 @IGClientHelp Hi IG it has been a week since i click withdraw to card...but the money has not been transfer back to my bank account. May i know who can i speak to regarding this issue?

  • JMahony_IG Joshua Mahony (@JMahony_IG) reported

    @gud2bheard Seen it is closing only. Perhaps @IGClientHelp can help.

  • Garry27977708 Garry (@Garry27977708) reported

    @IGcom - IG is run by f**king Muppets. Their second rate trading platform continues to crash at a moments notice and don't bet on being able to get hold of the useless, to$$ers by telephone to close your trading positions either. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

  • IGSquawk IGSquawk (@IGSquawk) reported

    @BanjoPigeon @IGcom @IGTV Hello there. $PLBY is available to trade. Clients have been buying and selling it today. If you are still have issues reach out to our helpdesk

  • fergulike Paul Ferguson (@fergulike) reported

    @IGClientHelp your "help desk" still insistent on not helping me despite being a customer for 2 years. 👍

  • CateWW cate (@CateWW) reported

    @IGClientHelp Hi, I hold iShares Silver Trust (all sessions) which normally trades from 9 am UK time but it's closed. Is there a problem with the market? Thanks.

  • Lib_Capital LiberationCapital (@Lib_Capital) reported

    @IGcom @IGSquawk some of the worst customer service I have ever come across, and that includes accounting for outsourced call centres

  • kensimmo Kennedy (@kensimmo) reported

    @IGClientHelp @DScaboble Worst forex broker ever.

  • FrancisGane Sedo (@FrancisGane) reported

    @IGClientHelp Hi. I've emailed over an issue on a trade that didn't close and chased up multiple times. Can you help?

  • Garry27977708 Garry (@Garry27977708) reported

    @IGClientHelp - IG is run by f**king Muppets. Their second rate trading platform continues to crash at a moments notice and don't bet on being able to get hold of the useless, to$$ers by telephone to close your trading positions either. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

  • RLacaprica lacaprica (@RLacaprica) reported

    @IGcom Will you allow existing customer to add to their EXISTING position of GameStop more shares? Why I need to wait 300 years to be able to trade GME again? The volume is incredibely low for this stock at the moment. Please, allow me to trade!

  • Dudu_salia Eduardo Salia (@Dudu_salia) reported

    The quality of support services @IGSouthAfrica is terrible @IGClientHelp

  • winenfunblog Ian Wilson (@winenfunblog) reported

    @IGcom L2 Dealer - NO FTSE QUOTES NO CHARTS NO DETAILS FOR POSITIONS NO QUOTE VALUES No one should think of using this platform it is unusable and support is non existant....

  • tradepokerbox Tradingpoker (@tradepokerbox) reported

    @IGClientHelp Sorry, this is 365 days a year you have this terrible service. It's not now and again, it's every day of the year.

  • gud2bheard - (@gud2bheard) reported

    @IGClientHelp It is £1Bn+ new issue ...not a micro cap ...this is not what I have come expect from #IGG Competitors are offering the ability to trade #MOON on SB platforms . Not what I would expect from a ‘world leader ‘ . Disappointed client. Disappointed shareholder

  • WeegieNelson Rob Nelson (@WeegieNelson) reported

    @IGClientHelp I cannot find the trailing stop loss feature. Can you help me?

  • Garry27977708 Garry (@Garry27977708) reported

    @AB38692700 @IGClientHelp IG is run by f**king Muppets. Their second rate trading platform continues to crash at a moments notice and don't bet on being able to get hold of the useless, to$$ers by telephone to close your trading positions either. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

  • SimonEverard Simon Everard (@SimonEverard) reported

    @IGClientHelp hi, why can't I find out about SIPP's on your site? I click on SIPP's on help page (under investments section) but nothing happens.

  • WilliamEales William Eales (@WilliamEales) reported

    @IGClientHelp @Garry27977708 IG has not got a good experienced support network in place. They need to invest in the quality of personnel and capacity to cope with the the size of their trading platform.