Company Performance Metrics
- Chris Hales: Founder
- Jonathan Sparke: Co-Founder
Established in the UK in 1983, City Index has grown to become a leading provider of contracts for difference, FX and spread betting (in the UK) over the past 25 years. City Index is part of IPGL – a privately owned company with substantial shareholding in the world’s leading derivatives broker ICAP plc.
As a group, City Index has over 600
employees worldwide, located in the UK, Poland, US, China, Singapore & Australia. Its platform supports over 1.5 million trades every month.
City Index has won the following awards:
2009: Best Online CFD Provider – 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
2011: Best Online Trading Application – Shares Magazine
2011: Best Mobile Trading Platform – Money AM
2011: Best Online Spread Betting Service – Money AM

