Family Office
Family Offices
IBKR's lowest costs1, access to global markets, advanced trading platform and cash management tools give Family Office Managers the freedom they need to manage any estate.
The IBKR Advantage
- Borrow at the lowest rates*, manage client spending and investing from a single master account.
- Cash, Reg-T and Portfolio Margin accounts are available and can be individually margined.
- The lowest margin rates, with rates starting at 0.75%.*
- Invest globally in stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds and funds from a single integrated account.
- Access to 135 markets in 33 countries and 23 currencies.
- Fractional shares let you and your family sub-accounts divide their investments among more stocks to achieve a more diversified portfolio.
- User access rights let you manage one or more client accounts and grant permission-based access to trading and reporting functionality.
- Take advantage of Portfolio Check Up and portfolio performance reporting tools to track your family investments from your selected benchmarks.
Lowest Cost*
Our transparent, low commissions and financing rates, support for best price execution, and stock yield enhancement program help minimize costs to maximize your returns.
Low Trading Costs
IBKR offers the lowest commissions and access to stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds and funds from a single integrated account. If an exchange provides a rebate, we pass some or all of the savings directly back to you.*
Lowest Financing Costs
We offer the lowest margin loan interest rates of any broker, according to the Barron's 2020 online broker review. Click below to calculate your own sample margin loan interest rate.
Earn Extra Income
Earn extra income on the fully-paid shares of stock held in your account. IBKR borrows your shares to lend to traders who want to short and are willing to pay interest to borrow the shares. Each day shares are on loan you are paid interest while retaining the ability to trade your loaned stock without restrictions.
*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.
Discover a World of Opportunities
Invest globally in stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds and funds from a single integrated account. Fund your account in multiple currencies and trade assets denominated in multiple currencies. Access market data 24 hours a day and six days a week.
135
Markets
33
Countries
23
Currencies
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Explore our Global Offering
Interactive Brokers strives to provide the best deal on bonds by passing through to our clients the highest of all bids and lowest of all offers we receive from the electronic venues we access. We do not widen spreads, apply hidden fees or markup quotes.
The Mutual Fund Marketplace offers an extensive availability of mutual funds from around the world. Use our Mutual Fund Search Tool to search funds from more than 285 fund families and filter funds by country, fund family, transaction fee or fund type.
The Shortable Instruments (SLB) Search tool is a fully electronic, self-service utility that lets clients search for availability of shortable securities from within Client Portal.
Technology to Help Advisors Succeed
Trading Platforms
Powerful, award-winning trading platforms and tools for managing client assets. Available on desktop, mobile, web and API.
Pre-Trade Allocations
Use IBKR's pre-trade allocations to allocate block trades to multiple accounts with a single mouse click.
Order Types and Algos
100+ order types – from limit orders to complex algorithmic trading – help you execute any trading strategy.
Free Family Office Tools
Spot market opportunities, analyze results, manage your account and make informed decisions with our free tools.
Create Client-Centric Investment Portfolios
Interactive Advisors
An actively managed robo-advisor and pioneer in online investing that offers low-cost, diversified portfolios customized for your needs.
Model Marketplace
The Model Marketplace, which is a repository of model portfolios provided by third-party vendors, helps you spend more time with clients and less time managing client-specific portfolios.
Model Portfolios
Models allow Advisors to create groupings of financial instruments based on specific investment themes and invest client funds into the Model, rather than taking time to invest in multiple, single instruments.
Portfolio Builder
Create an investment strategy driven by top-tier research and fundamentals data, then back-test and adjust as needed. When historical performance meets your expectations, invest in the strategy and track its performance in your portfolio.
IBKR Client Risk Profile
Use the IBKR Client Risk Profile to understand client risk tolerances and recommend suitable investments for your clients.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
ESG scores from Thomson Reuters give you and your clients a new set of tools for making investment decisions based on more than just financial factors.
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
$8.2B
Equity Capital*
81.5%
Privately Held*
$6.0B
Excess Regulatory Capital*
876K
Client Accounts*
1.75M
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.
Family Office Account Structure
Account Structure
A master account linked to multiple client accounts.
Account Information
Manage multiple accounts of varying types under a single login, including:
Individual, Joint, Trust, IRA, UGMA/UTMA, Corporation, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, and Unincorporated Legal Structures.
Client users can optionally directly fund, view statements and trade.
Automated allocations based on pre-trade defined criteria.
Accounts are accepted from citizens or residents of all countries except citizens or residents of those countries or regions that are on the sanction list of the US Office of Foreign Asset Controls or similar lists, or other countries determined to be higher risk. Click here for a list of available countries.
Please note that monthly activity and other minimum fees may apply.
Open a Family Office Account
For information on SIPC coverage on your account, visit www.sipc.org or call SIPC at
(202) 371-8300.