A bit let down by minimum’s

[Guest cobibudge]

Hi all, 

I recently signed up to IG, i was feeling very impressed by the education section, the platform and the app, all seemed great and easy to use. However when I went to place my first trade and fund my account, I was extremely disappointed to see that the minimum deposit is £250, and also that the minimum trade value is £90. 

I’m a fairly big but not a huge investor, and I often like to test the waters of a stock by purchasing just a few shares to see how they perform before moving on to the bigger trades. Unfortunately with IG it doesn’t seem I can do this 

why do IG have these 250 and 90 pound minimums? When firms like Hargreaves Lansdown, Barclays etc do not, and are there any ways around it/any flexibility? Because I’m a big fan of everything else 

[Guest PandaFace]

Those mins aren’t bad IMO. Given the margin requirements etc it’s probably needed. What trade you looking to do? You can test in demo if required.