Web Trader
Your award-winning trading platform
Fully-customisable
Switch between multiple personalised workspaces for ultimate flexibility.
News and analysis
Get all the latest breaking market news from Reuters in-platform.
New advanced charts
Trade through charts and custom indicators with precision drawing tools.
Intuitive tools and analysis
Performance Analytics
Gain deeper insight into your trading performance across key metrics.
Trading Central
Get in-depth analysis and real-time trade ideas with our research portal from Trading Central.
Comprehensive trade tickets
In-depth trade tickets with advanced risk management options.
Quick-start guide
Watch our walkthrough videos to help familiarise yourself with the financial markets and our powerful platforms.
A suite of award-winning platforms
MetaTrader 4
Mobile apps
Download Centre
Industry-leading trading technology
Web Trader platform tutorials
Find out how our Web Trader platform works with these short and informative video guides.
Web Trader FAQ
What can I trade on Web Trader?
You can use Web Trader, our online trading platform, to buy and sell our full range of over 13,500 markets. That includes spread betting and CFD trading on indices, shares, forex, commodities, bonds and more.
To browse all your available markets, simply log in to the platform and click on the ‘Browse Markets’ tab. You’ll see our most popular markets listed, and can view individual asset classes – or trending markets – on the left-hand side. To filter between spread betting and CFD markets, click the ‘Product Types’ dropdown at the top.
Don’t have a City Index account yet? Open an account now.
How up to date is the information on Web Trader?
Web Trader uses real-time pricing data, so you’ll be trading on 100% live markets with your City Index account – whether you choose to trade forex, shares, indices or any other market. We also offer live prices on our demo account, for the closest approximation of live trading possible.
What browsers are supported?
You can access Web Trader using any modern browser, including Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Mozilla Firefox. We’d recommend ensuring that you’re using the latest version of your browser for maximum reliability and security.
If you have more questions visit the FAQ section or start a chat with our support.
Ready to start trading?
Opening a City Index trading account is fast and free. Sign up today and benefit from negative balance protection, dedicated customer service and secure funding. Want to try trading risk-free? Open a free demo account with £10,000 in virtual funds.
Which platform suits your trading style?
Whether you want to trade at home or on the go, we offer a range of award-winning platforms to suit your trading style. Take advantage of seamless multi-device dealing with our mobile app and web-based platform, or trade on the world’s most popular FX platform, MT4.