Binary Bet Markets
As the inventors of binary betting we continue to lead the market, offering more binaries, on more markets. We offer binaries on global indices, spot forex and major commodities at a range of short-term expiry periods.
Indices
FTSE® 100, Wall Street, US Tech 100, US SPX 500, Germany 30, Italy 40, Sweden 30, Australia 200, Japan 225, Japan All-Share, Hong Kong HS42, Taiwan All-Share, China H-Shares, Singapore Blue-Chip, India 50
Binary bets are offered against the official closing level of the underlying index/future relative to the previous day's closing level. We offer a range of different timescales for binary bets, including weekly, intraday, hourly and five-minute binary bets on the FTSE® 100 and Wall Street.
Forex
Spot: AUD/JPY, AUD/USD, GBP/USD, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, EUR/USD, GBP/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF and USD/JPY
Weekly: GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CAD, AUD/USD
Daily forex binaries are offered against the 12pm, 4pm, 8pm, 12am, 4am and 8am spot rate of the forex pair concerned. For example, 'EUR/USD to finish above 1.3653' concerns whether EUR/USD will be higher than the specified level at the applicable expiry time. Weekly forex binaries expire as of Bloomberg's first price at/after 8pm each Friday, market holidays permitting.
Commodities
US Light Crude Oil, Gold, Silver
Binary bets are offered against the official daily settlement level of the relevant futures contract for the nearest liquid month. For example, 'June US Crude to finish above 85.85' concerns whether the June US Crude contract will finish above the specified level on the last trading day. Crude Oil binary bets are offered on hourly changes in the relevant futures contract.
Specials and politics binaries
We also offer a number of special binary bets on selected markets:
Economic Data bets Binaries based on major economic indicators, such as US Non-Farm Payrolls, US Initial Jobless Claims and the Bank of England's MPC interest rate changes.
Politics Our politics-based binaries on the 2012 US Presidential Election include Next President and State Winner, and we also offer a Next UK General Election market based on the parliamentary majority.
Binary Greek Special Our Greek Special binaries are based on a Greece Euro Exit.
Extreme short-term bets Five- and twenty-minute periods on the FTSE®, Germany 30 and Wall Street. Will the index rise in the next five minutes? The ultimate high-volatility bet! (Please note that due to the fast-moving nature of binary bet prices, these products are only available through our online dealing platform.)
In respect of binary bets IG Index Ltd is licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission. Licence number 066-002628-R-103649-002.