Find an opportunity to trade stocks
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| Find an opportunity to trade stocks |
IG offers a wide range of trading tools to let you discover your first opportunity, our tools include:
Stock market scanner. Sort stocks by country, industry or index rating - and sort by earnings per share (EPS), market capitalization and more
Stock market scanner. Sort stocks by country, industry or index rating - and sort by earnings per share (EPS), market capitalization and more
Technical analysis tools. Use our powerful HTML5 charts, which include indicators like Bollinger Bands, RSI, and moving averages.
Transaction alerts. Set notifications when stock prices reach a certain level or move a certain amount
Trading news and ideas. Find information about stocks and market opportunities from our team of expert analysts and financial writers
Open, monitor and close your first position
Once you select the stocks you want to focus on, you can open your first position.
To start trading stocks, you first have to decide whether you want to buy (buy) to open a long position or sell (sell) to open a short position. You can also attach orders to your positions when opening a position. This includes stop orders - which automatically close your position if the market is against you - and limit orders, which will close your position when the market moves in your favour.
To start trading stocks, you first have to decide whether you want to buy (buy) to open a long position or sell (sell) to open a short position. You can also attach orders to your positions when opening a position. This includes stop orders - which automatically close your position if the market is against you - and limit orders, which will close your position when the market moves in your favour.
You can also buy shares directly through our stock trading service to take advantage of dividends and stock payments as well as potential long-term stock price increases.
Whichever method you choose, you can monitor your open positions in the workspace of the platform. Any current profit or loss will be in line with the underlying stock price. Once you are ready to close your trade, you can do so by clicking Open Position.
When trading stocks, you can close your position by choosing to sell the shares you own. As for the trading time, just select the close button. Your final profit and loss will be determined when the position is closed.
You can also close a position manually by opening it on your first trade (unless you enforce a new position). So if you open a position by buying a stock, you will close it by selling the same stock - and vice versa.
How to profit from stock trading
If you buy a stock, you can only buy it and make a profit if the stock price goes up. And if you decide to trade stocks with derivatives, you can take advantage of lower market prices by short selling.
How to profit from stocks online
You can trade stocks online using the IG trading platform, which provides you with a fast and smart way to trade via your web browser. You will have complete trading functionality to open, close and modify positions with just a few clicks.