IG Index referral link & Get £50–£1,000 Free Share

IG Index offer at a glance

Reward

£50–£1,000 Free Share

How to claim

Use the referral link

Category

Travel & transport

Last checked

12 October 2026

About IG Index

IG is a UK online investing and trading platform. For the investment journey relevant to this referral, its UK pages describe a General Investment Account (GIA), Stocks and Shares ISA and SIPP, with access through the IG Invest app and a web-based share-dealing platform. Investors can buy shares, ETFs and investment trusts, while the web account has more advanced features. IG also offers products such as spread betting and CFDs, but those leveraged trading products are separate from this investment referral: do not assume that opening or using them satisfies the promotion.

The practical experience is account opening, identity checks, funding, choosing an investment and monitoring holdings in the app or My IG. IG says its UK GBP GIA, ISA and SIPP have commission-free trades in stocks and ETFs, subject to other charges. That is not the same as every activity being free. IG currently lists a 0.7% foreign-exchange fee where a trade involves currency conversion, for example when buying US shares. Readers considering a SIPP should also check the separate administrator charge listed by IG.

This is investing, not a savings promotion. The value of investments can fall as well as rise and capital is at risk. A referral share is a promotional allocation, not evidence that the account, the selected US company or any other investment will deliver a gain. Read IG’s customer agreement, risk disclosure and current price list before applying, particularly if you are considering any product beyond ordinary cash share dealing.

Get £50–£1,000 Free Share with IG Index

**Referral code/link:** Referral link

**Referral URL:** https://refer.ig.com/faisaln-185

Use the URL exactly as shown, before starting the account application. On 12 October 2026, this supplied destination was reachable and redirected through IG’s referral tracking flow to an IG investment-account creation journey. It is therefore recorded as live, but a redirect alone cannot prove that every applicant will be accepted, tracked or paid. Keep a dated screenshot or confirmation showing that the referral route was used.

IG’s current UK Refer a Friend page says that the invited person can receive a free share worth **£50–£1,000**. It says the share is selected from a list of eligible US companies, and gives examples such as Apple, NVIDIA and Amazon; those examples are not a promise of a particular company. The same page says the referrer receives £100 cash after a successful referral. That £100 is the referrer’s reward, not an additional £100 payment to the person using this entry.

The public qualification sequence is specific: open a share-dealing account, ISA or SIPP through the referral link; invest at least £1,000 and place a first trade within 30 days; then keep an Average Invested Value of at least £1,000 for three months from the first investment. IG also says a W-8BEN form must be completed before the end of that three-month period in order to receive the US-share reward. The free share is credited to a GIA.

Important details remain provider-confirmation points. The public referral page does not fully set out every residency, age, existing-customer, identity-verification, tax, account-approval, funding-source or promotion-stacking condition, nor does it explain the detailed calculation of Average Invested Value. It also says a referral can expire and that the qualifying steps must be completed in the required timeframe. Do not rely on another IG campaign page, a voucher code or a previous promotion’s terms as a substitute for this referral’s live terms. Ask IG to confirm personal eligibility, the applicable terms and whether another offer can be used at the same time before committing funds.

How to claim the offer

1. 1Open **https://refer.ig.com/faisaln-185** in a normal browser session before you create an account. Do not replace it with a shortened link, a different campaign page or an invented code. Check that the journey is visibly an IG investment-account application and retain evidence of the visit.
2. 2Choose the account route only after reading the current product information. IG’s referral page names a share-dealing account, ISA or SIPP as qualifying account types. It also says the free share is received in a GIA, so clarify with IG how a GIA is opened or linked if you initially choose an ISA or SIPP.
3. 3Complete the application and any identity or suitability checks truthfully. Account approval is not guaranteed. If you have had an IG account before, live with the referrer, or are outside the expected market, pause and obtain written confirmation rather than assuming that the link alone makes you eligible.
4. 4Fund the approved investment account and make the required first investment of at least £1,000. IG’s referral page says the first trade must be placed within 30 days. Record the account-opening date, funding date, trade confirmation and the amount invested, because a deposit with no qualifying trade may not meet the stated sequence.
5. 5For the next three months, maintain at least £1,000 of Average Invested Value as required by the referral page. Do not assume that selling, withdrawing cash, moving holdings or allowing market movements to reduce the balance is harmless. IG does not explain the calculation on the public page, so ask how average value is measured and what actions can invalidate it.
6. 6Complete the W-8BEN form before the three-month period ends. IG identifies it as a standard US tax form and says it is required before a US-share reward can be received. Submit it through the official account process and retain the acknowledgement; do not send tax information through an unofficial referral message.
7. 7After the three-month holding period, check the GIA. IG says the reward should arrive by the end of the following calendar month. The share price may move between the award and the time you see it, so record the allocation date, company and number of shares rather than treating the stated £50–£1,000 range as a fixed cash balance.
8. 8If the link was not used at the start, the reward is absent after the stated timeframe, or any condition is unclear, contact IG through its official support channels before making a disposal or a further transfer. Provide the referral URL, account details and your dated evidence, and ask for the decision and applicable terms in writing.

Your referral benefit

The benefit attached to this exact referral entry is one **free share stated by IG to be worth £50–£1,000**, credited into a GIA once the published conditions have been completed. It is not cash, a guaranteed return on the £1,000 investment, an interest payment, a discount on any investment loss or a guarantee that a named US stock will be allocated. The recipient should not plan household spending around the headline range. IG states that the final value may differ between award and receipt because a share price can rise or fall.

The qualification requires a meaningful investment commitment: at least £1,000 invested, a first trade within 30 days and a three-month Average Invested Value of at least £1,000, plus the W-8BEN requirement. Those investment holdings remain exposed to market movements throughout. The promotional share does not protect capital and it should be assessed separately from the suitability, costs and tax treatment of the underlying investment. If the prospect of the promotion is the only reason for opening the account, compare the £1,000 commitment, three-month requirement, product charges and personal risk tolerance before proceeding.

Before you claim

• Before applying, paste the full URL **https://refer.ig.com/faisaln-185** into the address bar and confirm that it reaches an IG referral or IG investment-account journey. Do not assume an old browser tab, copied tracking URL or search result will preserve referral attribution.
• On IG’s live Refer a Friend page, check that the invited-person reward still reads a free share worth between **£50 and £1,000**. If IG displays a different range, end date or account condition, the live provider terms should take priority over this directory record.
• Confirm that the application was started through the referral route and save timestamped evidence. The URL is a link rather than a manual voucher field, so there is no public instruction to enter “Referral link” into a promo-code box.
• Verify the precise account setup: IG names share dealing, ISA and SIPP for qualification, while it says the reward is received in a GIA. Ask support to confirm the GIA arrangement for the account combination you intend to use.
• Check that your first trade is placed within 30 days and that the amount invested is at least £1,000. Preserve the trade contract note and funding evidence; a completed application or cash deposit alone should not be presumed to satisfy the trade condition.
• Ask IG how it calculates ‘Average Invested Value’ over the three months, including the treatment of withdrawals, sales, transfers, uninvested cash and market falls. The accessible referral page states the threshold but does not give that calculation methodology.
• Confirm the W-8BEN deadline and submission status before the holding period ends. The referral page expressly connects this form with eligibility for a US-share reward, so an uncompleted or rejected form is a realistic fulfilment risk.
• Review IG’s charges immediately before buying. Its investment charges page currently lists commission-free stocks and ETFs for UK GBP GIA, ISA and SIPP accounts but a 0.7% FX fee on currency conversion; manual multi-currency handling and SIPP administration can involve different charges.
• Check whether you are eligible if you are an existing or former IG customer, live with the referrer, reside outside the UK, or are considering another IG incentive. IG expressly says a person cannot refer someone they live with and caps referrals at ten friends per calendar month; other personal eligibility and offer-combination points require provider confirmation.
• After three months, diary the end of the following calendar month. If the GIA has not received the share by then, use IG’s official contact route and provide the referral URL, dates, trade evidence and W-8BEN confirmation.

IG Index referral questions

Sources and verification

Reviewed 12 October 2026. The status above explains how much of the recorded claim was confirmed; always check the live brand page for the latest eligibility rules, deadlines and reward details.

• Live IG referral destination used in this entry
• IG UK — Refer a Friend
• IG UK — Share dealing and investment accounts
• IG UK — Costs and charges
• IG UK — Terms and agreements