Software

trading-ig

trading-ig is a third-party Python wrapper for the IG Markets REST and streaming APIs. The project documentation says it is not an IG project. It is a library for developers who already have API access from IG.

Official website

Recorded facts

Category
Algo and libraries
Platforms
Broker API
Brokers
IG IG
Systems
Not recorded
Pricing model
Free
Licence
Open source BSD-3-Clause Repository
Languages
Python
Listing
Community

API and integration

The docs point developers to IG's own API site at https://labs.ig.com/ for what the firm's API allows.

Notes

The repository licence is the 3-clause BSD licence, copyright 2015 femtotrader. BSD-3-Clause is OSI-approved. The maintainers describe it as a volunteer project, not IG support.

Sources and last check

Last checked 10 November 2026.