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#1 Professional Trading
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Nerdwallet Award

Best Online Broker,
for Advanced Traders

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

#1 Best Online Broker
5 out of 5 stars

Investopedia 2024 Award - Best for Advanced Traders

Best for
Advanced Traders

BrokerChooser 2024 Award - Best Online Broker

Best Online Broker

Low Cost

Experience Professional Pricing1

  • Low commissions with no added spreads, ticket charges, platform fees, or account minimums.
  • IBKR BestXTM is a powerful suite of advanced trading technologies designed to help clients achieve best execution and maximize price improvement while minimizing market impact.
  • Low margin rates, with rates as low as USD 5.33%.3
  • Earn high interest rates of up to USD 4.33% on instantly available cash.4
  • Earn extra income on your lendable shares
Learn More About IBKR

Discover a World of Opportunities


With IBKR’s Universal Account, clients can trade stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and funds around the world from a single screen.** 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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Markets

34

Countries

27

Currencies*


Global Markets

Available currencies vary by Interactive Brokers affiliate.

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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.

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Powerful Trading Platforms
To Help You Succeed

Award winning platforms for every investor from beginner to advanced on mobile, web and desktop.

Trading Platforms

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

Research, Market Commentary and News

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

Free Trading Tools

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

Order Types and Algos

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

Comprehensive Reporting

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

$15.2B

Equity Capital*

74.3%

Privately Held*

$10.9B

Excess Regulatory Capital*

2.92M

Client Accounts*

2.39M

Daily Avg Revenue Trades*


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

Step 1

Complete the Application

It only takes a few minutes

Step 2

Fund Your Account

Connect your bank or
transfer an account

Step 3

Get Started Trading

Take your investing to
the next level

    • Capital gains tax may apply.
    • Neither IBUK nor any of its affiliates are party to any transactions in digital assets and do not custody digital assets on your behalf. Paxos Trust Company LLC ("Paxos") is your counterparty to any transactions in digital assets, and any positions in digital assets are custodied solely with Paxos and held in an account in your name outside of IBUK. Paxos is a New York Limited Trust Company and is regulated by the NY Department of Financial Services.
    • Digital assets held with Paxos are NOT protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) or the U.S. Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Cryptoassets are not subject to regulation beyond anti-money laundering requirements.
    • 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".
    • For more information about eligibility to trade digital assets with Paxos, please see the FAQ.
  1. According to StockBrokers.com Interactive Brokers Review: Read the full article Online Broker Reviews, May 6, 2024. "Professionals can take advantage of industry-leading commissions, including the lowest margin rates across all balance tiers." View our margin rates for more information.
  2. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on USD margin loan balances as of September 20, 2024. Interactive Brokers calculates the interest charged on margin loans using the applicable rates for each interest rate tier listed on its website. Learn more about margin loan rates.
  3. Lowest Cost Broker according to StockBrokers.com Online Broker Survey 2023: Read the full article Online Broker Reviews, May 18, 2023. "Because Interactive Brokers' core clientele are professional traders and institutional investors (e.g., hedge funds), it is crucial to provide the lowest commissions schedule available. In our rigorous assessment, there is no question Interactive Brokers delivers."
  4. Restrictions apply. See additional information on interest rates. Credit interest rate as of September 20, 2024.
  5. Interactive Brokers LLC rating by Standard & Poor's. View report
  6. For complete information, see our margin rate comparison
  7. ** 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.
  8. Available currencies vary by Interactive Brokers affiliate.
  9. Interactive Brokers Group and its affiliates. For additional information view our Investors Relations - Earnings Release section.

The risk of loss in online trading of stocks, options, futures, currencies, foreign equities, and fixed income can be substantial. Options are not suitable for all investors. For more information, read the "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options".

Your capital is at risk and your losses may exceed the value of your original investment.

Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. FCA Reference Number 208159.

Cryptoassets are unregulated in the UK. Interactive Brokers (U.K) Limited ("IBUK") is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as a cryptoassets firm under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.

Interactive Brokers LLC is regulated by the US SEC and CFTC and is a member of the SIPC (www.sipc.org) compensation scheme;
products are only covered by the UK FSCS in limited circumstances.

Before trading, customers must read the relevant risk disclosure statements on our Warnings and Disclaimers page.

For a list of IBG memberships worldwide, see our exchange listings.