Why Trade Online with Interactive Brokers?
IBKR is your 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 and more on 150 global markets from a single unified platform.
Learn MoreFund your account in 25 currencies and trade assets denominated in multiple currencies.
Learn MoreScan world markets for undervalued stocks with IBKR GlobalAnalyst.
Learn MoreLow Costs**
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IBKR offers the lowest commissions and with IBKR’s Universal Account, clients can trade stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and funds around the world from a single screen.* If an exchange provides a rebate, we pass some or all of the savings directly back to you.**
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Margin rates up to 75% lower than the industry1
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IB SmartRoutingSM helps support best execution by searching for the best available prices for stocks, options and combinations across exchanges and dark pools.
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Earn extra income on your lendable shares.
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* Regulations require securities and commodities activities to be conducted in separate accounts. Universal Account refers to the consolidation of these accounts for display purposes only, enabling clients the ability to use a single platform to conduct trading activity and view consolidated activity and position information for all products and services offered.
**For more information, click here.
Lower investment costs will increase your overall return on investment, but lower costs do not guarantee that your investment will be profitable.
- View our margin rates for more information.
Award-winning Trading Platforms
Whether you’re a beginning investor or an advanced trader, we have a platform for you.
Client Portal
Our easy-to-use web application is your one-stop destination to check quotes and place trades, see account balances, get reports, and manage your account.
Learn MoreIBKR Mobile
Easily trade and monitor your IBKR account on-the-go from your mobile device.
Learn MoreTrader Workstation (TWS)
Our flagship desktop platform designed for active traders and investors who trade multiple products and require power and flexibility.
Learn MoreIBKR APIs
From our easy-to-use Excel API to our industrial strength FIX API, we offer APIs for every experience level.
Learn MoreWhich Platform is Best for You?
Our award-winning platforms that are powerful enough for professional traders but designed for everyone. Pick one platform or use them all.
Compare PlatformsIBKR Trading Platforms by Trading Experience
| Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | |
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| IBKR GlobalTrader Mobile | |||
| Client Portal Web | |||
| IBKR Mobile Mobile | |||
| Trader Workstation (TWS) Desktop | |||
| IBKR APIs Desktop | |||
Access all available products from all our platforms, except IBKR GlobalTrader which provides access to Stocks and ETFs only.
Leverage Technology Built to Help You
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Research, Market Commentary and News
Discover new investment opportunities with over 200 free and premium research, market commentary and news providers.
Spot market opportunities, analyze results, manage your account and make better decisions with our free trading tools.
100+ order types – from limit orders to complex algorithmic trading – help you execute any trading strategy.
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
$10.48B
Equity Capital*
76.5%
Privately Held*
$7.1B
Excess Regulatory Capital*
1.81M
Client Accounts*
2.52M
Daily Avg Revenue Trades*
IBKR Protection
*Interactive Brokers Group and its affiliates. For additional information view our Investors Relations - Earnings Release section by clicking here.
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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