Decent results out today and a good divi 11p (not checked the cover yet though), has and should benefit from an up and down market.

Worth keeping an eye on perhaps, what do you think?

I see they call it the Interim Statement now.

sp up 6.5% today?

Is it true THOSE improvements?
"2an add-in to the Chrome browser which enables rapid click-through from web pages to dealing
These all provide clients with a more streamlined path from a trading idea to placing a deal "............

IG Group encouraged by increase in client activity levels

Spread better IG Group Holdings said today that revenue in the third quarter to end-February was £88.6m, 18% ahead of the prior year. UK revenue was ahead by 15%, with a 16% increase in average revenue per client.

This result reflects increased activity across the business, as client sentiment improved in more conducive market conditions, and a relatively weak prior year comparative quarter in what was otherwise a very strong year.

Financial markets provided a range of opportunities for clients across all asset classes, with stronger equity markets coinciding with increased news flow, particularly around the fiscal cliff negotiations in the US and the credit rating downgrade in the UK, which drove some greater intra-day volatility in the major indices. Revenue was ahead in all regions, with particularly strong performance in the faster growing regions of Europe and Rest of World. In this stronger revenue environment operating costs were held in check across the group, in line with recent guidance, although the betting duty charge was more in line with a busier quarter.

UK revenue was ahead by 15%, with a 16% increase in average revenue per client only partially offset by a small fall in the number of active clients trading in the period.

In Australia revenue was ahead by 10%, driven by the 11% increase in average revenue per client.

While the level of trading from existing clients improved significantly, weak consumer confidence continued to restrict the flow of new clients into the market.

Europe recorded significant growth in the third quarter in revenue and the two key performance metrics. Revenue was ahead by 22%, with active client numbers up by 14% and average revenue per client up by 7%. Active client numbers were up across all of the European countries, with the strongest revenue growth in Germany and Sweden.

Revenue in Rest of World was 51% ahead of the prior period, with the uplift in revenue driven mainly by a very strong performance in Singapore as larger, more active clients returned to the market. Though much less material in absolute terms, South Africa and the USA also posted strong growth.

Business developments

IG continued to develop its technology platform, with a strong emphasis on delivering an increasingly differentiated user experience and removing friction from the trading process. Enhancements here include a single mobile app for spread betting and CFD trading; an add-in to the Chrome browser which enables rapid click-through from web pages to dealing; the ability to trade directly from a Bloomberg terminal; and push-alerts to mobile devices. These all provide clients with a more streamlined path from a trading idea to placing a deal............

RNS High Court dismisses £25m claim against IG by former clients Echelon.

Trading Update: http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4611496

sp through £6.

Preliminaries out today http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4636600

Reduction In holding http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4667507

Ex-divi wed 18th Sept (17.5p)

Trading Statement http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4669443

Ex-divi wed 23rd Oct (22.4p)

Edited

Think you'll find it's 23 Oct paid nov. Harry. I bought some yesterday.,.

It is October - paid on 18th November.

Well spotted! Have corrected.

This is a good link for Ex dates

That's the one I use but am really only interested in anything paying over 3%.

Interim Management Statement
IG Group today issues the following Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 June 2014 to 16 September 2014. Unless otherwise stated, trends and figures highlighted below refer to the three months ended 31 August 2014 - the first quarter of the company's 2015 financial year - and the corresponding period last year.

Revenue in the first quarter was £85.6 million, 9% behind the same period in the prior year. The first three months of the company's year were particularly quiet in the financial markets, with volumes and volatility close to historic lows and the continuation of recent weakness in forex activity. The majority of the year-on-year difference occurred in June, which was unusually strong in the prior year.

Revenue was behind in all of the geographic regions, as the extremely quiet backdrop impacted performance. In the UK the 8% drop in active client numbers was partially offset by an increase in average revenue per client. In Australia revenue was 10% down on the prior year period, although flat against the fourth quarter of last year. In Europe, even with the relatively quiet market backdrop, active client numbers grew by 9%; however, this was more than offset by the fall in average revenue per client. In Rest of World, the continuation of weakness in the forex markets impacted Japan and Singapore, where revenue was down by around 30%; this was partially offset by strong year-on-year growth in South Africa.

In mid-September, IG launched its stockbroking offering in the UK and Ireland with a broad range of UK, US, German, Dutch and Irish equities, Exchange Traded Funds and a tax-free ISA account. Although this may take some time to build, it has a number of significant advantages against other offerings and is a major strategic development for IG. Also in September, the Swiss regulator issued the licence for IG's new sales office in Geneva and the company expects to begin trading there in the very near future.

Looking forward
The company will progress several initiatives through this year, as part of its long-term diversification strategy, with the aim being to make IG the default choice for active traders globally. It will continue to develop the stockbroking offering, including adding the ability for clients to use their equity assets as collateral against shorter-term leveraged trading, and commencing a targeted international roll-out. IG will also progress its licence application in Dubai. The company is also applying significant effort to enhancing and maximising its mobile offering across the globe and to developing and refining its web presence. By successfully executing on these initiatives the company believes it can deliver the next phase of its growth.

Today there will be a conference call for analysts and investors at 8.30am (UK time). The call can be accessed by dialling +44 20 3059 8125. A replay of the conference call will be available for a week after the event by dialling +44 121 260 4861 and using passcode 4913485#, and it will be archived for access at www.iggroup.com/investors.

The next planned performance announcement from IG is the H1 pre-close trading update, currently scheduled for 25 November 2014.

Doing me well at the mo:

25 November 2014

IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
Pre Close Trading Update



IG Group, a global leader in online trading, today issues the following Trading Update for the second quarter of the financial year ending 31 May 2015, ahead of entering its close period on 1 December 2014.



In contrast to the subdued first quarter of this year, client activity levels increased significantly in the second quarter, particularly in October, as the financial markets presented considerably more trading opportunities. The company performed very well over this period and will achieve quarterly revenue ahead of its previous highest quarter at the end of the 2013 year. This will place IG in a robust position as it enters the second half of the financial year.

Today management will be available on a conference call for institutional investors and analysts at 8.30am (UK time). The call can be accessed by dialling +44 (0)20 3059 8125. A replay of the conference call will be available for a period of seven days after the event by dialling +44 (0)121 260 4861 and using the confirmation code 5781076#, and it will be archived for access at www.iggroup.com.

Plus 25p today...... going well

Nice chart Balerboy - I wonder if you can short them on their own platform :-)