Our history

Over the last 25 years City Index has grown to become one of the world’s leading providers of Contracts for Difference, FX, and in the UK spread betting, thanks to our focus on innovation and great service.

• 1983 - established as one of the UK’s first spread betting providers
• 2001 - launched Contracts for Difference in the UK
• 2005 - acquired FX broker IFX Markets, and spread betting provider Finspreads.com to consolidate our position as one of the market leaders
• 2006 - opened offices in Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai serving clients across the Asia Pacific region
• 2008 - acquired FX Solutions, a US market leader in retail and white label foreign exchange services to expand our global reach across the USA and into the Middle East