Traders and Investors
IBKR is the Professional's Gateway to the World's Markets
The IBKR Advantage
- The lowest margin rates, with rates as low as .1
- Earn interest of on instantly available USD cash balances.2
- Our Stock Yield Enhancement Program lets you earn extra income on the fully-paid shares of stock held in your account.
- Invest in stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds and more across markets in countries from a .
- Fractional shares let you divide investments among more stocks to achieve a more diversified portfolio.
- Powerful trading technology and advanced trading tools help you create and execute your trading strategies with ease from virtually any desktop or mobile device.
1. For more information, see our disclaimers.
2. Restrictions apply. For additional information see our interest rates. Credit interest rate as of .
Discover a World of Opportunities
Invest globally in stocks, options, futures, forex 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.
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Technology to Help Individual Investors and Traders Succeed
Trading Platforms
Powerful enough for the professional trader but designed for everyone. Available on desktop, mobile and web.
Comprehensive Reporting
Real-time trade confirmations, margin details, transaction cost analysis, sophisticated portfolio analysis and more.
Order Types and Algos
100+ order types – from limit orders to complex algorithmic trading – help you execute any trading strategy.
Fractional Trading
Buy or sell any eligible US or European stocks/ETFs using fractional shares, which are stock units that amount to less than one full share, or by placing an order for a specific dollar amount rather than quantity of shares.
Free Trading Tools
Spot market opportunities, analyze results, manage your account and make better decisions with our free trading tools.
Free Account Tools
Manage taxes and corporate actions, learn about T+1 settlement and trade allocations, and read about additional tools and services available to clients.
API Solutions
Our proprietary API and FIX CTCI solutions let institutions create their own automated, rules-based trading system that takes advantage of our high-speed order routing and broad market depth.
Create and Manage Your Complete Portfolio
Interactive Advisors
An actively managed robo-advisor and pioneer in online investing that offers low-cost, diversified portfolios customized for your needs.
Mutual Fund/ETF Replicator
Identify and invest in lower cost ETFs with similar strategies to higher-fee mutual funds.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
ESG scores from Refinitiv give you and your clients a new set of tools for making investment decisions based on more than just financial factors.
PortfolioAnalyst
Link investment, banking, checking, incentive plan and credit card accounts into a complete portfolio view to calculate returns, understand risks and measure performance against benchmarks.
Impact Dashboard
Use the Impact Dashboard to identify and invest in companies that share the values held by your clients.
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 protect IBKR and our clients from large trading losses.
IBKR
Nasdaq Listed
$B
Equity Capital*
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Privately Held*
$6.0B
Excess Regulatory Capital*
Client Accounts*
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IBKR Protection
Individual, Joint, IRA and Trust Account Structures
Account Types: Traders or Investors
- INDIVIDUAL: Account owned and used by a single person.
- JOINT: Account owned and used by two people.
- IRA: Individual Retirement Account. See IRA Account Information.
- UGMA/UTMA: Account for a Custodian of a minor who is a US resident.
Add up to five optional Power of Attorney users.
Account Information
We offer many client account structures that are designed to meet the specific needs of individual traders and investors, including Individual, Joint, IRA and UGMA/UTMA accounts.
Minimum Age Requirements:
- Margin Account: 21 years of age
- Cash Account: 18 years of age
IRA accounts are only available for individual US citizens living anywhere and US resident aliens.See IRA Account Information.
A UGMA/UTMA account is only available as a cash-only account and is intended for the Custodian of a minor who is a legal US resident and a US citizen.
Open an Individual, Joint, IRA or Trust Account
For information regarding your account, contact Interactive Brokers.
Looking for a different account type? Visit our website for information about our Friends and Family Advisor account.