Online Trading - Why Interactive Brokers?

IBKR is the Professional's Gateway to the World's Markets

IBKR is the Professional's Gateway to the World's Markets

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Global Market Access

Clients in over 200 countries and territories trade stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds, crypto7 and more on 150 global markets from a single unified platform.

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Fund your account and trade assets in 27 currencies.1

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Professional Pricing

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IBKR Lite

IBKR Lite provides retail clients with USD 0 commissions on US listed stock and ETF trades.

IBKR Pro

IBKR Pro is for sophisticated investors and active traders. It accesses IB SmartRoutingSM. IB SmartRoutingSM helps support best execution by searching for the best available prices for stocks, options and combinations across exchanges and dark pools.

* For more information, see our disclaimers.

Lower investment costs will increase your overall return on investment, but lower costs do not guarantee that your investment will be profitable.

  1. IBKR Lite provides commission-free trades in US exchange-listed stocks and ETFs. For complete information, see our commissions.
  2. View our margin rates for more information.
  3. Restrictions apply. For additional information, see our interest rates. Credit interest rate as of November 6, 2023 .
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Research and News

Discover new investment opportunities with over 200 free and premium research and news providers.

Free Trading Tools

Spot market opportunities, analyze results, manage your account and make better decisions with our free trading tools.

Order Types and Algos

100+ order types – from limit orders to complex algorithmic trading – help you execute any trading strategy.

Comprehensive Reporting

Real-time trade confirmations, margin details, transaction cost analysis, sophisticated portfolio analysis and more.

A Broker You Can Trust

When placing your money with a broker, you need to make sure your broker is secure and can endure through good and bad times. Our strong capital position, conservative balance sheet and automated risk controls are designed to protect IBKR and our clients from large trading losses.

IBKR

Nasdaq Listed

$13.3B

Equity Capital*

74.6%

Privately Held*

$9.4B

Excess Regulatory Capital*

2.43M

Client Accounts*

1.91M

Daily Avg Revenue Trades*


IBKR Protection
IBKR Broker You Can Trust

*Interactive Brokers Group and its affiliates. For additional information view our Investors Relations - Earnings Release section.

IBKR Campus

Traders' Academy

Webinars

Traders' Insight

Podcasts

Quant Blog

Student Trading Lab

On-Demand Educational Resources at Interactive Brokers

Even the most experienced traders or investors need to keep learning to stay ahead. Interactive Brokers provides several resources to help you better understand IBKR products and services, markets and technology.

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Award Winning Platform & Services

StockBrokers.com 2022 rated #1 for Professional Trading

#1 Professional Trading
#1 Offering of Investments

Benzinga Award

Lifetime Achievement,
Best Paper Trading Platform

Interactive Brokers was Rated #1 - Best Online Broker ... Again - 2023 by Barron's

#1 Best Online Broker
5 out of 5 stars

Investopedia 2022 Award - Overall

4.6 out of 5 stars
Overall

BrokerChooser 2023 Award - Best Online Broker

Best Online Broker

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Disclosures

  1. Available currencies vary by Interactive Brokers affiliate.
  2. For more information, see our disclaimers.
    Lower investment costs will increase your overall return on investment, but lower costs do not guarantee that your investment will be profitable.
  3. IBKR Lite provides commission-free trades in US exchange-listed stocks and ETFs. For complete information, see ibkr.com/commissions.
  4. Rates are subject to change. View our margin rates for more information.
  5. Rates are subject to change. Restrictions apply. For additional information, see our interest rates. Credit interest rate as of November 6, 2023.
  6. Interactive Brokers Group and its affiliates. For additional information view our Investors Relations - Earnings Release section.
    • INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC IS A MEMBER OF NFA AND IS SUBJECT TO NFA'S REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND EXAMINATIONS. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT NFA DOES NOT HAVE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OVER UNDERLYING OR SPOT VIRTUAL CURRENCY PRODUCTS OR TRANSACTIONS OR VIRTUAL CURRENCY EXCHANGES, CUSTODIANS OR MARKETS.
    • Trading in digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, is especially risky and is only for individuals with a high risk tolerance and the financial ability to sustain losses. For more information about the risks surrounding the trading of Digital Assets please see the "Disclosure of Risks of Trading Digital Assets".
    • IB is not party to any transactions in digital assets and does not custody digital assets on your behalf. All digital asset transactions occur on the Paxos Trust Company ("Paxos") or Zero Hash LLC ("Zero Hash") exchanges. Any positions in digital assets are custodied solely with Paxos or Zero Hash and held in an account in your name outside of IB.
    • Digital assets held with Paxos or Zero Hash are not protected by SIPC.
    • For more information about eligibility to trade digital assets with Paxos or Zero Hash, please see the FAQ.