According to IPProTheInternet.com,the two-letter ,premium domain name IG.com was sold to a UK based financial services company .

The seller was one of the larest Brazilian search portals .

The domain name is now redirecting to a website ,saying that : “IG.COM is now the home of IG – World Leaders in Financial Spread Betting and CFD Trading.”

The price paid for IG.com is said to be the second highest ever paid or a two-letter dot-com domain name and it’s most likely below the $8,5 million reportedly paid by Facebook for FB.com domain .