About City Index
City Index is one of the world’s leading providers of
derivatives trading for retail investors.
Across the Asia Pacific region we offer online trading in
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and
foreign exchange (FX) from our offices in
Singapore, Sydney and Shanghai.
Our products have been designed to provide retail and small
institutional clients with an accessible way to trade the price
movements of equities, indices and currencies, across global
financial markets.
Established in 1983, City Index has grown to become one of the
world’s leading providers of Contracts for Difference and foreign
exchange trading, thanks to our focus on innovation and customer
service.
As a group, we transact in excess of 1.5 million trades per
month on behalf of our clients.
City Index is part of IPGL, a privately owned company with a
substantial shareholding in the world’s leading derivatives broker
ICAP plc.
The City Index Group of companies is regulated by authorities in
markets where we operate including Financial Services Authority
(UK), Australian Securities and Investment Commission, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (US), National Futures Association (US)
and Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Our history
- 1983 - established in the UK
- 2001 - launched Contracts for Difference in the UK
- 2005 - acquired FX broker IFX Markets, and UK spread betting
provider Finspreads to consolidate position as one of the market
leaders
- 2006 - opened offices in Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai serving
clients across the Asia Pacific region
- 2008 - acquired FX Solutions, a US market leader in retail and
white label foreign exchange services to expand global reach across
the USA and into the Middle East