One of the most established names in trading, IG has announced a new autumn sign-up incentive for UK investors. If you’re a new IG customer aged 18+ and place a trade of at least £50 in a qualifying IG account in November, you’ll get between £40 and £200 in free UK shares. You won’t need any referral code, just sign up, invest, and hold your position until 31 December. As you might expect, there are a few T&Cs to know about, which we outline here.
Sign up and open a share dealing account. 👤
You’ll need to be a new IG customer, aged 18+. Opt for a GIA, ISA or SIPP.
Invest at least £50. 💳
Fund your account by card or transfer then place at least £50 in trades by midnight on 30 November 2025.
Hold your position(s). ⏳
Sit tight! Keep your investment until at least 31 December 2025. Its value might change during this time.
Receive your free shares! 🎉
IG will randomly select and credit between £40 and £200 in UK company shares by 31 January 2026.
Capital at risk.
If that’s put you off, check out more free-share deals. Otherwise, let’s go through those “need-to-knows” one-by-one.
You must live in the UK, be over 18, and you cannot previously have traded in a GIA, ISA or SIPP with IG . Yes, that is rather a lot of abbreviations.
Specifically, the dealine is 11.59pm on 30 November 2025 (extended from 31 October). You can open an IG account within just a few minutes, and providing it’s with market hours, placing a trade is near-instant too. Sometimes IG does extend its offers, but you can’t bank on that.
This means you’ll need to actually buy some stocks. The good news is that share dealing on IG is commission-free, but expect to pay stamp duty of 0.5% if you opt for a UK stock, or a 0.7% currency conversion fee if it’s not a UK stock.
You’ll need to hold your initial investment (i.e. not sell the stocks) until at least the end of December. During that time, its value could go up or down.
IG’s custody fee is £24 per quarter, but it’s waived if you’ve made three or more trades over the quarter. You’re also automatically exempt from this fee if you invest £15,000 in an IG Smart Portfolio account.
It’s important to note that the value of the shares you receive is random, but weighted towards lower value stocks. 60% of participants will get a share worth £40 to £50, while 30% will get a share worth £50 to £100, 6% will get a share worth £100 to £150 and 4% will get a share worth £150 to £200.
Your free shares will be credited to a general investment account (GIA) (not an ISA or SIPP, if that’s what you opened) by the end of January.
Both the £50 (minimum) investment you’re required to make plus any free stocks you receive can go up or down in value. That’s the nature of share trading.
IG’s UK stock giveaway is in-line with its “SOS: Save Our Stock market” campaign, which seeks to address the alarming downward trend in the UK equity market due to a savings-first mindset discouraging people from investing. Here are the UK stocks you could end up with.
Capital at risk.
It’s pretty straightforward! You just need to invest £50, and the eligibility window runs for several weeks, but this is a strictly limited time offer. Just be sure to keep your investment active through until the end of December to qualify.
IG is a comprehensive all-in-one investing platform, which has been around since 1974 and has over 300,000 clients to date. The provider caters to both beginners and experienced investors, offering a wide range of investments and ready-made portfolios. The platform is commission-free and gives you access to plenty of trading tools and access to various accounts.
IG’s offer is great if you’re new to investing and you’re looking for something that will give you a kickstart. It’s also a good way to dive into IG’s extensive 0%-commission investing platform. Getting up to £200 worth of free UK company shares through an investment of just £50 is a strong incentive if you want to dip your feet into the world of investing without too much risk attached. Just make sure you understand and are happy with the need-to-knows outlined above – especially that custody fee.
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