IG Markets, Inc. Opens North American Location

IG Markets, Inc., a worldwide leader in online trading, is pleased to announce the grand opening of their first United States location

As a liquidity provider in a 24-hour foreign exchange market our new Chicago location gives us the ability to provide clients the one-on-one service and support they have come to expect from IG Group, no matter where they reside

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 8, 2008 -- IG Markets, Inc. ('IG Markets'), a subsidiary of IG Group Holdings plc ('IG Group'), recently opened the doors to their first U.S. location in Chicago, IL. IG Markets is initially offering online trading of spot foreign exchange, options on foreign exchange, and binary options on foreign exchange to clients.

Tom Bakas, CEO for IG Markets stated, "We are very excited to offer our services to clients in the North American region and at the growth opportunities this market represents."

Complimenting the wide range of services and free, robust trading platform with advanced charting capabilities, IG Markets will offer some of the lowest, most competitive spreads in the retail foreign exchange industry, up to 700:1 leverage and something truly unique to the industry - Guaranteed Stops.

Founded in the UK in 1974 and with offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, France, Germany, Spain, and now the United States, IG Group (and it subsidiaries) represents one of the oldest and most recognized companies in the financial services industry.

"As a liquidity provider in a 24-hour foreign exchange market our new Chicago location gives us the ability to provide clients the one-on-one service and support they have come to expect from IG Group, no matter where they reside" added Bakas. "As a part of IG Group, IG Markets has the financial backing of a publicly traded company. This allows clients transparency to view the financial strength of IG Group's capitalization and represents an important qualitative aspect clients should consider when choosing their broker."

For questions or comments regarding this release, please contact Dan Cook, Senior Market Analyst, IG Markets.

About IG Markets, Inc. and IG Group Holding plc

Chicago-based IG Markets, Inc. is registered as a Futures Commission Merchant with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of National Futures Association. IG Markets, Inc.'s parent company, IG Group Holdings plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a part of the FTSE 250 (symbol IGG.L).

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