City Index Singapore

City Index is one of the world’s leaders in CFD trading, retail forex and, in the UK spread betting. Established in the UK in 1983, we have grown to become leading providers of contracts for difference, FX and spread betting over the past 30 years.

Our offices

As a group we have over 400 employees worldwide and offices in Singapore, UK, US, China and Australia. We transact in excess of two million trades every month for individuals in over 50 countries worldwide.

Our markets

We provide consistently competitive spreads and access to thousands of global CFD markets including indices, shares and commodities. You can also take a position on a wide range of major, minor and exotic currency pairs via our powerful MT4 FX account.

Ownership

City Index is a trading name of GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc (NYSE: GCAP), a global leader in online trading. GAIN Capital and its affiliated companies are committed to delivering competitive pricing, reliable trade execution, premium trading tools and comprehensive research to help clients succeed. As a global, publicly traded company, GAIN must meet the highest standards of corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure.

Innovative Technology

Our innovative download and browser-based trading platforms gives City Index clients a trading edge over other retail traders, with customisable and advanced trading tools available.

Our History

Over the last 30 years, City Index has grown to become one of the world’s leading providers of contracts for difference, forex and, in the UK, spread betting.

• 1983: Established as one of the UK’s first spread betting providers
• 2001: Launched Contracts for Difference in the UK
• 2005: Acquired FX broker IFX Markets, and spread betting provider Finspreads.com to consolidate our 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 our global reach across the USA and into the Middle East
• 2009: Launched City Trading™ – the first spread betting and CFD trading App for the iPhone™

Our Awards

We have won numerous awards over the years for our spread betting (UK only), CFD and FX trading services as well as product innovation, reinforcing our position as one of the world leaders in spread betting, CFD trading and margined FX. A selection of our latest awards:

• 2013: Best CFD Provider Singapore - Global Banking Finance & Review
• 2012: Best CFD Provider - Shares Magazine
• 2011: Best Online Trading Application – Shares Magazine
• 2011: Best Mobile Trading Platform – Money AM
• 2011: Best Online Spread Betting Service – Money AM
• 2010: Best Online CFD Provider – Money AM
• 2010: Best Mobile Trading Platform – Money AM
• 2010: Innovation of the Year (Mobile) – Financial Times and Investors Chronicle
• 2009: Best Online CFD Provider – Money AM