"*Note for multi-currency accounts: These figures apply to clients who opt for the default setting of 'instant currency conversion'. Clients who choose to convert currencies manually will pay commission of 2 cents per share with a minimum charge of $15 on US stocks." https://www.ig.com/uk/investments/share-dealing/costs-fees That is not free. That is ridiculously expensive. IG is worse than IB on almost every conceivable measure. Overall there is simply no competition.
I set up the account around the time I made this thread. Didn't like it. The whole process was overly burdensome, and that's because essentially you're setting up a bank account with them. Whole thing was more hassle without any real upside.